Essays 601 - 630
hit-and-run death of Toms mistress, the married Myrtle Wilson. Her widower is deceived into thinking Gatsby caused the accident, ...
theme of pride that runs in Lyman and his ancestor, as well as other characters. In the work the author notes many instances, su...
together and makes possible the fraternal and hierarchic bonds of chivalric solidarity" (Hahn). This contrasts sharply with the fo...
were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...
of Thatchers diary. Film components: Dissolves, flashback, deep-focus shots, long shots, close-ups. In the establishing long sho...
natural fears and perplexities and institutionalize social views (Malinowski 11). These stories and the use of language, then, de...
Color One author suggests that "It was to be expected that as primitive man developed the weaving art, the introduction of ...
with Tayos Indian heritage. Prior to describing Tayos chanted curse of the jungle rain, Silko relates a Pueblo myth about Reed Wom...
to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood floating down, and pieces of log rafts--sometime...
As such he makes a very good narrator. He also cares about people, which also makes him a reliable narrator. This is good because ...
closer to home, meaning that the consequences of the war are more far-reaching than they are to Nick, his counterpart. "In Another...
her well" (lines 4-8). This substantiates the forgiveness and understanding that the speaker already has indicated towards his fat...
We can see that he is panicking because he has killed a man and there is blood on him that he cannot wash off. Even though his wif...
and is confused by his grandfathers sudden rejection of this template of behavior as "treachery." The grandfather says to live wit...
this man, had sufficed to make her believe that she at last felt that wondrous passion which, till then, like a great bird with ro...
function as one interfused mass of automatism" (Williams 3). This is a setting that exists perhaps in every large city in the na...
and possibly guilty over Luxs reaction to her initiation to sex. Lux is extremely young and a strictly raised and sheltered Cathol...
61). Symbolism is the use of one thing to stand for or suggest another; a falling leaf to symbolize death, for example. And langua...
usually considered a teacher, or guide. The point is that the stories in this book use a great deal of symbolism, perhaps because...
in form and lessened in abstraction. Yeatss once short, rhyming poems transformed into more lengthy poems that were less concerne...
life, becoming bitter and angry. In essence they could well become poisonous to themselves and others around them because they hav...
behavior. The influence of such forces can seem so over-powering that the parent eventually stops trying, emotionally abandoning c...
idea of Equilibrium and warned not to do anything until he knows what the effect of his action will be: "... you must not change ...
portrayal of some shocking events of the thirties" (French 43). Its various conflicts consider the downside of American capitalis...
intelligent. She is made to remain aloof from all people in this relationship. The buzzards at this point could well be related to...
main character, but is predominantly depicted as a sympathetic witness to a way of life that he senses will soon be lost forever. ...
these regards, who states that "this was a time in which writers and artists were intensely involved in exploring contemporary soc...
that fit with their role within the novels "deck." Martha Dreyer, Nabokovs "Queen," is a calculating woman with sharp intelligence...
a room of her own and a house of which she can be proud" (Sandra Cisneros, 2003). Among the issues Esperanza faces are the "disadv...
Rosmer, haunts them. Both characters, as noted, feel they are the cause of the suicide of Mrs. Rosmer and by the end of the story...