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- 10571: Huckleberry Finn: On the Surface…
- ... lucky; because sometimes people do get hurt’” (Twain 213). To paraphrase Peter Salwen, Twain uses this conversation ironically, to show how in that society, even perfectly nice people didn’t consider a black person’s death of importance. In an interview by David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News & World Report, Shelley Fisher Fishkin further explains: Well, I think that slavery and its legacies still pack an enormous punch ...
- 10572: To Kill A Mocking Bird: Tom Robinson's Trial
- ... Helen. Even Atticus the character intended to have exceptional principles and morals reflects the influences of being raised in the midst of southern traditions. When Calpurnia rides with him to tell of Tom Robinson’s death, she rides in the back seat. This she probably does by choice, as she is well aware of the controversy she may create if she was to ride in the front seat with Atticus. Few ...
- 10573: For Water Like Chocolate and The Handsomest Drown Man
- ... city. “They were wandering through the maze of fantasy…”(5pgh). They decided to call him Esteban, which Marquez might have done on purpose. Steven, which translates to Esteban, suggests a Christian martyr, and that his death may benefit the city. They feel almost a possession of his body and soul. When they found out that he did not belong to any of the neighboring villages, they cried, “He’s ours!”(7pgh ...
- 10574: Go Ask Alice
- ... was particularly effective was when I saw how drugs led Alice into a mental hospital. When I heard that she was high and started ripping out her hair and going nuts that scared me to death. This part of the book was very scary but also it was very interesting. If I were Alice, when I was thinking about using drugs again like she was, I would have gotten information about ...
- 10575: Maus
- ... show their ability to be resilient and survive. Vladek learns to become strong-willed and grasping in order to survive. Art survives a difficult childhood and comes to terms with his father. Anja survives the death of her first child and Auschwitz. Mala survives the Holocaust, and living with Vladek. The comic book style that the author used was a different format and provided a new way to look at the ...
- 10576: A Rumor of War
- ... civilians, especially because many Viet Cong tried to pose as civilians, and even carried false paperwork. Caputo made many statements about how important he felt that it was to serve his country, and also how death would come before dishonor. He was doing his job. Caputo did not realize that he was committing homicide, or murder, Caputo thought that he was doing his job. “It wasn’t the VC who were ...
- 10577: London's To Build A Fire: Naturalism in Modern Life
- ... Jack London wrote "To Build a Fire" he embraced the idea of naturalism because it mirrored the events of daily life. Naturalism showed how humans had to be wary at every corner because at anytime death could be there, waiting for them to make a mistake and forfeit their lives. He used naturalism, the most realistic literary movement, to show how violent and uncaring nature really is and how no matter ...
- 10578: Wuthering Heights: Negativity in Domesticity
- ... this is that Cathy was strong enough to believe that as a woman she could influence Linton’s actions. However, her strength changed after she married Linton and began living at Wuthering Heights. After the death of her father and Linton, Cathy believed that she needed a man to care for her, even though Nellie Dean had cared for her most throughout her life. She believed that she needed a man ...
- 10579: The Sound And The Fury: Caroline Compson Focused Directly Upon Appearances
- ... not deserve the family name of Maury. In her eyes he was not her son. She found it impossible to love a feeble child. Caroline Compson's fixation upon sound and appearance led to the death of Quentin. She forced Harvard upon her son. Mrs. Compson felt that she would be looked upon as an important person if she could say her son attended Harvard. She had no concerns over what ...
- 10580: The Catcher in the Rye Summary and Analysis
- ... apartment. In New York, he succumbs to increasing feelings of loneliness and depression brought on by the ugliness of the adult world; he feels increasingly tormented by the memory of his younger brother, Allie's death. Holden’s sexual confusion further complicates his increasingly haphazardness lifestyle. He wants to see his sister Phoebe and his old girlfriend Jane Gallagher, but instead he spends his time with a annoying girl friend named ...
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