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- 14161: Maggie A Girl of the Streets and Puddnhead Wilson
- ... the central characteristics of Bowery come together in Mrs. Johnson. Her drunken rages symbolize the animal fury of a slum home, and her quickness to judge, condemn and cast out Maggie symbolizes the entire Bowery world. It is appropriate then that it is actually Mrs. Johnson who literally drives Maggie into prostitution and eventual death. She refuses to let Maggie back into the Johnson household after getting dumped by Pete. This ...
- 14162: Mother-Daughter Tradition in The Joy Luck Club
- ... of chess. Throughout all of the Jing-Mei Woo stories June has to recall all of the memories of what her mother had told her. She remembers how her mother left her babies during the war. June's mother felt that since she had failed as a mother to her first babies she had failed as a person. When she made June take piano lessons June thought that she was trying ...
- 14163: Lord of the Flies: Book and Movie Comparison
- ... the movie Lord of the Flies. The book is a great adventure story and so is the movie. There are many aspects to the book that make it great. The novel takes place during a war. I get this impression from the fact that they make several references to bombs and naval ships. All of the characters in the book are British. The books setting is a small island somewhere ...
- 14164: Mardi Gras
- ... child looks up and sees all the bright colors of red, yellow, green, and pink his/her face just lights up. He/she is just happy to be there not having a care in the world. After having gone to Mardi Gras and having gone to carnival in Guyana, I have come to the conclusion that people just dont care what they do, or have hardly any type of respect ...
- 14165: The Great Gatsby: Jordan Baker
- ... strong relationship with Nick. Jordans character also brings out the arrogant, conceited Tom because he uses her for his fame. As noted for her dishonesty, Jordan gave the story character and helped connect the world of East Egg and West Egg. Overall, Jordan Baker was the character in this story who was needed to join the other characters and how they felt for one another, she was used in this ...
- 14166: MEALS ON WHEELS
- ... in their community will have food available to them in a quick and easy fashion, so that their lives are made easier. Even a friendly face at the door once a day could make a world of difference to a person who perhaps is not able to be out in the community. The people making 'Meals on Wheels' work for their community are a very valuable asset. BIBLIOGRAPHY Meals on Wheels ...
- 14167: The Member of the Wedding: Summary
- ... takes place in a small Southern town in the early 1900s. The story is about a young girl, named Frankie Addams, who is in a difficult stage of puberty, and finds that her whole world is changing, and she has to deal with harsh realities of love and life. Frankie is happy when she finds out that her brother, Jarvis, who she is really close to, is moving back home ...
- 14168: To Kill A Mockingbird: A Summary
- ... that he was a good man all along. She has learned a lesson about understanding and tolerance. And through the sheriff's action she sees that sometimes there can be justice and compassion in the world. The title of the book, To Kill a Mockingbird is a key to some themes in the novel. The title is first explained in Chapter 10 at the time that Jem and Scout have just ...
- 14169: The Old Man and the Sea
- ... not go with him on this trip. Santiago loaded his bait, water, and food and headed on out to the Gulf. The boy had given him two fresh small tunas. Santiago spotted a man-of-war bird circling in the sky. The old man knew that the bird had spotted something. The bird dove suddenly and the old man saw flying fish spurt out of the water. All of a sudden ...
- 14170: Hawthorne's Use Of Symbolism In Young Goodman Brown
- ... the Christian belief he is struggling to keep is shaken from him. "My Faith is gone!" "There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given." This shows that the most important thing in Christianity, his faith, is lost. Throughout the night, Brown finds out more than he ever wanted to know about how his fellow Puritan townsmen have betrayed ...
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