Essays 1861 - 1890
finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...
her well-loved eyes" (Fitzgerald 111). As this suggests, Gatsbys many possessions and signs of extreme wealth are not important ...
the structural framework of the novel, as it demonstrates the authors reliance on dialogue, both between characters and also the i...
mention the civil war in Spain and the Communist state in Russia as instances in which people grew "tired of seeing the rich have ...
in the only way that is culturally significant, as he would link her present to that "golden chain of male to male" (Lee 31). As...
the leading black American of his era, gave at a primarily white audience in Atlanta in 1895. This speech became known as the "Atl...
A 3 page essay on 3 narratives. There is a bond between mothers and daughters that is typically more intense throughout the lifesp...
plagued by both flies and a sense of overwhelming guilt. The stage is dominated by a statue of Zeus, "god of flies and death," whi...
mother, Elinor and Marianne (who are both young women) and younger sister Margaret, by beginning with the death of Henry Dashwood,...
complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves" (Bowers 91). Marlow is discouraged by other Europeans who work for the enigm...
in charge of the Talented and Gifted placement program at Elizas elementary school, which is known as TAG. Ms. Lodowski is a woman...
On a conscious level, Edna realizes that she can never be like Adele. Therefore, she is also drawn towards Mademoiselle Reisz, who...
has absolutely certainty in his own value and the value of his "modern" ideas. However, by rejecting older, more traditional appro...
incredibly shallow, supercilious and caught within such a fierce atmosphere of competitiveness that they use the millions at the d...
time reader knows the story may move on logically from her death to another consecutive event. However, after a couple of paragr...
4 pages in length. Evil - a self-perpetuating entity of myriad literary tales - presents itself as a force that challenges the ve...
was much different.) There are other aspects to the mum that remind us of Kin. First, a flower of any kind is beautiful, but pra...
testify, to lie for his father he can "smell and sense just a little of fear because mostly of despair and grief, the old fierce p...
the murder has no real basis in reality; the old man had never hurt him, and he has no desire to rob him: "Object there was none. ...
one can readily argue how the expectations of such a first-hand experience lend themselves to the overlapping of uncontrolled chao...
(Donohew, 1967). The gatekeeper may operate under a set of instructions and guidelines, or they may have to make these decisions ...
with that in mind it becomes obvious that religion is such an important part of this story that one cannot ignore it. In first l...
and never will-even though hes making a lot of money. The Other, then, is someone who is not one of us. And having defined them on...
she should behave. She goes to a home where she is treated very well and ultimately has a puppy of her own and this makes her life...
the physical setting and the Vasilievichs thoughts and emotions with exquisite clarity, though he doesnt tell us what Varinka is t...
it does not suggest that the reader become formally involved with the story. She (or he) need only read and "listen" to Gilmans wo...
she was saying many bad things about America and Americans. There were many others who were simply confused by the story and appar...
a family like the Andersons from Father Knows Best living next door to the ultra contemporary likes of Ozzy Osbourne and kin. The...
does he reach in and grab the insect and hand it to her. She is delighted and states it is not a grasshopper but a bell cricket, o...
Herbert felt, were much smarter than himself. In particular, Herbert relied on his political adviser Carl Wanderer and his second-...