YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :My Sons Story by Nadine Gordimer
Essays 811 - 840
This man, stranded on an island, also living there for 4 years, like Selkirk, and also managing to survive on what he could find a...
system (Verghese). "It was clear, though no one had yet seen a case, that he was Johnson Citys first case of the acquired immune d...
a political fundraiser with a blind man named Bovanne. She shocks her daughters by behavior they regard as unbefitting for a woma...
cases from the point of view that the person on trial is guilty. There is no presumption of innocence until proven guilty-he start...
killed in battle. Whatever the precise thing or event they represented in that hazy chapter of mans early history, one thing is c...
for. There is less time for the couple to enjoy each other, and Ben especially resents the lack of sexual spontaneity. In one fl...
cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...
why he became an addict; he also express great uncertainty about his life after hes released from prison (Class lecture on "Sonnys...
she is the sort of woman who would love to go to such an event, but could not possibly go to such without looking regal and wealth...
of superstition that he is there to stamp out. He suggests that the villagers build a new path skirting the school grounds; he rem...
He is a thoroughly unpleasant character. Despite this, he is amusing (in a sick way) because he always convinces himself that wha...
As the race of the infant becomes more obvious, its race being obviously partially African, she becomes confused. Her husband bera...
In many ways, as the story progresses, the reader essentially forgets her heart condition. But, if one keeps this in mind one can ...
defined point of view, which is often that of the author. By giving "specific and sensory details," the author gets the reader inv...
the pressure and approved wage hikes, however, they quickly evaporated as inflation crept into the warring city. Gordei and his c...
as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...
enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...
still places on the planet where nature is more important than man and his machines, and where nature actually "knows best" and sh...
the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that never looked save with love upon her" (Chopin). But beyond this bitterness, ...
agendas with propaganda and information misrepresentation reportedly in the name of national security. In this story, the governm...
boy of 16, was less than polite to the Nakamura family and seemed very racist, constantly telling the family he had wanted to go t...
dog, and then headed for the door. She waddled. Her granddaughter who she rarely sees, Allison, laughs and calls her a duck. Veron...
processes associated with establishing the structures and constraints of Jewish society, especially in terms of how many members o...
no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...
that she had organized her wards to the utmost efficiency. At the same time, her best friend Jessica had written to her brother in...
especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...
originated within themselves. In present-day language, some would have been considered "nerds," because they did not necessarily e...
and repelled by." This writer disagrees concerning the assumption that there was a "blurring" of sex roles during this period. Hem...
an integral part of the travelogue. These obstacles are met and either overcome, or the obstacles serve as catalysts to propel th...
I left it on the hall table for you. It had a map from Christine. Where is it? Ill check." "No. I thought you had it. There was n...