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He is a thoroughly unpleasant character. Despite this, he is amusing (in a sick way) because he always convinces himself that wha...

the white citizens who have been occupants of the landmass for generations but still consider themselves to be part of the "Wester...

journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...

is mystical and unexplainable, in the house. They understand that they cannot necessarily see what is taking place, or truly put t...

and the job of teaching the children fell to the grandparents" (Social Revolution and Students), which forced people to become mor...

but a poor teacher, and we learn this more and more as the story unfolds. We further see this important theme, that being which...

a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...

an integral part of the travelogue. These obstacles are met and either overcome, or the obstacles serve as catalysts to propel th...

especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...

Lighthouse, there is a subtle form of cruelty that thrusts the female protagonist into society as the woman is expected to act lik...

his household. The suitors have taken it upon themselves to essentially use Odysseus home as though it was their own, killing live...

and repelled by." This writer disagrees concerning the assumption that there was a "blurring" of sex roles during this period. Hem...

ended as they could have logically ended. So, too, it must be stated that this spelling out of the ending of the mysteries is a ...

the conditions of life. If he were a young boy with no responsibilities he would have been focused on his environment in a very im...

originated within themselves. In present-day language, some would have been considered "nerds," because they did not necessarily e...

dog, and then headed for the door. She waddled. Her granddaughter who she rarely sees, Allison, laughs and calls her a duck. Veron...

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...

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...

The honour code which decrees that those who bring shame on the community must remove themselves from it was the ethical system wh...

to the concept of monotheism and from that point on, every Jew born is considered to be "a son of Abraham" (Nyrop). Abraham and h...

who they had both known was sent to the hospital after the game that day. Grimes, not realizing the Lardner is a reporter, and Lar...

processes associated with establishing the structures and constraints of Jewish society, especially in terms of how many members o...

that she had organized her wards to the utmost efficiency. At the same time, her best friend Jessica had written to her brother in...

great pain, screaming, the arrogance of the doctor comes out in the following: "But her screams are not important. I dont hear the...

still powerfully under the control of a patriarchal society. "For Antigone, there could never be any laws that could stand in t...

an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...

persona, observing early in the narrative, "He was very reluctant to take precedence of so many respected members of the family, b...

thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...

domestic tendencies in their society. In "The Lottery" there are many characters and in "After You, My Dear Alphonse" there are ...

The grandmother thinks she has the answers and is saved, religiously or otherwise, but yet she perhaps seems to realize that this ...