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notions about Cuba, her grandmother and Cuban life. Lourdes has to cope with Pilars attitude, such as when she mocks her adopted c...
darkest impulses are given free reign. Through the eyes of Marlow, Conrad makes it clear that Kurtzs nineteenth century notions of...
of all, the book begins as a series of letters by one "R. Walton" to "Mrs. Saville"; these letters comprise the first four chapter...
In the case of Leo he is simply a liaison between lovers and learns of sexuality through them. Lolita appears to like the control ...
people in his life one can see why he is in such a labyrinth of personal issues, trying to come to terms with all of it. And at th...
owners of the factories were convinced that there was "no other way in which Society could get along, except that many pulled at t...
traditions and practices. It may not really even matter if the details are incredibly accurate in light of the fact that they may ...
these things, these realities, it is no wonder there is ultimate failure. Rushdies work is one that attacks the rulers and hist...
but Smith utilizes it in a warped and disturbed fashion, making it a weapon against the totalitarian government rather than an act...
no more than family consists solely on bloodlines. After Dara hopefully remarks, "I heard a cowbell" (Ho 3) that to her means som...
discoveries because he is curious. He refers to some alchemists of the past, indicating the inherent nature of humanity in relatio...
out of the sea" (5,81). Simon is the only one who realizes that the Beast is not real, but is instead the savagery that lives ins...
are not representative of nature and he finds refreshment and nourishment in his memories, and now in his seeing nature again. ...
African Americans, the Latin Americans and the Native Americans) away into the foreground the white man, so to speak, could feel t...
own precipitous fall from grace. The narrative is composed primarily of internal monologues and is subdivided into sections that ...
idea of a perfect year includes "4,000 actual fishing" hours. Gus explains that his fathers full name is Henning Hale Orviston a...
able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy" (Remarque 11). One of the most powerf...
farm listens to him and believes him and looks up to him. "Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle Whi...
different experiences (1992). This is true of many people. Also, to some extent, race is dealt with by aligning it with nationalis...
economic and social world of the Laphams. It is also important to note that the Laphams are people from wealth that was earned thr...
the book was fundamentally Catholic and religious, but then would also claim that "There is no allegory -- moral, political, or co...
and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy" (Remarque 11). T...
obstacles, which suggests that this department is, at best, a "work in progress" (Lehrer, 2004, p. 71). The various bureaus that c...
the favor of the spirit world, of the gods, and yet they both approach it differently. Fast Horse is presumptuous and arrogant whi...
and war, which he portrays as contrary to all reason. In the eighteenth century, war was presented to the ordinary citizens as an ...
from the beginning of the novel, the narrators mother expresses her basic disapproval of her daughter. This is why she wants the g...
This sets the stage for a pessimistic story, despite any optimistic elements. This sense of pessimism is also one that is very u...
Uncle Sam finally entered the First World War in 1917, Hemingway tried to enlist, but was constantly rejected because of his poor ...
or weddings. They live on the compound or they may just visit. Howards End becomes a centerpiece for the story and is symbolic of ...
read..." (Cervantes 71). And Sancho states, "The truth is...that I never read any history because I dont know how to read or write...