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is told that Sofia is a woman who does not know her place. She should not be allowed to talk back to her husband, or state her own...
hopefulness here in Comala; instead, the air is heavy with an oppressive guilt that is positively stifling. It soon becomes readi...
soul, for cash? Throughout the work, the theme of money is inherent. She gets a job as an office worker. She wants to be on stage ...
most of the scandals and mysteries that had smouldered under the unruffled surface of New York society within the last fifty years...
virginity before she marries Bayardo San Rom?n. To ascertain the guilt of innocence of Nasar the events need to be considered and ...
quickly. It is true that in some of the Northern settlements, plantation managers preferred to use white indentured servants rathe...
of ever-growing interest. So, with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered" (Dickens NA). We are then presented ...
with Sykes tormenting her with a whip that mistakes for a snake. This image carries with it the historical weight of slavery, as...
and his titles. He is part of the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in o...
Despite the obvious panic, a visibly ailing President of the United States attempts to reassure a shaken nation by vehemently deny...
girl before she is stopped. It is this sin -- the sin of Cain, to murder ones own flesh and blood -- that traps Sethe both in tim...
[Gillys] fault" that her previous placements did not work out, it nevertheless leaves the readers and Gilly with the impression fr...
story we are offered a look at the power of searching for ones identity, the tentative hold we all have upon life, and the search ...
in Twains book is that which involves dialect, a subject that gained a great deal of criticism when the book came out. From the ve...
fortune spent for him? The next line makes it clear how the women of the community will view such an individual, however: . . "he ...
Ishmael as he relates to Ahab and his quest for the whale. The second section examines the survival of Ishmael. The last section o...
lesser of the two evils approach, but yet an approach that clearly illustrates how far the lack of ethics and morals in the politi...
forbidden to them, they have set about creating something else to be" (Morrison 52). For example, Sula would go to Nels house to s...
Okonkwo relished in the traditions which consolidated his power within the village and reinforced his identity. The supreme test ...
legitimately enslaved. Roxy gives birth to an infant son on the same day that a son is born to her white master. Twain emphasizes ...
sends through the voices of her characters. Stowe is a master at crafting conversations and employing just the right words for he...
and to happiness (Fitzgerald, 1995). The story that unfolds is actually quite sad. Jay is obsessed with recreating the p...
of money. Gradgrind is mortified, his familys reputation is destroyed and he realizes (though it has come at great cost) that his ...
is the daughter of a white mother and a black father. Although her father does not take an active role in her life his presence i...
World War I spanned a four year period between 1914 and 1918. Nearly ten million lives were lost. World War I, and in fact,...
for their ethical behavior. He identified six stages which were classified in three levels: pre-conventional, conventional and pos...
where we are. In this we can see that Ondaatje is perhaps arguing that only through examining all the stories can we see where we ...
powerful man of his tribe. Through the years he has struggled to make himself a man worth respecting among his people. He started ...
two "get into a savage fight over a New York Times article that refers to Vivi as a tap-dancing child abuser" (Divine Secrets of t...
it is as much a story about the Earth as it is a story about the human characters that strive to seek resolution to the very real ...