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these regards, who states that "this was a time in which writers and artists were intensely involved in exploring contemporary soc...
complex, and comprises 13 separate steps, each performed in accordance with Vedic tradition, and each symbolizing some aspect of t...
blood that is shed on the battlefield. The novel opens when the rumor runs through a Union camp that the army is finally going to ...
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...
circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...
Rosmer, haunts them. Both characters, as noted, feel they are the cause of the suicide of Mrs. Rosmer and by the end of the story...
observation. The pear tree is a very powerful teacher for Janie. "Janie had spent most of the day under a blossoming pear tree in ...
rejected this kind of philosophical process. In Chapter 27, Forster wrote: The chief point was that God lives inside the sun,...
with Tayos Indian heritage. Prior to describing Tayos chanted curse of the jungle rain, Silko relates a Pueblo myth about Reed Wom...
to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood floating down, and pieces of log rafts--sometime...
of passion in their lives, this somber existence. The mood is also set by the tone as it develops along with the plot. In Lawrence...
As such he makes a very good narrator. He also cares about people, which also makes him a reliable narrator. This is good because ...
play, the power in this contest lies with Waverly. But her mother is jealous of the girls success (not an unusual reaction), and ...
intelligent. She is made to remain aloof from all people in this relationship. The buzzards at this point could well be related to...
portrayal of some shocking events of the thirties" (French 43). Its various conflicts consider the downside of American capitalis...
other senses. Might the lack of sight signify a heightened sense of smell or taste? The list goes on and on about special attachme...
behavior. The influence of such forces can seem so over-powering that the parent eventually stops trying, emotionally abandoning c...
idea of Equilibrium and warned not to do anything until he knows what the effect of his action will be: "... you must not change ...
her we see this as representative of the Devil, but the Devil will, as Delia suggested, is going to make sure Sykes got what was c...
Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...
usually considered a teacher, or guide. The point is that the stories in this book use a great deal of symbolism, perhaps because...
in form and lessened in abstraction. Yeatss once short, rhyming poems transformed into more lengthy poems that were less concerne...
life, becoming bitter and angry. In essence they could well become poisonous to themselves and others around them because they hav...
61). Symbolism is the use of one thing to stand for or suggest another; a falling leaf to symbolize death, for example. And langua...
this man, had sufficed to make her believe that she at last felt that wondrous passion which, till then, like a great bird with ro...
function as one interfused mass of automatism" (Williams 3). This is a setting that exists perhaps in every large city in the na...
an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...
Color One author suggests that "It was to be expected that as primitive man developed the weaving art, the introduction of ...
1/3 that is white. Another symbol that involves Gus is the window. Gus is always asking questions and seeking something ne...
1997 to wild acclaim (J.K. Rowling b). The second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets appeared in 1998, Harry Potter and...