The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses: Actions Have Consequences
.... is not physically intimidating. He wears glasses and has "a hollowed-out chest and comic knobbly knees" (Head 427). Brille needed to release these suppressed feelings. He did this by turning the Warder in. This gave him a sense of control and relief from the years of suppressed feelings of depression and confusion. He wanted to see Warder Hannetjie to suffer from his mistakes just like he did. Brille wanted Warder Hannetjie to feel the grim reality of a life crumbling right before his eyes. Watching another man crumble would make Brille feel better about himself. Revenge is the sweetest joy for a defeated man like Brille. .....
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Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff's Love For Catherine
.... dead rest in peace. Near the end of the novel, we learn that Catherine has haunted Heathcliff, allowing him only fleeting glances of her. This shows that despite their physical separation, nothing can part them spiritually. When Heathcliff dies and unites with Catherine once again, the neighbors see them haunt the moors. We finally see the power of their love; Not only does this love transcend physical barriers, it transcends time as well. Distorting love, Emily Brontë successfully surpasses the conventional love story, which would have ended when Catherine died. Instead, Brontë gives love new meaning and, in Heathcliff, twists .....
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The Crucible: Elizabeth's Strength
.... adultery is a grievous sin, one punishable by death. She has to live through each day knowing that John was unfaithful, and that he did not fulfill the commitment of marriage. She feels hurt and betrayed, but what Abby tries next is the most underhanded trick possible.
Abigail was placed in power due to her “ability” to spot the devil in people. She could see those who trafficked with the devil and who was in his book. This was an opportunity to settle the score for her. Goody Proctor had discharged Abby from her home, and now was Abby’s chance to get back at Elizabeth.. All she needed was an opportunity. Following the .....
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The Lord Of The Flies
.... Golding. Strong examples of this are found throughout Lord of the Flies. The most obvious is the struggle between Ralph and Jack. The characters themselves have been heavily influenced by the war. Ralph is the representative of Democracy. Elected as the leader he and Piggy his companion keep order and maintain a civilized government. The strength of Ralph's character was supported by the power of World War II. Jack, on the other hand, represents authoritarianism. He rules as a dictator and is the exact opposite of Ralph. Jack is exemplifying the Hitler's and Mussolini's of the world. He is what the world fears and .....
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Bartleby And A Gathering Of Old Men
.... said I hurriedly.
"We are going to examine them. There" and I held towards him the fourth quadruplicate.
"I would prefer not to," he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen.
"Why do you refuse?"
"I would prefer not to"(20).
Bartleby's actions show that he is an outcast of society. His attitude toward his work is symbolic of his alienation from life. He prefers not to work or live. In fact, he refuses to become involved in even the most ordinary aspects of living. Bartleby's estrangement from life eventually causes his own imprisonment. In prison when Bartleby's em .....
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Girl, Interrupted
.... what one of Caisson's therapists called "people whose lifestyles bother them." Certainly, Caisson suggests , such uncertainty is the normal state of teen-agers. Especially the smart ones, such as Caisson herself, who, like clever prisoners, learn to work the hospital's system of rules and restrictions to their own advantage. Patients are checked on by nurses at five-, 15- or 30-minute intervals, day and night. They are escorted everywhere by one or more nurses; for safety, they are allowed to eat only with plastic utensils and to shave with a razor only under watch . Patients learn much more from each other than from their therapis .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Love Or Hate
.... than hate. Miss Pross wins the fight after Madame Defage pulls out a gun, and somehow the gun goes off killing Defage. Pross who loves Lucie dearly and is always helping her in anyway possible. “ …and she softly laid the patient on a sofa, and tended her with great skill and gentleness: calling her “my precious!” and “my bird!” and spreading her golden hair aside over her shoulders with great pride and care.” Pg. 23 And because of this love she is the victor over Madame Defage. Meanwhile Madame Defage is a perfect example of hate. She cares for nothing but the killing of aristocrats and innocent people alike. In a few .....
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Reasonable Doubts?
.... and believe that it is a legitimate institution we can search for truth. As I read Alan Dershowitz's book Reasonable Doubt it became clear that the question "Did O.J. do it (murder Nicole Brown)?" would never be answered. Dershowitz argues that "Neither the prosecutors nor the judges were searching very hard for the truth of why the detectives went to the Simpson residence.
They apparently though that the disclosure of that truth would make the proving of what they believed was a more important truth-that defendant was guilty…" (48; ch. 2). Instead what would be answered is "Did the police cover up a scandal as an ambiti .....
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Morality In Frankenstein
.... corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor, if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a chance that the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe evoking fear into townsfolk.
The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the good of the world. The monsters can potentially take over whatever they please. "A race of devils would be propagated,"(pg. 163) thinks Frankenstein to himself in his study. The monsters, if powerful enough, could possibly take over Europe. Frankenstein realizes that he can not possibly doom the world to benefit h .....
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Symbolism Found In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tale Of The Minister’s Black Veil
.... on his reason for wearing the veil. He becomes feared by the children, ostracized from his former society, and imprisoned in his own heart.
The veil symbolically serves multiple purposes. First and foremost, the veil serves to keep Hooper’s face from anyone, who considered him a role model, which, ironically is everyone. He felt that it was inappropriate to be a role model, when he himself had “sorrows dark enough to be typified by a black veil.” Behind the veil lies his hidden shame which he chose to make public as a form of humility. The veil served as a visual testimony to all that he was a sinner, and therefore, a .....
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Yamileth Lopez
.... Yamileth expected. For all the modern appliances such as washer and dryer so forth, they are something that She had never seen before and never know how to operate them. She knows that she is suppose to be a worker and can't get used to the friendly treatment that Penny and Mark given them. The fact that Miguel get a better education in Oregon and the father kind of figure to Miguel which is something that Yamileth can't give to Miguel. Miguel learn English in much better environment in Oregon and with the baseball team that he was in, that don't have him out cast by others. No one there in Oregon treats them as undocument .....
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Native Son
.... he later admits to Max that Mary Dalton’s behavior toward him made him hate her, it is not that hate which causes him to smother her to death, but a feeble attempt to evade the detection of her mother. The fear of being caught with a white woman overwhelmed his common sense and dictated his actions. When he attempted to murder Bessie, his motivation came from intense fear of the consequences of "letting" her live. Bigger realized that he could not take Bessie with him or leave her behind and concluded that killing her could provide her only "merciful" end.
The emotional forces that drive Bigger are conveyed by means other than .....
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