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- 5251: The Birthmark
- ... around her eyes removed. People have even gone so far as to changing his or her sex to just the opposite! Is this not perverse against Mother Nature? Messing with natures intent is a big deal. Are we, as humans, trying to play God? And why is it that we are constantly changing the look that was created just for us? Is it being unhappy with ourselves? Or is someone ...
- 5252: The Bean Trees
- ... child, Turtle, travel to Tucson, Arizona, where more car troubles land them at a shop known as Jesus Is Lord Used Tires. The owner of this odd establishment is a woman named Mattie, a serene, big-hearted soul who shelters political refugees from Guatemala, and who gives Taylor a job. Taylor and Turtle find a room with Lou Ann Ruiz, a self-described "ordinary Kentuckian a long way from home," and ...
- 5253: The Awakening
- ... her body and her falling in love with Robert. The fact that Edna falls for Robert goes against those societal roles which where followed by some many women of the 1800's. Robert plays a big role in Edna's self-development through artistry and love by being a huge source of imaginative power. Stone then goes on making references to the scene in which she grows tired during Mass and ...
- 5254: The Awakening
- ... pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation." (56) Edna doesn't understand what is affecting her so much, but she finds comfort in solitude: "When Edna was last alone, she breathed a big, genuine sigh or relief. A feeling that was unfamiliar but very delicious came over her." (69) She likes to be alone when she sketches or paints; it is soothing to her. She seeks solitude when ...
- 5255: The Awakening
- ... Edna has to acknowledge her true feelings towards Leonce. Edna's leaving Leonce's mansion is another important detail when considering the process of her awakening. By moving to her own residence, Edna takes a big step towards her independence. Throughout The Awakening, Edna increasingly distances herself from the image of the mother-woman, until her suicide, which serves as the total opposite of the mother-woman image. Adele Ratignolle and ...
- 5256: The African Queen
- ... warship. So the motor-boats succeed with some skill, but easily destroy the Louisa. The lieutenant-commander looks for a sign of surrender but he can't find one. The fight goes on until the big ship falls over to one side, then the motor-boats rescue the last living soldiers. Although he is proud naval success, the young officer has some worries: He has to act and sends Rose and ...
- 5257: Taming Of The Shrew
- ... in events. An example of this is the contrast between the Kate's marriage and Bianca's marriage. In this play Shakespeare used two complete different marriages. In both marriages their father "Baptisa" got the big celebrations for his daughters. In Kate's marriage she couldn't enjoy her own marriage because of her bad attitude toward her husband, as we know Petruchio does not like the people who have bad ...
- 5258: Sweet Diamond Dust
- ... between the two ways of thinking. The Americans are concerned with the business aspects and money. On the other hand, Don Julio is worried about his family business. The day of the inauguration was a big spectacle with a zeppelin, donning the colors of the American flag on its tail on a banner stating "April 15, 1918- Follow Our Example," flying in the direction of the new mill. This zeppelin served ...
- 5259: Stephen King
- ... left to fend for themselves when Stephens father Donald, a Merchant Marine captain, left one day, to go the store to buy a pack of cigarettes, and never returned. His fathers leaving had a big indirect impact on Kings life. In the autobiographical work Danse Macabre, Stephen King recalls how his family life was altered: "After my father took off, my mother, struggled, and then landed on her feet ...
- 5260: Snow Falling On Cedars
- ... the end of their relationship. When Fujiko, Hatsue's mother discovered the letter, she told herself, "She would put an end to this business." (Guterson 227). As a matter of fact, racism has played a big role in the novel. It has affected the life of Hatsue, Ishmael, Kabuo and their families, and it is responsible for the loss of Kabuos seven acres of strawberry land, and made Kabuo being ...
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