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- 811: Catch-22 & One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Black Humor; A Satirical View of the Institution
- ... surreal atmosphere in the novel is also a source of humor. The mechanical and dreamlike characteristics in Nurse Ratched and the Black Boys are major factors in the environment of the ward. The uniforms of Big Nurse and the Black Boys are so well starched and so bleach white that they do not look real. This symbolizes that they are simply an extension of the ward. Cogs in the machinery of ... electro shock therapy, and psychological conditioning in order to maintain control over her ward. She sedates patients with medications in order to keep them submissive. Chief Bromden explains the sedative’s effects, “...This morning the big nurse put a thousand pounds down on me and I couldn’t budge out of the chair.” (Kesey 9). If one of them refuses medicine or acts up in any way, she sends them to ...
- 812: A Rose For Emily: Emily's Life
- ... possibly. Yes, Emily didn’t socialize much, but she did have a gentleman friend, Homer Barron. Homer was a Forman for a road construction company, Faulkner writes "a forman named Homer Barron, a Yankee a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face"(220). Emily’s father probably would not be pleased with this affair with Homer, considering her upbringing. Homer was a ‘commoner’ and did not fit the social standards ...
- 813: Family Unity and Moral Values
- ... divorces and the decrease in the number of marriages does not reflect a breakdown of the family unit in the United States and the decay of moral values. "I don't think divorce is as big of problem as politicians make it out to be. Yes, many couples get divorced, but their children can still have stability and grow up to be good people." (Price) The breakdown of the family unit ... divorces and the decrease in the number of marriages does not reflect a breakdown of the family unit in the United States and the decay of moral values. "I don't think divorce is as big of problem as politicians make it out to be. Yes, many couples get divorced, but their children can still have stability and grow up to be good people." (Price) The breakdown of the family unit ...
- 814: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Symbolism
- ... view always came direct, but never gave a long explanation. The direct imagery in Huckleberry Finn describes the way Twain allows the characters to show emotion. Every time Huck sets out on the river another “big” adventure occurs, “and he looked out on the big river…”(Pg.36), he expects it to lead someplace better and to allow him to escape the threats of society, “…the river, everything was quiet…”(Pg.116). Huck felt that no one could satisfy his ...
- 815: Reductive Psychology
- ... a great solution for this problem could be to stop looking to the other s mistakes and fails, and check inside to see what our mistake is. Of course, this solution demands of you a big effort and strong will, but the other option is going through the War of the Roses... Reductive psychologists use several scientific tools to prove their points. One of them is the experimentation with animals. This ... behavior. I don t think so. Human behavior is vitiated with so many personal variables that it resists any kind of systematic approach. Our souls are far richer than statistic equations. True, we can predict big masses movements, but you cannot say what I ll do when in a subway. Scientific knowledge can give a probability, but not more than that. Should it be able of more? No. It s in ...
- 816: Reality Of A Dream (roughing I
- ... has a direct resemblance to the gambling of yesterday and today in the casinos. Gambling and mining are both ways people look for the quick dollar. People go to Vegas with the hope of winning big. More often than not a person in Las Vegas will lose rather than win. This is just like the mining in the old west, more often than not the miners would not find anything and ... way."(163). Many times when the miners or gamblers do find their quick money they get greedy. They get greedy and decide they can get more and end up squandering the money they have. The big lesson Twain found is that you can lose your fortune as fast as you can gain it. When Twain and his companions took the claim of the blind lead in the Wide West mine they ...
- 817: Catcher In the Rye: Point of View, Locations, and Characterization
- ... not a horrible boy; he had good morals. During one part of the story Holden mentioned a vision of the future. In it he “kept picturing all these little kids playing some game in his big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around-nobody big, I mean-except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff-I mean ...
- 818: Goals and Accomplishing Your Dreams
- ... lead to your demise. If your friends are truly your friends, they won't make you do something you don't want to do. It is okay to say no! There are no problems so big you can't solve them. As long as you have your goals in prospective, you can accomplish them. Part of being a teenager is growing up, knowing your limits, and taking responsibility for your life. There are consequences for every action you make (small or large). Having goals is about keeping your focus. Don't forget to see the big picture. When a situation arises, you must act--not react. It is important that you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Everyone around you is effected by the way you talk, act, and express your feelings to ...
- 819: Of Mice and Men: Stereotypes and Discrimination
- ... go blabbin’." p.78. This most likely makes Crooks feel not wanted at all, Which roots to loneliness. Lennie is not so much stereotyped, but rather trapped because of his size. Because Lennie is so big, Curley thinks he has to prove something by beating up Lennie. Lennie gets on Curley’s bad side when he didn’t do anything wrong. Lennie is then forced to fight. " ‘I don’t want ... the Boss in the beginning of the book, p.25. This is another unusual stereotype. Because it seems like nothing, the reader doesn’t get it unless they think about it. It sounds like no big deal at first, but to be called a liar and a cheat is a very heavy feeling to bear. This book has very strong undertones that may take a reader a while to comprehend. Stereotypes ...
- 820: 1984: The Party's Control Over the Thoughts
- ... and self-preservation, Winston sacrifices the last shred of his ability to respond uniquely. Winston, as did all the inmates before him, has his capacity to react reduced to the dictates of the total state. Big Brother wins. "He has won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother" (245).
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