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- 12211: Crime And Punishment
- ... literary works emerge from a writer's experiences. Through The Crucible, Arthur Miller unleashes his fears and disdain towards the wrongful accusations of McCarthyism. Not only does Ernest Hemmingway present the horrors he witnessed in World War I in his novel, A Fair Well to Arms, he also addresses his disillusionment of war and that of the expatriates. Another writer who brings his experiences into the pages of a book is ... live as indigents. The lack of money essentially leaves Sofia Semionovna, the daughter of Marmeladov, in a vulnerable position. Although Sonia is an "honorable girl . . .[she] has no special talents" (Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky [New York: Penguin Group, 1968] 27). With no steady income flowing into the family's pockets, Sonia's three younger stepsiblings cry of hunger. In response to the cries, Katherine Ivanovna, Sonia's stepmother, introduces the ...
- 12212: God V. Man In Antigone
- ... before Kreon. Antigone openly admits to her actions, as seen in the following passage: Kreon: And yet you dared defy the law. Antigone: It was not God s proclamation. That final Justice That rules the world below makes no such laws. Your edict, King, was strong, But all your strength is weakness itself against The immortal unrecorded laws of God. They are not merely now: they were, and shall be, Operative ... although he understands that the King has his own say, too. He tries to give Kreon advice about his struggle with overcoming his narrow views. Kreon: I tell you, Kreon, you yourself have brought This new calamity upon us. Our hearths and altars Are stained with the corruption of dogs and carrion birds That glut themselves on the corpse of Oedipus s son. The gods are deaf when we pray to ...
- 12213: Cheap Amusements
- Peiss, Kathy. (1986) . Cheap Amusements. New York: Temple University. In Cheap Amusements, Kathy Peiss studies the customs, values, public styles, and ritualized interactions expressed in leisure time of the working-class women living in New York. The social experiences of these young women gives different clues to the ways in which these women constructed and gave meaning to their lives between the years of 1880-1920. The laboring poors ... problem especially for the women of the late nineteenth century. The amusements were blamed for debasing womanly virtues, segregating youth from family and fostering a dangerously expressive culture. Out of these cheap amusements came a "New Woman". A woman who "relished personal autonomy and activity in the public arena and challenged the boundaries of domesticity and female self-sacrifice."
- 12214: Grapes Of Wrath
- ... horrors behind the picturesque mask. In their quest to reach the promise land, the women play a very special role in which they are distinct and contribute something to the Joad family and to the world. The most authoritative figure is Ma Joad. She is a very strong southern woman whom the whole family looks upon for support. Ma is a lady who is both strong mentally and physically. Her understanding ... the end, she is seen giving life to a starving man. This was her first action in which she is not concerned about herself. The contributions of the Joad women towards the family and the world is appreciated greatly. Each of them contributed differently and they were all looked upon for answers. They were all struggling to live in an ever changing world. These contributions make them the extraordinary people that they are. Fear the time when Manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is the foundation of Manself, and this ...
- 12215: Catcher In The Rye - Chapter Summaries
- ... church. He then made it to his room where he was happy to be (his room had two of everything) he sat down in a chair put on the hat he had bought earlier in new york and started to read Out Of Africa. Then as he had finished about three pages Ackley(a disgustingly poor hygenic guy who liked to pick at his pimples)came into the room. Ackley asked about Stradlater (holden's roomate) where he was and keeping tabs on him coz he hated him so much. Then stradlater asked to borrow holden's new houndstooth jacket and he acted like he was in a hurry to get all gussied up (he left his date sitting in the annex so he could get all fixed up) Then ackley decided to ... He asks ackley if he wants to play a game of canasta and ackley says no. So holden lays on ackley's roomate ely's bed for awhile and plans a scheme to go to new york for awhile. He gets really depressed while laying on the bed so he gets up and shakes his hand and leaves to go pack his stuff. When he was leaving he yelled "sleep ...
- 12216: Great Gatsby 4
- ... him and Daisy. The valley of ashes symbolized the desolation of life. This area is where all the business failures ended up. The valley of ashes was located at the crossroads of Long Island and New York City. It represented the modern world and the barren wasteland created by industry. George Wilson s garage is located here. He receives little business and is always covered in dust from the ash heaps. The valley of ashes is important because ...
- 12217: Great Expectations- Morals
- ... self-satisfaction leaves him eventually with a broken heart, no money, and distance from his friends, Joe and Biddy. This stage in Pip's life was brought on through his infatuation with Estella and his new fortune. Even though Pip had almost everything he could desire materially, he was not truly happy: "'...Fortune alone has raised me; that is being very lucky. And yet when I think of Estella-.... I cannot ... very negative effect on people. It can make their morals totally become void and make them do things or be associated with people that they would not normally do. In this story, Pip provides the world with an example of someone that was morally wrong but then developed in to a truly genuine character. He started as an innocent young boy who became rich and greedy and lost track of what ...
- 12218: Buried Child
- ... started, but we know that Ansel died on his honeymoon, Bradley cut off his own leg in a chain saw accident and is now mentally imbalanced, Tilden is nonfunctional and has been driven out of New Mexico, Dodge is a crazy old sick guy, and Halie is doing shady things with the preacher. Vince is the only person capable of facing the world and life, but he too is corrupted by the secret at the end. The answer to the question is that their secret, the dead child, is a secret festering them from the inside out. It ...
- 12219: Buried Child
- ... started, but we know that Ansel died on his honeymoon, Bradley cut off his own leg in a chain saw accident and is now mentally imbalanced, Tilden is nonfunctional and has been driven out of New Mexico, Dodge is a crazy old sick guy, and Halie is doing shady things with the preacher. Vince is the only person capable of facing the world and life, but he too is corrupted by the secret at the end. The answer to the question is that their secret, the dead child, is a secret festering them from the inside out. It ...
- 12220: Bridge Of San Luis Rey
- ... worse then it already was. As her companion Pepita was ignored constantly and lived a life of solitude. Pepita is that life in the novel, she is the only good love that exist in a world of those who either love too much or those who love too little. The Marquesa drove her daughter away, because she loved too much. Although she was able to realize this before she died, it ... seen. Although he had been through a hard life, it was still not comparable to what Pepita had to go through. Jaime was also very sickly, which probably made him more humble and loved the world around him more. Most people, who have to go through what Pepita went through, end up hating the world and having no more love in their hearts. Yet Pepita was able to still have love in her heart. She was able to even change the heart of the Marquesa, who loved her daughter ...
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