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- 4721: Native Son By Richard Wright
- ... another mans rules. This idea expands to note that when Bigger himself defines the rules, he makes himself free. Interestingly serial killers in our society have multiplied, a common trait that they all possess is abuse in their early lifetime. Perhaps they act out of the same misguided need for freedom that Bigger found when committing murder. The author believes Bigger, his family, and Bessie all feel the effects of separatism ...
- 4722: Night By Elie Wiesel
- ... us. Pro - What was your first "bad" impression of Idek? Eliezer - When Juliek told us to stay away from him when he had his "bouts of madness". Pro - Did you ever see Idek beat or abuse any of the prisoners? Eliezer - Yes many times, however, two of the most prominent occasions were when he beat my father and I. The first one he beat my father for not working fast enough ...
- 4723: Of Mice And Men
- ... have to bother with Lennie, he could have abandoned him and gone on his own way. But he did not do that, he stayed with Lennie watching over him almost like a parent to a child. Even though Lennie always got Georege in trouble, George never stoped loving him and always stood by him. The friendship they shared went beyond what was transparent they each shared a dream and both knew ...
- 4724: Ovid The Poet
- ... in his most noted work The Metamorphoses. The stories told in this work are commonly thought of as not serious enough for adults. Therefore, many of these stories have been "dumbed down" and transposed into child book form. Though most of these stories are very serious, many do not see them as sophisticated literature. True as this is, his works are still great and reflect much of the attitude and culture ...
- 4725: Philosophy - Plato
- Plato was born to an aristocratic family in Athens, Greece. When he was a child his father, Ariston, who was believed to be descended from the early kings of Athens died, and his mother, Perictione married Pyrilampes. As a young man Plato was always interested in political leadership and eventually ...
- 4726: Romanticism - Washington Irvin
- ... who had a great effect on the Romantic era was Washington Irving. Some called Irving the first real American writer. Washington Irving was born April 3, 1783, in New York City. He was the eleventh child of Sarah William Irving. His father was a strict man, a merchant and deacon in the Presbyterian Church. He started school at the age of four, but he never took it seriously. Even when he ...
- 4727: Sexuality In Wiseblood
- ... As she makes advances towards him, he moves rigidly toward her. Hazels behavior is similar to that of a person doing penance for sins committed. This is reminiscent of Hazels actions as a child. OConnor manages to convert an often joyous and pleasurable experience into a painstaking one. Here, once again, we witness her moralistic attitude toward sexuality: sex for pleasure ought to be painful, for it is ...
- 4728: Stephen King
- ... it does deep down relate to himself. The theme of hope and of how Andy overcomes the situation is one that is tied closely to King. It runs a direct parallel with life as a child and how his life has turned out. Just as Andy was thrown into predicament and later escapes and lives his life on his own terms, Stephen, early on was forced to move from town to ...
- 4729: The Bluest Eye By Toni Morriso
- ... view of reality made her believe that she was accepted as an equal in society. The Breedlove family are representatives of the black rising community in the north. Pecola a "dismissed, trivialized, misread" ( Morrison 216) child, was representative of the younger Black population. While her ending does not conform to societies norm her story does. Cholly was a misunderstood Blackmale adult. He was a part of the generation that started the ...
- 4730: The Catcher In The Rye - Fores
- ... profanity away himself. Another example of Holden's attempt to shelter innocence is the fact that he never does call Jane, possibly for fear that she will scar his memories of her as an innocent child. The title of this novel presents this theme to the reader in that Holden wants to be "the catcher in the rye" (p. ) so he can catch all of the children that sway to close ...
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