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- 5681: A Review of The Jungle
- ... the killing beds in a meat factory. Jurgis is a man who only wants the best for Ona and when faced with a problem uses the motto, "I will work harder." Ona is a "mere child" whose physical and emotional fragility allow little chance for survival. Elzbieta is a woman who endures tragedy after tragedy throughout the story. Marija is an orphan. She is a young woman of immense energy, powerful ...
- 5682: The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms: The Main Characters
- ... t want to turn the dial that would administer the gas. He remarks that he is "... afraid of the numbers above two." This could apply to their relationship in that he doesn't want a child for that would bring him difficulties and "trap" him. At the end of the novel, Catherine dies due to the difficulties of labor, but she dies heroically. She accepts death as the end to things ...
- 5683: The Catcher In The Rye: Holden
- ... see the hopelessness of their own lives? Holden's Personality - There are 3 main aspects in Holden's personality : 1. His criticism toward the 'phony' things in society. 2. His perception that laws (Rules) are 'child's play' for the strong and a difficult struggle for the weak. 3. Respect for fellowman. The criticism toward 'phony' things in society is expressed in the novel primarily by the word 'phony'. Holden is ...
- 5684: The Awakening vs. A Doll's House
- ... A Doll's House, Torvald is blatantly condescending to Nora. He calls her his ³little squirrel² or ³little skylark² and requires her to ³do tricks² to please him. In addition, he treats her like a child, a ³feather head² who can't understand anything important. In The Awakening, Leonce is more subtle in his mistreatment of his wife. He tries to control Edna by pushing his point until she does what ...
- 5685: Summary of Tess of the D'Urbervilles
- ... to preach the gospel to the sinners around him. He pretends to realize what he had done wrong and now wants Tess to forgive him and return to him. Tess confesses to him about their child and also about her marriage to Angel. Alec, who has already been perceived as the social evil, literally haunts her until she agrees to marry him. Her seduction by Alec is slow and methodical, much ...
- 5686: Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk: A Review
- ... you'll get it!" Commands: "Pick it up, now!" Lecturing, Warnings: "watch it you'll burn yourself." and Comparisons: "Why can't you be more like Billy?" These all can have negative effects of a child. The book helps you find ways around the negative outcomes. Parents and others also respond in harsh ways to peoples stress. People use the Denial of Feelings: "There's no reason to be upset," to ...
- 5687: Silas Marner: Characters in the Novel
- ... the stereotypical people that would do negative things. Molly was a girl who was addicted to opium. She was secretly married to Godfrey. Godfrey would give her money and instead of using it on their child she would use that money to buy more drugs. Molly died as a result of her addiction to drugs. Dunston was another character in this book that was not a class citizen. Dunstun committed the ...
- 5688: Peacefully Ever After
- ... not make love. Janie's first dream was dead, so she became a woman" (p.44). This point is important because it, more than even the marriage ceremony, marks Janie's transition from Nanny's child to a woman, not only in the biological and social sense, but also in the sense that Nanny is talking about when she says that the black woman is the "mule of de world . . ." (p ...
- 5689: Anne of Green Gables: Narcissism
- ... how vain it would have been for her to presume that, it is as if she was keeping her vanity in check. It has been demonstrated that Anne's transformation from the overt, blatant narcissistic child to a young, conscious adult is one of the predominant themes of this wonderful book. Works Cited Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables. Toronto: Seal Books, 1908. The Oxford Paperback Dictionary. 4th ed. Oxford ...
- 5690: Madame Bovary: The Theme of Fantasy
- ... of her time yearning for a life with passion, exitement, and bliss. She was blind to the world around her, she longed for the romantic fantasy life she had dreamed about since she was a child. She found her life dull and unfullfilling and was constantly trying to change reality. Emma wanted a dreamlover. She wanted a man to fullfill all her fantasys, a man to rescue her from the life ...
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