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- 7061: A Separate Peace: Gene Forrester
- ... that he doesn't neccessarily wish to see. However painful, Gene is made a better person during his maturation through his suffering. Through his pain and awful revalations about himself, Gene matures from an insecure child to a self-knowledgable adult.
- 7062: The Societal Implications of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
- ... women were content with their domesticated roles. Jennie, the narrator's sister-in-law, was the embodiment of the stereotypical housewife (107). She moved in to aid the narrator with the raising of her newborn child. Jennie took on this role with a vengeance. However, during the short story the reader is momentarily led to believe that Jennie recognizes the social restraints placed on women. The narrator says, "I caught Jennie ...
- 7063: Emma
- ... very little to distress her or vex her." (Austen, 3) Emma was the youngest of two daughters and she was spoiled by her old, affectionate father. Her mother had died when she was only a child and her sister, Isabelle, had married at an early age. This made her mistress of his house from a very early period. Emmas self image is very strong and she is doubly pleased with ...
- 7064: The Storm by Kate Chopin
- ... 1992, p209) Calixta's unbuttoning of her jacket foreshadows the sexual encounter to come, but her actions imply something greater. She is ignorant of the storm's approach; although she is married and has a child (and is thus somewhat knowledgeable about sexual matters), she is unaware of the sexuality and passion within her. Her sexuality is repressed by the constraints of her marriage and society's view of women, represented ...
- 7065: Alice in Wonderland: Summary
- ... reading her a book. She just cant pay any attention to the book, her reason; How can one possible pay attention to a book with no pictures in it. Her sister replies; My dear child, there a great many good books in this world, without pictures. Alice now is beginning to dream about how her world. In her world, the books would be nothing but pictures. As she is explaining ...
- 7066: Night: The Holocaust
- ... to do it. Unlike the necks of those he is hanged with, the young boy's neck does not break when he falls, and he suffers for over a half-hour. The suffering of the child is comparable to the suffering endured by many Jews during the Holocaust. He fought for his life, at times even seeing a bit of hope, only to be destroyed in the end. The Jews fought ...
- 7067: Native Son
- ... 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. Bigger, his family, and Bessie all feel the affects of separatism and oppression. Richard ...
- 7068: Reasonable Doubts?
- ... does this effect our court system? The way the attorneys try a case outlines what is at issue. Since Simpson's attorneys refused to "play on the issue of spousal discord" they denied that spousal abuse, to whatever extent, was not enough to convict a man for murder. Furthermore, the Defense team was ready to attack Clark's strategy by emphasizing domestic violence with the Defense's expert witness that included ...
- 7069: A Tale of Two Cities: Love or Hate
- ... overcomes hate in the end. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy, in that England which I shall see no more. I see Her with a child upon her bosom, she bears my name. Pg. 352 By this vision Carton shows that even though he is being killed by the hate of the revolution, he is not beaten, and that his love ...
- 7070: To Kill A Mocking Bird: Injustice
- ... the case. Even though his family was made fun of, he stuck with his choice and worked the hardest he could to ignore the threats and harassment. He did very well to ignore all the abuse and was greatly respected after the trial was over. Another person who suffered from injustice was Tom Robinson. He was charged with a crime he did not commit. His side of the story was not ...
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