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- 2331: A Rose For Emily: Emily's Life
- ... it got about that the house was all that was left to her; and in a way, people were glad being left alone. She had become humanized" (219). This sounds as if her father’s death was sort of liberation for Emily. In a way it was, she could begin to date and court men of her choice and liking. Her father couldn’t chase them off any more. But then ... not have him alive she thought she could keep him with her if he were dead and she did. Because of her seclusion, no one really knew just how bad it was. Not until her death did, the truth come out about Homer’s death. The "Rose" for Emily, Faulkner talks about in the title of this fictitious story could be found in the tomb like bedroom she created, which wasn’t found till Emily’s death. "Upon the ...
- 2332: Catch 22
- ... in a mixed-up order, the novel both deprioritizes development toward an end as a feature of its plot and conveys the impression that, as Yossarian is afraid to confront a life that ends in death, the novel itself is skittish about the idea of the passing of time, which leads toward death. Breaking up the time flow is, in a sense, an attempt to defy mortality. In these early chapters, Dunbar presents an important alternative to this approach: he knows he is trapped in linear time, but ... highly Biblical scene, Milo almost seems like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, there to tempt the innocent with chocolate-covered cotton and the promise of a fast buck. The absurd chapter on the death of Doc Daneeka represents perhaps the most extreme moment of beaureaucratic confusion in the entire novel. Paperwork has the power to make a man who is clearly alive officially dead, and those in charge ...
- 2333: Judith Guest's "Ordinary People": Summary
- ... taste. They do not discuss a problem in the face of the problem. And, besides, there is no problem." Yet, there is not one problem in this family but two - Conrad's suicide and the death by drowning of Conrad's older brother, Buck. Conrad eventually contacts a psychiatrist, Dr. Berger, because he feels the "air is full of flying glass" and wants to feel in control. Their initial sessions together ... bury this junk, kiddo. It keeps resurfacing. Won't leave you alone." Conrad's slow but steady journey towards healing seems partially the result of cathartic revelations which purge guilt feelings regarding his brother's death and his family's denial of that death, plus the "love of a good woman. Jeannine, who sings soprano to Conrad's tenor..." There is no doubt that Conrad is consumed with guilt, "the feeling one has when one acts contrary to ...
- 2334: The Ones Who Walk Away From Om
- ... others happiness. Collins compares this to the way Jesus suffered and died, only to rise again to a transformed, glorious life. Leaving bright Omelas and walking into the darkness is like going from life into death. If leaving Omelas is like going from life to death, that death leads to a new transformed life in a place beyond the mountains, a life so different from the present life that is unimaginable. It is all right for one person to suffer for the ...
- 2335: Native Son: Characters
- ... and being the subject of punishment. Although he later admits to Max that Mary Dalton's behavior toward him made him hate her, it is not that hate which causes him to smother her to death, but a feeble attempt to evade the detection of her mother. The fear of being caught with a white woman overwhelmed his common sense and dictated his actions. When he attempted to murder Bessie, his ... While Bigger dominates the story, his appalling actions make him a man that the reader can not look upon as a hero. In fact the author punishes the anti-hero character by condemning him to death for his crimes. One of the two most sympathetic characterizations of white persons in the novel comes from the character of Jan Erlone, Mary Dalton's friend. He exhibits an enthusiastic personality and represents an ... exists as a "lost" soul. Bessie circumstances prevent her from going any farther in her life. She briefly escapes with the use of alcohol which Bigger provides her in exchange for "love". An aura of death surrounds her even before Bigger murders her. Like Bessie, Bigger's mother appears trapped on a one way street going nowhere. Conflicts An interesting aspect of Native Son develops from the many levels of ...
- 2336: Brave New World - The Conflict Between Mond And The Savage
- ... stable now. People are happy; they get what they want, and they never want what they can't get. They're well off; they're safe; they're never ill; they're not afraid of death; they're blissfully ignorant of passion and old age; they're plagued with no mothers or fathers; they've got no wives or children, or lovers to feel strongly about; they're so conditioned that ... instead of saying 'Darling!' and holding out his arms, the savage retreated in terror, flapping his hands at her as though he were trying to scare away some intruding and dangerous animal." Also, at the death of his m.. m.. mother (oh how I blush at such an obscenity) he sees the world that she still finds so wondrous, as full of "maggoty" children. "He woke once more to external reality ... sinking sense of horror and disgust, for the recurrent delirium of his days and night, the nightmare of swarming indistinguishable sameness. Twins, twins... Like maggots they had swarmed defilingly over the mystery of Linda's death. Maggots again, but larger, full grown, they now crawled across his grief and repentance." What a hideous, horrific description. This very world that is causing him so much distress, was the one that he ...
- 2337: Socrates Sides With Creon Or A
- ... they will let Socrates go as long as he promises to never to inquiry others and to stop philosophizing. They add that if they catch him continuing his practice that they will put him to death. Socrates responds, Athenians, I respect and I love you, but I ll obey the god rather than you. (Apology of Socrates 21) Through this one can see that he does respect the state but there ... A majority of the supporting evidence Socrates standing on Creon s side I feel comes from Crito. Crito is the follow up to the Apology of Socrates when Socrates is sitting in jail awaiting his death. Crito comes to Socrates to tell him that his death is just days away and that he is willing to pay for somebody to help him escape. Socrates questions Crito to find whether it would be the best thing to do after Athens had ...
- 2338: Creon The Tragic Hero
- Antigone tells the story of Creon, King of Thebes. The situation arises when our tragic hero, Creon, makes a declaration regarding the death of a traitor. Polyneices was killed in battle and was to remain unburied to demonstrate the punishment for treason. Antigone, Polyneices' sister, rebels against Creon and buries her brother, denouncing the decree as an offense ... him as a result of his actions. After hearing this, Creon rushes to bury Polyneices properly and release Antigone from her tomb. Antigone had hung herself and Polynese discovers her body. Polynese, enraged by the death of his love, engaged his father with a sword but instead, ended up killing himself. Creon returns to his castle to suffer with the results of his actions and to wonder what other punishment could be worse than the death of his son. He then finds his wife had committed suicide after hearing of her son's death. In the end of the play Creon is left with feelings of remorse and regret. He ...
- 2339: Authur Miller
- By: John E-mail: merlyn@home.com With the Death of a Salesman during the winter of 1949 on Broadway, Arthur Miller began to live as a playwright who has since been called one of this century's three great American dramatists. He has also ... Crucible, A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, and The Price. And who could forget the film The Misfits and the dramatic special Playing for Time. Death of a Salesman was not Arthur Miller's first success on Broadway. Two years before, when All My Sons opened at the Coronet Theater, Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times wrote: "The theater has ... a warmth in the world that had not been there before. It made it possible to dream of daring more and risking more." He did however push the limits when he released his controversial piece Death of a Salesman. And, he gained even more acclaim. Soon he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. He was quickly catapulted into the realm of the great, ...
- 2340: Bless Me Ultima - Character Analysis
- ... life. He is naturally a mature and wise man-child yearning for knowledge. Antonio shows a startling maturity. Psychologically, a typical six-year old will suffer serious mental agonies if he or she witnesses the death of four other people. Tony, however, "[runs] the words of the Act of Contrition" (23) through his mind, praying to God promising that "[he] will sin no more." (170) Furthermore, the typical six year old ... to "go get the lifeguard" (239) during the drowning of Florence. At the same time, Tony notices a "red spot on [Florence’s] forehead where he must have hit the edge of the culvert." (240) Death, to a six year old, is a mystery while religion is accepted just like the letters of the alphabet. However, Tony’s questions of religion and reactions to death reflect a mindset of someone far beyond his age group. For someone of his age, Antonio has a strong yearning for knowledge. He is "driven by the desire to make [his] the magic of ...
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