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- 1991: The Jungle by Sinclair: A Man of Many Colors
- ... Eventhough he inevidably fails, he does everything in his power to be an ideal husband. Rudkis, like many other good-hearted people, had to circumb to the evil powers of greed. He buys an expensive house that he could not afford. He could settele for a house of lesser value that suits his needs just as well, but he doesn't. Eventhough he is somewhat conned into buying it, his greed still convinced him. Shortly after this, he is so eager to ...
- 1992: Trifles By Susan Glaspell
- ... the Sheriff, his wife and a few neighbors are there. The Sheriff, the attorney and the men set up the task of investigating the murder. The women, however, are concerned with the appearance of the house, especially the kitchen. The word trifle is used once in the play to indicate how the men think of what the women. are doing in the kitchen while the men are trying to solve the ... do not connect it with the murder at first. This is an example of how the men considered what the women were doing of no importance. Mrs. Wright had requested a few things from the house, her apron, shawl and some clothes. While the women were gathering these things, they came across her quilting and were discussing whether or not they thought Mrs. Wright was going to keep on quilting or ...
- 1993: Narrative Voices In Huck Finn
- ... after some initial cross-examination, welcomes, feeds and rooms Huck with an amiable boy his age. With the light of the next morning, Huck estimates "it was a mighty nice family, and a mighty nice house, too"(110). This is the first of many compliments Huck bestows on the Grangerfords and their possessions. Huck is impressed by all of the Grangerfords' belongings and liberally offers compliments. The books are piled on ... Both chapter conclude with Huck enjoying a good meal with good company in a cool, comfortable place. First it is with the Grangerfords in the cool, high-ceilinged area in the middle of their double house. "Nothing could be better"(115), Huck thought. But only a few pages later the raft and Jim provide the same comforts. Nothing had ever sounded so good to him as Jim's voice, and Huck ...
- 1994: The Genji Monogatari
- ... before the services were finished the sky was black. Genji's men rushed about in confusion. Rain came pouring down, completely without warning. Though the obvious course would have been to return straightway to the house, there had been no time to send for umbrellas. The wind was now a howling tempest, everything that had not been tied down was scuttling off across the beach. The surf was biting at their feet. The sea was white, as if spread over with white linen. Fearful every moment of being struck down, they finally made their way back to the house. "I've never seen anything like it," said one of the men. "Winds do come up from time to time, but not without warning. It is all very strange and very terrible." The lightning and ...
- 1995: Never Take Candy From Stranger
- ... common aspect of the times the author lived in. The witch tell Gretel, "You can do the housework," and "then I'll make a meal of you too!" The witch forces Gretel to clean the house, a common practice among children. They had to help out the family mostly doing the work of adults. The character of the witch represents the adult predators that existed in the past that still exists ... today. One may argue that the story had nothing to do with child abuse. The stepmother had a logical reason for wanting to abandon the children. She stated, "There is not enough food in the house for us all." It is apparent that they family can no longer sustain itself and so she wanted to abandon the children. The stepmother also had some concern for the welfare of the children. She ...
- 1996: The Great Gatsby: The Green Light
- ... hope, and youth. Gatsby's fantasy will live as long as long as he remains gazing at the green light. In chapter four of the novel, Nick finds out from Jordan that Gatsby bought the house so that Daisy would be just across the bay. Nick responds to this fact: "Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendor." Until this point, Gatsby was a puzzle. Nick, at this moment, solves the puzzle: Gatsby's house and extravagant style of living is a necessity to reaching and fulfilling his dream rather than a flamboyant exhibit of wealth. The truth that Gatsby is yearning for Daisy is now apparent. This is being ...
- 1997: The Scarlet Letter: A Review
- ... no other picture. More detail would have been helpful to create new characters. As for setting, the detail was lacking there as well. In my recollection, there was only on scene (inside the Governor's house) that was described well enough that I got a clear picture of what was happening. For all these reasons this particular story does not fit into my literature section on the personal level. (I'll ... to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer!' "(65)-keep in mind that the "fellow-sufferer" is Dimmesdale, but we don't know it yet-and later, in the Governor's house says he: "The child of its fathers guilt and its mother's shame hath come from the hand of God." (my emphasis) (110) Dimmesdale recognizes himself as a sufferer and, forty-five pages later, restates ...
- 1998: Far From The Madding Crowd
- ... delight. Fanny even followed him to Casterbridge, where she eventually died at the gates of the workhouse she was struggling to reach. Her body, weak and thin as it was, was taken to Bathsheba’s house and laid there for the night, child and all. When Bathsheba eventually did discover that Troy had jilted another woman and left her holding a baby and facing a life in the gutter, she was ... on a wagon laden with items of furniture, and after a few brief meetings (in one of which she had saved him from suffocating in his shepherd’s hut), he went to her aunt’s house and asked her aunt if he could marry Bathsheba. Bathsheba, of course, refused as she had only known him a week or two, and this shows Gabriel’s bluntness and haste in dealing with affairs ...
- 1999: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... valley and the hillside where the chestnut forest grew was captured and there were victories beyond the plain on the plateau to the south and we crossed the river in August and lived in a house in Gorizia that had a fountain and many thick shady trees in a walled garden and a wisteria vine purple on the side of the house. page 5. When describing these scenes, not only does he do it in an elaborate and detailed way, but he also runs his thoughts and sentences together as if it were all being spoken in ...
- 2000: Les Miserables: Jean Proves That He Is Trustworthy
- ... for labor and money. Later in the novel, Jean Valjean meets a family in poverty, by the name of the Jondrettes. He promises them that he will give them money for the payment of there house. He brings them money, and because of him, they have the fortunate opportunity to stay under a roof. In another incident Jean Valjean, receives a exclusive letter from Marius, a young man that is in ... about himself, and that he has only a dedication on helping others. When Jean Valjean first enters the city of M____ sur M____ he goes to drastic measures by pulling two children from a burning house. Throughout the story Jean Valjean risks being identified by the officials and death by taking Cossete to better residences: Jean Valjean. when he fell into the sea or rather when he threw himself into it ...
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