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- 2691: The Crucible: Characters
- ... an affair previously, when she worked as a servant in his home, and she obviously does not want it to be over. She says to him, "I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near! Or did I dream that? It's she [Elizabeth] that put me out, you cannot pretend it were you. I saw your face when she put ... to in order to continue their charade make the play absorbing and haunting. Works Cited Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. Toronto: Bantam, 1959. Rovere, Richard. "Arthur Miller's Conscience." 1957. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. Warshow, Robert. "The Liberal Conscience in "The Crucible." 1962. Ed. Robert W. Corrigan. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1969.
- 2692: Great Depression
- ... cars. In addition, "tourist homes" (hotels and motels) opened up everywhere. With such a wealthy upper-class many luxury hotels were needed. In 1924 alone, hotels such as the Mayflower (Washington D.C.), the Parker House (Boston), The Palmer House (Chicago), and the Peabody (Memphis) opened their doors8. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the construction industry benefited tremendously from the automobile. With the growing number of cars, there was a big demand for paved roads ...
- 2693: Of Mice And Men 2
- ... says that he will chip in money to buy the farm. The scene just continually goes on with the conversation about the farm. Later on Curly, who did not fight Slim, comes into the bunk house. He is still wanting to get into a fight because he can't find his wife. Curly then sees Lennie smiling over the thought of the future ranch, and Curly thinks that Lennie is smirking ... up for himself. Steinbeck seemed to have put many themes in his book. One of the most obvious themes was trying to overcome human loneliness. Every person has to have something to dream about, a house they want to live in, and a family they can relate to, but sometimes it doesn't work that way. An example of this would be Lennie and George. Here are two men who have ...
- 2694: Death of a Salesman: Symbols
- ... and the seeds are some of these symbols. The hose in Miller's drama directly relates to the theme of d eath. The hose is a line attached to the gas main in Willy's house which allows him to snif f the gas. This action can be seen as Willy's suicide wish, and escape from the realities of life. As seen in the loss of his job and his ... planting the seeds at night, but at night there is no sun shining and this seems very od d as seeds require light to grow. What else is strange is the fact that Willy's house is boxed in between large apartment buildings and is covered by the shadows cast by them. It is evident that no light will fall on Willy's garden. Willy's attempt to plant and grow ...
- 2695: Robert E. Lee
- ... Lee was made General in Chief of all the Confederate armies. Richmond fell in April, 1865, and Lee's ragged army retreated westward. Northern forces cut off and surrounded Lee's troops at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant, on April 9, 1865. "There is nothing left to do, but to go see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths". Grant tried to make the ... horse Traveler, he told his army, "Men, we have fought through the war together. I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more." Lee's defeat at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, marked the end of his brilliant military career (Nolan 121) At the end of the Civil War Lee set an example for all of the Ex-Confederate soldiers and officers, by his refusal not ...
- 2696: Romeo and Juliet: Chance And Its Role
- ... decree results in Romeo's banishment, and his banishment is the reason for Juliet faking her death, which caused both of them to die. Another act of chance is when Romeo climbs over the Capulet house's wall right next to Juliet's room. The very first coincidental event is on page 4, before the actual play begins, it is that the Montagues and Capulets are fighting. The first act of chance was when the Capulet and Montague servants met and fought. Then an illiterate servant was asked by Capulet to invite people to a ball at his house who were on a list. When seeking help in reading the list, the servant found Romeo out of an entire city of people and invited him to attend if he was not a Montague. Then ...
- 2697: Review of Shaw Shank Redemption
- ... golf pro that she had met somewhere and was sleeping with him behind her husbands' back. Andy then in rage went out to buy a gun and one night he was outside the guy's house while Andy's wife was in with him. The next day came and the two bodies were found dead in each other's arms with bullet wounds. All of the evidence pointed to Andy and he went on trial. The judge asked him what he had done with the gun that he had bought. Andy said that he had thrown it over the bridge after he had left the house, but he hadn't been the one that shot them. He told the judge that he just left before he did anything stupid and just threw the gun away. Andy was still found guilty because ...
- 2698: Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire: A Reaction, Assessment of Literary Value, Biography of the
- ... Named Desire: The Moth and the Lantern. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990 Kernan, Alvin B. "Truth and Dramatic Mode in A Streetcar Named Desire, In Modern Critical Views: Tennessee Williams." Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chealsea House Publishers, 1987 Quirino, Leonard. "The Cards Indicate a Voyage on A Streetcar Named Desire, In Modern Critical Interpretations: Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire." Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988
- 2699: Television Regulation: Government vs. Parents
- ... average twenty hours of television a week, which is about three hours a day. The program showed scenes of children sitting on a couch staring at the television set with blank stares completely mesmerized. The house had a television in each room. Each child had their own set and it was used as a baby-sitter, entertainer and educator. Statistics also showed that by watching too much television and exposure to excessive violence, children and grownups alike develop Mean World Syndrome where people are afraid to go out. So they stay in the house and watch more television. Television has a very powerful effect - just look at the power of commercials. While it is a positive step that the government is trying to regulate television programming, it is still ...
- 2700: A Streetcar Named Desire: Condeming Those Who Treat Others With Harshness and Cruelty
- ... did lie in her heart. Mitch appears to forgive her as he goes to kiss Blanche. But in the midst of the embrace, Mitch blurts out, "You're not clean enough to bring in the house with my mother" (p121) This outrages Blanche, who kicks Mitch out of the house. Just as she was to Allan Gray, Mitch appeared to be her salvation, but when Mitch exposes her vulnerability, she essentially becomes broken down mentally. While Mitch delivers the blow that mentally destroys Blanche, it ...
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