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- 3081: The Piano Lesson: Characters
- ... Maretha, about the story behind the piano so that she can be proud of her grandfather. “You ought to mark down on the calendar the day that Papa Boy Charles brought that piano into the house...throw a party...have a celebration.” Although their points of view are similar to their parents, they are very opposed in their strategies for dealing with racism. At a time when racism is at its ... their situation. Although she believes that blacks can find success; she feels that successs is limited to the boundaries in which blacks are born. She follows the idea that some blacks refer to as “ the house negro mentality”. This nickname was coined for those slaves who were comfortable with their lifestyles because they saw nothing good that could come from freedom. Berniece believes blacks must gratefully take what is handed to ...
- 3082: Hiroshima 3
- ... the worst sights ever shown on earth. One of those was a man named Mr. Tanimoto. When the bomb exploded Mr. Tanimoto was starting to unload a cart of clothes at a rich man's house in the suburbs of Hiroshima when he say a bright flash. He was far enough away from the blast that he had time to run and hide in-between two rocks. He was unharmed and ran into the street not knowing what was going on. The first thing he saw was that all the house's around him where fallen down and the soldiers that were supposed to be safe in the trenches were badly injured and dying. He didn't know what to do so he started to run ...
- 3083: Gimpel the Fool: Golde vs. Elka
- ... her in the direction of love and the other one’s into deceit? Even at the time of their first meeting, Elka made it clear to Gimpel that he was not the man of the house. Elka was the boss. Elka made the conditions for the wedding and dowry. “Either a flat ‘yes’ or a flat ‘no’-Go back where you came from” (Singer 7). Tevye was the man in their ... to west of the moon a minute longer. ‘So tell me,’ she would say to me, ‘what will I have left to live for one day when there won’t be a mouse in the house? Why, even a cow grieves when her calves are taken away…” (Aleichem 98) Elka was described as an orphan, whereas Golde was said to have had a family, and a grandmother. Golde was a woman ...
- 3084: Pride and Prejudice: The Summary
- ... and instead touring Derbyshire. Mrs. Gardiner wants to see Pemberley, the Darcy estate; Elizabeth is hesitant since she has not spoken with Darcy since he proposed to her. Upon finding that the master of the house will not be there, Elizabeth agrees to join them. During the tour Elizabeth cannot help but think that this could have been hers, if she had accepted Darcy’s proposal. She is snapped out of ... see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week” An interesting but unjust part of history is expressed in this next quote. It tells about how if there are not any male heirs to an estate ( if there ...
- 3085: Glass Menagerie
- ... be a sense of false reality throughout the whole play. Their lives are simple and to the point, and have no where to go. It also seems that the family is cluttered in their small house with no where to go. Tom's only outlet is when he says he is going to the movies, but really goes to the bar and comes home drunk almost every night. he is so confined in his house that he has to get out to get away from his scatterbrained mother who is very controlling. I believe the one thing in the play I am most intigued by is that Laura is much ...
- 3086: The Great Gatsby and The American Dream
- ... not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them ... he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza ...
- 3087: The Awakening: A Woman’s Fight for Independence
- ... break that label; she fights to do as she wishes. Little by little she breaks free of society’s’ image, letting her independence shine through. She cancels her Tuesday socials and helps out around the house doing little chores. The biggest step she made was her decision to move away from her mansion and into the “pigeon house”, a little cottage around corner. After this move she was free to explore her new profound freedom and desires. She succumbed to the passion in her heart and had a meaningless affair with Arobin, a ...
- 3088: Death of a Salesman - Example of Character Analysis: Problems of the Loman Family
- ... the way up to his death. He borrowed extra money from Charley to pay his last insurance payment. On the day of his funeral, Linda made the last payment after twenty-five years for the house mortgage. Trying to pay for all his debts for the sake of his family lured him to his death. Willy said, "Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there's nobody to live in it." Biff's stealing and Willy's debts troubled them their whole lives Both learned from their mistakes by enduring impediments and learning from ...
- 3089: The Great Gatsby: American Dream
- ... not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them ... he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza ...
- 3090: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
- ... them sat down to wait for Dawes, who rode into Lexington a half an hour later. This was, in all truth, the end of Paul Reveres legendary ride. When Paul Revere arrived at the Clark house, he was stopped by the guards and was told that the family had just retired and did not want any noise. Revere responded, "Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!" Once he had made it into the house and warned Adams and Hancock, he waited for William Dawes to arrive. After Dawes arrived, he and Revere rode for Concord, and soon were accompanied by Dr. Samuel Prescott. As soon as the three riders ...
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