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- 3471: Demian
- ... boarding home. Hesse's use of dreams isn't strong at this point, but he makes effective use of a visualization Emil has one night after returning from a bar drunk. Emil sees his parents' house, his mother and father, his sisters and their garden. He sees everything familar to him "everything wonderful, godly pure." Emil continues to picture these beautiful things then realizes that they were his no longer, "everything ...
- 3472: The Theme of Catch 22
- ... age of technology. Lessons such as those taught in Job are carried on today and can be found in many classic works. Works Cited God (1988) The Life Application Bible for Students Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers Heller, Joseph (1955) Catch-22 New York, NY.:Simon & Schuster
- 3473: Great Expectations: Miss Havisham and Disengagement
- ... the wedding dresses were bought, and the wedding guests were invited. The day came, but not the bridegroom. When Compeyson does not show up for the wedding, Miss Havisham stops all the clocks in the house at the precise time his letter of regret arrived, twenty minutes to nine. She spends the rest of her life in her yellowed bridal gown, wearing only one shoe because she had not yet put ...
- 3474: The Jungle: Character Analysis
- ... people preyed on the familys ignorance. During the passage to America, an agent appeared to be helping them but was really cheating them. After arriving, they were constantly cheated out of their money. The house they bought was a total fraud, full of hidden expenses. Many members of the family were able to get jobs only through bribery. Ona was exploited by Connor, who threatened to have her, Jurgis, and ...
- 3475: The Flivor King
- ... wife at home was begining to grow tired, however, with all four children, tow infant deaths, and housework on the side. She could not ask Shutt to work any less for the cost of his house payments had surprisingly escalated. In teh early 1900's it was common for women to face these same problems, in addition to the toleration of men's heavy drinking habits, often resulting in early widowhood ...
- 3476: The Sound and the Fury Essay
- ... Compson family consists of. For instance, Jason projects his undying disrespect towards his mother when he says," Give me the key, you old fool!" (281). Jason is a greedy, paranoid, and eccentric man of the house who depends on time, and it is depressing that the family depends on Jason to get them out of the slum. There is also the reminder of Mr. Quentin's suicide when Mrs. Compson and ...
- 3477: Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
- ... the stories be confused or forgotten. They would like that They would be happy Because we would be defenseless then (Silko 2). For example, one day Josiah found a bunch of dead flies in the house and confronted Tayo about it. Josiah asked why he did it and Tayo replied that the teacher at school said flies are bad because they carry sickness and disease. The white teachers had taught him ...
- 3478: To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus and Miss Maudie
- ... her heart out. Mayella took charge of her siblings. She was like their mother. They might not have had much class, but they were relatively healthy and able thanks to her. She kept a good house (with the help of Tom Robinson it seems). The most touching point is that with all her responsibilities and at the age she was, Mayella still took the time to tend to a patch of ...
- 3479: The Awakening
- ... She realized that an abundance of material things as were in her husbands home did not please her and in fact added to her continually deepening depression so she moved to the more cozy pigeon-house. Edna also discovered that simplicity made her happy as well and thus often embarked on quiet walks, lounged in the gardens of the coffeehouse, and relaxed by drawing and painting. Robert was the one thing ...
- 3480: The Awakening: Edna Pontellier's Spiritual Awakening
- ... children to be. She was willing to do anything for her children, except give her self up for them. Her individuality was preserved during her life by her separations from her family. Edna bought the house around the corner in order to go and be away from her children and paint. Towards the end of her life, Edna realizes that she is becoming consumed by her family. They are taking over ...
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