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- 411: ... he was old enough to wear long pants, that the farmhands' lives differed from his own. Although the Steinbecks weren't wealthy (John's father ran a flour mill), they lived in a comfortable Victorian house. John grew up on three square meals a day. He never doubted that he would always have enough of life's necessities. He even got a pony for his 12th birthday. (The pony became the ...
- 412: A Raisin In The Sun 2
- ... along much better, and their constant fighting was one of the main reasons she did not want to have the baby in the first place. Also, now that they are all moving into a new house, there will be enough room for the baby. In the end, although having an abortion seems like an easy way out, Ruth instead thinks about the baby s life rather than her own, and chooses ... example that proves this, is when Walter gives away his and Beneatha's money to buy a liquor store, and loses it all. He then tries to get the money back by selling their new house to Mr. Lindner, although the only reason Mr. Lindner wants to buy it is because he and the other members of Clybourne Park do not want a black family living in their community. After the ... right, Mr. Lindner that s your neighborhood out there! You got the right to keep it like you want! You got the right to have it like you want! Just write the check and the house is yours. (144) So even though Walter had his whole speech for Mr. Lindner planned out, he changes his mind at the last moment. The reason for this sudden change is because of the ...
- 413: Biography of Elizabeth Blackwell
- ... Elizabeth and her family set sail for America. When Elizabeth was eleven her family settled in Manhattan, which is known today as New York City. Then her father raised enough money and they bought a house in New Jersey. Uncle Charles came to America and married Miss Major. In 1837 hard times came to America. In 1838, Elizabeth's father went to see the Ohio River Valley, and when he came back he announced that they were all moving to Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a long hard trip, but when they got there they found a house and furniture. They had asked a friend back home to sell their house and send them the money, but the friend sold the house and disappeared with the money. Suddenly, Elizabeth's father died leaving the family with debts, bills, and only twenty-five dollars in cash. ...
- 414: Memoirs Of The Geisha
- ... father and sick mother. Since Chiyo s mother is going to die soon and her father can t do much to support their family, he sells his two daughters into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Chiyo has unusual blue-gray eyes, which later helps her capture peoples attention, especially men s. Unfortunately, her sister is taken to a different district and from this time on, little Chiyo lives her life ... notorious geisha named Hatsumomo. Hatsumomo can also be referred to as a witch because she does anything like spreading false rumors to make Chiyo s life miserable. One day while running an errand for the house that she lives in, Chiyo falls down on a stone near a river and starts to cry for she can no longer endure the pain and hardships she is going through at such a young ... goes to a well-known geisha by the name of Mameha and asks her to adopt Chiyo as her younger sister so she can train her to become a geisha too. The Mother of the house where Chiyo lives is a wicked woman and when Mameha comes to arrange Chiyo to become her younger sister, Mother agrees but knows that Chiyo won t ever succeed. Hatsumomo tells people lies about ...
- 415: Nathanial Hawthorne
- ... life experiences and where he lived influenced his writing greatly. Hawthorne had a cousin, Susannah Ingersoll. When he was young, in Salem, he would frequently visit her in her mansion, she lived there alone. The house had a secret staircase and once had seven gables. This house, Nathanial visited in his youth, was his inspiration for the house in his book " The House Of The Seven Gables". The story of The House Of The Seven Gables streches over two centuries. It's the classic scenario of two rival families, in this case ...
- 416: Character Sketch Of Nora
- A Doll s House Character Sketch of Nora A Doll s House Nora is a very full of life, down to earth character. It s hard to say exactly what she is. Is she an absent-minded, silly child, as she appears to be ...
- 417: Conventions Of Drama
- ... have been selected from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Modern times can be analysed to show and represent the changes of drama. These plays are Oedipus the King , Macbeth , The Way of the World and A Doll s House . The early origins of drama came from the Greek. Drama in Greece,450BC was not readily available to the society. Plays were only put on twice a year during great religious celebrations. At these festivals ... drafted the laws and everything was said and done from a male point of view. This dominance was cleverly reflected by the themes of serious, real life situations and problems within society. The play A Doll s House , deals with the position of women in marriage by turning them into mens play toys so she can not be herself. This play, like the many others created by modern theatre are ...
- 418: Noises in the Dark
- ... monsters over here either. Just a couple of toy trucks and some stuffed animals." They both stood back up, Timmy's mother holding a stuffed green dinosaur. "Here," she said as she handed Timmy the doll, "Herman will protect you if any monsters do show up." She grinned at her son who forcibly controlled his own urge to smile since he wasn't finished pouting yet. Then Timmy's mother pulled ... silence. Timmy squeezed his stuffed dinosaur, Herman, close to his chest and pulled the covers tight against him. He heard the door to his parent's room slam shut down the hall and then the house was silent. Already, Timmy's eyes began to scan the shadows and the corners and crevices of the room where monsters might hide. He knew monsters were hiding out there. He had seen glimpses of ... for him once it had him alone. That's why he had slept with his parents. It was afraid of them. They could protect him. Suddenly, Timmy was aware of soft sounds echoing through the house. He listened intently for a moment, hearing deep moans and sharp gasps punctuating the air. He frowned, knowing his parents were making the sounds. That's why they wanted to get rid of him, ...
- 419: The Myth of Perfection
- ... obtain. Because we do not have a clear definition of what perfection truly is, when a person attempts to become "perfect", they are usually transforming into what seems to be perfect to . In both "A Doll's House" and "The Metamorphosis", we see that human beings cannot achieve a state of total perfection. When Gregor Samsa, from "the Metamorphosis", attempts to be the perfect provider that his family expects him to be, he inadvertently turns his life into an insectoid existence. Likewise, when Nora from "A Doll's House" tries to live up to her husband's expectations of a perfect wife, she builds up enough self-hate to leave everything that she loves and start an entirely new life. Striving ...
- 420: Crucible Character Analysis On
- ... efforts to save his wife. Proctors first display of trying to save his wife is shown when the Court officials come to take Elizabeth away. Proctor is so infuriated by this assault on his house that he rips the warrant and tells them to leave rather forcefully saying, Damn the Deputy Governor! Out of my house!(77), demonstrating his intense love for his wife. Proctor shows signs of being a tragic hero when he attempts to go into court to save his wife and prove the girls liars. However, he ends ... that Mary Warren and Abigail, the lead conspirator, are in cahoots in trying to kill Proctors wife by accusing her of witchcraft. They come up with the idea of what is basically a voodoo doll that Mary Warren constructs in court and gives to Elizabeth. When Marry Warren is summoned to the room where all the commotion is and is asked if she has any knowledge of the doll ...
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