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- 441: The Color Purple - Childhood
- ... love, or the parents never attend to the child. Neither Mr. Compson nor Mrs. Compson says, "I love you" to Caddy; they do not show any type of emotional support. The father is a booze-drinking-could-care-less-life-is-a-bitch-then-you-die type of person, and the mother is a neurotic, whining bitch. Guilty as charged. No personal relationship exists between Caddy and her father; Mr. Compson ...
- 442: The Cask Of The Amontillado - Revenge
- ... pledges revenge upon Fortunato for an insult. When the two meet during the carnival season, there is a warm greeting with excessive shaking of hands, which Montresor attributes to the fact that Fortunato had been drinking. Montresor also appears to be "happy" to see Fortunato since he is planning to murder him. Fortunato's clown or jester's costume appears to be appropriate not only for the carnival season but also ...
- 443: The Black Cat
- ... of the underground. The symbolism of the cat’s name can be used to show that in some way the cat will be involved with death. When the narrator returned home after a night of drinking and noticed that Pluto was avoiding him, he went on a search for it. Upon finding and grabbing Pluto, the narrator is bitten in the hand by the cat. Because of this bite, "the fury ...
- 444: The Bean Trees
- ... tell you right now these aren't going to hold a patch. They're shot through." (page 40). Mattie was exceptionally nice to Taylor and told her to come inside and have some coffee. After drinking a cup of coffee and giving Turtle some juice Mattie came up with the idea that Taylor could work for her. Taylor being the one who doesn't like tires in the first place accepted ...
- 445: The African Queen
- ... and instantly loses his mind. He dies very soon after that, while Rose weeps at his bedside. One day later the sharp sound of a steamboat whistle could be heard in the village. A gin-drinking, cigar-smoking man, called Charlie Allnutt, arrives. He is the owner of this old, 30-foot ramshackle steamer named "The African Queen". He supplies the village with mails and news. Charlie offers Rose both to ...
- 446: Sweetness And Power
- ... work break. The picture is quite otherwise for "the tea," a social event that could either interrupt work or constitute a form of play. "The tea" swiftly became an occasion for eating as well as drinking" (Pg. 141). Along with this, a shift to ready-made or quickly made meals occurred. Sweetened preserves could sit a long period of time without spoiling and of course, this is very convenient for a ...
- 447: Sula
- ... in the novel whom is outcast from the community, however with less harshness, is Shadrack. Shadrack enters the town in 1919, just out of the war, left shell-shocked. He becomes the town bum, frequently drinking and is regarded as crazy. However, Shadrack’s behavior is more bizarre and harmful to the community but they do not see it that way. He is constantly relieving himself in public and parading around ...
- 448: Short Stor
- ... characters. Take the name O’Brien for instance, would this be a Vietnamese soldier in this story, most likely not. But if a man named O’Brien is brought into the story as a beer drinking Irishman, most people wouldn’t think twice about it. This is the most important aspect of stock characters, that the author can put characters in a story without explaining much about them and still having ...
- 449: Rude Strength
- ... I listened to the stories my father's sisters told me, in awkward, broken English, about their lives in Italy. I sat with my seven year-old legs dangling from a barstool in the tavern drinking strawberry soda pop and overhearing conversations between my grandparents' patrons—it was there, in fact, that I heard my first bloodbath narrative when a steel worker explained a car accident he had seen on his ...
- 450: Reconstructing A Crime Scene
- ... part of the family. He always thought Norton was soft: not a real man. The two were from completely different worlds. Simon was a blue-collar worker, loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, gambling, and mostly drinking. While, Norton was into classical music and the lively arts, and made his living as a freelance writer. All of the emotions Simon felt against Norton quickly erupted. "Why you stupid stuck-up son-of ...
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