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- 541: Vonnegut's Portrayal of Society in Breakfast of Champions
- ... and unintelligibility of daily living (Giannone 107). Dwayne Hoover suffers greatly despite his apparent wealth and prosperity, being burdened with the problems of himself and his family (Merrill 158). Hoover's mother killed herself by drinking Drano (130), and his son is a homosexual (131). Although Dwayne owns a Pontiac Dealership, a fast food restaurant, a Holiday Inn, and a large part of the most successful corporation in all of Midland ...
- 542: Themes in "The Stranger" and "Waiting for Godot"
- ... something worth while with the last fifty years of their lives. Because of this, they found ways of passing time. Vladimir and Estragon tries hanging themselves and call each other names while Meursault goes smoking, drinking with Raymond, listen to Salamando and have casual sex all because they do not have anything else to do. They all feel their very existence is insignificant. Whether they live or died would not change ...
- 543: Catcher in the Rye: Corruption of Holden
- ... to grow up. This corruption is very evident in Holden's life and situation. Corruption is what Holden wants to avoid but can not because he wants to grow up and act like an adult. Drinking, ordering the prostitute, and using money are all things that grownups do but Holden yet still wants to remain innocent. Theses are few of the obvious ironies of Holden's personality. Holden's utter hate ...
- 544: Twain's" A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" Satire
- ... this can be found in the banquet which the Knights of the Round Table attend and at which Hank is sentenced. The knights, supposed pillars of Chivalry, sit around the table discussing their own deeds, drinking, and embellishing the facts of events which had taken place. The Knights also partake in activities that we would label as childish, such as the amusement over the dog chasing its tail(Twain 24-25 ...
- 545: Frank Norris' "McTeague": The Three Major Themes
- ... comfortable level for himself. But when Trina married him, she brought her views on living into their marriage. Trina moved McTeague up money wise. He left his old habits for more expensive habits. He stopped drinking steam beer and replaced it with bottled beer which was more expensive. With Trina's lottery winnings they could have moved up the social ladder, but Trina refused to spend her winnings on anything. Since ...
- 546: Huckleberry Finn's Struggles with Conscience
- ... circuses when there ain't no other way, but there ain't no use in wasting it on them (143). Huck was angered that the men would take his money and spend it all on drinking. Huck did not realize that his developing conscience was what was causing his anger. Throughout the story Huck provides hints about his religious beliefs. He shows signs of developing conscience when he reveals his thoughts ...
- 547: "Fighting on Two Fronts": Henry Fleming in Red Badge of Courage
- ... his mother was strictly against his joining the Union Army. She thought that the Army was for rough and uncivilized heathens. His mother's greatest fear was that these heathens would influence Henry to start drinking and swearing. Despite his mother's concerns, Henry enlisted in the Army. But being in the Army wasn't enough, Henry was anxious to go to battle. All along the way to his station he ...
- 548: Female Characters In "Raise the Red Lantern", the Handmaid's Tale, and "A
- ... unfortunate situation, Songlian chooses to drink an enormous amount of alcohol on her birthday. In her mind, she feels that she has nothing to look forward to in life. So Songlian escapes real life by drinking. This is yet another example of Songlian's feeble attempt to escape her troubles. Furthermore, Songlian's outlook on life becomes so bleak that she literally goes insane. Since she witnessed the death of the ...
- 549: Mark Twain's Speeches
- ... head was cropped and bristly, like as if he had a wig made of hair-brushes. His nose lay straight down his face, like a finger with the end joint tilted up. They had been drinking, I could see that. And what queer talk they used! Mr. Holmes inspected this cabin, then he took me by the buttonhole, and says he: "'Through the deep caves of thought I hear a voice ...
- 550: Malcolm Little
- Malcolm Little Malcolm Little, the son of Louise and Earl Little, grew up in the town of Harlem. It was a town like most other towns in the late fifties, blacks having there own drinking fountains, restroom, sections on the bus and so on. He grew up watching Earl Little, his father fight for the right of his people. He had been taken to U.N.I.A. meetings where ...
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