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- 3601: The Storm by Kate Chopin
- ... the forbidden knowledge of sin would be seen by their society as being more the province of men than of women. Calixta begins to gather up a cotton sheet that she has been sewing, in effect putting away a symbol of society's constraints. She is becoming as unsettled as the elements outside, the passion of the storm echoing her inner emotions. Calixta and Alcée move to a window to watch ...
- 3602: Alice in Wonderland: Summary
- ... at Alice. The white rabbit goes and finds “little” Bill to climb down the chimney and pull her out. Alice now finds another little cake in her presence. She eats the cake having the reverse effect on her than the liquid has. She is now small, 3 inches to be exact. Alice is spotted by the puppy and is chased until she finds it safe enough to continue on her journey ...
- 3603: As For Me And My House and Surfacing: Heros
- ... upon it. The emotional guilt that the Bentley's endure for their hypocrisy is like a 'virus' that slowly eats away at them. Mrs. Bentley who narrates As For Me And My House describes the effect hypocrisy has on her husband: All these years he's shrunk from the Church, been galled by it, and still it's been something to lean on, bread and butter, a roof over our heads ...
- 3604: Nick Carraway’s Role in The Great Gatsby
- ... of ways, most noticeably by increasing the realism, and by drawing additional attention to it. He went against the grain, so to speak, beyond the norm when he created the character/narrator Nick, but the effect of doing so proves to be beneficial to the storyline in quite a number of aspects. Sources: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Collier Books Macmillan Publishing Co., 1986. Fitzerald, F. Scott. Introduction ...
- 3605: To Kill A Mockingbird: Atticus Finch
- ... beings while Joe is similar in his beliefs, he lacks the teaching ability that Atticus possesses. Atticus knows children need guidance and understands that the things he says to his children can have a profound effect on them. Joe believes he must communicate his feelings to Pip about his own actions and tell Pip what he needs to know. When Pip tells lies to Joe, Mrs. Joe, and Uncle Pumblechook about ...
- 3606: Ethan Frome: Themes
- ... Frome: Themes Themes are very significant to a story. A theme is a main idea of a story, poem, novel, or play that is usually expressed as a general statement about life. It can easily effect the way a person may think and view life. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton is a great example of this. One theme from the story is that you might not be able to obtain whatever ...
- 3607: Haircut: Irony
- Haircut: Irony The tone of the short story "Haircut" is dramatic irony, for the remarks of the first-person narrator, Whitey the small town barber, have the opposite effect from what he intends. Whitey does not understand the implications of his stories when he describes Jim as a joker or "a card" and unwittingly shows him to be a mean and despicable man. At ...
- 3608: Materialism and The Great Gatsby
- ... pursuit for private wealth took priority over what was good for society in general. The Depression that followed the 1920’s was an agonizing economic time for the American people but it had the positive effect of forcing people to reexamine their focus on material possessions and personal wealth to what was good for the country as a whole. Jay Gatsby’s idea of the American Dream and his error of ...
- 3609: The Influence of God In The Characters of The Scarlet Letter
- ... unfaithful to him, he is naturally surprised. It does not last for long though, because it is his nature to control his emotions (61). Pearl's very existence in this scene is the largest immediate effect of her parents' crime (52). She obviously would never have been there had her parents resisted their love for each other. The second scene occurs several years later and shows the effects after time has ...
- 3610: The Great Gatsby
- ... decorations. However, Gatsby, in attempt to complete his goal, out does Nick. He sends over a groundskeeper, silver tea set and a multitude of flowers. “The flowers were unnecessary, for at two o’clock a greenhouse arrived from Gatsby’s, with innumerable receptacles to contain it.” (89) It was through many acts like this, that one would of thought, Gatsby would have surely won Daisy’s heart. Unfortunately, sometimes some goals ...
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