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- 8131: Joy Luck Club
- ... ghost". Ann-Mei is told to forget about her mother and move on in her life. The fact that Ann-Mei is told to forget her mother because she has become something she could not control, is preposterous. She was raped and forced into concubinage. The lack of appreciation for a female causes this feeling of shame for the Mei family. Since rape and polygamy is accepted in China, it makes ...
- 8132: The Great Gatsby 4
- ... given what has transpired. For all intents and purposes, Gatsby died when he realized that Daisy held no feelings higher than standard affection for him, not moments after George Wilson pulled the trigger of that gun. The dream of winning Daisy s love was an almost palpable desire for Jay, and when he felt that he had somehow failed or fallen short of that dream, his spirit and spark died along ...
- 8133: The Handmaids Tale
- ... How do the names of Handmaids seem to be formed? How are we informed that this society (called "Gilead" after a Biblical place name) is under attack? Baptists have a long-standing tradition of local control and individualism. Can you guess at the function of the black-painted vans? What power does Offred have over men, powerless as she is? How traditional is this kind of power? Has the elimination of ...
- 8134: Jazz
- ... without them." This sentence at best is misleading in the search for understanding our character's minds. Violet had three miscarriages, implying that the couple was indeed trying to have a child. Granted that birth control was not the same is it is in our day, if Violet and Joe had no intentions whatsoever of having children, one would think that after one pregnancy (it doesn't matter how it turned ...
- 8135: Jane Eyre: Sexism
- ... Rochester to let her be herself after the marriage, and she believes he will give in on this and other points. In this novel, Rochester is shown to portray a "male" trait of wanting to control her. Rochester argues with Jane whether or not she will dress and act as he wants when they are married. This part of the story shows a sometimes-common trait in women of being overly ...
- 8136: Jane Eyre - Setting
- ... was sent away from Gateshead Hall to a charity boarding school called Lowood. Mrs. Reed decides to send Jane there after the doctor, Mr. Lloyd, advised her that Jane should attend a boarding school to control her temper. However, despite the poor conditions, in Lowood, Jane began to feel accepted. Miss. Temple, who runs the school, and Helen Burns, a fellow classmate, helped her become a stronger person. Helen taught her ...
- 8137: ISDN vs. Cable Modems
- ... has not been as effective as the open market for ISDN equipment at fostering the development of needed technology. In addition, commercial development of both cable and ISDN Internet access has been hindered by monopoly control of the needed infrastructure—whether manifest as high ISDN tariffs or simple lack of interest from cable operators.
- 8138: Jane Eyre - Critical Evaluation
- ... very tranquil in my mind......I looked anxiously around.....all sorts of doubts and fears are troubling my thoughts." Her anxiety, though, is counterbalanced by the "charm of adventure"; Jane is finally independent and in control of her own life. Although journeying into the completely unknown, Jane does not look back, only forward to her new life and her freedom at Thornfield: "... I saw a galaxy of lights..." Jane’s reference ...
- 8139: Jane Eyre
- ... Burns. Jane arrives at Lowood as a passionate little girl, who is deeply resentful of her aunt and cousins, but due to the influence of Helen Burns and Miss Temple’s example, Jane learns to control these feelings, and be happy, "I had given in allegiance to duty and order"… "I believed I was content"… "I appeared a disciplined and a subdued character". Jane admits "to her instruction I owed the ...
- 8140: Themes Displayed In To Kill A
- ... the town to stand up for his moral beliefs. Helpless Victims is another theme that one sees as they are reading the novel. Mrs. Dubose is addicted to heroine and soon isn't able to control her body. She had to have Jem and Scout come read to her because she was so dependent on the drugs, she couldn't do it herself anymore. Another example that many people can recognize ...
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