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- 9451: Ceremony
- ... then" (Silko 2). For example, one day Josiah found a bunch of dead flies in the house and confronted Tayo about it. Josiah asked why he did it and Tayo replied that the teacher at school said flies are bad because they carry sickness and disease. The white teachers had taught him something against his culture because Indians are supposed to respect all life forms on the earth. Josiah told him ...
- 9452: Catcher In The Rye - Holden Caulfield
- ... the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. "Holden Caulfield had much going for him--a comfortable suburban life and a privileged educational background in a private school." (Coles) During the short period of Holden's life covered in this book. Shortly after Holden leaves Pencey Prep, he checks in to the Edmont Hotel. This is " what Holden Caulfield would call ‘the phony ...
- 9453: Cask Of Amontillado
- ... largely internal, because Montresor has a fierce hatred that Fortunato is unaware of. The climax of the story is when Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall and begins to layer the bricks. It is the high point of emotional involvement. It is at this point that the reader may ask themselves if this is really about to happen. The conclusion lets us know that Montresor was never punished for this crime ...
- 9454: Cask Of Amontillado
- ... that the insult changed Montresor’s social status. Montresor says to Fortunato "You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was." This leads the reader to believe that Montresor once had high social status, but that status has changed due to the insult by Fortunato. Fortunato, entering the scene wearing a jesters costume, is unaware of Montesors’ evil intentions of murder. Montresor persuades Fortunato, who prides "himself ...
- 9455: Careful, He Might Hear You
- ... in life until Vanessa entered and shattered it into disharmony. The arrival and presence of PS's invidious aunt creates a lot of stress for the small boy. He must endure changes in his home, school, and lifestyle. All of this was done against the will of PS, who strongly resented the proposition of these changes. This incident displays the lack of importance the opinion of a child holds in society ...
- 9456: Canterbury Tales - In And Out
- ... below the station that their "blood roial [royal]" (1018) would naturally secure for them. In this instance, Theseus’ transgression leads to Palamon and of the lowest holding cells possible, he situated their prison within a high tower. Consequently, Palamon and Arcite could spot Emily from their "purgatorie" (1226). Emily’s interloping beauty incites another fundamental switch in character interaction within the Knight’s Tale. The Thebians begin the story as friends ...
- 9457: Canterbury Tales - Courtly Love In Chaucer
- ... dominance in the relationship. Marriage becomes a conduit for men to display their "grete gentillesse" (851) instead of a union of lovers. After Dorigen's careless promise to Aurelius, she becomes a pawn in the high stake display of chivalric behavior. The concerns with rank emerges as a challenge of gallantry and honor which forces the knight, squire, and the philosopher to release each other from their truths. The fact that ...
- 9458: Candide
- ... brocade. It is obvious to see that they were so rich that the quoits did not have any significant meaning to them. We were able to see this when upon having to return back to school they left the quoits on the ground along with their other playthings. Candide was surprised to find out that an adult schoolmaster would do the exact same when given these quoits which consisted of gold ...
- 9459: Candide
- ... the story is about the journeys of Candide, and Voltaire did not include significant morals upon writing the novel. In Grimm's review, it is also thought that Candide was not meant to be a high quality piece of work, but rather as something enjoyable. It is written in bad taste, yet filled with gaiety, and the amusing parts make it entertaining. According to Georges Ascoli, "Nothing could be more lively ...
- 9460: Broken Ground By Jack Hodgins
- ... eyes on [the] logged-off stretch of second-growth timber [he was] expected to turn into [a farm], [he was] shaken with the extravagant beauty of the green Pacific world. Snow-peaked mountains, thick underbrush high as [his] waist, and salt water so close [he] could smell it. But... [he was] scared off right away by the unexpected. Forest fires, mountain lions, and rain. (Book 1 Chapter 2 P.17) The ...
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