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- 9831: The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold
- ... conscience and denounces Chillingworth for his lust for vengeance. After this final catharsis, Dimmsdale “sinks into a deep repose” and receives some closure before he death (233). “ ‘There was no one place so secret, no high place nor lowly place, where thou couldst have escaped me save on this very scaffold,' ” says Chillingworth (231). In the end, the place of their punishment also brought them peace. The direction of Hester, Pearl ...
- 9832: The Irony in "The Lottery"
- ... gets to the end of the story, he finds just the opposite to be true. Jackson shows every day as if it is any other summer day. Jackson foreshadows the events to come by writing: School was recently over for the summer . . . Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; . . . eventually made a pile of ...
- 9833: The Catcher in the Rye: Holden; A Teenager With Definite Moral Values
- ... t have put it past that Cudahy bastard” (79). Throughout the book, Salinger emphasizes how much Holden wants to protect the innocence of children. One occurrence of this is when Holden went to Phoebe's school and found “fuck you” written on the wall. He was infuriated because he knew all the children would see it. He said, “ Somebody'd written ‘Fuck you' on the wall. It damn near drove me ...
- 9834: Crabbe and The Dead Poets Society: Relationships
- ... from the start, as Crabbe did Mary. He was the first to be affected by Mr. Kienny, and he was also the first to suggest the dead poet's society. Neil was very smart in school but probably knew very little about the outside world, also like Crabbe. One of the most important things Crabbe and Neil shared was “Actions speak louder than words” or “Seize the day”. When Neil secretly ...
- 9835: Great Expectations: Miss Havisham an Eccentric Character?
- ... were that all the clocks in the room had stopped at twenty minutes to nine. Outside there was a pigeon-house in the brewery yard, which had been blown crooked on its pole by a high wind. There were no pigeons in the house, no horses in the stable, no pigs in the sty, no malt in the store house, no smell of grain and beer in the copper or the ...
- 9836: The Optimist's Daughter: Summary
- ... through, it would have been full of warehouses and office buildings that dealt with the transportation of goods. After interstates and highways were built and their popularity picked up, Mount Salus could have been left high and dry. With more and more goods be carried by trucks now instead of trains, many people would have left Mount Salus. This would account for the small population of the township at the time ...
- 9837: Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities and Belief Systems
- ... s actions defines their individual personalities and belief systems. The main character of Native Son, Bigger Thomas has personality traits spanning various aspect of human nature including actions motivated by fear, quick temper, and a high degree of intelligence. Bigger, whom the novel revolves around, portrays various personality elements through his actions. Many of his action suggest an overriding response to fear, which stems from his exposure to a harsh social ...
- 9838: To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
- ... to Scout's perception of the world. Through her experiences she grows more tolerant of others, learning how to " climb into another person's skin and walk around in it." On her first day of school she finds that there are both social and poor classes in society, some are respectable and others not. She also learns that her father is an extra-ordinary man, fighting for a Negro's rights ...
- 9839: Medea: Summary
- ... well may be considered the tragic hero from former stories because he loses his wife, "girlfriend," and children. Tragic hero - the main character in a traditional tragedy, h/she is usually dignified, courageous and often high ranking. The tragic hero usually wins some self-knowledge and wisdom, although he or she suffers defeat possibly even death. Medea can be considered to have two tragic heroes. Medea - in this story may be ...
- 9840: Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- ... The will stated that Jekyll's possessions and position should be handed over to Mr. Hyde, a friend that Utterson had never heard nor met. Utterson went to the house of Dr. Lanyon, an old school and college friend of Utterson's and Jekyll's, and asked him about Hyde, but Lanyon had never heard of him. Lanyon uses several evil references when talking about Jekyll, such as "devilish", and "gone ...
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