... beautiful woman who was born into a family of clerks. She was married to a little clerk at the Ministry of Public Instruction. As a result of this, “she suffered ceaselessly.� She felt she was “born for all the delicacies and all the luxuries.� She suffered from the poverty of her house, “the wretched look of the walls,� from the “worn out chairs,� and from the “ugliness of the curtains.� All those things that another woman of her rank would never even have been conscious, “tortured her and made her angry.� Even the sight of her servant would cause her to daydream of “two great footmen ...

... colonial population. As documented in city tax lists, the top 5% of Boston's taxpayers controlled 49% of the cities taxable assets. The lower classes then started to use town meetings to express their feelings. Men like James Otis and Samuel Adams from the upper classes formed the Boston Caucus and through their motivational speaking, molded and activated the laboring-class. After the Stamp Act of 1765, the British's taxation of colonists to pay for the Seven Year War, the lower-class stormed and destroyed merchant homes to level the distinction of rich and poor. A hundred lower-classmen had to suffer for the ...

... call the romantic style, where everything is covered up so it will look peaceful and happy. Throughout the most part of this story people are the biggest hypocrites. How can they expect people to be "civilized" when they own slaves? Being "civilized" is the whole theme of the book and what is considered "civilized" anyway? This is what Huck hates about society, people are wrong and corrupt, and he can't understand it. The only people who aren't corrupt are those who are considered morally wrong and incorrect by the already corrupt society. To Huck, nobody needs to be "civilized" in order to live happily. To live a h ...

... or the more gentle of human relations that was likely to elicit such an expression of spontaneous feeling as ‘Ah!'"(Varley, 1973, p.48) The "gentle human relations are those events that give the basis for the escapades of Genji, but it is the more subtle use of nature that gives us the backdrop for the story (and, incidentally, the basis for a paper). The first way that Murasaki employs nature is in her precise characterizations of the dozens of main and minor players in Genji. From the season in which the character appears to the clothes that they wear to the portion of Genji's palace that they inhabit, witho ...

... dragon Smaug. Biblo is shocked to realize these plans involve him. He then realizes that Gandalf has tricked him by inscribing on his door that he was a burglar seeking a job with lots of excitement. With all this talk of quests and glory Biblo decides to join the party after all. Gandalf reveals a key and a map of their journey, which ends at the Lonely Mountain. It is there that the treasure of Thorins' ancestors is guarded by Smaug. The quest begins and the party meets at the Green Dragon Inn. From there they venture into the Lone-lands. As heavy rains begin to fall, Biblo notices that Gandalf is missing. When ...

... offer him. He moves to New York to seek fame and fortune in the Bond business. Upon arrival he is swept into all sorts of conflict and mishaps as it seems everyone wants to confide in their friend Nick. He is one of the few honest and whole hearted characters in this book amidst the corruption and deceit that East and West Egg have to offer. As he goes through the novel we see what type of man he is. We see his true ethics and morals come out in what seems to be the fight of his life. He is one of Gatsby’s only confidants and is there whenever Daisy and Gatsby meet. He is a crucial character of the novel. T ...

... modern conveniences others had, he was able to do without them. Other fishermen had radios to pass the time while all Santiago had were his thoughts and sometimes the boy. The old man asked for the help of no one, for he did fine without the others. Santiago learned how to make due with the supplies that he had. On the boat while he is battling the mighty fish, he is able to deal with limited food and drink. He realizes he may be out at sea for a long time, so he rationalizes his supplies. Santiago copes with what he has. The sail on his boat is torn and tattered, consisting of countless rags stitched together. Altho ...

... heavenily father. Hester's whole lifestyle was altered. She obeyed everyone and for seven years was cursed by standing on the scaffold. The people's beliefs strongly enforced the idea that Hester would wear the Scarlet Letter, so she did. It constantly forced the tought of the sin she had commited and would haunt her for good. "I have thought have death," said she, - "have wished for it, - would even have prayed for it, were it fit that such as I should pray for anything." Society was an influence on the scarlet letter. People of the town believed that Hester was a witch as well as sinner. Society ostracize ...

... would have been to bring the war to a quick end, with a minimum of casualties. What would have happened had the A-bomb not been used? The most obvious thing is that the war would have continued. US forces; therefore, would have had to invade the home island of Japan. Imagine the number of casualties that could have occurred if this would have happened! Also, our forces would not only have to fight off the Japanese military, but they would have to defend themselves against the civilians of Japan as well. It was also a fact that the Japanese government had been equipping the commoners with any kind o ...

... of what Gulliver tells us. This means that we have to be on our guard against what he says, and even though he's our guide, we can't follow him everywhere, which is just what Swift wanted. Gulliver makes many apologies for himself and his actions and puts us the reader emotionally involved in the story. Gulliver seems to direct a good deal of hostility toward us, creating a tinge of hostility back at him. Ultimately, Gulliver works as a narrator because we can relate to him and as a result find him engaging. We too can jump from emotion to emotion, but in the long run, Swift is not attempting to create an Every ...