... She is ten years old and lives at home with their parents. Phoebe really admires and loves her big brother, Holden. This novel begins when Holden is in a mental hospital in California. The novel is a flashback of the events over a time period of four days. The flashback starts off when Holden gets kicked out of his boarding school, Pency Prep, because he is failing most of his classes. Holden decides to go into New York City for a couple of days until his parents will be expecting him home for Christmas vacation. Holden goes to bars and meets with friends during this time. On the third night, Holden ...

... Sara goes into great detail of a who's who in this particular Jewish family. She names cousins, aunts, uncles, and so on. Further, Sara explains the traditions and practices of the Judaic tradition. She carefully goes through each holiday, describing what food is eaten, which prayers are recited, and the typical clothing attire worn during these times. Sara came from a very large family. Thus having many stories and memories to tell in part one. She even has three separate chapters for three different sets of family. Sara Rosen's decision of explaining her family and the traditions set forth, was an excep ...

... complimentary. The knight, Chaucer tells us, "possessed/Fine horses, but he was not gaily dressed" (ll. 69-70). Indeed, the knight is dressed in a common shirt which is stained "where his armor had left mark" (l. 72). That is, the knight is "just home from service" (l. 73) and is in such a hurry to go on his pilgrimage that he has not even paused before beginning it to change his clothes. The knight has had a very busy life as his fighting career has taken him to a great many places. He has seen military service in Egypt, Lithuania, Prussia, Russia, Spain, North Africa, and Asia Min ...

... the human soul in the ancient clash" (105). The illumination of salvation through violent means is essential because "both O'Connor and her God are ironists [unyielding] . . . her heros are willful characters who must be humbled in learning that the will of God must prevail" (Master-pieces 497). O'Connor portrays two varieties of sinners who possess either excessive pride or aggressive evil traits. The price of redemption is high. O'Connor violently shocks her characters, illuminates their shortcomings, and prepares them for redemption as seen in: "A Good Man is Hard to Find," "Revelation," "The River," and "The ...

... to a parallel universe that was different from this one. This was the basis of the whole story. Professor Johnston, the leader of the digging group, got curious as to how ITC knew more about the site than he did. Robert Doniger, the owner of ITC, decided that he would show the professor how they knew so much about the site. While the professor was back in time, he wandered out into the open field and got trapped inside the medieval world by the Dordogne River. Doniger then got the brilliant idea of sending back some of the other archaeologists to try and find Professor Johnston because they would know the spots where ...

... was the most important and desired thing in life." (200) Her erotic feelings of adoration for Clare threatened her feeling of security, and that made Irene despise Clare. It is true that before one attempts to address the questions and problems of racial identity, the equally important questions of gender and sexual identity should be addressed. While it is true that Clare is passing, Irene is passing as well. As a Negro, Clare must "pass" to gain security in a white world, but by the same token Irene, a lesbian, must "pass" to gain security in a heterosexual society. Until Clare arrives on the scene Irene is a ...

... one that binds Heathcliff and Catherine together. Passion is what divided Catherine from Edgar. Catherine's passion for Heathcliff ruined the families at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. For example, both Edgar and Isabella Linton suffered horrible marriages. Wuthering Heights revolved around the passion that Catherine and Heathcliff felt for each other. Edgar, on the other hand, felt a more reasonable love for Catherine. Catherine is devoted to Edgar and his money, yet was in love with Heathcliff. Nelly explains this situation when Cathy told the maid Edgar proposed to her. “You love Mr. Edgar, ...

... radly they torment this man only because they know so little about him and think he is a hermit. But little did they know that he really is not. and that in the end of the book it turns out that the mysterious boo radly will save their lives. Back to the trial, everyone in the town thinks that atticus is a "Niger-lover" but its not that way at all he is just a man apart from prejudice he feels that everyone should have their rite to be justified. At the trial it goes pretty smooth for atticus and tom Robinson and when the verdict came out he was guilty. They were in shock they showed so much hardcore evidence but i ...

... of the summer storm. These words add to the thrust and movement of his description. "Directly it begun to rain...rained like all fury...never see the wind blow so" (43). "...and the rain would thrash along by so thick....blast of wind.." (43+44). These descriptions keep the description moving and keeps the interest of the reader. They invoke common experiences that everyone has experienced. After reading these action words, the reader begins to develop a image of what it was like to be Huck at that point. This image is further aided by other factors. The other factors that influence the image the reader perce ...

... the narrator is also the author. Charolotte Gilman writes about her struggle with insanity. Her imagination slowly extinguished and dwindled because of attitudes present in this era. The story takes place in a house in the countryside. John’s plan was to get his wife away from all the hustle and bustle and have her relax. John, a doctor, along with another doctor, gave John’s wife a prescription of exercise, rest and absolutely no writing. They believed (along with society) that this was the best thing for people suffering from insanity. John never came out and said she was going insane. He just ...