... Mac. By contrast, the twenty years of ward life were comparatively short. In a way, a manipulated life was an easy life. Five years of hard work had finally paid off. Now he had a stable job, a place to live, a normal life. Without Mac, I would be in that EST room pretending to be deaf and dumb day after day. Mac changed me, everything¡­ everyone¡­ Sometimes I wonder about Harding and Martini. How are they doing now? Maybe I should go back and visit them. Hesitantly, he dialed the phone. A sexy woman's voice melted through the phone. "Hello, who is this?" "Hello, may I speak to Mr. Harding?" He choked ...

... conditions that also exist throughout the story. Another sign of the story’s gloominess is the fact that many of its scenes are without color. For example, the road in this story is very gray: “It’s a long old road, and far’s you can see you don’t see nothing but gravel,� as James put it. James also lets it be known that “� and that there isn’t much grass. Even the clothing that they wear is very dull-colored! James’ mother is “wearing that black coat and that black hat.� The story takes place during a war, which contributes to the overall gloomy setting of the story. “I wonder whe ...

... and his hair was red. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness." A cruel and ugly bully, he early develops a taste for violence. He is a leader of the choir at first, and then of the hunters. His leadership resides in his ability to threaten and frighten those under him. He is always ready for a fight. His victory over Piggy represents the triumph of violence over intellect, as he smashes one of the lenses of the fat boy's glasses. The knife that he carries is a symbol of the death and destruction that accompany his every act. He does have some attractive qualities-bravery and resourcefulnes ...

... The doctor who had resided in the upper-class section of the town, refused to assistant the child, turning them away when they arrived at the door. Lastly they turned to the sea to seek their fortune. When Juana set sight on the "Pearl of The World." she felt as though all her prayers had been answered, if she could have foreseen the future what she would have seen would have been a mirror image of her reality. Juana's husband was caught in a twisted realm of mirrors, and they were all shattering one by one. In the night he heard a "sound so soft that it might have been simply a thought..." and quickly attac ...

... I feel are the bases of the novel. In this quote Melville describes Ishmael’s depression and emptiness. This is stated in the phrase "whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul." In this phrase Ishmael’s feelings sadness and depression in his soul, are lowering his self-esteem, showing his resentment for life, civilization, and everything that surrounds him. Ishmael’s resentment towards life its self brings about his feelings of not being alive. Melville uses the month of November to indicate these feelings of death and suicide. The month of November is known for being lifeless, a period in wh ...

... instance Willard is told that an individual who came up before him went crazy and blew his brains out. Likewise, Marlow is told of a sailor who hung himself after going up the Congo River. Secondly, Col. Kurtz’s little army attacks Capt. Willard’s patrol boat while similarly Kurtz sends his band of natives to assault Marlow and his crew. Finally, the Russian in Conrad’s novel, and the photographer as portrayed by Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now bear a striking likeness in not only their physical appearance, but there state of mind as well. However, Dorall continues deeper into abyss of interrupting these ...

... the king Cluadius. From behind this mask they give the impression of a person who is sincere and genuine, in reality they are plagued with lies and evil. There appearance will make it very difficult for Hamlet to uncover the truth, the characters hide behind. Polonius the kings royal assistant has a preoccupation with appearance. He always wants to keep up the appearance of loving and caring person. Polonius appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. Polonius speaks to his son with advice that sounds sincere but in reality it is rehearsed, hollow and without feeling. Polonius gives h ...

... a better person. First, the quest for immortality after the death of Enkidu shows that Gilgamesh has changed. Gilgamesh becomes frightened when he realizes that he isn't immortal. After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh tries to find immortality by trying to cross the ocean to find it. He sounds pathetic as he rambles of his reason for trying to find everlasting life. His state of being at this part in the book, which is the end, is completely different from his arrogant beginning of this epic. Gilgamesh has gone from arrogant to scared. Second, the death of Humbaba changes Gilgamesh. Humbaba is evil. Man ...

... in him, for he can change the thing that is wrong in his life any time he is ready and prepared to do it. Whenever he develops the desire, he can take away from his life the thing that is defeating it. The capacity for reformation and change lies within." Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Montag, a dedicated fireman and book burner, sees pleasure and titillation from burning books and destroying lifetimes of important ideas. When outside influences put confusion in him, he begins a series of changes, eventually becoming a revolutionary in a society where books are valued. Many factors contribute to the changes found i ...

... people who were acted out. They gave the play a sense of flavor and realism. Anne, a young German girl was particularly amusing because of the scuffles she and everyone around her seemed to have. Anne's Mother was a woman who was more traditional than anything else and wanted Anne to be more like a lady. One such person was Margot. As Anne's sister, she was very nice and didn't speak out and was very proper. The Frank's weren't the only ones in this attic, there were other people such as the Van Daans. Mr. Frank let them stay because they needed a place to hide and since they had helped him out so much in the ...