... nature to describe Hester and Pearl. Hawthorne states, “Her sin, her ignominy, were the roots which she had struck into the soil.�(Hawthorne, 83) Hawthorne describes Pearl as he states, “But, the child unaccustomed to the touch or familiarity of any but her mother, escaped through the open window, and stood on the upper step, looking like a wild tropical bird of rich plumage ready to take flight into the upper air.�(Hawthorne, 111) In the first passage Hawthorne uses nature to describe Hester’s sin and the second passage uses nature to describe Pearl’s appearance as wild and magical. The forest becom ...

... he will sacrifice anything to help his fellow man. Huck sees this and begins to think of Jim as a human being also, and will “go to hell � for Jim. Although Jim is a slave, he does not think of people based on their skin color, but in fact believes that everyone is equal regardless of skin, and even age. One may ever say that Jim is Huck's true father. Both Jim and Huck have experienced life at a tedious level. They have their highs and lows, but mainly life is not all it is cracked up to be. For Huck, he must experience having a horrendous father who beats Huck to a pulp any time he is sober. And for Jim, ...

... is the term linked to the Emersonian-Thoreauvian set of beliefs which incorporated the existence of an Oversoul and the benevolent disposition of man as the default one. Such writers as Melville of this time period were opposed to the Transcendental views. The natural opposition to a theory of man’s general benevolence is one of his malevolence toward everything around him; the primary idea behind anti-Transcendentalism was that all human people have a capacity for evil and that, given the proper circumstances, the evil in anyone would come forth in their actions. The plot and characters of Moby Dick con ...

... for instance, believed that “we have to correct and direct nature. But for that, there would never had been a single great man�1. In fact, he had written an article titled “The psychology of a criminal before and after the crime�. It stated that ‘ordinary' men live according to the law and exist only to reproduce the human race, yet ‘extraordinary' men may break laws “if in his own conscience it is necessary to do so in order to better mankind�2. Raskolnikov believed that indeed, he was an “extraordinary man�3, but like Meursault, his beliefs were untested. As a result, he murdered an old pa ...

... you learn about the departments of Government in Oceania. The Ministry of Truth is actually the maker of lies for the history books, the Ministry of Love discourages love, and the Ministry of Peace is actually quite violent. The final example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania, "Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the case with 1984's Big Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear. The next type of irony is Situation irony, w ...

... actions of Torvold. One example of Torvold’s dominance was his forbiddance of macaroons in the house. Another was the way that he dressed her for the Costume party. All this time Nora had pretty much been loyal and listened to all of what Torvold had said, and then the one time that Torvold cold have been loyal to Nora and believed her and been on her side he didn’t and instead was thinking about himself. This shows how much of a one-sided marriage it was and how it was a mock on society, mainly the ways of the upper class. Next is the criticism of the role of the women in society. It was basical ...

... econonmy. Houses didn't necessarily face the street, but might stand at odd angles, with a fence fronting on the street. Their were two types of houses, the peasant cottage,(which wasn't that big) and the long house which had more space by far. The village wasn't a very delightful place to be in. It was a place of bustle, clutter, smells, disrepair, and dust, or in much of the year mud. It was far from silent! Every village had a lord, but only rarely was he in residence. A resident lord was usually a petty knight. The old feudal theory of lordship as a link in the legal chain of authority running from serf to mon ...

... even though they had no relevance on what really happened. In "The Ministers Black Veil" no one knew why the minister wore the veil but everyone assumed it meant shame and that he had something to hide. I think that the minister thought that it was his mission to show how superficial the people were. The ministers own fiancee left him because no one knew anything about the veil he wore. Again in The Scarlet Letter, I can think of two more major examples where an object was used as a sign or omen. The first is of course the letter, it meant evil, shame, and sin to the townspeople. All it was, was a letter noth ...

... turns out, Gatsby’s excessive extravagance and love of money, mixed with his obsession for a woman’s love, is actually the autobiographical portrayal of Fitzgerald. While attending Princeton University, Fitzgerald struggled immensely with his grades and spent most of his time catering to his “social” needs. He became quite involved with the Princeton Triangle Club, an undergraduate club which wrote and produced a lively musical comedy each fall, and performed it during the Christmas vacation in a dozen major cities across the country. Fitzgerald was also elected to  ...

... The effectiveness of Bronte's argument is due to both her motivation and approach. Bronte found her motivation from the experiences she had undergone while living in the Victorian era. Her approach in advocating social reform is to establish Jane as a model for readers. Readers are meant to examine Jane's life, especially the manner in which she handles problems or confrontations in her relationships, and to follow her example in their own lives. Just as we see Jane as a model of a woman successful in asserting her self-worth, we are also given a warning about the possible outcome of failure to realize self-wo ...