... a game to Paddy. His parents lack of compatibility troubles Paddy and his brother Sinbad greatly. The intensity of his parents arguments accelerate as the book goes on. At times Paddy feels he can stop them, at one point he considers himself a "referee" in the fights. "I didn't know what I'd do. If I was there he wouldn't do it again, that was all."(p.191) He ends up contemplating who he would want to win. He comes to the conclusion that he would want his mom to win because she does so much for him, however his father is his father and he loves him. Sinbad reacts differently to his parents fighting. He doesn't try t ...

... dreams of being able to create the power of immortality that he can pass on to others. He devoted every second of the day in creating his creature and didn't attend to any other matter until his creature was complete. Once he was finished and brought the creature to life, he asked himself why he even thought of creating such a horrible looking creature. He rejects the creature and is completely disturbed by the sight of it. This disturbance leads him to a restless night and which he is haunted by the image of his creation. The next day, Victor sees his friend Henry Clerval and when he brings Henry back to his ...

... to Shanghai, China where Jandale will meet her two half-sisters for the first time. It is both a great time and yet a time of remorse, Jandale has come to China to find her Chinese roots that her mother told her she possessed, and to meet her two twin half-sisters whom her mother had to abandon on her attempt to flee from the Japanese. Some people have no opportunity to get to know their heritage and their long lost family members. Jandale however, had almost waited her entire life to connect with her heritage and her family. She was willing to visit China and meet with her two half-sisters only out of respect for h ...

... all have characteristics that makes it easier for us to relate to them. Physical and emotional pain is what the tattered solider illustrates in the book. The tattered solider's pain comes from all of the horrible things associated with war. Him going crazy brings emotional pain and the physical pain is brought on by the endurance of war. "There was a tattered man, fouled with dust, blood and powder stain from hair to shoes, who trudged quietly at the youths side." (pg 50) The tattered solider also characterizes the toughness people can endear. "... the tattered soldier had two wounds, one in the head and the o ...

... past, Jay had a love affair with the affluent Daisy. Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. When this dream doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees t ...

... sister, Gertrude, has fallen ill, Kumalo’s false hopes that his family might someday return are evident. Although it has been proven that “when people go to Johannesburg, they do not come back� (Paton 4), he is still reluctant to dip into the money he and his wife were saving to send their son, Absalom, to St. Chad’s for further education, much less take it all for his trip. A sensible man, Kumalo realizes that it is necessary to take all of this money and sacrifice the luxuries for which they had been setting aside. Kumalo is somewhat angered by the fact that he now must suffer for those who left ...

... her social cycle, but in her own words, “its an emotional cripple�(Guest 253). Conrad on the other hand shows his personality to be different from Beth’s. He seems anxious to please everyone, putting their needs before his. Guest develops the theme “ forgiveness sets one free�, through the characters Beth and Conrad. Both are unable to forgive themselves for similar reasons, but Conrad comes to terms with his guilt while Beth cannot. She is furthermore, a perfectionist. "Everything had to be perfect, never mind the impossible hardship it worked on her, on them all." Conrad is not unlike his mother. He is ...

... of Kralik and Klara actually help explain the two other relationships because just as they are kept apart by competition in the workplace, they keep in touch through letters without knowing who the other one is. They hate each other, as do Joe and Kathleen, in person, but both couples evidently have a relationship where despite their feelings that the other is a bad person, they find each others good points online or by post. This is shown in The Shop Around the Corner in a quote from Klara, who says to Kralik, "Why, I could show you letters that would open your eyes. No, I guess you probably wouldn't under ...

... surface world. An idea the spacecraft is from the future is shortly lived. Once the Sphere is opened, total anarchy takes control of the scientists lives. A monstrous squid, 15 times the size of a normally larger squid, emerges and destroys the living quarters of the scientists. Now they are forced to live in the spacecraft with all communication lost with the outside world. Killer shrimp, fire, and internal floods follow the introduction of the squid. Barnes is eaten alive by the gigantic squid. After the climax and many deaths the few people left discover whoever enters the Sphere is granted the powe ...

... were generally the reversal of what one would expect them to be. This story begins as Fred Daniels is running from the police. He knows that his only options are, "to hide, or he had to surrender", (Wright 19). The sirens of the police cars which wail in the distance mark the audible beginning of Daniels' separation from regular society. He decides to hide when he notices a manhole cover on the ground. "The cover clanged into place, muffling the sights and sounds of the upper world. . . the rite of separation is complete; the opposition between "aboveground" and "underground" is firmly established" (Bloo ...