... all day unless she has one of her frequent “sicknesses,” in which case she might make a visit to the doctor. Otherwise she “goes to bed immediately after supper” every night, which is hardly an exciting life. This is a glaringly obvious variance from Mattie’s personality. Also, Mattie is much more compassionate than Zeena. An example of Zeena’s cold-heartedness is seen when she fires Mattie, her own relative, giving Mattie nowhere to go and no job skills on which to survive. Most people would not do this to their own kin. Mattie, on the other hand, is a very compassionate ...

... decisions. Some of these decisions are whether or not to steal necessary items for survival, which according to his father is ok but according to society is not. Whether or not to help an enslaved man get his freedom, which is definitely not accepted by society. And whether to live with his father, where according to society he should be, or to get away and live on his own, which is not accepted in society. The author uses literary elements to convey the message of natural laws over man laws. He uses characterization to show the different kinds of morals people had. Huck lived with the Miss Watson, h ...

... general furniture, all describe it. As Roderick Usher and the narrator are burying Madeline the vault is being described as small, damp, and without admission of light. These are just a few of the characteristics of which Poe uses to describe the setting. Poe uses the use and description of character to create the effect. Poe describes his friend Usher as having a cadaverous complexion, a large eye, small and thin lips, a nose delicate of a Hebrew model, and a finely molded chin. It is stated that the features make up a countenance not easily forgotten, by stating this he is pictured in the mind as being a horrif ...

... the American dream was pure, motivation and ambition were some key aspects of the pure American dream. "He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way...and distinguished nothing except a single green light"(page.26). It shows how Gatsby was striving for the his goal and trying to accomplish it. When the dream was pure, motivation and self-discipline were present. This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Save $3.00 per ...

... of the evil that lingers within the darkness of the forest. As Hester and Pearl are leaving governor Bellinghams estate they are confronted by mistress Hibbins who explains that the witches are meeting in the forest, and she then invites Hester to become more deeply involved with her evil ways. "Wilt thou go with us tonight"(113) asked mistress Hibbins, yet Hester refused to sign her name in the black mans book on that night. She explains that the only reason she does not sign is because Pearl is still in her life. At this time the forest itself is a open door to another world, a wicked world that would take h ...

... violence to help him obtain and maintain power. Napoleon maintains power by elevating himself over the other animals, and taking on the characteristics of man. Through these processes, Orwell is trying to convey simply the message of the Russian Revolution. Orwell is also trying to convey a warning about propaganda, and a warning about absolute power through the ways in which Napoleon obtained and maintained power. Napoleon obtains power primarily by elimination. He believes that if he eliminates all the people standing in between him and ultimate domination, then he can govern the animals in any way that he sees ...

... good Puritan who is devoted to his wife "Faith," whose name he uses like a shield for his soul. At the beginning of his walk through the woods, Brown runs into the Devil who tries to convert him; this is shown by the Devil's offering of the staff to Brown. The Devil goes on to say that Brown's family has had dealings with evil in the past; examples used are the Salem witch trials and the killing of Indian non-combatants. This may be Hawthornes way of dealing with guilt he might have felt over his own forbears' actions during those times. Brown goes on to say that he could not bear the shame of betraying his faith wh ...

... Parris in the way he ran the church. Others too agreed with John Proctor: and in efforts to live simply, they stopped going to church, later fueling the accusations for the witch trials. Abigail did not want to make a big issue of what happened in the woods. She states this by saying "...I’ll be whipped if I must be. But they’re speakin’ of witchcraft. Betty’s not witched"(8). At that time she did not want the issue to get blown out of proportion so that life could return to normal. Peer pressure and her lust for revenge caused her to change her mind about starting the witch hunts. Grace played a ...

... it, our lives are miserable, laborious and short”. He declares in Marxist terms that Man is the problem: ”Only get rid of the Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could be rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades. Rebellion!” The simple, but emotional appeal, gets trough to the uneducated and plain animals and, as in all revolutions, the planning begins in euphoria and idealism. No voice is raised to ask relevant question or call for a considered debate. ...

... shouted a warning, "You go away Ralph. This is my end and my tribe. You leave me alone." (p.176) He did not heed my warning and continued to interrupt, so I had to protect my interests. Eventually a brawl arose. I defended myself and unintentionally cut Ralph as our spears locked together. ‘My spear slid down his spear and cut him on accident.' (p.177) In a situation like this, Ralph's spear could have easily slipped down and cut me instead. An individual is not controlled by another individual. As for influencing the boys to kill Simon and Piggy, the boys were uncontrollable. On the night that Simon died, ...