... in the boat was acceptable because not only is it an heirloom, it represents his living, and it is part of the family. 3. Juana is dissatisfied by her own method because it was free and lacked the doctor's authority. Juana's reaction to the appearance of the scorpion was fear for her first born. Then, after the sting, she wanted to take Coyotito to the doctor. He would not treat it. This demonstrated not only a war between culture's, but a war between social classes. If the baby were white or the parents well paid, but lacking immediate money, the doctor would have probably treated it. 4. The beat of the so ...

... Sutpen's life. In the novel Absalom, Absalom!, a multiple consciousness technique is used to reassess the process of historical reconstruction by the narrators. Chapter one is the scene in which Miss Rosa tells Quentin about the early days in Sutpen's life. It's here that Rosa explains to Quentin why she wanted to visit old mansion on this day. She is the one narrator that is unable to view Sutpen objectively. The first chapter serves as merely an introduction to the history of Sutpen based on what Miss Rosa heard as a child and her brief personal experiences. The narration of Absalom, Absalom!, can be cons ...

... appearance. This is not justified by anything except his demeanor. He doesn't commit any heinous actions towards the people he meets. People are also afraid of him because people are afraid of things they know nothing about. The character of Justine can be used to display societies affect on people. Society doesn't kill her, but the ignorance of people does. Society can't kill a person, but it can influence the actions of its people. She is held accountable for a murder she didn't commit. Judgment is passed on her prematurely. I'll admit there was evidence against Justine, and we have the advantage of knowing th ...

... Many of these situations occur throughout the book, some are very clear and others have hidden meanings. On a whole I believed what Tayo had to say about the world from his shoes. There are certain instinces that I know what Tayo is seeing is completely impossible. In Ceremony one must decide why and how the women's perspective is of importance. I believe the reason the women's view is to put a different perspective upon everything that goes on in the book, as compared with the perspective of Tayo. There are two women in the book who put their perspective into the story, one of them is the elderly mistress of J ...

... Glass Menagerie" in nostalgia for a past world and its evocation of loneliness and lost love celebrates, above all, the human need to dream. Amanda Wingfield resents the poverty - stricken neighborhood in which she lives, so much so that she needs to escape mentally from it by invented romance and self-deception. Williams describes her as having "endurance and a kind of heroism, but she is also silly, snobbish, sometimes cruel and sometimes pathetic in her well-intentioned blundering. Her love for her children is exasperating and suffocating; her energetic gaiety can be nauseating. Abandoned by her husband, A ...

... novel. Fitzgerald's use of creative writing "tricks," his description of American myths, and his parallel between Gatsby and the American identity produce a novel of perfection. His twisting and interesting plot also adds to my enjoyment as a reader. The focus of this novel being based on love of money, he also adds mystery and deception however that adds just the right "spice" to the novel. This novel begins with the generous, distinguished Jay Gatsby, who, surprisingly, comes into his wealth illegally. Fitzgerald uses an interesting icon to represent the rich, upper class, by making Gatsby appear as a sort o ...

... 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, ...

... Earth itself, the source of all things, supporting his themes, Remarque has a seemingly unbiased witness bearing testament to his observations. Remarque can use nature as the judge to condemn war, along with shocking imagery, so that his literature remains without a trace of nationalism, political ill will, or even personal feelings. It should be noted that the nature motif is carried consistently throughout the novel, and that it supports many of the author's lesser themes. For the purpose of portraying war as something terrible, though, the nature motif is expressed most dramatically in the following passages. T ...

... story, the house is not her own and she does not want to be in it. She declares it is "haunted," and that "there is something queer about it." Although she acknowledges the beauty of the house and especially what surrounds it, she constantly goes back to her feeling that "there is something strange about the house." Her impression is like a feeling for the transformation that takes place in her self while she is there. In this way the house still is the cocoon for her transformation. It does not take the form of the traditional symbol of security for the activities of a woman, but it does allow for and contain he ...

... has sinned against God. Partly this is so because God has never been a real presence in her life. Hester believes that the sin wasn’t against God, because he has given her “a lovely child�. Hester has violated no law of her own nature. Her relationship with Dimmesdale, consequently, has been the almost inescapable result of her own nature, not a violation of it. Her sin has only affected the way that people look at Hester. Hester feels that the only sin that she committed is that she had not told the community who the father of Pearl is. It was her choice not to tell whom the father was and she regrette ...