... reader and to Joseph. Ultimately, at the end, Joseph is executed superficially without conviction. Probing deeper, however, one ponders the question of original sin. Is Joseph guilty for merely existing? Is his incessant denial of committing a criminal offense a crime in its self? In 'The Trial," Joseph may not be guilty in the sense of committing a sin, but could be guilt itself. An important note to keep in mind while reading "The Trial" is Kafka's structural organization of paragraphs. Most of the paragraphs are confusing and lengthy; some even more than one or two pages long. In chapter two when Joseph ...

... number of seconds and minutes; each fraction of time telling its own story. Through time, we have created heroism and tragedy in the form of “History.� Time has allowed us to set dates, make appointments and miss this for that matter. Time, although sometimes a pain in the butt, is a necessity for mankind. Without time, we are sheep without a sheperd, wandering aimlessly in the vast fields of eternity, searching for nothing, living without a purpose. Time gives man a time frame. That time frame is life. Time is everything. I’m sure that if you asked any person what time is, they would respond by saying ...

... in every society there are leaders who, if given the opportunity, will likely abuse their power. The book begins in the barnyard of Mr. Jones' "Manor Farm". The animals congregate at a meeting led by the prize white boar, Major. Major points out to the assembled animals that no animal in England is free. He further explains that the products of their labor is stolen by man, who alone benefits. Man, in turn, gives back to the animals the bare minimum which will keep them from starvation while he profits from the rest. The old boar tells them that the source of all their problems is man, and that they ...

... Huckleberry Finn is a novel written by Mark Twain. This book is very controversial and has even be deemed immoral by some members of society. One particular character that some have said is immoral is . But is he? In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain the character of Huck can be seen as a moral person who grows through his actions and experiences both on land and in the river, even though his actions might go against the set standards of society. Huck is a moral person at the beginning of the novel before he begins his journey on the river. The character of Huck can be seen as subdued in the beg ...

... Baldwin was driven into the church because he "supposed that God and safety were synonymous." (16) Timidity blinded him to believe that following God's words shielded him from the evils of society. However, because of Baldwin's love for his church, he reads the Bible, only to realize that was strictly about the teachings of White people. He thought that going to the church will protect him, and shield him against what he feared. Instead of freeing the community from discrimination between Blacks and Whites, the Bible supported the existence of racial barriers by teaching one should behave. Realizing ...

... other vampires by the possession of a crucifix or practically any consecrated item from the Christian religion can be used to save you from the attack or presence of a vampire. For example, in the latter of the book Van Helsing uses a Host to prevent Dracula to enter his coffin. Another time, during the night Van Helsing and Lucy stay out near the courtyard of Castle Dracula, Van Helsing makes a (Holy circle) with the Host to keep vampires out and to keep Mina safe in the (Holy circle). Another time when the Host is used as a deterrence of vampires is at the time Van Helsing and the other men are going to le ...

... in the endless cycle of their teacups(Fryxell 112). The women, "taking of Michelangelo" seem to feel no real passions and they have no real thoughts; they are machines without the gas or oil that keeps a machine going. Prufrock himself is something of an exception, but not much of one(Fryxell 110). Eliot's dramatic monologue is built around three major themes. The first of these is the time theme. Drenched with anxiety, Prufrock says: "And indeed there will be time." Prufrock uses time as an excuse to remain comfortable in his undisturbed universe. By opening the fourth stanza with: "And indeed there will b ...

... sisters to break up Mr. Bingley and Jane Bennet. Meanwhile, Darcy has a “crush� on Jane’s sister Elizabeth. She is the main female character, the second on the Bennet sisters and despises Darcy at first, but later falls for him. Elizabeth doesn’t like Darcy because she hears bad thing about him and how he is rude to everyone. George Wickham told her Darcy cheated him out of his inheritance. She believes him because she holds so much hate for Darcy. Later she learns that George lied to her. But before she found out, they almost fall in love. Mr. Bennet has no son, so his estate will be given ...

... of research publications at the University of Washington. Her short story wasn’t published, but she turned that story into a novel, The Apothecary Rose. Candace is now the author of two ongoing mystery series featuring medieval sleuths, the Margaret Kerr Mysteries and the Owen Archer Mysteries. Ms.Robb researched a lot for these novels. Candace read a lot of depressing readings, both in statistics and in handbooks for physicians that were written in the period. Through many letters, sermons, 1 and the plague handbooks, she tried to get a sense of how the people fought to survive with the horror of the pla ...

... because of the vicious actions the youngsters commit to one another. The plot thickens when one of the kids attempts to overthrow the elected leader by segregating the group. His devious, deceptive plan is successful and he and half the group separates from the other. Now these young boys must face their original problem; being stranded from all contact of civilization coupled with the hatred of the two “tribes.� This is extremely dangerous because the tension between the two groups is at a high and everyone fears for their lives. Although I can’t explain the ending of William Golding’s book (because ...