... the ³common² side of his life. London is seen by Pip as a great and wonderful city which symbolizes his expectations of what is to come in his future. Another change in his life is that he is treated better by others. Mr. Trabb, the tailor, takes exception to Pip after he hears that he has come into a fortune. He measures Pip very quickly, and gets angry at his son for not showing the same respect of Pip¹s wealth. Then, when he next sees Pumblechook, he repeatedly asks Pip if he may shake his hand, as if it is some great honor. Before the news, he hardly treated Pip any differently than any other common ...

... thinks that there are many Gods, each having many arms.2 When he talks to Forbsie about God he is misled because Forsbie's tells Brian that God is all grapes and bloody.3 Brian also goes and visits Mr. Hislop, the pastor of the Presbyterian Church, who tells him God is a spirit. One day Brian imagines that God comes and visits him. God tells Brian that he will get revenge on Art and his grandmother because they were not nice to him.4 Brian's knowledge of God is still young and immature. In the middle of the novel, Brian talks to Saint Sammy and is encouraged to think about God.5 Saint Sammy is a religious man ...

... do. She was helpful and loyal to Wang Lung even when he was not satisfied with her. I think the Chinese culture was too strict on the women. Wang Lung's father, an elderly man, was bossy and conservative. He was the oldest of the Wang family alive in the book and in Chinese culture anyone older than you should be respected and treated nicely. Wang Lung took care of him at first until he was married and then O-lan took care of both of them until they could afford servants (toward the end of the book). I liked the way the Chinese respected and treated their elders. I think we should try harder to do this here i ...

... It is, as well, innate to consider oneself better than another. An awakening such as the narrator's, however, ruptures the protective shield that surrounding steadfast biases, and forces the person to assess their position in the greater schema of humankind. A bias that surfaces early on, is the mention of Robert's wife, "Beulah!" The narrator exclaims, "That's a name for a colored woman." (Carver, "Cathedral," 182) Here, by attaching a stereotype to a simple name, he exhibits the precise indiscretion of a closed-minded bigot, and then eventually reaches humility through his awakening. The narrator possesses severa ...

... This could be Ralph's way of trying to distract himself from the reality of the airplane smashup. By the author's description of Piggy and the contents of Piggy's talks, all of us have a good idea of how he looks like and how he acts. We can all relate to him as that ‘fat nerd' that always sat alone in the cafeteria. We all had nicknames for the ‘loner'. We knew deep down that this was a bad thing to do but we enjoyed putting him or her down. Piggy is smarter than most of the survivors. You could see this because he was aware of the situation around him whereas Ralph enjoyed the freedom. It was Piggy's idea t ...

... as the belief that one race is superior to another. That is also the way that To Kill a Mockingbird defines it. However, the dictionary does not give an indication on whether racism is a fair and just belief, and yet we allow them in all schools. To Kill a Mockingbird is spoken through the eyes of a seven year old who comes to the conclusion through the trial of Tom Robinson that racism is unjust. As the story progresses you learn the hate put onto a man solely due to his color. Through a wise, just, man, Atticus, you learn that hate should never be brought onto anyone. Prejudice is another example in wh ...

... works include The Long Day Wanes, The Doctor is Sick, and, perhaps Burgess's most famous book, Clockwork Orange. A Clockwork Orange is an interesting novel that paints a picture of a gruesome violence in the not-so- distant future. The story is based on, and told by the narrator, the fifteen- year old Alex, but it shows many references to the life and experience of its author. In a series of five books, Burgess also focused on his life experiences. Enderby's Dark Lady was the fifth in the series, and that will be the second book focused on in this paper. Anthony Burgess's work in A Clockwork Orange and E ...

... will be a trial in the town court. Not only those who are personally affiliated with the crime are affected, everyone in the town is touched also. When Putnam states, “ She cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name… that’s a sure sign of witchcraft,� he jumps to conclusions about the girls being witches. Simply because he made this accusation, talk was stirred up in town. The townsfolk become highly agitated over this situation, and the scenario is blown completely out of proportion. Soon after this happens, trials dates are set. The church has a great deal of influence over the government in The . Sins an ...

... him as well as his family for Emmitt to be able to attend FSU and eventually graduate from there. After setting many collegiate football records as a top-notched, blue chip running back, he was drafted by a skeptical Dallas Cowboys football team. Jimmy Johnson, the head coach, knew that he would develop into the type of team leader and player the cowboys needed. Even though owner Jerry Jones was skeptical about the draft choice that Johnson was quietly pursuing. Emmitt proved to coach Jimmy Johnson that he had made the right pick by setting a record, three straight NFL rushing titles. Not even the great Walter ...

... his own beliefs, Huck learns that “Just because an idea’s popular, like slavery, don’t make it right.� Having been raised in Missouri, a slave state, Huck does not even know how to doubt the morality of keeping slaves. In his eyes, an idea must be right if it is believed and practiced by highly respected members of the community. Even the widow who rescued him from his father owns slaves. Huck shows his own belief in the practice of slavery when he discovers that Jim has run away. He has promised not to tell but worries that people will “call me a low-down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping ...