... busy in order not to feel the "demands" from the new being. It was unlike anything she had known before. At five months the pain was so intense that Harriet began taking tranquilizers. Even during her pregnancy, Harriet began referring to Ben as the "monster." During a conversation with Dr. Brett after he refused to induce the baby, she is quoted as saying, "It's because you don't want to. It's not you who is carrying this" (She cut off monster afraid of antagonizing him.) (p. 47) At eight months she went into labor. Although she had never gone to the hospital before for her other deliveries, this time ...

... Nettie believed she was leaving behind not only racial discrimination, for in Africa they would be "black like the Africans themselves" (143), but also gender discrimination. Before meeting Samuel and Corrine, Nettie was under the impression that all colored people [men] wanted to keep women from learning. Upon meeting Samuel, Nettie realized that "they are not all mean like Pa and Albert, or beaten down like Ma was." (138-139) The only man Nettie had ever had contact with were Pa and Albert; so she perceived that all men treated their wives and the women in the family like possessions to be sold to the highest ...

... town� in Northern Maine. Named “Sarah Laughs�, after a previous owner, the lodge proves to be haunted. While visiting town the next day, Mike meets a young lady named Mattie after coming in to a close encounter with her three-year old daughter, Kyra. He instantly falls in love with the 20 year old beauty. While trying to start a relationship with Mattie, she informs Mike that her father-in-law, Max Devore, desperately wants custody of Kyra “But Kyra wouldn’t. She was the hood ornament in all of this, doomed to go where ever the car took her�(360). Both being millionaires, they battle it ou ...

... group of people with different beliefs created a church led Puritan society that was not able to accept a lot of change. The church was against the devil, at the same time it was against such things as dancing and other premature acts. The reputation of the family was very important to the members of the community. When the girls were caught dancing in the woods, they lied to protect not just themselves but the reputation of their families. They claimed that the devil took them over and influenced them to dance. The girls also said that they saw members of the town standing with the devil. A community living in a ...

... else in their life. “’Wouldn’t you like to go on a trip somewhere by yourself, darling, and be with men and ski?’ ‘No. Why should I?’ ‘I should think sometimes you would want to see other people besides me.’ ‘Do you want to see other people?’ ‘No.’ ‘Neither do I.’” p.297. This conversation shows that Catherine loves him so much that she is willing to be alone just so he can be happy. At the same time, Mr. Henry would probably like to go skiing but would never dream of leaving Catherine alone. Death wins out over love. & ...

... white man's terms. The content of the speech and his attitude toward it is important because it shows he is striving for a goal he can not and has not seen achieved. He will devote the remainder of the story attempting to achieve the goal and failing. To be allowed to give his speech to the leaders of the community, he must fight in a dehumanizing debacle, geared toward the entertainment of the rich white men in attendance. The symbolic message is that blacks have to fight just to be heard in white society and that society is arranged to create conflict within the black community. The narrator states "In th ...

... symbolize democracy, which helps the boys stay temporarily focused on acting civilized. Their perceptions of life and civilization are not yet affected by the loss of law and order. Throughout the novel the progression of the obsessive hunts causes the disintegration of civilization on the island. Jack’s obsession grows stronger with every kill, influencing the boys’ number one priority as the hunt. Ralph’s dictatorship is progressively over ruled, allowing the blindness of the boys on what’s really happening- the dominance of evil within themselves, to increase. Golding shows that it does ...

... in this book have some sort of illusion surrounding their persona, but Gatsby has the greatest of all illusions surrounding him. Gatsby is presented as living the charmed life, with plenty of friends, no problems, and an honest man. In the end his whole illusion unravels and we find that he has plenty of problems, is very crooked and dishonest, and has no true friends. He longs for companionship with Daisy, and still can never have that. Gatsby's illusion surrounding him is totally shattered in this book, partly through the actions of Tom who feels that he must discredit his name. Tom, however discredits name to ...

... from the fun he used to have. He escapes from this life style to become independent again. When Huckleberry first moves into his new home with the Widow Douglas, he first begins to realize what the meaning of restriction is. Huckleberry is forced to go to school, church, do his studies, keep his room clean, brush his teeth, and even go to bed at a certain hour. Huckleberry knew when Widow Douglas spoke he had better listen, or there would be consequences. He said, “When the Widow rung a bell for supper, and you had to come on time. When you got to the table you couldn’t go right to eating, but you ha ...

... sceptre, or other thins that show who has power. We also learn that objects don’t really give power when people choose not to obey it, like Ralph’s conch. The pig’s head, or Lord of the Flies, is an important object. To Jack it is a sacrifice for the beast. This object shows that people will make religions and rituals to control their world, even when what they think is not true. is also a symbol of Satan, or the Devil. When Simon talked with , he learned what the real evil was, which is the evil in people’s hearts. is a symbol of the things we make up to be the cause for evil, when those things aren’t ...