... to give Dimmesdale great strength, it is also his largest flaw. His body refuses to do what his heart says is right. Dimmesdale instructs Hester to reveal the truth, but when she refuses he doesnÿt have the willpower to confess himself. Therefore, his sin becomes even larger than hers, because while hers is an exposed sin. He continues to lie to himself and his followers by keeping his secret hidden, so his is a concealed sin. Here Hawthorne shows us just how strong Dimmesdale actually is, by allowing him to hide his sin and bear the weight of it, he creates an extremely interesting and tremendously strong ch ...

... character as protector of the pure and innocent is shown. First Holden is forced to defend the memory of his brother Allie. Holden writes a report for Stradlater about a glove, which belonged to his treasured younger brother Allie who has passed away to the cause of leukemia. As a result of Stradlater’s criticism on the subject, Holden destroys the composition saying, “All right, give it back to me, then,’ I said. I went over and pulled it right out of his goddam hand. Then I tore it up.”(Salinger 41) Holden admires Allie, and his baseball glove, and is forced to protect his h ...

... Their longing for land is universal for many migrant workers of that time period. They were tired of “doin’ all the work and not getting what comes up outa the ground.â€� Their dream was one of independence and self-fulfillment that was often hard to come by for migrant workers of that day. Yet in this case, the plot develops to the point where their dream seems more attainable with Candy’s involvement. But here lies the tragedy of this classic novel. Their dream turned into a cliché of a line in Robert Burns’ poem where he writes that “the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.â ...

... Joe keeps on the topic by saying: "I thought maybe someone had been bad to you in the past, and that was why you don't like people touching or holding you." "Ah damn it to hell," she bangs the lamp down on the desk and the flame jumps wildly. "I said no. I haven't been raped or jilted or abused in any fashion. There's nothing in my background to explain the way I am." She steadies her voice, taking the impatience out of it. "I'm the odd one out, the peculiarity in my family, because they're all normal and demonstrative physically." (pg: 265) Joe is Sharing with Kerewin his feelings about family, and childhood. "I've ...

... and the boys freelance, picking up money and short-term jobs where they can. Early in the story, they acquire an empty fishmeal storage building from Lee Chong. Mack and the boys transform it into their home, the Palace Flophouse. Doc ran Western Biological, a company that supplied animals for educational purposes, like dissection. He would go down to the tidepools and collect all sorts of critters like squid, octopus, and sea cucumbers. When Doc had to leave for La Jolla on a collecting trip, Mack and the boys decided to give him a surprise party. They bought beer, plenty of Old Tennis Shoes (Old Tennessee, a blende ...

... Monsieur Defarge. He is suddenly "recalled to life"(19, 35). However, his rebirth has just begun and does not become complete until he is reunited with his daughter; Lucy Manette. In "Book the Second; The Golden Thread," the resurrection theme appears several times. At the start of this book, Charles Darnay is on trial for treason in England. He has been traveling back and forth between France and England and is thought to be a spy. The people in the crowd are sure that he will be found guilty, the punishment for this crime being death. Darnay is saved by the ingeniousness of Sydney Carton, and he too is sud ...

... upon the audience “enormous outrage� (vi) upon slavery. Douglass speech encouraged many other former/escaped slaves to speak out against the injustices they had suffered. Douglass’ speeches made a ineffable impression upon Garrison’s mind, he thought that if Douglass could be persuaded to consecrate his time and talents to the promotion of the anti-slavery enterprise, the campaign would get to its goal much faster. It is remarkable that the advocates of the slaves is a fugitive slave, in the “person of Frederick Douglass� and that despite numerous oppressions in slavery, they have a human spirit so s ...

... and by and by everybody's killed off, and there ain't no more feud"(Twain 109). Pap, Huck's father, was very mean to everyone, but especially Huck. Pap cannot read and does not want his son to be better than himself. Pap doesn't like the fact that Widow Douglas is trying to "civilize" him. Pap comes home every night and physically abuses Huck. During the day Pap would lock Huck in the cabin until he returned in order to keep Huck from escaping. Nothing can harm a child more than neglect and abuse. The two ladies that take Huck in off the streets are Mrs. Watson and the Widow Douglas. Mrs. Watson ...

... They were constantly neglectful of the way they behaved and when they realized they were wrong, they would retreat back to their money. It was always other people that had to pay for Tom and Daisy's careless mistakes. Daisy also admitted that she was careless in a dialogue with Nick. "I am careful." "No, you're not" "Well, other people are," she said lightly. "What's that got to do with it?" "They'll keep out of my way," she insisted. "It takes two to make an accident." "Suppose you meet somebody just as careless as yoursel ...

... in Alaska. Each day while serving as a sled dog, this slave endures freezing temperatures. Buck learns how to deal with the unbearable conditions by watching the other dogs and imitating them. This lesson proves to be very helpful to Buck in the future. Because Buck’s first home was in Southern California, he was never exposed to snow. Buck’s body became accustomed to the harsh snow and he toughened and learned how to use it for his advantage. For example, Buck learned how to dig into the snow and use it to insulate him from the outside air. Buck was built for hard work; he was a huge, muscular and i ...