... time comes to us as early as the first chapter. Huck describes to the reader how he is getting along in civilization. He tells us things about society that he doesn’t yet understand, like how the Widow forbids him to smoke yet she uses tobacco herself. Twain establishes the hypocrisy of civilization early on in the novel to give the reader insight on the differences between the “proper� ways of nineteenth century society and the “improper� behavior that Huck is accustomed to dealing with. This insight that Twain gives to the reader is further expanded with the introduction of Huck’s Pap into the s ...

... things in the trees.� Phil had heard things about he beast from other boys, which caused him to have the nightmare. He is a young boy, on an island with no supervision and is afraid of what’s is happening to him and where he is. Without thoughts of the beast, provoked from the other boys, Phil would never have experienced this nightmare. Not only the thoughts that the boys think affect them, but the things they see cause them to have evil intentions. Golding used a pig’s head on a stick called “ the lord of the flys “ as another animation to substitute the thoughts of evil and fear wi ...

... and got three candles, and Tom laid five cents on the table for pay." This shows that though it was wrong of Tom to steal the candles it honest of him to leave pay for the candles. I think that Tom and Huck are very smart boys, when Huck snuck out of the house Tom pretended that he was a cat to get Hucks attention. If he hadn't done this the widow might have caught them leaving in the middle of the night. Twain shows their resourcefulness when he writes, "Directly I could just barely hear a me-yow! me-yow! down there. That was good! Says I, me-yow! me-yow! as soft as I could, and then I put out the light and scram ...

... In every instance in the book when someone sees him for the first time, they recognize him as being very attractive. He was described as being tall and thin character. On the other hand, Traddles was pictured as being somewhat on the heavy side. He reminds the reader of the fat clumsy kid in their own school. Dickens portrays this when he says, "Poor Traddles! In a tight sky-blue suit that made his arms and legs like German sausages, or roly-poly puddings," (143). Besides being different in appearance, Charles Dickens contrasts these two characters through their personalities. From the beginning, James S ...

... some of the struggles people have and life in traditional African societies. The title is a good choice for a title of this book. The main character, Okonkwo, did not like the way his father lived. He thought that a man should be strong and do typical male tasks. But Okonkwo's father, Unoka, did not fit mold according to Okonkwo. Okonkwo was ashamed of his father, and told himself that he would make a better life for himself and his family. Okonkwo was able to do this, he became very successful in the Ibo tribe and had gained a very high standing in the tribe. It was his goal to become an elder in the tribe, and it ...

... in the war. Between these extremes are the important parts of Pauls journey and they are basic training, the death of his close friend Kemmerich, his experiences on the front, the time he spent with the french girls, when he went on leave, also the time at the Russian P.O.W. camp, the killing of the Frenchman, and his time in the hospital with Kropp. Beyond this the only significant things are when his friend and companion Kat died, and in the end Paul himself died. With these events in mind this is how the rest of this is organized: chronologically. Paul and his friends started to lose their innocence the day ...

... of a practical joke. But this is really no joke. Whitey should have been very mad at Jim, but he says, ‘It didn't take no private detective to figure out who had played this little joke on me. Nobody could have thought it up but Jim Kendall. He certainly was a card!' Whitey doesn't find the joke to be that bad, even though Jim impersonated someone and said that a man was dead when he wasn't. In "Cask of Amontillado", the narrator is Montresor. He tells his friend that he has some wine for him to try, even though there is no wine and he is leading Fortunato to his death. "‘I have my doubts,' I replied; †...

... everyone and every experience. He remembers all the good and bad, until distinctions between the two disappear. Holden believes throughout the novel that certain things should stay the same. Holden becomes a character portrayed by Salinger that disagrees with things changing. He wants to retain everything, in short he wants everything to always remain the same, and when changes occur; Holden reacts. However the most important aspect of Holden Caufield's character can be attributed to his judgment of people. Holden Caufield, a character who always jumps to conclusions about people and their phoniness, can be labele ...

... get many minutes outside, definitely not enough to tan from. If he was outside, he was disobeying monastic rules. Secondly, Chaucer tells the reader the Monk has many dainty horses in his stable (166). The Monk not only has one, but many horses. They are all well kept with beautiful color (205), and the tack they wear is also expensive and extravagant (177-179). Possessions like this were forbidden for the clergy, especially flashy things. Lastly, Chaucer describes the Monk as wearing a coat of fine gray fur, garnished sleeves, and a gold pin. Actually we are told the pin he wears is in the shape of a lover's k ...

... town, or whatever place they live in. Books where the author understands his subject and feels comfortable and passionate about it are the most interesting. When an author’s writing has been influenced by his or her personal history and cultural background, the writer understands it. It’s also much easier for an author to write about something having to do with their personal history or cultural background. If we are familiar with a subject it is much easier to convince our reader of the ‘experience’ or ‘story’ that is being written about. Although Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ...