... the theme of nature versus nurture. Caliban is regarded as the representation of the wild; the side that is usually looked down upon. Although from his repulsive behavior, Caliban can be viewed as a detestable beast of nature, it can be reasonably inferred that Shakespeare’s intent was to make Caliban a sympathetic character. During the first encounter, Caliban comes across very bestial and immoral. While approaching Caliban’s cave, Prospero derogatorily says, "…[he] never/Yields us kind answer," meaning Caliban never answers respectfully. When Prospero reaches the cave, he calls to Caliban. Caliban abruptly r ...

... Miller is one of America's most famous writers. He wrote stories like All My Sons, Death of A Salesman, The Crucible, View from a Bridge, After The fall, A Memory of Two Mondays, Incident at Vichy, and The Price. He wrote these plays in a period of twenty-one years. It was from 1947 to 1968. Arther Miller was born on October 17, 1915 in Harlem, New York City. He is the second son of Isadore Miller who manufacture of women's clothing and Augusta Barnett Miller. Many characters in Arther Miller's plays are modeled after his older brother Kermit Miller. In 1933 after he graduated high school he became interested ...

... tragedy, makes him that much more lamentable. The general perception of Creon as “villain” is shifted as the Chorus elucidates that he is indeed the tragedy. Along with its shifting opinon in the play, the Chorus comments on proper conduct as viewed by the masses in Ancient Greece. “Zeus hates with a vengeance all bravado, / the mighty boasts of men.” (lines 140 and 141) The notion that men should be reverent to the gods is the antithesis of what Creon initially embraces. “The power is yours, I suppose, to enforce it / with the laws, both for the dead and all of us, / the livi ...

... he feels quite content in doing so. He is middle-aged, and resides in a clean warm burrow in the ground. One morning Gandalf, a wizard stops by to chat with Bilbo. He informs Bilbo that he is looking for someone to go on an adventure with him. Although Bilbo is tempted he declines, but not before inviting Gandalf for tea the next morning. The next day Bilbo hears his doorbell and he recalls inviting Gandalf for tea, but instead of the wizard at the door, there is a group of dwarves... thirteen in all. Thorin son of the dwarf king starts to outline a plan on how to regain the treasure stolen by the dragon Smaug ...

... environment. Since political participation for women was limited at the time of Cooper’s writing, she argued that not only were women suffering, but so was all of society. She argued that women’s sensitivity to emotion and intuition and their nurturing nature would balance out society that was controlled by aggressive and reason-oriented men. She argues that men and women are equals but their responsibilities to society are distinctive. In the second half of her book, Cooper addresses America’s race problem. She argues that, yes, there is a problem concerning race in America and the only way that it will ...

... she chooses not to show it. She committed this sin in the heat of passion, and fully admits it because, though she is ashamed, she also received her greatest treasure, Pearl, out of it. She is a very strong woman to be able to hold up so well, against what she must face. Many would have fled Boston, and sought a place where no one knew of her great sin. Hester chose to stay though, which showed a lot of strength and integrity. Any woman with enough nerve to hold up against a town which despised her very existence, and to stay in a place where her daughter is referred to as a "devil child," either has some sort of psy ...

... end. The first stanza of the poem gives a broad view of the world itself with little focus on the speaker, while the last stanza's focus is almost entirely on the speaker and what he does or does not want. This change toward egocentrism may be an attempt to convey that people in the future will be more concerned with themselves than the world as a whole. The second theme is the change away from traditional ways that occupies the speaker's mind. It is as though the traditional ways are a rope that the speaker feels is beginning to fray. As the rope of tradition frays, a new rope will be created (modernity) that p ...

... They believe that if they ran their own lives that they would have an ideal existance and live in harmony together and that they could do as they pleased. Napolean and Snowball (two pigs) and the cows lead the revolt in the barn after the farmer refuses to feed them adequatly. All the animals attack and defeat the farmer and his men and scare the farmers wife into sneaking out of the farmhouse and escaping. Life after the humans leave is not the paradise the animals had dreamed about; Old majors ideals were forgotton and the pig Napolean and his pack of dogs assume leadership. Snowball, the other pig is forced to ...

... when he is struggling to find peace in his life after returning home from World War II, in the short story, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish." Seymour's struggle emanates from the psychological effects of the war, alienation from society, lack of compassion and understanding from his peers, and the lack of innocence he finds in the materialistic post-war society he returns home to. Seymour Glass is a veteran of World War II, who is caught in a tangled emotional web. The horrors of the war have left him reeling from post traumatic stress disorder. Once a strong, spiritual man who thrived on innocence and tradionion ...

... "Metamorphosis," Mr. Samsa showed violent anger. When he saw Gregor transformed into the monstrous vermin, he chased Gregor back to his room and as Gregor approached the door, Mr. Samsa kicked him in the back. He also threw an apple at Gregor, demonstrating how violent he could get when he wasn't satisfied with what Gregor looked like or did, just as Kafka's father demonstrated it. Another way Kafka reflected his life to "Metamorphosis" is in his thoughts and feelings. Kafka developed a low self-esteem because of the way his father treated him; his father made him feel as though he was not wanted by the way he tr ...