... friends Joe Carp teases him about the operation saying “hey look where Charlie had his operation what did they do Charlie, put some brains in.” Another time Charlie realizes humans can be cruel is when Charlie is in a restaurant and the bus boy who is mentally challenged drops the dishes on the floor, the people start laughing at him and make fun of him. This makes Charlie upset and he begins to yell at the customers in the restaurant saying “Shut up. Leave him alone. It’s not his fault he can’t understand. He can’t help what he is. But he’s still a human being ...

... Crane sets a very important battle: the battle going on in Henry's mind. Henry believes he is faced with imminent death, and throws down his rifle and flees during the second skirmish on the first day. He attempts to rationalize his actions and becomes increasingly ashamed of himself. As he wanders in the rear of the fighting, he encounters a dead soldier. Eventually he falls in with some wounded men and witnesses the death of his close friend, Jim Conklin. As a result of that, he deserts another friend dying and runs. He wants to make a wound for himself so that he is removed from the battle, and by ...

... Porter notes in the article De Lint Author of Magic that "His protagonists are tested over and over again to prove their mettle against evil forces and learn about themselves and their strengths in the process...De Lint is making the point that through suffering, people can and will become stronger and better individuals as they discover unforeseen and undiscovered aspects of themselves". Some of the works in which you will find this message are in the novels Someplace to be Flying and Memory and Dreams, as well as in the short story collection titled The Ivory and the Horn. Charles de Lint was born in the Netherla ...

... may have a few credits to its disadvantage, but those credits against it are so minor that they should not be taken into account. One of the downsides of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the usage of certain racial slurs. The word “nigger” appears 189 times, but it should not make a substantial impact on a reader. This word itself may be quite offensive; particularly in the beginning of the book, but towards the middle and end, the racial term is not used to degrade people of the African American race. The most prevalent misuse of the word “nigger” is in the introductory ...

... all its own? Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) is one of the premier mythologists who wrote a great deal of books in the 40s up through the 80s, on the hero as an archetypal image and its place in modern day society. His first, and probably most famous piece, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, outlines the basic aspects of the archetypal "Hero Journey." In it, Campbell describes the journey as consisting of three major sections; the departure, the initiation and the return. This basic outline, each with their own subcategories, should pertain to almost all hero quests in ancient writing. But, does it pertain to mode ...

... selection to influence people to leave their lives in England and cross the globe to start a new life in a strange land. John Smith described a a land where little work was needed, and riches could be easily acquired. A man with little fishing ability could catch one hundred, two hundred, or three hundred fish a day. He tells of animals perfect for hunting that give plenty of food to live on, and rich furs that could be traded for money. Mr. Smith declares the land free, so anyone could come to the New World and accumulate great wealth. John Smith envisioned a land where all men would live in peace and harmon ...

... This quote is after the conspirators have left, and he is talking to the corpse of Caesar. He spills his true intentions and gives word of his counter conspiracy. He feels that even though the men are honorable, that they have butchered a man that could have been reasoned with and brought out of what it was he did wrong. What Antony says: "Let each man render me his bloody hand…My credit now stands on such slippery ground that one of two bad ways you must conceit me…." Pg. 580 lines 184-194 He leads the conspirators on to trust him, when in fact, he wants to be able to speak to the mob. He uses a vi ...

... loved and had two beautiful children, living the good life with money and accomplishment. He didn't have normal worries like most working class people did, he just did what he set out to do and succeeded at that. It is noted that "Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible." (Arp, 512) Until one day he became sick. For months he laid in bed in agonizing pain, and the doctors were left without agreeing knowledge on what he had. Close to the end of his life he began to wonder if his life was really what it should have been and whether or not he achieved all he was supposed ...

... society would be a continuous rise and fall of leaders. Communism is where the government owns everything such as the major resources and everything else. There is no need for private business. All people would have equal work based on their ability and benefits will be given based on the needs. In Animal Farm all the animals work and all the types of animals get the type of food they need. The animals felt better after the revolution even though they were underfed because they knew they were doing this for themselves. Napoleon and his other pigs were the government and let their power get to them. They said t ...

... and its people would probably not have played so important a role in her work. Her encounter with this new land was profound, even traumatic. Cather described the experience best through Jim Burden in My Antonia. “The vast sky, the endless plains, the enormous sun evoked a pantheistic and acquiescent response in the young boy There he felt the individual ego diminished and merged with something much greater.” (Internet #2) Like Jim Burden,Cather found the immigrant pioneers fascinating--their stories, their vitality, their dignity. The land which at first seemed flat and monotonous proved to fu ...