... it conceals so well Twain’s opinions within what is seemingly a child’s book. Though initially condemned as inappropriate material for young readers, it soon became prized for its recreation of the Antebellum South, its insights into slavery, and its depiction of adolescent life. The novel resumes Huck’s tale from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which ended with Huck’s adoption by Widow Douglas. But it is so much more. Into this book the world called his masterpiece, Mark Twain put his prime purpose, one that branched in all his writing: a plea for humanity, for the end of caste, and of its ...

... child as a wild animal, without the slightest hope of becoming “normal�. However, Annie Sullivan, a kind, patient young woman saw potential in Helen. She struggled with Helen and eventually succeeded in making her not only a productive member of society, but one of the most inspirational figures in history. The , written by William Gibson, is a play based on the true story of Helen Keller, a woman widely known for her struggle against blindness and deafness. This play gives the reader an insight of Helen’s everyday hardships and quality of life. It provides a true understanding of the doubts and low expect ...

... "selling" business, but met little success. He was "one of the two assistants to the assistant buyer" and was miserable. Biff questioned Happy, "Are you content, Hap? You're a success, are't you? Are you content?" (23), and Happy responds, "Hell, no!" Yet Happy stuck with his job, longing to one day please his father. Even after Willy's death Happy did not give up on his quest. "I'm gonna show everybody else that Willy Loman did not die in vain." "I'm staying right in this city, and I'm gonna beat this racket!" (138). Happy, still trying to please his father from beyond the grave, dooms himself to live t ...

... movie: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. He sat back down with a grim look on his face. "Those sons-of-bitches," Simon uttered. He was heartbroken and disappointed to see the Bears take such a serious butt whipping. He was especially embarrassed that he had to sit through this massacre in the company of his brother-in-law. "Now, calm down son. It was only a game. Let's enjoy the holiday festivities," Simon's father advised. Norton observed the collection of moose heads and gun racks hanging along the walls. He picked-up one of the hunting magazines that were lying on the coffee table, and flips through a couple of ...

... is to serve and meet the everyday needs of the Anglos, merely property and nothing more. It is this common belief which influences Huck and helps to shape his relationship with Jim. As a slave, Jim seems to be some what of a play toy to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Their respect for him as a person is scarce. The two are first portrayed in the book playing a practical joke on Jim. Although Huck mildly protests such antics, he still persists with the trickery. As a result of their pranks, Jim creates an elaborated version of the event, claiming to have seen witches and the devil. According to Huck, this gives Ji ...

... king. The thought of becoming king drives him to think of murderous acts on the king. He and Lady Macbeth concieve a plan to kill Duncan so he may become king. He goes from noble warrior and trusted friend to a backstabber (literally! Ha ha ha...) all for the promise of becoming king. Not only that, but he hires assassins to bump off Banquo and Fleeance, his son. Banquo gets killed, but Fleeance escapes. Macbeth was willing to kill his own friend just so he may remain king (The witches said Banquo's sons would be kings, and Macbeth didnt like that). To boot, Macbeth sends assassins to kill Macduffs family. By the e ...

... becomes a country of turmoil because of the wicked leadership. Macbeth murders his best friend and another friend’s family and because of this Tyranny, paranoia sets in on Macbeth who sees many ghostly visions of people he sent out to be murdered. Scotland greatly suffers under his reign, this turns Lady Macbeth mad, and she eventually commits suicide. Macduff, eventually goes to England to ask for the help of the noble king Edward, who is highly respected for help to overthrow the leadership of Macbeth, and so the Anglo-Scottish revolt sees Macbeth to his death and Malcolm the son of Duncan is proclaimed king of S ...

... symbolism, idiom etc etc) that poetry use ---a relatively small class of people. Some time ago, our English class read T.S. Elliot's "The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock", a long poem in the form of a soliloquy on whether or not the persona should or should not approach a woman he loves, eat a peach, or part his hair. Critiques declared it as the modern Hamlet -- a reflection of the consciousness of the Modern Man. They exclaimed that the poem is a concise description of resent ideologies and philosophies. With a lot of difficulty and guidance, we understood and even appreciated the poem, primarily because we are fa ...

... be an individual by expressing your needs and wants. Our emotions contradict logical sense sometimes. For example, when someone is in trouble, but you have a plane ticket going back to your country that is only good for that specific time--what would you do? The most logical solution is just to go on the plane since you already have everything set, but you realize that saving the girl is more important--highly illogical. You have the plane ticket already--why would you risk losing your chance to go home? Illogicality! The same concept can be applied to metaphors. Why would you give up you creative endeavors ...

... Ray Kinsella The main character of the story can be considered to be entering the middle adulthood stage. This stage is characterized by child rearing, career success, and household management. This all boils down to becoming one's own self, in the eyes of themselves, rather than through the eyes of one's parents or society. All of this is seen in Ray's character. He is the father, the husband, and the breadwinner. Then a voice comes to him asking him to do something out of the ordinary. Dig up his farm and create a baseball field. This creates a conflict within himself and his life. Creating this fiel ...