... identity she would not be. Thus, a customary role in society and to the outlooks of others is portrayed. Orsino sees Cesario, as a young squire just starting out in the world, much like himself as a young, spry lad, so he has a tendency to be more willing to unload onto her with his troubles and sorrows, seeking a companion with which to share and to teach. Thus, Viola grows in her male disguise to get a better feeling for his inner self, not the self that he shows to the public, or would reveal and share with Viola in her true female self, but rather his secret self, as he believes he shares with a peer. So, she gr ...

... and her husband were mismatched. Furthermore, in her awakening, Mrs. Ames also discovers that she, like the plumber, occupies as valuable a place in society as the astronomer, for she does the "dirty" work to free people like her husband to have time to think and to discover. The scene in question takes place after Mrs. Ames has already noticed that the plumber has a few physical characteristics that match her own (such as blond hair), and she is talking to him as he descends into the earth. The scene begins immediately after the plumber says "I think something has stopped the elbow", because this phrase was o ...

... is made of the lifestyle and times of the Southwest nearly fifty years prior to the construction of the novel. Twain does a remarkable job enticing the reader into the adventures of two boys, Huck and Tom, and a runaway Negro, Jim, while also covertly implanting his messages and morals in the text. The most pleasing parts of the story are those Twain describes in detail. Detail is also exceptionally displayed in the illustrations he paints of the characters. Pap, Huck’s father, is one of the prime examples. Twain has the ability to create a portrait in short sketches as well as long. It is this ability t ...

... in his writing the diction of the moral tome, which causes confusion for readers immersed in this tradition. Daniel Hoffman reiterates Allan Tate's position that, aside from his atavistic employment of moral terminology, Poe writes as though "Christianity had never been invented." (Hoffman 171) Poe did offer to posterity one tale with a moral. Written in 1841 at the dawn of Poe's most creative period, Poe delivers to his readers a satirical spoof, a literary Bronx cheer to writers of moralistic fiction, and to critics who expressed disapprobation at finding no discernible moral in his works. The tale "Never Bet ...

... tool to an author is the use of symbols within a story. One of the more common symbols throughout short stories and novels ultimately refers to the bible and religious history. In most, if not all stories have the relationship between good and evil – heaven and hell. Whether implied or not by Jack London, is full of many interesting biblical symbols. The character Beauty Smith, for instance very simply put symbolizes Satan. This man, this creature so vile as to subdue yet another victim () into his ever-growing underground slavery prison camps. The greed for money and profit is the only need for this " ...

... notice how the title of this book described and/or influenced the protagonists' nature. The author made a direct reference to the title in Chapter 22, when Holden returned to Phoebe, his younger sister's room just after having sneaked back home in order to seek salvation through her: "I figured I'd better sneak home and see her (Phoebe), in case I died and all." When Phoebe found out that Holden had been expelled from yet another school she became upset and complained that Holden didn't like anything. She asked him what he would like to be and Holden answered, "I keep picturing all these little kids playing some ga ...

... "I " to say what you are perceiving, it's not always the same thing. One moment you could say that you are perceiving green, and the next second you could be perceiving blue. Russell says that it could be a different self for every new sequence of data. Sense data to Russell are things like greenness or smoothness or cold. Descartes says that it's not the self that changing. It's only the perceptions in the conscience. I sway towards Descartes on this issue. I don't see the logic in the self changing for every new sense of data. If this was true , wouldn't every other object we looked at be new to us? Descart ...

... will say"How is hair is growing thin!") My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin-- [They will say: "But how his arms and legs are thin!"] This insecurity is definitely a hindrance for him. It holds him back from doing the things he wishes to do. This is the sort of characteristic that makes Alfred into a tragic, doomed character. He will not find happiness until he finds self-assurance within himself. The repetition of words like vision and revision, show his feelings of inadequacy in communicating with the people around him. J. Alfred Prufrock' ...

... it can be a dangerous drug, because of it's addictiveness and it's deadliness. The first time Willy is seen lapsing off into the past is when he encounters Biff after arriving home. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy's disappointment in Biff and what he has become, which is, for the most part, a bum. After failing to deal adequately with his feelings, he escapes into a time when things were better for his family. It is not uncommon for one to think of better times at low points in their life in order to cheer themselves up so that they are able to deal with the problems they encounter, but W ...

... go for a cruise across the border. When they got into the country, they were in such a foul place that they instantly decided to come back across the border into the States. When they got to the Border Patrol, they discovered that there was no license plate on the car. My mom's friend then found a slip of paper from the valet at the hotel that they were staying at that said there wasn't one when they had parked it. It was at this point in time that they discovered that it was illegal to take a rental car into Mexico. When I was in high school, I was in the band. We lost a competition last year because we had won it ...