... place for a family to make a successful living. Once the family reaches California, their hopes and dreams are basically shattered. Although briefly employed for descent pay, wadges are slashed, and the hard times become even worse. With lack of money, possessions, and an adequate food supply, the family finally hits rock bottom when torrential rains flood their makeshift boxcar home, destroying their truck, and once again sending them on the run. There are many characters who played a vital role in the development of . Each and every character has something to add to the book as a whole. For example, chapter 3 ex ...

... end he seems to be living a life nearly devoted to breaking down Blanche. We can see why and in what way these characters are living an unreal existence through exploring the major themes of this play and their relation to the characters in regards to “living an unreal existence�. These themes which will be discussed later on include reality versus illusion, confronting reality, male domination and truth versus lies. Reality versus illusion is one of, if not the major theme of the play. It also has the most relevance to the way in which Blanche, Stanley and Stella are living in their own fantasy world. Perhaps ...

... understands the needs of the person who is receiving the emotional wealth. It also shows that person receiving the emotional wealth is not too proud or stubborn to accept this present of understanding. The wealth that people give each other is very important because it helps an adult, or a child learn about life. It reminds us that we all have unique strengths and weaknesses, and how important it is to use our strengths to help or to give to individuals who are in need of emotional support. The opposite of emotional wealth is emotional selfishness or lack of understanding. This happens when people do not understand e ...

... Similarly, she thought “that just because [she] wanted enlightenment or peace instead of prestige or fame-doesn’t mean that [she was] not as egotistical and self seeking as everybody else.”(Salinger, 149) Instead of looking for the positive qualities in others, she made a generalization that all people are egotistical and self-seeking. Additionally, she “raved and bitched about the stupidity of [her] audiences [and their] unskilled laughter.”(Salinger, 199) Despite the fact that the audiences were supporting Franny by watching her perform, she insists all audiences are stupid ...

... between the two would show a significant explanation. Issues of cultural and spiritual backgrounds invoked by symbolist objects are commonly seen in r and Goblin Market. “At length did cross and Albatross, Thorough the fog it came; As if it had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God’s name.” Lines 63-66 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The significance of sighting the Albatross represents the first living creature the crew has seen, while stranded in the barren South Pole. When the Mariner shoots the bird, he is faced with judgements passed by his crewmates and natural obstacles tha ...

... men and their family; the outer world being everything outside the Quarters, Fix, the Cajuns, and even the white people. The blacks have an inner family that has experienced similar hardships and treats each other in ways that are considered offensive by those members of the outside world. One of the most prominent examples is his use of the Christian names, given by their ancestors slave owners; and their nicknames. Before each black person narrates they are introduced, "Grant Bello aka Cherry" (41). Throughout the entire novel all black people have a nickname in which they only allow the "inner world" to ...

... In “A Winters Tale” Lawrence uses a similar verse-craft to Scannel in “An Anniversary” with the relationship being described as a field but he still uses people in the poem to describe the people in the relationship. Lawrence also uses ‘Pathetic Fallacy’ as he describes a cold winter’s day when the relationship broke down. In “An Anniversary” the poet says: “The sky’s smeared monotone.” This means the sky was smeared with one colour, which may signify a boring colourless relationship. “Two willow leaves glide smoothly on The water̵ ...

... the difference between the two holidays they exemplify, the situation still has them separated. The relationship that Jim and Will possess consists of interdependent opposites, and their interactions between each other develop a unity that consistently brings the two companions closer together. Jim and Will’s relationship is connected through opposites that go perfectly together. While this may seem like a paradox, it is proved time and again throughout the novel. "...Jim running slower to stay with Will, Will running faster to stay with Jim"(18). This comes towards the be ...

... not see a change in his mentality towards hunting: he still feels the same. The author also uses the Man-to-Man conflict of Zaroff hunting Rainsford to contrast what Rainsford was going to the Amazon to do. Thomas Wolfe shows in "The Child by Tiger," that dealing with the pressures of racism in the rural south can cause ones barrier against it to finally collapse. In this story, Thomas Wolfe uses the repeated symbol of the cat to show that Dick Prosser was like a caged animal that wanted to lash out at the world, and when pushed to the edge, the symbolic cage opened, and he was set loose. The use of Man-versus- ...

... not count any enemy of my country as a friend-" (p.168 l.205-206). He further continues by stating "I will make her greater still" (p.168 l.210). In this last quote Creon declares that he will improve the city (she) by his rulings. Creon describes how his qualities make him a good ruler and how he would act in different situations. Furthermore, Creon views himself a good leader because he believes he has the best attributes and no one can compare to him. Creon shows his over-confidence when he boasts of his role as the perfect ruler of Thebes. In addition, Creon believes he ...