... stand for something else as seen in its simplest case. A symbol sums up a large number of ideas and attitudes. The complexity of a symbol may be more intense than a sign because it can have several meanings in different situations. (Beckson and Ganz 207) The green light is first mentioned in chapter one of the Great Gatsby. Nick, the narrator of the novel, sees Gatsby curiously stretching his arms out towards the water. Nick went to see what Gatsby was looking at and all he could see was "...nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock." At this point in the novel the symbol of the green light is introduced ...
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... he describes her as “incurably dishonest” (Fitzgerald 63), because of Nick’s remembrance that she cheated at her first big golf tournament. This creates Jordan to be a foil of Nick, because he tells himself, “I am one of the very few honest people that I have ever known” (Fitzgerald 64). Jordan connects Nick to Gatsby by bringing him to one of Gatsby’s parties with her, where Gatsby introduces himself to Nick. Jordan leads a careless life, one incident proving this is the scene where Jordan is driving Nick. Nick tells her, “You’re a rotten driver, either you ought to be more careful or you oughtn’t to drive at all” (Fitzgerald 63), Jordan responds, “I ha ...
... friends into doing his chores for him. While he detests the restraints of life, he loves the liberating parts of life. He longs to take advantage of nature and all it has to offer. A quote from the book that exemplifies Tom Sawyer’s attitude toward life is when the author reveals his philosophy, “that work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” The other characters in the story revolve around Tom’s character. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly because of the death of his mother. She tries to keep Tom in line, but she struggles because she has such a soft spot in her heart for Tom. When she ...
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... Respect of him because he’ll own the city. Reality strikes him and he realizes that the people don’t even notice him. After using the money for a movie, he arrives back at home finding out that Roy had been in an incident. His father, aunt, and mother have a dispute and then the next day John heads to church early to open up and clean up. Him and Elisha (a brother and preacher of the church) have a talk. John is told to think about being saved, just as Elisha had been saved. Part Two- The Prayers of the Saints: Florence’s Prayers 1. Summary- This next chapter focuses on John’s aunt, Florence. It begins with Florence at church, she is ...
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... they attempt, as Huck says, to "sivilize" him. This process includes making Huck go to school, teaching him various religious facts, and making him act in a way that the women find socially acceptable. Huck, who has never had to follow many rules in his life, finds the demands the women place upon him constraining and the life with them lonely. As a result, soon after he first moves in with them, he runs away. He soon comes back, but, even though he becomes somewhat comfortable with his new life as the months go by, Huck never really enjoys the life of manners, religion, and education that the Widow and her sister impose upon him. Huck be ...
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... but it helped Jane stand on her own feet. Through the help of Helen Burns, Jane has learned to love, forget hatred and live her life in happiness. Helen states: "Life appears too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." These words shows that Helen is more mature and experienced than Jane. Jane observes: "Miss Temple is full of goodness…" Miss Temple was another great influence in Jane's life, she treated Jane as if she were her own daughter. We realize now that Jane was no longer alone. She had friends to love her and guide her to the next step in life. Jane had not only gained more experience and confidence, she also achieved a gre ...
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... that groups have also been stereotyped into being “prone to soldiering”. These people have been labeled as “Martial races.” An interesting point that she makes about Martial races is that they have traditionally been set on the regional peripheries of a state. This makes it seem as though the only reason for their being allowed to remain part of the state is to protect it from outside invaders. With this kind of covered seclusion breeds contempt, both from the main stream people of the state as well as the “martial races” forced outside the framework of society for their differences. These people are looked upon as expendable, not needed for higher levels of ...
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... Jim, in. Huck also has various discrepancies with authority, which includes Miss Watson, Pap, and social values of the 1800's in general. Through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the character of Huck, Mark Twain question humans and their relationship with social authority and the hypocrisy in their actions. Huck has a "desire" to turn in Jim a few times in the book. One instance is when they are on their way to Cairo and they think they see it. Huck takes the canoe by himself to talk to this "police" boat that patrols the area. He plans to turn in Jim, but Jim keeps on saying how much Huck means to him. Huck says, "I was paddling off, all in a sweat ...
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... beat upon the low, shingled roof with a force and clatter that threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” This refers to the storm outside and their emotional state. They were feeling this need and desire for each other and it was beating down all the barriers they had set up within themselves to resist this temptation. Their feelings were so dangerously close to the surface that they could hardly hide them any longer. The storm was raging on and the drama of the lightning was very shocking to them. They could almost feel its electricity. “The playing of lightning was incessant. A bolt struck a tall chinaberry tree at the edge of the field. It fille ...
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... Hopper, a minister, wears a black veil that resembles a man hiding his past sins. Many people do not understand or even accept the veil over his face. Hawthorne pictures the parson wearing the black veil and delivering his sermon along with a confused congregation including a elder woman who says, "‘I don't like it,…..He has changed himself into something awful only by hiding his face'"(294). Others cry, ‘ "Our parson is going mad'"(294)! The sermon in which he speaks that day is "…darker than usual…"(294), and also gives a gloomy feeling. The parson speaks of a secret sin; the audience soon relates the sermon to why he is wearing his black veil. The congr ...
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