... resulted in a nervous breakdown. "Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory" Williams once said. Tennessee used his stories to express his childhood pain. Alcohol was a prevalent theme in his childhood. His father's drunken attacks on his mother had a great impact on Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire. "Drunk - drunk - animal thing, you!" screamed Stella Kowalski at her husband Stanley. Stanley had just finished throwing their radio out the window, because it was interrupting his poker game. After a small dispute Stanley hits Stella. This exemplified William's experiences at home with his abusive father. The poker game contains symbolism as ...
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... many minor characters of the novel, pride is a common characteristic. Mrs. Bennet, for instance, is extremely proud when it comes to her daughters marriages of mercenary advantage. She is so concerned that her neighbors have a high opinion of her that her own vanity will not even allow her to think of her daughters love and happiness. This is best shown with the case of Elizabeth Bennet s proposed marriage to the esteemed Mr. Collins, a man she did not love. Mrs. Bennet was so upset when her daughter refused Mr. Collins offer that she would not speak to her for passing up such an opportunity. We can see an example of pride for imaginary qualities in Mary Bennet who ...
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... make following the plot that much easier. The plot of Paso is slow at first introducing the characters and situation, but quickens towards the end. As the end draws to a close the reader is left with a mixture of feelings from pity to happiness. This is the result of traditional tail, it is intertwined with common feelings and situations to which all can identify with that all are affected by the story. In the beginning the situation is introduced to the reader by a narrator recounting the story from a childhood experience. It is known quite quickly in the story that the home in which the story takes place is very empty of feelings as is expressed by the narrator ...
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... bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (79). Gatsby Himself later states “She only married you because I was poor…It was a terrible mistake.” (131). These quotes explain Gastby’s belief, that if he becomes rich, he will be able to obtain love from Daisy. This is quite contrary to the ideas of Ben Franklin represented in this quote “Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor”, this quote explains that life itself is the reward, not the things that money can bring to it. Many wealthy people assume that it is their right to have others listen to and follow their own wishes, or tho ...
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... Paul D can only verbalize his experiences through song. One of the most common forms of punishment for slaves was gagging with an iron bit. Sethe's own mother was forced to wear the bit so often that she has a permanent smile frozen on her face. Robbing the slave of the power of speech is a powerful way to make him or her feel like a beast. Paul D feels even less than the rooster that struts around him as he sits, mute and chained. Baby Suggs recognizes the importance of speech. She often tells her parishioners to love their mouths. Throughout , speechlessness defines the former slave's reaction to her and her past. For Sethe, the past is an unhealed wound that ...
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... one, is that beauty is only skin deep. It is what is on the inside that counts. Second, which ties in with the first lesson is, don’t be too greedy because you will only be looking for the beauty on the out side. Finally, do unto others as you would have done to you, this will make you beautiful on the inside were it counts. In this paper I am going to take a look at two versions of . Although The Lady and the Lion and are very different, the base story is there. True beauty is determined by what is on the inside and not on the outside. In addition vanity and riches will not make you happy. Finally, to be truly beautiful you must treat people how you would ...
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... with his wife, that hard work would take care of nearly everything. "We thought we could do it all," he said in one interview, "We were poor but we thought that if we kept working, if we did the right things, the right things would happen" (Gentry 123). Somewhere in the middle of this life he realized, very much like one of his characters, that things would not change. What Carver deals with in almost all of his stories is the daily responsibilities of life weighing down on one's shoulders. "Almost all the characters in my stories come to the point where they realize that compromise, giving in, plays a major role in their lives," Carver said. "Then one single momen ...
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... and his other documentation. For the most part it is historically accurate, as it tells the life of a man who works in a realistic meat packing setting. Because it is fictional, though, it probably would not be much of an aid to a historical researcher. The novel itself, containing over Three hundred pages, is rather long and tediously boring. Sinclair’s central purpose in writing The Jungle was to persuade people to join the socialist party and to adopt the view that socialism is the only way to conquer the capitalistic empires that abuse the working class. The socialist ethic is that the general public will have joint ownership of the factory. ...
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... and satirizes the three traits throughout the novel. Many words the book contains are full of vivid abhorrence towards black slaves. Every single line talks about how white people despise and refuse to accept the black race. Answering Aunt Sally's question about whether or not anyone is hurt Huck answers, "no mum, just killed a nigger."(Twain 213) This is the one and only acceptable way to talk about black people in the "white" society. In addition to this, not only is the black people treated differently from the white, they are also considered to be one's property. "He is the only property I have," (Twain 122) Huck is perforced to say in order to save Jim. T ...
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... Will the boxer has a tough time winning but still takes the gold. Beanpole on the other hand takes a disapointing second place and dosn't get invited to the city of gold and lead. From there the boys are taken by a tripod to the city. When they reach the city they are over come by a stronger feild of gravity in wich the masters live in. In the city the humans must wear suits that breathe oxygen because the masters breathe different air. Each of the boys are then chosen by a master to be there personal slave. Will was chosen by one of the nicer masters in the city, while Fritz was chosen by a mean master who beat him for pleasure. Now in the city it was Fritz's ...
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