... worked long, hard hours that left little time to experience “life.” He reflects on his so-called life acknowledging the “plague of traveling: the anxieties of changing trains, the irregular, inferior meals, the ever changing faces, never to be seen again, people with whom one has no chance to be friendly” (Kafka 13). Gregor, working to pay off his family’s debt, has resigned himself to a life full of no pleasures only work. Kafka himself paralleled this sentiment in a quote taken from his diaries noting that no matter how hard you work “that work still doesn’t entitle you to loving concern for people. Instead, you’re alone, a total stranger, a mere object of curi ...
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... becomes a tyrant (ruler) over Heathcliff. “He drove him from their company to the servants, deprived him of the instructions of the curate, and insisted that he should labour outdoors instead, compelling him to do as hard as any other lad on the farm” (49). Hindley is also envious of the love that Catherine has for Heathcliff, and he tries to force them to live apart from each other, but Heathcliff and Catherine: “… they forgot everything the minute they were together again – at least the minute they had contrived some naughty plan of revenge…” (50). Even so, Hindley’s abuse is almost solely directly towards Heathcliff. The only time Hindley abuses anyone e ...
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... worked at a local ranch where he witnessed the harsh treatment of migrant workers. These underpriveleged laborers later served as the inspiration for many of his novels, including The Grapes of Wrath. The Pearl, another inspiration from his past, originated from a legend about the misfortunes of a poor boy who found a giant pearl that was told to Steinbeck while on a trip to Mexico. Kino, the protagonist in The Pearl, is an honest pearl diver that discovers the sacrifices that come with the struggle for success. He dreams of the education the pearl could provide for his son, but the pearl also makes Kino more suspicious of the peaceful villagers around him. At ...
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... ‘Do you want to see other people?’ ‘No.’ ‘Neither do I.’” p.297. This conversation shows that Catherine loves him so much that she is willing to be alone just so he can be happy. At the same time, Mr. Henry would probably like to go skiing but would never dream of leaving Catherine alone. Death wins out over love. “’It is very dangerous.’ The nurse went into the room and shut the door. I sat outside in the hall. Everything was gone inside of me. I did not think. I could no think. I knew she was going to die and I prayed that she would not. Don’t let her die. Oh, God, please don ...
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... of guiding the group. Ralph's main enemy and adversary is Jack, the appointed leader of the savage hunters. The boys go through many trials and hardships while on the island including the dangers of the jungle, finding food, and remaining a functional group. The novel's main focus is on Ralph and his experiences on the island. As leader of the group, Ralph has a great deal of responsibility and must learn how to work with this responsibility. Through the course of the story, Ralph changes from an adolescent child to a mature person, but ends up breaking down at the end of the novel. This aspect of Ralph's character is a way that Golding depicts huma ...
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... have on American black slaves. One of the more obvious degradations the characters in Beloved face is that of physical abuse. Morrison writes, “ That’s what they said it looked like; a chokecherry tree.” In this instance, Sethe is describing the tree-like shape of the scars on her back. Like many slaves, Sethe is whipped, only so badly that the scars form this shape; forever branding on her tender back the agony she suffers along with many others. In addition, Paul D. states, “ I had a bit in my mouth.” As a slave, Paul D. is forced to wear a type of degrading mouth harness called a “bit” which disables him from swallowing, let alone speaking. This not ...
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... river. Huck, being the mischievous boy that he is,often showed much ignorance to others. He did not recognize the feelings of others- as many young boys his age don’t realize. The unrecognizable feeling was ignorance towards others and the way they feel. Many times Huck could be found causing trouble for others. One situation was when Tom and Huck decided to play a trick on Jim by putting his hat above a tree he was lying by, leading Jim to think he was "bewitched" by witches. Tom said he slipped Jim’s hat off his head and hung it on a limb right over him, and Jim stirred a little, but he didn’t wake. Afterward Jim said the witches bewitched him and put him in ...
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... this and reading about the Ripper and know what I am talking about. The press was a big part of the whole case because we informed the public of the killings and it seemed that this was all new to everyone only because it was the most publicized case. This type of thing has happened before, but no one knew about it and now you know the real world. The press had created the “boogey man” and many myths and puzzles for the public. The Ripper was thought to know a great deal about anatomy because the body’s were slashed at the throat and the way the body’s were mutilated suggest that. The victims all prostitutes all slashed at the throat and mutilated. The body ...
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... main character they serve or speak of. As the play opens, Lear has decided to retire and divide his kingdom among his three daughters. Cordelia's husband will be chosen for her immediately after Lear executes this "living will." Before he allots the shares, Lear asks each daughter to make a profession of her love for him in order to receive her entitlement. Goneril and Regan waste no time professing love for their father, but Cordelia is speechless. She loves her father as any daughter should, no more and no less. Lear is outraged by what he sees as her lack of devotion. He cuts Cordelia out of her share and banishes her. Her share is divided between Goneril and ...
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... back the sun. Merlin, previously the presiding magician at the court, is jealous at the Yankee's success. He vows revenge for being pushed into the background. Soon, Hank is familiarly called "the Boss" by everyone. He starts an extensive program of reorganization of 's kingdom. The Boss can dictate every group in England (including the knights), except to the priests of the established church. He steers clear of this opposition group. After causing Merlin's tower to crumble with a detonation of some secretly installed explosives, the Boss is hailed as the powerful purveyor of magic. With the help of a young page named Clarence, the Yankee begins to organize sch ...
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