... Jefferson's attorney states, "What you see here is a thing that acts on command... Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this" (Gaines 7-8). At one point in the novel, Jefferson smashes his face into his food and begins eating it as if he were a hog. He does this, because of the attorney's rash, insensitive and cruel remarks. This event marks the beginning of Jefferson's decline of self-respect and gradually decreases his belief in heaven and God. With the help of Grant, his beliefs are slowly altered and his self-worth is steadily improved. "For the Reverend Ambrose, what matters is not whether Jefferson affirms his human dignity but whe ...
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... Malvolio exaggerated every sentence with his own inflated ego. As he reads on, his head fills with more crazy ideas and he lends himself better to be fooled. Anything could have been written at the end of the letter and it is certain that Malvolio would, in his mind, alter it to make it refer to himself. It is easy to tell what Malvolio is feeling while he reads the fraudulent letter; some parts affect him in a greater, more obvious way than others. The phrase, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them;" has the greatest impact on Malvolio. When he reads this he begins to believe that it is plausible for a woman as gr ...
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... sources are the police transcripts, Blorna (attorney) and Hach (public prosecutor). The minor sources are Katharina’s brother, Else Woltersheim, etc. The subterranean streams are the ‘leaks’ from the offices of the law e.g. police department. Of course this could also be criticizing contemporary Germany for allowing such things to occur. The sources “that can never come together” are the ones that can never be used in a court of law e.g. the phone conversations. The narrator or author uses this metaphor make the story flow and as a way a telling the reader why something has to be done e.g. the rerouting of the channels since there ...
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... so that his revenge is justified to society and to himself. Hamlet’s duty as a son, in his social situation and circumstances, is one which encourages him to seek revenge for his murdered father. For Hamlet to be perceived as a noble and faithful son, he would have to kill his father’s murderer. In Hamlet’s first soliloquy after being told by his father’s ghost to seek revenge, Hamlet quickly acknowledges his duty as a son. Hamlet: I’ll wipe away all trivial fond records, / All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past / That youth and observation copied there, / And thy commandment all alone shall live / Within the book an ...
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... speech.” Some gestures might suggest an emotion or expression a person feels. For example, if a person clenches his or her hands, it might mean that the person is mad or angry. Sometimes, when I play a tennis match and I win a big point, I pump my fist with excitement. If students are really bored or tired, they might put their elbow on the desk and their hand on their cheek. Another example of hand gestures is the middle finger. People use the middle finger when they are mad or angry. For instance, if I were driving and someone cut me off, then I would give them the middle finger. It might not be right, but I expressed my feelings toward them. There a ...
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... of hell. It almost like he can "see" what is going to happen to the kids. Also he says "acting like a crowd of kids" as if was the adult on the island trying to help the "kids". More proof of his clear thinking is the fact that Ralph relies on Piggy’s good advice to succeed. Without Piggy, Ralph would be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there is going to be a fight he says, "Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat." He realizes the intensity of the situation and tries to stop any altercation. The boys con ...
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... to feed them adequatly. All the animals attack and defeat the farmer and his men and scare the farmers wife into sneaking out of the farmhouse and escaping. Life after the humans leave is not the paradise the animals had dreamed about; Old majors ideals were forgotton and the pig Napolean and his pack of dogs assume leadership. Snowball, the other pig is forced to flee for his life and the other animals begin to suffer as they did before the revolution. Napplean and his pack of dogs alnog with the other pigs begin to associate with the humans they despised. The other animals see them in the farmhouse playing cards with the humans and see a fight erupt betw ...
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... Jack (evil), and Piggy (good)) Now you may interpret the reason everyone attacked Simon in 2 ways. One may interpret this death as 'it was dark, they misplaced him for the beast.', or one may look at Simon's death on a deeper level. However, I will explain that, as well as Piggy's death later on when I make a few more things clear. When you look at the characters of Ralph and Jack you see 2 opposite character traits. Ralph being good, and Jack being bad. You may look at these 2 characters and decide that they would want each other dead, (considering their hatred for each other) when the actuality of it is that they need each other to survive. Consider ...
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... money with her newfound talent, and used this money not to help herself, but to benefit her family. Lena spent her free time buying clothes for them, and paid some of their bills. She also went to many dances over the summer months. With all of her beautiful dresses, many of the young men began to notice her as they never had before. Soon Lena began to get a reputation that many hired girls got, that of a brazen hussy. Everyone thought that she would wind up marrying the wrong man and ruin her life, but Lena had different plans. She did not listen to anything that they said about her. As soon as she could, she got her own dress shop in Linc ...
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... Tale of Two Cities takes place in France and England during the troubled times of the French Revolution. There are travels by the characters between the countries, but most of the action takes place in Paris, France. The wine shop in Paris is the hot spot for the French revolutionists, mostly because the wine shop owner, Ernest Defarge, and his wife, Madame Defarge, are key leaders and officials of the revolution. Action in the book is scattered out in many places; such as the Bastille, Tellson's Bank, the home of the Manettes, and largely, the streets of Paris. These places help to introduce many characters into the plot. One of the main characters, Madame ...
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