Why Charles is an amusing character in Shirley Jackson short story "Charles" ?

's short
story "" is an ironic tale about a young boy's experience at school. Throughout the
story, the narrator's son returns home and tells tales about a little boy in his class named
"Charles" and his misdeeds: Charles yells at his teacher, throws chalk, and hits his
classmates. 

His mother is concerned because her "little boy" may
be influenced negatively by this classmate, and she finally decides that she must meet Charles'
mother. When she cannot find him at the Parent-Teacher meeting, she unwittingly approaches the
teacher only to find out that there is not a boy named Charles in the class, but that the
narrator's son is now a "fine little helper. With occasional lapses,
of course." It is then that the narrator realizes her son is "Charles."

This is a prime example of situational . As you read the text, you may also believe
that "Charles" is the bad influence and the bad seed. The humor is that the narrator
never suspected her son could be the bad influence. Jackson is playing on a typical parental
reaction: Parents don't believe their children are capable of doing wrong. "Not my child!
Not my perfect little angel!" It is this common thread that makes the story believable,
plausible, and amusing. 

Why does Winston profoundly fear the Thought Police in 1984?

You might find it
useful to re-read the first chapter of this excellent and terrifying novel to identify when the
Thought Police appear and what we are told about them.at first understates how terrifying they
are by completely dismissing the fear of police patrols snooping in through windows into
people's lives. He says in response to this that "Only the Thought Police mattered."
This clearly shows the way that the Thought Police have a special place in terms of the fear
that they can...

Why were militarists able to gain and exert so much power in Japan in the 1930s? Did their control of government make the Pacific phase of World War...

One
argument for why militarists became so powerful in Japan in this period is that the Japanese
public had lost faith in government institutions. There was basically an inter-class struggle in
Japanese society at this time between the higher, wealthier classes and the lower, poorer
classes. Members and participants of militaristic groups at this time felt that military rule
and totalitarianism would be better for the lower classes than capitalism. This general
resentment among the Japanese public and particularly among the young military officers resulted
in growing support for militarists.

I don't know if these developments made
World War II inevitable, but it is certain that they...

Please argue on Meursalt's behalf and convince the reader of his ideology.

In ' novel
, Meursalt is an abusd hero who loves life, hates death, and scorns the
gods.  Camus' and Meursalt's ideology and philosophy are the same: the universe is absurd, and
man must accept its meaninglessness accordingly.  Rather than be determined from outside forces
(religion, the institution of marriage and other social and familial expectations), man must be
determined from within (by freedom and choice).  Similar to existentialism, Camus' absurdism
simply urges men to choose life and beauty instead of death and decay.  Most men, Camus says in
the novel and others essays, consciously choose death instead.

1....

How do you find the integral of e^(-x)sin(2x)dx using integration by parts? Here's my work: u = sin(2x) dv to be e^(-x)dx du = 2cos(2x)dx v =...

You need
to avoid the perpetual cycle, hence, you should use the following notation `int ``e^(-x)sin 2x
dx`  = I and you need to use parts to solve the integral such that:

`u =
e^(-x) => du = -e^(-x)dx`

`dv = sin 2x dx => v = -(cos 2x)/2`

Using the following formula yields:

`int udv = uv - int
vdu`

`int e^(-x)sin 2x dx = -(e^(-x)*cos 2x)/2 - (1/2)int e^(-x)cos 2x dx
`

You should solve the integral `int e^(-x)cos 2x dx`  using parts such
that:

`u =...

What literary devices are used in chapters 10 through 20 and exactly where?

's
famous novel is full of incredible literary devices, which is one of the many reasons that
people are still in love with this work decades after it was first published. You could find
numerous examples of literary devices in any one chapter, but here are a few to get you
thinking:

was feeble. He was nearly fifty.

This is an
example of a . People who are feeble can't take care of themselves
(at least not with great success), and Atticus certainly hasn't reached that point, as evidenced
by his taking care of his two young children.is emphasizing his "old" age here to seem
a bit dramatic, as she is disappointed in the kind of work he enjoys (office work, as opposed to
something exciting, like driving a dump truck).

The day after 's
twelfth birthday his money was burning up his pockets, so we headed for town in the early
afternoon.

This is an which
means that Jem couldn't wait to spend the money he'd been given for his birthday.

She had put so much
starch in my dress it came up like a tent when I sat down.

The use of "like" here to compare two otherwise unlike things (the dress and
a tent) is a . It shows the stiff, rigid shape of her dress, which
holds its shape even when she is sitting.

Aunt Alexandra
fitted into the world of Maycomb like a hand into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and
me.

This is another simile,
showing how the traditional customs and ways of thinking are familiar and natural to Aunt
Alexandra and how this creates conflict between her and Scout. She and Scout have very different
ideas on what it means to be a good citizen, woman, and member of the Finch family.

Beneath its
sweat-streaked dirt Dill's face went white.

This
presents a sharp visual representation of how Dill looks when he
emerges from hiding underneath Scout's bed after running away from home. It's easy to picture
his sweaty, dirty face sharply losing color when they call Atticus to come help with Dill's
situation.

This should give you a good start as you continue to search for
similar examples in the other chapters. Good luck!

Thought Police 1984

In
, the government, or the Party, is a very controlling force in the lives of
the citizens.  It puts up cameras everywhere to watch the people, and to enforce good, patriotic
behavior.  So, no matter where you go, you are always being watched.  That way, if you say
something negative against the Party, it is recorded, and the government comes after you.  It is
wrong to say anything against the Party, to rebel, or even to not be super-enthusiastic about
the Party in any way.  And, it isn't only actions and words that are punished; they attempt to
punish even your rebellious thoughts.

So, the Thought Police are the people
hired by the government to monitor all of the screens, and to hunt down and find anyone who has
committed crimes against the party.  Those crimes are speaking out, not participating in
activities, appearing to not enjoy Party activities, and even thinking badly about activities. 
How do they monitor thoughts?  Well, sometimes when you are sleeping, you talk in your sleep,
and those words reflect your inner thoughts.  Sometimes, you might hesitate before chanting a
Party ritual.  Sometimes, you might not be yelling out hatred during the set-aside Hate times
during the day.  Any hesitation, any apparent lack of enthusiasm or patriotism, is considered
Thoughtcrime, becuase it indicates that your thoughts are rebellious, that in your head and
heart you aren't loyal to the Party.  So, the Thought Police punish you not only for blatant
crimes, but subtle things too, labeled as Thoughtcrimes.  It's a pretty scary situation, and one
that stressesout.  He is always worried that the Thought Police are going to know that he hates
the party, and come after him.  I hope that those thoughts helped; good
luck!

How did the United States gain the upper hand in the Pacific sphere during WWII?

The main way
in which the United States got the upper hand in this war was through industrial might.  It also
gained the upper hand to some degree through intelligence and luck.

The US
started to really gain the upper hand at Midway in 1942.  The Midway battle was won in part
because of intelligence.  The US was able to read the Japanese codes and was therefore aware of
the Japanese plans.  That helped.  But the US was also helped by pure luck and by the indecision
of the Japanese leaders. 

In the long term, however, the US won because of
its huge superiority in industrial capacity.  The US was able to produce huge numbers of
aircraft and aircraft carriers.  They were able to make huge numbers of cargo ships to carry
materiel.  The US was much more able to replace its losses than the Japanese were.  They were
able to simply overwhelm the Japanese with the number of warships and airplanes that they could
throw at the much smaller and poorer nation. 

In this way, the US was able to
gain the upper hand in the Pacific in part because of industrial capacity and in part because of
military factors.

What is a character comparison for Julian and his mother in "Everything That Rises Must Converge"?

In's
tragic tale of Julian and his mother, Julian is characterized as arrogant, unthinking, selfish,
lacking in sympathy, unappreciative and hatefully unkind. In a world in which his elderly mother
began life in another era, Julian demands that her views match his college education fostered
views. In college, Julian only learned to assert the "right" view without learning to
give thought to the radical nature of social change for people reared in...

Describe a non-traditional or creative way in which a corporation might be punished for committing a crime.

Corporations can be punished for their
involvement in criminal activity through seizure or forfeiture of assets, imprisonment of
corporate officials found guilty of the crime(s) in question, and through debarment by federal,
state, and/or local governments, which prohibits the companies in question from being eligible
to bid on government contracts that, especially at the federal level, can be very lucrative.
Beyond these traditional methods of penalizing corporations for criminal conduct, companies
could be compelled by courts to act in a socially responsible way. In other words, a creative or
nontraditional punishment or penalty that could be imposed upon corporations is the requirement
that they engage in activities beneficial to the public at large. These activities would have
some relationship to the nature of the crime for which the corporation has been found guilty.
For example, one could demand a corporation replenish wetlands or fund construction of a public
facility like a park as a way of addressing or remediating destruction of property caused by
corporate malfeasance. 

Corporations could also be compelled by the courts to
redress injuries caused to the public through the funding of educational activities oriented
toward the nature of the crime, such as through academic grants or scholarships focused on
environmental protection or health care in the case of corporations guilty of environmental
degradation or practices detrimental to consumer health. Penalties such as these are entirely
consistent with existing judicial practices intended to rehabilitate individuals guilty of
crimes such as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Celebrities like famous athletes
guilty of these types of crime are often sentenced by the courts to public service activities
like speaking before groups of high school students on the dangers of drunk driving.
Corporations, similarly, can be forced by the courts to conduct these types of activities --
executed, of course, by corporate officials -- while also being monetarily fined for
misconduct.

When penalizing publicly-traded corporations, courts have to
remain aware of the impact of penalties that could undermine the viability of the corporation.
Causing thousands of stockholders to be penalized for the actions of corporate officials may not
be fair, as the stockholders probably had no insight into the criminal behavior of corporate
officials. The company must, however, be held accountable, and stockholders can express their
displeasure with corporate conduct by exercising their vote at stockholder meetings and by
dumping the stocks in question. 

Corporations found to be guilty of criminal
activities are frequently driven out of business as a result of the negative publicity
surrounding the criminal and/or civil trial. In some cases, such as Enron, that may appear
palatable to most observers. Dissolution of major corporations, however, means the sudden loss
of thousands of jobs by employees who had no role in the illicit activities. Creative
punishments, therefore, can alleviate the burden on innocent employees while holding accountable
those corporate officials directly responsible for the criminal conduct.

Were there any aspects of romanticism in the novel "The Scarlet Letter"? I read the book twice & I couldn't find a good aspect of romanticism in the...

Yes, there
were.
Romanticism pushed back against the rationality of the emerging scientific age,
and emphasized emotion...

Analyze the connection between nineteenth- century protest movements and organized religion

Organized religion influenced many social
movements during the 19th century. As there are a great number, I will just zoom in on a couple
so you can get an idea of how the analysis might look.

Although the
Abolitionist movement was born long before the 19th century, it reached its peak right around
the time that slavery was finally ended by the American Civil War. This could be exemplified by
the publication of the landmark anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, in 1852 by Harriet
Beecher Stowe. Most Abolitionists were also strong believers, the majority of Christian faith.
They used religious language and beliefs to reinforce the injustice of one man keeping another
as property.

Another 19th century social movement that was certainly
influenced by organized religion was the Temperance movement. This movement wanted people to
completely give up consumption of alcohol. Already an idea espoused by conservative Christian
groups, for whom drinking alcohol was considered a sin, the Temperance movement took on the bold
challenge of making everyone abstain. Christian women, in particular, took on prominent roles in
bringing Temperance to the national stage. It was a popular and powerful movement throughout the
century. Of course, the disastrous experiment of Prohibition - a direct result of Temperance
movement - somewhat cooled the enthusiasm of the movements adherents by the 1920's.

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Mood Of The Raven

The word
that best describes the mood in 's "" is "uncanniness." The word
"uncanniness" describes a feeling of fear combined with wonder aroused by something
potentially dangerous that has never been experienced before: mysterious; arousing superstitious
fear or dread."

The speaker doesn't know what to make of this black bird
that pecks for admittance to his lonely chamber and then makes itself at home by perching on top
of a bust of Pallas Athene (Greek goddess of wisdom) above his chamber door. He doesn't know
whether to be frightened or amused. He doesn't know whether the bird is an evil spirit or just a
pet that escaped from its owner's home and is seeking shelter from the storm in another human
domicile.

The bird keeps repeating the single word "Nevermore," but
the speaker doesn't know whether the bird understands what it is saying or simply learned that
one word from its "unhappy master." The dictionary definition of the adjective
"Uncanny" is "Exciting wonder and fear; inexplicable." The fact that this
bird can speak at all makes it all the more uncanny.

The speaker is left in
deep despair. The reader is left wondering whether the bird was a supernatural messenger from
the world of the dead or just an ordinary raven caught by some human and taught to say a single
word. The mystery is like the mystery of life itself. Is there life after death? Is there any
possible hope in the promises made in the Bible? The speaker asks the bird that question, half
hoping for an answer.

Tell this soul with sorrow laden if,
within the distant Aidenn,

It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels
name --

Evidently the bird doesn't know the answers any
more than the speaker but it merely represents the mystery itself.

What are the main differences in the filmic techniques used in the 1968 and 1996 movie versions of Romeo and Juliet?

The
cinematic differences between these two versions lie largely in the realms of editing and
cinematography. Both films were box office winners, connecting deeply with the youth culture of
their respective decades because of the way they drew from the contemporary cinema of their
times.

The 1968 film is edited in a more traditional, "invisible"
style by modern standards, though it certainly does have its stylish flourishes, such as
whendance at the Capulet ball (notice the quick cutting and fast panning of the camera, meant to
convey a sense of youthful giddiness). However, the 1968 version was not considered stuffy or
traditional in its day. It was very influenced by the style of the avant-garde 1960s French New
Wave.

Film critic Tim Brayton does a good job of describing the 1968 movie's
cinematic style and how it reflects the dominant style of European film in the 1960s and just
what made it so special compared to earlier attempts to bring Shakespeare to the
movies:

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What do Uno and his father do the first Saturday of every month?

The
answer to this question can be found in the chapter titled "Spaghetti with Meatballs."
The chapter begins with Uno's father, Senior, giving his son life wisdom through a leopard
.

The text then breaks in order to inform readers about Senior and Uno. We
are told that as long as Uno can remember, his biological father, Senior, drives down to
National City from Oxnard on the first Saturday of every month to spend time with Uno.

As readers get to know Senior, we realize that he has an entirely different life up in
Oxnard. He is no longer involved with street violence. He has a new wife and a new baby boy;
however, he feels obligated to maintain contact with Uno and be as much of a father figure as he
can. Senior will go so far as to offer Uno a chance to join him up in Oxnard, and large parts of
the book are about Uno trying to earn enough money to make it happen.

In Zindel's The Pigman, how do John and Lorraine describe Norton and Dennis? Why do John and Lorraine seek their friendship?

In
Zindel's , John, Norton, and Dennis are already buddies when Lorraine moves
into the neighborhood. She first meets John at the bus stop for school and he introduces her to
Norton and Dennis. The boys have this tradition of going to the graveyard to drink alcohol and
Lorraine goes with the boys to do that once in awhile. For the most part, John remains friends
with Norton and Dennis because they give him free beer at the graveyard. After John and Lorraine
meet Mr. Pignati, though, they stop seeking the others' friendship and start pulling away from
them. But John has known these boys since he was younger and in elementary school. Dennis is a
pretty good kid for the most part, but Norton had issues with playing with dolls when he was
younger. If it weren't for the fact that Norton was teased for having played with dolls, he
probably would not have turned into a thieving bully by the time he reached high school.
Consequently, Norton is described by John as "low on the scale of evolution [and] belongs
back in the age of the Cro Magnon man" (99). When John holds a party in Mr. Pignati's
house, he invites Dennis because he knows Dennis can bring alcohol for everyone, but he doesn't
invite Norton because Norton might steal something from the house or cause problems for John and
Lorraine. 

What does the Radley house mean to the children? I have only gotten throught chapter one.

At this point,
only getting through chapter one, you should see that the kids view the Radley house as a sort
of haunted house or masoleum. They believe a bogeyman-type character lives there. They are
afraid of what the bogeyman-type character is capable of and they believe many legends the
neighborhood has told about him.

This house signifies that which shouldn't be
touched. It is an unattainable, hand-off sort of symbol for them. Although they are intrigued by
the house's mystery, they have a reverence and a fear of the place that keeps them from checking
it out.

"Radley pecans can kill you."

You have to remember what it is like to be a kid and make stuff up
about a person or a place and believe it.

What is the difference between the Gilded Age and the Ashcan School?

Art of the
Gilded Age and the Ashcan School arose in the United States in the same time period, roughly
during the 1880s to the 1920s. The subject matter of the two movements was diametrically
opposed, but the two movements were at the same time yoked because they both emerged from the
extreme income inequality of the period.

Gilded Age art included lush,
beautiful, and mannered portraits of the very wealthy, painted to hang in great homes. The most
famous Gilded Age portrait artists were John Singer Sargent and James Whistler.

The wealthy lives the Gilded Age artists depicted came at the expense of other segments
of society.The Ashcan School recorded the seedier existence of those exploited by the unequal
economic system and focused on realistic scenes of immigrants and urban poverty. These artists
rebelled against genteel traditions in favor of recording a gritty life they felt the fine arts
often ignored. 

Why do you want to be a pediatric doctor? This question for those who want to be a pediatric doctor. Explain your answer in a paragraph.

I would want to be a
pediatric doctor because I love working with children, and I would want to keep them healthy.A
good pediatrician can catch health problems early that might have a devastating affect on a
child if left untreated.A child can also learn healthy habits that will serve him well for the
rest of his life.]]>

Why does Framton need to take a journey in "The Open Window" by Saki?

"" was written over a hundred years
ago. Doctors knew very little about such things as "nervous disorders," "mental
disorders," and "psychological disorders." There were no tranquilizers available,
and doctors were hardly likely to prescribe liquor, opium or morphine. It was safe and
commonplace to prescribe an ocean voyage or a stay in the country. There are several Sherlock
Holmes tales in which the brilliant but eccentric and hypersensitive detective has left London
seeking a rest-cure in the English countryside. One of the best of these is "The Adventure
of the Devil's Foot."

Framton Nuttel is staying in the English
countryside because several London doctors have suggested it, which shows how much doctors
thought alike in 's time and how little they really knew about what we would now call neurosis.
Framton appears to be a gentleman of leisure who can afford to consult multiple doctors and to
travel anywhere he pleases and stay as long as he likes. It certainly seems logical that a
vacation in a peaceful country setting would be good for anyone's frazzled nerves. Framton is
probably suffering from too much of the kind of stress common to big cities, including noise,
traffic, overcrowding, air pollution, and crime. He expects to meet a family of sedate,
church-going country people but couldn't have entered a more unnerving environment if he had
gone into a lunatic asylum. It is because he expects this family to be so humdrum that he is
taken in by Vera's wild tale about the three men getting sucked into a bog and her aunt
expecting them to return to life after being dead for three years. 

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How can you relate the saying "Money can't buy happiness" to Gatsby's extravagant parties?

The saying "Money can't buy
happiness" has considerable bearing on 's as a whole, and this phrase
is especially interesting when one considers the extravagant partiesthrows. Gatsby hosts
luxurious parties that become premier social events among the posh residents of the East Egg
district. The lavish extravaganzas are noted for their excess and the sheer scale and quality of
his parties' supplies:

"At least once a fortnight a
corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to
make a Christmas tree of Gatsby's enormous garden....In the main hall a bar with a real brass
rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most
of his female guests were too young to know one from another" (39-40).

Despite Gatsby's excessive generosity in throwing these parties,
nobody knows Gatsby personally. Fitzgerald writes, "People were not invited--they went
there" (41). Even though the guests enjoy themselves, Gatsby himself seems to derive no joy
from these parties. He makes no personal connections through these events, and is ultimately
unhappy despite his fabulous wealth. Indeed, Gatsby will never be happy and satisfied unless he
obtains his romanticized relationship with . Therefore, Gatsby proves the adage "Money
can't buy happiness."

How do Aboriginal residential schools contribute to ethnic discrimination?

Residential
School systems contributed to the ethnic discrimination of aboriginal peoples by design. The
primary factor was that the schools removed aboriginal children from the influence of their
parents and aboriginal communities. In the isolated environment of the school these children
could then be forcibly assimilated into the practices of the dominant culture. As the aboriginal
cultural practices were viewed as being inferior, this process was viewed as being for the
education and benefit of the children.

The schools themselves
benefited...

What is Douglass' attitude toward slavery in his Narrative?

From the scene
in which Douglass learns how to read and encounters the printed word for the first time, we find
that Douglass' attitude toward slavery is one of profound hatred.  Furthermore, he couches his
critique of slavery in the Enlightenmentof human rights.  After recruiting the local white
children to help him attain literacy, Douglass reads a book entitled "The Columbian
Orator."  In the book, he tells us:

I met with one of
Sheridan's mighty speeches on and in behalf of Catholic emancipation. These were choice
documents to me. I read them over and over again with unabated interest. They gave tongue to
interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away
for want of utterance. The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over
the conscience of even a slaveholder. What I got from Sheridan was a bold denunciation of
slavery, and a powerful vindication of human rights.

Douglass, here, identifies his own situation ("interesting thoughts of my own
soul") with that of oppressed Catholics in Europe through the text's "speeches on and
in behalf of Catholic emancipation."  From Catholic oppression, Douglass gains the
"moral" of both the "denunciation of slavery" and a celebration and
"vindication of human rights." 

From this rights discourse and
critique of slavery, Douglass gains the desire to emancipate himself, as his own enslaved
situation becomes intolerable:

The more I read, the more I
was led to abhor and detest my enslavers. I could regard them in no other light than a band of
successful robbers, who had left their homes, and gone to Africa, and stolen us from our homes,
and in a strange land reduced us to slavery. I loathed them as being the meanest as well as the
most wicked of men.

His reading leads Douglass to believe
slavery is immoral, calling those who hold and traffic in slaves "successful robbers"
and "the most wicked of men."  Further, from this passage we can see that Douglass'
attitude toward slavery is one of hatred; he "abhor[s] and detest[s]" slaveholders and
the peculiar institution for which they stand.

What were the art movements prevalent in the late 1960-1970? art 1960-1970

Abstract
Expressionism in the 50's. (Willem De Kooning, Jackson Pollack.

Transitional
artists: Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, who spanned...

What is the grandmother's 'figurative journey' in "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'connor?

The
grandmother of 's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" travels from the recognition only of
her own selfish desires to self-recognition of herself in another through suffering.  That is,
she moves from spiritual blindness to grace.

After her family's accident when
the Misfit and the others arrive in their hearse-like automobile and the Misfit has shot all her
family, the grandmother pleads for her life with flattery, "i know you're a good
man...."

"Nome, I ain't a good man," The Misfit replies, and
with his face twisted close to her own, the grandmother has her moment of grace as she
recognizes that she, too, is a sinner:

"Why, you're
one of my babies.  You're one of my own children!"

After the Misfit fires three times, the grandmother's transcendence to grace is
symbolized by her dying  with her legs crossed as though she has fallen from a cross. Her
"face [is] smiling up at the cloudless sky," as though looking to heaven in
innocence.  With an ironic recognition of this acquisition of grace the Misfit tells his
companions,

"She would have been a good woman...if it
had been sombody there to shoot her every minute of her life."

O'Connor suggests that the grandmother has received grace since
Jesus "thrown everything off balance" by dying on a cross Himself.  Thus, suffering is
an essential part of receiving grace, and the grandmother has made this journey of suffering, a
journey from spiritual blindness and selfishness to suffering, and, thus,
grace.

How does A Wrinkle in Time end?

At the end
of the book, love wins out over soullessness and hate; Meg matures and shows her competency; the
Murry family is reunited; and Mrs. Whatsit, Who, and Which, their task completed,
disappear.

This is a far cry from the book's beginning. At that point, Mr.
Murry had disappeared, distressing his wife and children and causing gossip in the village. Meg,
an adolescent, doesn't think she can do anything right as the novel openseven her hair refuses
to curl correctly.

With the help of Mrs. Whatsit, Who, and Which, Meg,
Calvin, and Charles Wallace are able to tesseror use wrinkles in timeto travel to Camazotz to
rescue Mr. Murry. However, they have to leave behind Charles Wallace, whose mind has been
possessed by IT. It is up to Meg to save him on a solo journey, which she successfully does by
realizing her love for him is stronger than any other force.

By the end of
the novel, Meg has matured. Rather than displaying incompetency, she succeeds at a daunting and
adult task in...

What are some quotes where Lyddie is free and not free in Lyddie?

feels like a slave when she is
sold to the tavern.

Lyddie is not actually a slave, but she
sometimes feels like one.  Her mother sells her and her brother to pay off the family debts. 
Since she has no choice in the matter, Lyddie feels like she is enslaved.

Working at Cutlers Tavern feels like slavery to Lyddie because her mother forced her to
leave the farm in order to work off the family's debts.

Once I walk in that gate, I ain't free anymore, she thought. No matter how handsome the
house, once I enter I'm a servant girl€no more than a black slave. She had been queen of the
cabin and the straggly fields and sugar bush up there on the hill. But now someone else would
call the tune. (Ch. 3)

Lyddie really does not like the
tavern.  When she is given a new, storebought dress to replace her worn and outgrown one, she
considers it symbolic of her bondage.  Lyddie blames her mother for sending her and her brother
to work and breaking the family up.

When Lyddie meets an actual runaway
slave, he recognizes her situation as a sort of slavery.  Even though she often thinks of
herself as a slave, she gets defensive about the situation when talking to a real
slave. 

"I couldn't leave my home," she
said.

"No? And yet you did."

"I had no
choice," she said hotly. "I was made to."

"So many
slaves," he said softly.

"I ain't a slave," she said. "I
just€I just€€" Just what? "There was the debt my father left, so . . ." (Ch.
6)

Lyddies insistence that she will not be a slave
extends to her factory life.  She is more concerned with making money to free herself from
bondage than anything else.  When the girls compare factory life to slavery in an old song,
Lyddie insists that she is better off now.

"I ain't a
slave!" said Lyddie fiercely. "I ain't a slave."

"Of
course you aren't." Amelia's confidence had returned and with it herschoolmarm
manner.

"At the inn I worked sometimes fifteen, sixteen hours a day and
theypaid my mother fifty cents a week, if they remembered. Here€" (Ch. 12)

Lyddie takes the old song personally.  She feels that working in
the factory she is in charge of her own destiny, where at the tavern she was not.  She does not
want to think that she escaped one kind of slavery to enter another.  However, the factory life
is very restrictive.  The girls work long hours and have few rights. 

"I
ain't a slave" is a mantra that Lyddie repeats to remind herself that she could always
leave, but she feels enslaved to the family debt.  Until she gets that money, she will never be
actually free and her family will remain apart.

In Oedipus Rex, how does Oedipus's question "Who am I?" pertain not only to Oedipus but also to man, or at least to civilized Western man?

I think one way of
analysing this question is thinking about how the status and identity ofchanges throughout the
course of the play. He goes from being a man who is profoundly secure in his identity, or who he
thinks himself to be, to being a character that is fraught with existential angst and deeply
unsure of who he is. We can see this in the way he presents himself at the beginning of the play
and...

What are two ways that Holling's father helps Holling mature? Make sure to use text citation.

In
The Wednesday Wars, Hollings father, Mr. Hoodhood, is an architect and
builder. He is obsessed with perfection but generally lacks the ability to achieve it. The gap
between reality and perfection bothers him, whether the subject of concern is his family or the
Perfect House of his design in which they live. Holling gains as much in maturity from coming
to terms with his fathers imperfections as he does from any advice or help his father provides.
Along with his sister, he learns that their fathers behavior shows his insecurity. Having built
a successful business, he not only hopes but expects that his son will inherit and run it.
Learning to stand up for his own desires, and to develop his own goals are important aspects of
maturing.

When Holling is having trouble in Mrs. Bakers class, he brings his
complaint to his father. Rather than ally himself with his sons concerns, Mr. Hoodhood urges him
not to make waves because Mrs. Bakers family members are important potential clients. Hollings
eyes are opened when there is a business dispute for which he bears partial responsibility.
Although the situation is resolved, Mr. Hoodhood gloats over his victory, and his son realizes
that the adult has been the product of others expectations rather than finding his own path, as
Holling now resolves to do.

Holling also learns from his relationship with
his sister. On one occasion, Holling valiantly saves her from being run over, but is himself hit
by the schoolbus. His fathers nonchalance extends to his not coming to the hospital when his son
is being examined about possible injury. He learns about mature behavior as well through his
sisters interactions with their father, who criticizes her constantly and does not respect her
educational aspirations. When Heather leaves home after disagreeing with their father, she is
soon stranded out of state. It is up to Holling to demonstrate maturity as he gets her out of
the jam; he wires her money so she can take the bus home.

Who is Santiago's foil in The Alchemist?

In
literature, the foil character is the character who exists, in part or primarily, to provide a
contrast to the . If, for example, the protagonist character is wise, the foil character will be
foolish. The foil character's foolishness would thus emphasize by contrast the protagonist's
wisdom.

In 's , the protagonist is Santiago, an
adventurous, determined, and inquisitive shepherd boy who embarks upon a journey of spiritual
awakening. The main foil character in The Alchemist is the Englishman. The
Englishman hopes to acquire knowledge with which he can make money and satiate his own greed,
whereas Santiago, at least by the end of the story, wants to acquire knowledge for spiritual
fulfillment. The Englishman also looks for answers almost exclusively in books and always
follows his head, whereas Santiago learns to look for knowledge in the world around him and to
follow his heart. In short, the Englishman represents an intelligence which is narrow and
limited and thus emphasizes by contrast the more open, adaptive emotional intelligence
demonstrated by Santiago. The contrast between the two types of intelligence also serves to
highlight the disadvantages of the former and, conversely, the advantages of the
latter.

The Englishman's greed is evident when his friend tells him about the
Arabian alchemist who can transform any metal into gold. The Englishman, after he hears this,
can "not contain his excitement." The Englishman also later tells Santiago that he
seeks the Philosopher's Stone because "a small sliver of stone can transform large
quantities of metal into gold." Santiago initially sets out to seek personal wealth also,
but he soon discovers that the real treasure is one's spiritual harmony with what he calls the
soul of the world. He learns that "the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that
soul can also understand the language of things."

Because they seek very
different treasures, the Englishman often becomes impatient and disappointed, whereas Santiago
becomes more content and at peace. Santiago, for example, is "at home with the silence of
the desert, and . . . content just to look at the trees." The Englishman, on the other
hand, becomes "disappointed" when he can't find the alchemist and thinks that he has
"made the long journey for nothing."

Santiago also learns to follow
his heart, in accordance with the alchemist's advice to "Remember that wherever your heart
is, there you will find your treasure." In contrast, the Englishman is weighed down with
books, both literally and figuratively. He carries "several suitcases filled with
books" and is always "immersed in reading his books." He does not follow his
heart and, therefore, does not ever discover his treasure.

In "1984", what deep dark secret does Winston reveal to Julia? And how do Winston and Julia communicate?

initially communicates withby slipping him a note that says "I LOVE YOU" (, 136).
After making initial contact, Winston has a brief, inconspicuous conversation with Julia in the
canteen, where they agree to meet in the town square. In the crowded streets, Julia and Winston
arrange to meet in alocation outside of the city, where they have intercourse and relax next to
each other.

After meeting in the countryside, Winston and Julia arrange a
meeting at the church belfry. Winston and Julia communicate by briefly speaking to each other in
crowded streets to avoid attention. Winston ends up renting an apartment above Mr. Charrington's
antique shop, where the couple proceeds to carry on their affair in private. In the apartment,
Winston and Julia communicate freely and arrange their future meetings.

In
Book Two, chapter four, Julia throws her shoe at a rat when it peeks its head out of a hole in
the wall. Winston immediately goes pale and reveals that he is terrified of rats. Winston's
secret fear of rats will come back to haunt him when he is threatened by flesh-eating rats in
Room 101 of the Ministry of Love.

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis change United States foreign policy?

The
Cuban Missile Crisis changed American foreign policy in several ways. One way is that American
leaders realized how quickly an event could put the country on the brink of nuclear war. There
had been a lot of posturing in the past, with policies involving massive retaliation and
brinkmanship, which threatened the use of nuclear weapons. The Cuban Missile Crisis showed
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Why did Julius Caesar refuse the crown thrice in Julius Caesar?

refused the crown because he
did not want the people to think he was a king.

During the
Feast of Lupercal, Brutus and Cassius are told by Casca that the cheering they overheard was
caused by Caesar pandering to the people.  Casca sneeringly describes the scene, how Mark
Antony, Caesars deputy, offered Caesar a crown, and Caesar refused it, and "the people fell
a-shouting." 

Brutus accuses Caesar of ambition, but
according to Casca, he refused the crown that Mark Antony offered him a total of three
times!

CASSIUS

They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for?

CASCA

Why, for that too.

BRUTUS

Was the crown offered him thrice?

CASCA

Ay, marry, was't, and he put it by thrice,
every
time gentler than other, and at every
putting-by
mine honest neighbours shouted. (Act 1, Scene
2)

 If Caesar wanted to be king so badly, why refuse a
crown?  Actually, Caesar did not want to be a king.  He had the title of dictator, which he is
never called by Brutus and his minions (or Shakespeare) and actually got very angry when the
people called him king.  Being a dictator sounds worse than being a king, but it was a legal
title given by the senate.  It was usually temporary, and it was intended to help him ensure the
rule of law.

 Cassius uses this incident to get Brutus on his side.

        BRUTUS

What means this shouting? I do fear, the
people
Choose Caesar for their king.

CASSIUS

Ay, do you fear it?
Then must I think
you would not have it so. (Act 1, Scene 2)

When you are
looking for people to get on your side for a conspiracy, it can be a bit tricky.  How do you
know who to trust?  This is especially true when the person you are feeling out is an aristocrat
known to be close to the person you are trying to betray. 

Cassius had to be
very careful before trying to turn Brutus.  He had to make sure Brutus really was questioning
Caesars ambition.  Brutus confirms that he is worried that Caesar wants too much power.  Cassius
knows then that he can safely talk to him about joining the conspiracy.

I
suppose the question remains:  Why did Antony offer Caesar the crown?  Why did he offer it to
Caesar three times?  Part of this knowledge is lost to history, unfortunately.  Historians have
argued that Antony might have been put up to this by the senate, which was trying to make Caesar
look bad.  The number is easier to answer.  It was playacting.  Antony loved to play to the
crowd.

Antony may seem like a loyal supporter of Caesar, but may have thought
he was doing a good thing.  Who wouldn't want a crown?  Or, he may have been acting on his own
ambition.  After all, he was definitely an ambitious man himself.  Some people have even
speculated that he was part of the plot to kill Caesar, either because he found out he wasn't
Caesar's heir, or because he wasn't rising fast enough.

Some people said that
Caesar refused the crown because it was too small.  Others said he was waiting.  Decius Brutus
offers Caesar a crown again, and Caesar does not refuse it.

I have, when you have heard what I can
say:
And know it now: the senate have
concluded
To give this day a crown to mighty Caesar. (Act 2, Scene
2)

Why refuse the crown so publicly, but not refuse the
senate's?  Although Caesar does not answer, he does not say he would accept the senate's crown
either.  He might have refused that one too.  It also might be a different kind of crown.  The
Romans had many crowns.  There were grass crowns, civic crowns, and laurel wreaths.  I am sure
Caesar had plenty of those and would have accepted others.  He just does not want to offend the
senate by ignoring them.

Whatever the reason for Caesar not accepting the
crown, this incident was one of the nails in Caesar's coffin.  It gave Caesar's opponents more
proof that he was tyrannical or had ambition.  As Shakespeare shows, it could be a recruiting
tool for the conspiracy.  Whether Antony meant to betray Caesar intentionally or not, he
inadvertently did by offering that crown.

Describe the rise of Rock 'n' Roll and explain why it was so popular among teens of the 1950's.

Young
people in the 1950s embraced rock and roll because it seemed to them a form of rebellion during
a time that emphasized conformity. Rock and roll, often disparaged as "jungle music"
by anxious parents, was an interesting case of cultural cross-pollenation, as rhythms associated
with African-American music, and indeed many black performers, caught on with white teens even
as their parents, and in many cases, they themselves, expressed concerns about integration in
schools and other public places. While in many cases this entailed the co-opting of black music
by white performers, it eventually led to the popularity of African-American artists as well.
Popular disc jockey Alan Freed, who is credited with coining the actual term "rock and
roll" described the appeal of this new music to young people:

The world at large helped it a great deal. It was like making a cake, the ingredients
were there, they were just waiting to be put together and accepted. The oven was being
pre-heated at a high temperature, meaning, our children had a lot of emotion in them but no way
to express it. Thus came "The Big Beat" and a way of letting go. A loud trend was
born.. The parade was started €¦ 

Rock and roll also
caught on due to changing technology, and changes in entertainment in general. Radio, under
threat from the new medium of television, sought dynamic new programming to boost its relevance,
and the new music fit the bill perfectly. Television itself proved to be an important vehicle
for the popularization of rock and roll, as variety shows, most famously American
Bandstand and The Ed Sullivan Show, regularly booked young
telegenic rock and roll artists, sometimes, as in the example of Elvis Presley's 1956 appearance
on Sullivan, with transcendent consequences. Seeing the hysterical reaction
of young people to the new stars on TV only added to the popularity of rock and roll even as it
convinced older people of the new genre's subversiveness.

Explain the fatal attraction between Winston and Julia in 1984.

In
, there is only a fatal attraction betweenandif you believe that Julia is
not an agent of the Inner Party.  If she is, there is obviously no attraction from Julia's end:
she is merely performing a role.  If she is not a double-agent, then these reasons might explain
her siren's lure to Winston:

• Julia is all that
  Winston is not. Whereas Winston is meek and introverted, afraid of rebellion,
  Julia goes to extremes for the party (her involvement in the Junior Anti-Sex League) and against
  it (by going to the room above the shop and to the Golden Country).  Whereas Winston is a rebel
  above the waist only, Julia is a rebel below the waist.  She uses her sex to attract
  Winston.
• Julia reminds Winston of his mother.
  The psychological torture that the culture places on children to love the state
  instead of their parents causes...
  

What evidence in the story suggests that Browns journey into the forest represents a journey into his own heart in "Young Goodman Brown"?

's
short story "," as your question suggests, is built on ambiguity: does Brown make a
physical trip into the forest in this visit to his dark side, or is his journey purely
psychological, occurring in a dream vision? Putting aside the very detailedwith which Hawthorne
describes Brown's journey and those he meets, readers with a modern sensibility believe the
journey to be psychological for several reasons.

The belief system of the
Puritans includes the conviction that evil in the form of witches and Satan himself are present
in their lives both spiritually and physicallySatan, for example, can torment and tempt a person
in dreams, and he can appear in life as himself or anyone else. Witches can appear in their
human form, and they can torment others in their "spectral" formthat is, as spirit
beings. So, it is quite possible that a young Puritan, testing his belief system, might actually
take a journey to see whether he can encounter...

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From what point of view is In Cold Blood written? How does the type of narration affect how the book is read?

tells the cold-blooded
story of two cold-blooded killers in a rather cold-blooded way, thanks to the omniscient
third-person narration. In Capote's hands, this style of writing is practically journalistic,
creating distance between the reader and the horror of the events and descriptions on the page.
This distance is significant because it enables the reader to engage with one of the killers in
an unexpectedly sympathetic way. Capote's treatment of Perry Smith is warmer than his depiction
of Dick Hickock, but this warmth is not immediately obvious to the reader, thanks to the voice
of the omniscient narrator; the distance allows the warmth to surprise some readers, leaving
them to wonder after reading the book if they, themselves, are so cold-blooded as to sympathize
with a killer like Perry Smith.

How can I improve the conclusion of my essay on Romeo and Juliet? Here's what I have: "The tragic ending to the lovers story is not solely a result...

You are almost there.
Your conclusion is very solid. Please make sure your conclusion repeats the main ideas of your
thesis statement and the points you have developed throughout your essay.

All
that is left to you is to leave the reader with a wider thought. You have nicely analyzed the
ways in which many of the adults in 's life have not done what is best for the young lovers and
may have contributed to their deaths. Do you also want to include 's parents in this
paragraph?

Now you need to step back from the specifics of your conclusion
and write about what Shakespeare is saying about adults. The conclusion of your essay should
leave the reader with a wider thought about life. What does Shakespeare think about adults and
their relationship with children? Do adults always act in children's best interest, and why or
why not? The answers to these questions will form the end of your
conclusion.

What is the central idea of the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

gives an
apt title for his sermon, with "" expressing much of the core message (as well as) he
in it expresses. At its core, I would suggest that Edwards is dealing with three critical
Christian themes: God's power and omnipotence, the subject of sinfulness, and the subject of
damnation, all of which are, in this sermon, closely intertwined. Critical to this sermon is his
understanding of the sheer scale of which God operates, far beyond any human limits, so that
concepts such as justice and anger which exist in human terms, are magnified to a degree far
exceeding anything humans could easily comprehend. God is a being of justice, and also possessed
with wrath, and just as a King's justice and wrath (when combined) is terrible to whoever has
wronged him, then how much more terrible must God's wrath and justice be in comparison? This
theological viewpoint serves, I would suggest, as the foundation...

In The Scarlet Letter, what was the purpose of Hester Prynne's punishment?

While
deterrence is an obvious motive for the punishment meted out to , there are subtler reasons
behind it as well. These present themselves when we consider the nature of the penalty. After
all, there would have been little outcry if instead of pinning the Scarlet Letter on Hester, the
town fathers had chosen instead to summarily hang her. One may fairly ask why they choose not to
execute her.  First,and his associates still hope that Hester will eventually give up the name
of her guilty lover. Subjecting her to such an extended term of ignominy will, they reason,
increase the chances of Hester succumbing to what they mistakenly believe to...

What is the theme of "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe?

The
theme of Achebe's "Marriage is a Private Affair" is more or less summed up by the
title. It is a theme of unconditional love in marriage, and how it is the business of the two
parties involve to decide upon it. It teaches a moral lesson about how love is more important
than tradition and standard practice.

Nnaemeka, who is the son of a father
from the Ibo tribe, is very taken with a girl from another tribe named Nene, even though his own
tribe traditionally arranges marriages. Nnaemeka fights his father's scorn and disapproval and
decides to let love come before anything else, and he eventually builds a happy family with
Nene. At the end of the story, it is proven that Nnaemeka was right to trust his love above his
father's word, as his father realizes what a mistake he has made.

During the film, how did the audience react? How did Winston react?

In
chapter 1,writes in his secret journal about going to the movies, where he watched several war
films. In one of the more memorable war films, Winston recalls a violent scene that depicts a
helicopter gunman shooting at a boat of refugees somewhere in the Mediterranean. Whenever the
helicopter gunman brutally kills an unarmed man swimming like a porpoise in the water, the
audience erupts into laughter and begins to shout. Winston also writes that the audience
applauded a scene when a 20 kg bomb was dropped on a boat holding several defenseless refugees.
Winston also recalls the image of a child's severed arm flying through the air, which draws
additional applause from the audience, while a prole woman is removed from the crowd for
protesting that the scene is too violent and unfit for children. While Winston elaborates on the
audience's reaction, he does not describe his own thoughts or feelings regarding the violent
films. Winston's casual explanation of the scenes, and the fact that he is not disgusted by the
movie, reveals that he is also a callous, insensitive individual. However, Winston does not
celebrate the violence like the other Party members, because he does not applaud or
cheer.

Describe the narrator in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

Mrs.
Johnsons narration is honest and forthright. The reader sees the
storybythrough Mamas eyes. Dee and MaggieMamas daughters do not make life any easier for her. 
The author chose not to provide the
mother's name, so she Mama or Mrs.
Johnson.

As the narrator, Mrs. Johnson provides information
about her life and the differences between her daughters.  Her life has been harsh and filled
with hard work.

I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly
as a man.  I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing€¦

Mama has never been to school, and thus she cannot read. Most of
her life she has worked like a man and worried about her daughters.  Her daydreams revolve
around her daughter Dee and the two of them on a television show.

Maggie, her
youngest daughter, has become Mamas companion.  She worries about Maggie because she has lost
her connection to the real world. Severely injured when the familys house burned several years
before, Maggie is both emotionally and physically scarred. According to the narration, Maggie
both loves and resents Dee.

Neither of the women understand Dee who
represents everything that both Mama and Maggie are not. She is pretty, self-confident,
educated, insensitive, and extremely selfish.  Unconcerned about Mama and Maggie, Dee hates her
life at home.  When she goes off to school, Dee becomes interested in the Black Muslims and
changes her name to Wangero. 

What happened to Dee? I
wanted to know.

Shes dead, Wangero said. €˜I couldnt beat it any longer,
being named after the people who oppress me.

Ironically, those oppressive people
are Dees purpose in visiting her mother.  Through the narration of Dees visit,
Mama reveals her deep love for both of her daughters; however, Dee goes too far when she does
not respect her legacy supplied by her ancestors. Dee wants to take two quilts dating back to
the Civil War and other memorabilia.   Her intention is to display the quilts on her walls to
show her black heritage.  She believes that she is African not African €“American.

For the first time, Mama says No to Dee. She refuses to give the quilts to her. 
These quilts represent Mamas connection to her past.  They had been made by loving hands from
pieces of clothes of her ancestors. They are important to Mama. She tells Dee that she has
promised the quilts to Maggie.  Dee has the world before her, and Maggie has little to show for
her existence.

For the first time, Mama realizes how important Maggie is to
her and draws near to her.  Dee can find her way in the black world.  Mama and Maggie will sit
on the porch and enjoy the solitude.

Using the mother to narrate the story,
the author points up the importance of both aspects of black heritage.  The black people are not
just African, but African-American.   When Mama speaks, Alice Walker, the author,  finds her
voice.

 

Discuss the use of imagery in William Blake's poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger."

In The
Lamb, Blakes images are soft and light, suggesting innocence and purity. The speaker questions
who made the lamb and says that its creator gave it soft wool, clothing of delight. In
addition, the lambs voice is tender, which gives the valleys great happiness. The lamb travels
over meadows and next to streams of water, which are peaceful images. The speaker answers his
own question by telling the lamb that God has created it to be meek and mild just as he
(God) is. The soft and harmonious images throughout the poem leave the reader in a tranquil
state.

By contrast, in , Blakes images are harsh and fiery. The speaker
also questions who made the tiger but states that it was created in the harsh fire of a furnace.
The images of heat and burning run throughout the poem. The speaker tells the tiger that it was
created with hard tools, such as an anvil, hammer, and chain. It is easy to picture the tigers
eyes burning, since it was fashioned from fire, and its deadly nature, since it has fearful
symmetry. The speaker concludes that when the tiger was created, the stars waterd heaven with
their tears. Here, water creates a negative image, since it comes from tears, which speak of
sadness. The harshof the poem leaves the reader in a fearful state.

Why is Tom Robinson the target of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird? Racism quotes. Why Tom Robinson?

Tom
Robinson is the target of racism because he is a black man living in the segregated society of
Maycomb, Alabama, who is accused of assaulting and raping a white woman. During the 1930s, Jim
Crow laws were enforced, which discriminated against and marginalized the black communities in
the South. Unfortunately, Tom lives in the prejudiced town of Maycomb, where the majority of the
citizens automatically ascribe to the "evil assumption." Atticus describes the evil
assumption as the belief "that all Negroes lie, that
all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all
Negro men are not to be trusted around our women . . . " (208)

In
addition to the typical prejudice against black citizens that is prevalent throughout Maycomb,
the seriousness of Tom's charges make him an enemy of the racist white community, which aims to
convict Tom of the crime despite the overwhelming evidence that reveals his innocence.
Essentially, Tom becomes the target of racism because he is the scapegoat, who suffers the
consequences of Mayella and Bob's actions.

Before and after the trial,
certain community members express their racist feelings towards Tom Robinson. Cecil Jacobs tells
,

"My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an€˜ that
nigger oughta hang from the water-tank!" (79)

After
the trial, Scout overhears Miss Gates say,

" . . .
its time somebody taught em a lesson, they were gettin€˜ way above themselves, an the next thing
they think they can do is marry us." (250)

Following
Tom's tragic death, Scout reiterates the community's racist feelings towards Tom by
saying,

To Maycomb, Toms death was typical. Typical of a
nigger to cut and run. Typical of a niggers mentality to have no plan, no thought for the
future, just run blind first chance he saw. Funny thing,mightve got him off scot free, but wait?
Hell no. You know how they are. Easy come, easy go. Just shows you, that Robinson boy was
legally married, they say he kept himself clean, went to church and all that, but when it comes
down to the line the veneers mighty thin. Nigger always comes out in €˜em (244)

Explain the follwing quote from "A Clean, Well Lighted Place": "We are of two different kinds."

The two
waiters of 's " " converse after the old man has been told by the younger waiter that
he must go home.  This younger waiter is eager to go home to his wife, but the old man has
wanted to stay, and the older waiter understands why; hence he tells the younger man, "We
are of two different kinds."  For, while the younger...

In the novel "The Alchemist," what was the color of the Alchemist's horse?

In the book
"," by, the main character is walking back to his tent when...

How does Monsieur Loisel feel about getting an invitation to the minister's reception in "The Necklace"?

Monsieur
Loisel works as a humble clerk at the Ministry of Public Education and is married to an
extremely superficial, ungrateful woman. Mathilde Loisel resents marrying her husband and
constantly daydreams about enjoying a luxurious life. Sadly, there is nothing Monsieur Loisel
can do for his wife that will lift her spirits and make her happy. One day, Monsieur Loisel
returns home from work with a "triumphant air" as he presents a large envelope to his
wife. Guy De Maupassant's description of Monsieur Loisel's elated attitude indicates that he is
both excited and proud to be invited to the ball at the Ministry.

Monsieur
Loisel hopes to please his wife by showing her the invitation to the exclusive, upper-class ball
but is discouraged by Mathilde's reaction. Mathilde proceeds to take the invitation and throw it
on the table with disdain. Monsieur Loisel responds by telling his wife that he had difficulty
attaining the invitation and refers to it as a "fine opportunity."

For a man in Monsieur Loisel's position, an invitation to the ball is the perfect
opportunity to make connections and mingle with privileged individuals in places of authority.
Unlike his wife, Monsieur Loisel is thrilled at the rare opportunity and agrees to give his wife
four hundred francs to buy a dress for the ball.

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is Friar Lawrence wise to agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

This is
an interesting question! Certainly, arguments could be made for either sidethatwas wise to
marryor that he was unwise to do so. Shakespeare utilizes dramaticto make the reader privy to a
lot of information that Friar Lawrence did not have, such as the 's desire to marry .

I believe that Friar Lawrence thought his decision was wise, but in my opinion, it was
extremely unwise for several reasons.

Theofand Juliet is set in the
Elizabethan era, and there were specific customs regarding marriages in this period in history.
Arranged...

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What actions did Hitler take to solidify his control over the German government?

When
Hitler became German Chancellor in 1933, the Nazis were still a minority party in the coalition
government they'd formed with conservatives. Conservative members of the cabinet foolishly
believed that they could use their superior numbers to tame Hitler and turn him into a
respectable politician. But Hitler had no intention of being controlled by them, or anyone else.
He had radical plans for Germany and intended to put them into effect.

He was
helped in this regard by the fact that the Interior Ministry, the government department in
charge of law enforcement, was under the control of one of his Nazi colleagues, Hermann G¶ring.
With such a powerful instrument in their hands, the Nazis set about using the police power to
strengthen their grip on the government and crush dissent, especially on the Left.

After a Dutch Communist allegedly set fire to the Reichstag building, Hitler seized the
opportunity to acquire sweeping powers that suspended most civil rights and allowed the
government to arrest their political opponents. It was in this growingof repression that what
turned out to be the last ever Reichstag elections took place.

Although the
Nazis again failed to win a majority of votes, they had already taken the precaution of banning
the German Communist Party, meaning that their newly-elected deputies were unable to take their
seats in the Reichstag. This made it easier for Hitler and the Nazis to intimidate the remaining
deputies into voting for the Enabling Act, which effectively established a dictatorship in
Germany by giving Hitler the right to make laws without the Reichstag.

Why is Jig so indecisive in Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants?"

's short
story "" was published in 1927, and to some degree her indecision reflects the
cultural attitudes of the period.

In the story, Jig and a man who is not
named sit in a railway station and talk as they are waiting for a train to arrive. It is
gradually revealed over the course of their conversation that she is going to have an operation,
and then it is revealed that the operation is an abortion. 

As abortion was
even more controversial (and scandalous) in 1927 than now; it representes a huge decision for
the couple and especially for Jig. While the man is claiming that the decision is Jig's, it is
obvious that he would prefer her to have the abortion. She is not entirely sure if she wants the
abortion; she might actually prefer to settle down and get married and have a family rather than
living the life of a Bohemian traveling around Europe and partying with no real goals. Her
pregnancy is causing her to reflect on the meaninglessness of their current lifestyle. The
problem she encounters is that the pregnancy has changed her and their relationship, and that
even when she tries to carry on as in the past, it doesn't really work:

"You started it," the girl said. "I was being amused.
I was having a fine time."

"Well, let's try and have a fine
time."

"All right. I was trying. I said the mountains looked like
white elephants. Wasn't that bright?"

"That was
bright."

"I wanted to try this new drink. That's all we do, isn't
it - look at things and try new drinks?"

"I guess
so."

Overall, the reason for her indecisiveness is
that the choice to have an abortion is a difficult one, and she is ambivalent not only about the
choice of having the abortion but the way that choice has made her reflect on the superficiality
and meaninglessness of her current lifestyle.

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How do you analyze the topic of each stanza in the poem "Without Hands" by Lorna Crozier?

You are
asking "how" to summarize Lorna Croizer's poem, "Without Hands."    For this
poem, I suggest you simply summarize what it is in each stanza that couldn't be done without
hands.

First, in case you are unaware, the poem was written to honor a
Chilean musician, Victor Jara, whose hands were smashed by soldiers to keep him from playing his
guitar to fellow prisoners while they were being kept in Santiago stadium.  After being
tortured, he and thousands of others were killed, Jara in September, 1973.

For your summary, I will list the broad categories written about in each stanza, and
leave the filling in of the details for you:

1. Machines, eating
   utensils, babies, music, and plums
2. Writers
3. Family or
   domestic life
4. The speaker's grandmother

The
final three stanzas are unified by the subjects I've listed.  In other words, everything
mentioned is an element of the subject I've listed.

The first stanza, though,
touches on all five subjects listed. 

To summarize, simply write in your own
words the subjects I've listed, in sentence form, of course, and fill in the most important
details from each stanza.  For instance, a brief listing of the things a writer could not write
about without hands for the second stanza would constitute a summary of that
stanza. 

What is the suggested theme in Infant Sorrow by William Blake?

The overt
theme is that of a newborn baby entering the world. Blake evinces the sounds, sights, and
movements of that event:

My mother groand [sic]! my father
wept. . .

Helpless, naked, piping loud. . .

Struggling in
my fathers hands.

This is not a moment of joy, as
indicated by the title "Infant Sorrow." The event of birth occurs from the perspective
of the newborn, who expresses existential angst over being born:

My mother groand! my father wept. 

 

Into the dangerous world I leapt: 

 

Helpless, naked, piping loud; 

 

Like a
fiend hid in a cloud. 

The first sounds he...

In chapter 9 there is a passage sets up an interesting contrast between two types of men. What is this contrast, and how is it likely to shape the...

of s
is titled The Leech. This title tells the reader a lot about the
primaryin the novel, . As a leech lives by feeding off the blood of another, Chillingworth,
under the guise of a physician, is going to devote his life to secretly undermining and
torturing Reverend .

Hawthornes intent, however, is not immediately evident.
Most of the chapter discusses the budding relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale. It
sounds like they will grow to be good friends who have a positive effect on each other. In fact,
Dimmesdale appreciates Chillingworths intelligence and education:

"There
was a fascination for the minister in the company of the man of science, in whom he recognized
an intellectual cultivation of no moderate depth or scope, together with a range and freedom of
ideas that he would have vainly looked for among the members of his own
profession."

In other words, Dimmesdale is...

Why is the Ghost of Christmas Past the most effective ghost on Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens?

The Ghost of Christmas Past is most effective on Scrooge because he
reminds him of the person he used to be.

More than any of the
other ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past makes a huge impression on Scrooge.  Marleys ghost
makes Scrooge thoughtful, and helps prepare him by making him more receptive to the emotional
onslaught of the three ghosts of time.

The very first thing the Ghost of
Christmas Past does is shock Scrooge and get him off balance.  He does this by making him fly
and then taking him to his childhood school.  Scrooge is not ready for this, and the effect is
immediate and telling.  Seeing his childhood makes him as giddy as the schoolboy he once
was,...

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What would you say freedom means to Frederick Douglass?

Forthe
personal was very much political. It wasn't enough for him that he should be free;
everyone must be. Once he finally achieved freedom for himself, therefore,
he didn't simply get on with the business of living his own life; he devoted himself to helping
others, tirelessly campaigning on behalf of those still compelled to endure the degradation of
forced servitude.

With remarkable prescience, Douglass understood that the
cause of abolition was indissolubly linked to other emancipatory movements, such as the women's
rights movement. It says a lot about Douglass' commitment to freedom that he was one of the few
men to attend the 1848 Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York, an event that has
gone down in history as the formal beginning of organized efforts to achieve female equality in
the United States.

Above all, freedom for Douglass meant freedom from fear,
which would become the fourth of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms in the
following...

Patients often equate the quality of the service with the quality of health care. How can this perception be changed using survey research?

The
difference between quality of service and quality of health care can be confusing, as both
are oriented toward the public welfare and the provision of the most positive experience for the
patient as possible. The distinction, however, does exist, and using standard quantitative
analytical methods can be useful in improving public perceptions of this distinction.

Quality of health care is a more dispassionate, objective concept than quality of
service. Quality of health care is a broader macro topic that addresses public-wide health
care issues, such as rates of vaccination, diagnostic screenings, and other preventive measures,
as well as restorative measures like surgical procedures and lifestyle changes. The latter is
important in addressing obesity and substance abuse issues.

The US Centers
for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health are instrumental in measuring outcomes
of such factors. Through methods such as public surveys, they collect, examine, and analyze a
large amount of data. Quality of health care can be measured through data that tracks all
kinds of health-related issues, much of which can be ascertained through medical records and
patient surveys (e.g., are you a smoker?, how much alcohol do you consume on a weekly
basis?, how much do you exercise?, etc.) Additionally, data associated with the provision of
health care, such as success rates for various medical procedures, can be factored into the
equation.

Quality of service, in contrast to quality of health care, is
more subjective and often hinges on emotional responses to interactions with the health care
industry. For example, whether a patient feels that his or her concerns were adequately
addressed is an element of this discussion. It is important to recognize that an
emotionally-positive experience does not necessarily equate to a successful medical outcome.
Physicians are like any other category of humanity. There are the good, the bad, and the ugly
practicing medicine. A stereotype, with some foundation (having spent the past four years
working in a hospital), is that of a gifted physician or surgeon with a notoriously unpleasant
demeanor. The medical outcome may be positive, but the emotional response to the physicians
personality (or bedside manner) may be entirely negative. As emotions contribute to overall
health, this is not an inconsequential consideration.

Now, how can
perceptions of the quality of health care and of quality of service be changed through the use
of survey research? By the above-discussed use of adequately-worded public surveys that
distinguish between the two concepts. Many patients will obviously and logically rank medical
outcome over perceptions of provider temperament. After all, many people would think what do I
care if the doctor was rude and uncaring if he cured my condition?

Satisfaction with the quality of health care, though, is a product of satisfaction with
the quality of service, and surveys can be drafted to address this distinction. Negative
experiences interacting with health care providers can deter individuals from following up on
medical complaints, which can lead to negative medical outcomes for the patients. Doctors,
nurses, phlebotomists and other staples of the health care environment are human beings and
subject to the same kinds of irritants as anybody else. They are, however, required to act as
though their personal travails are extraneous to the concerns of the patients for whom they are
caring. Additionally, and strictly as a business matter, negative patient experiences can compel
patients to seek alternative sources of medical care. For this reason, it is in an individual
health care facilitys interest to track customer satisfaction through surveys, which are a
routine practice.

Once data is collected and collated on patient experiences,
and once that data is merged with objective analyses regarding health care trends (the data
accumulated by the CDC and NIH), the public can better understand the difference between
quality of health care and quality of service. How important will be those findings to the
public is a matter for the individual.

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What are the four types of government (oligarchy, aristocracy, monarchy, democracy)?

Aristocracy,
oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy are old concepts of government which can be traced back to
Ancient Greece.

Aristocracy is "rule by the best," and the concept
comes from Plato's Republic. Plato argued for an aristocracy of philosopher
kings. He thought that philosophers were ideally suited to political leadership. Historically,
aristocracies have been based on wealth or land ownership. But other criteria have been used
throughout the ages.

Monarchies have often flourished alongside
aristocracies. Both have been the targets of revolutionaries, as in eighteenth-century France.
Monarchies are ruled by a king or queen. Throughout most of history, the monarchs' powers were
absolute. Today, most are constitutional monarchs, and they serve as symbols of the state with
few real powers. However, Saudi Arabia is an example of a country where the king still holds
great power.

Democracy is "rule by the people" themselves or
through their representatives. Today, this is the dominant form of government in the West.
However, many believe that their representatives do not always act in the interests of the
people they represent. For instance, in the United States, elected representatives often pass
legislation that overwhelmingly benefits the affluent classes or corporations. Another problem
with modern-day democracy is low voter turnout.

Oligarchy is "rule by
the few," and that often means the rich. Many people believe that the United States is now
an oligarchy rather than a democracy. Billionaires donate huge sums to candidates and are
usually rewarded by the passage of favorable legislation. One way to combat this problem is by
public financing of election campaigns.

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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, what dare of Dill's does Jem accept?

Towards
the end of , Dill bets"The Gray Ghost against two Tom Swifts"
that Jem will not knock on the Radley door. Jem is extremely afraid of awakening the
malevolentand makes several excuses as to why he cannot knock on the door. Jem tells Dill that
Boo will more than likely chase him out of the yard and end up killing him. Despite Jem's
insistence that Boo would murder him if he carried out the bet, Dill continues to criticize Jem
for stalling. After contemplating for several days, Jem reasons with Dill to
simply slap the side of the house instead of knocking on the door. Dill accepts
the bet, and Jem ends up slapping the side of the house. After Jem slaps the Radley home, he
bolts out of their yard, and the children follow him back to ' porch.mentions that as they
stared at the Radley home, they thought they could see an inside shutter move
slightly.

In The Necklace, what does Loisel suggest to make Mathilde agree to go to the party?

Mathilde
has always thought herself destined for better things. She has this strange notion that she has
aristocratic blood coursing through her veins. This makes it all the more difficult to deal with
her current status as the wife of a lowly civil servant.

Monsieur Loisel is
acutely aware of his wife's frustrations and does everything he can to please her. When he comes
home from work one day with an invitation to the Education Ministry ball, he assumes that
Mathilde will be tickled pink at such an opportunity to rub shoulders with the social
elite.

But Mathilde is far from pleased. She has absolutely nothing to wear;
she's ashamed at the size of her wardrobe and doesn't want to be the poor relation at the
Education Ministry ball. Eager as always to please, Monsieur Loisel offers to buy Mathilde a new
dress for the princely sum of 400 francs. But even that's not enough. Mathilde moans that she
has no jewelry to wear. It's then that her husband makes the fateful suggestion that she should
go to her friend Madame Forestier and ask her if she can borrow some of her
jewels.

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Critically discuss the central idea of the poem, Our Causarina Tree in 500 words or more.

The first
stanza describes the tree as a "giant," powerful enough to resist the creeping vine
wrapped around it like a python. The tree has scars but still lives and reaches up to the sky
(stars). The tree is old but full of life; in itself and as represented by the birds and bees
around it. In this sense, the tree symbolizes life but more particularly, the tree is afor
memory. This becomes more clear in the subsequent stanzas. 

In the second
stanza, the speaker notes more signs of animal life (baboons and birds - kokilas) and the
water-lilies. Although the tree is teeming with life, the speaker adds that it is the memory
associated with the tree that makes it so important to her. In the third stanza: 

Beneath it we have played; though many years roll, 

O sweet companions, loved with love intense, 

For your sakes shall
the tree be ever dear. 

The tree is literally the place
where the speaker and her companions played, so it is an actual, physical place of memory in
addition to being a metaphor that symbolizes memory. Just as a family tree shows how family
members are connected, the speaker sees this tree similarly in that memories shared with others
are connected. This goes for happy memories as well as the sad ones ("dirge-like
murmur" suggests memories of loved ones lost). There is a suggestedto the Biblical
"tree of life," and the garden of Eden. This gives the place/metaphor a sense of
paradise; in memory, it is untouchable, even potentially eternal. 

Note that
it is "our" (not "my") casuarina tree. The tree is a symbol connecting many
lives, many memories. In closing, the speaker hopes that when she is gone, there will be more
"deathless trees" in addition to this particular tree. Here, again, this can be a
literal tree (capable of symbolizing and providing an actual, physical space for memories) or
the tree as metaphor for memory. Paralleling the tree metaphor of memory is the poem itself. The
poem itself is the speaker's humble attempt to do what the tree has done for her: serve to
remember her life and those who she called companions. The poet invokes Wordsworth's
"Yew-trees" with the "Borrowdale" reference; this underscores the idea of a
poem as a written memory. 

What life lessons were taught to Scout by Miss Maudie in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Miss Maudie
teaches the children several life lessons: To show sympathy and consideration for others, to
exercise moderation, to be humble and satisfied with what one has, and to not tolerate
hypocrisy.

Moderation and sympathy:

While sitting with Miss Maudie on her porch one evening,asks her neighbor ifis still
alive. Miss Maudie says that he is; however, he remains inside. When Scout asks her why Boo does
not wish to go outside, Miss Maudie replies,"Wouldn't you stay in the house if you didn't
want to come out?" (Ch.5) Then, she tries to explain to Scout how intractable Mr. Radley
was because of being a "foot-washing Baptist"; that is, he believed that
"anything that's pleasure is a sin"(Ch.5). Miss Maudie explains that the Bible in the
hand of an intractable man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of a good, stable man.
That is, Mr. Radley's punishment of Arthur when he was a teenager was excessive, affecting
Arthur's isolated life. Miss Maudie implies that a more moderate punishment would have been
better for Arthur.

Consideration for
others:

When a rare snow comes to Maycomb, Miss Maudie allows
the children to gather some of her snow to make a snowman. But when she notices thathas taken
her hat, she calls to him to return it. Later, Jem and Scout hear Atticus talking with Miss
Maudie after he has scolded Jem for making a caricature of Mr. Avery. The children hear Miss
Maudie say," . . . erected an absolute morphodite in that yardAtticus, you'll never raise
'em!" (Ch.8) She teases Atticus but agrees with his having told the children that they
cannot make imitations of the neighbors.

Strength and
courage:

After her house burns to the ground, Miss Maudie is
courageous and strong, and she teaches the children by example to not be materialistic. When
Scout asks her, "You ain't grievin', Miss Maudie?" she answers, "Grieving
child? Why, I hated that old cow barn. Thought of settin' fire to it a hundred times myself,
except they'd lock me up" (Ch.8). She does not mourn the loss of her possessions as many a
person would, nor does she feel sorry for herself. Instead, she speaks of a new garden that she
will have. She also expresses her sorrow for all "the danger and commotion" the fire
has caused the neighbors.

Counteracting
hypocrisy:

After the trial of Tom Robinson, Scout's Aunt
Alexandra holds a tea at Atticus's house. Mrs. Merriweather, a sanctimonious hypocrite who
attends the Maycomb Methodist Episcopal Church South, praises the Reverend J. Grimes Everett, a
missionary in Africa, for the work that he does. Shortly after her compliments to the minister,
however, Mrs. Merriweather complains about the black people in Maycomb. She describes her maid
as "a sulky darky" who does not act like a Christian lately because she grumbles about
the verdict of the Tom Robinson trial. Then, Mrs. Merriweather derogates Atticus in his own
house as she speaks to one of her friends named Gertrude,

"I tell you there are some good but misguided people in this town. Good, but
misguided . . . who think they're doing right . . . a while back, but all they did was stir 'em
up. That's all they did. . . " (Ch. 24)

When Miss
Maudie hears these words of Mrs. Merriweather's, she sarcastically asks Mrs. Merriweather,
"His [Atticus's] food doesn't stick going down, does it?" (Ch.24) Mrs. Merriweather
pretends that she does not understand what is being asked of her. However, Aunt Alexandra has
also heard this question, and she gives Miss Maudie a look of "pure gratitude" for the
attack on Mrs. Merriweather's hypocrisy since Mrs. Merriweather has praised Reverend Everett,
but disparaged Mr.in whose house she is eating and drinking tea.

Describe Melanie's character in "The Egypt Game".

Melanie, who
is eleven years old, is outgoing and friendly.  She interacts frequently with her neighbors in
the apartment building in which she lives, and "looks forward to meeting new
tenants".   Because of her bubbly nature, "meeting people (has) always been easy for
Melanie...most people she liked right away, and they usually seemed to feel the same way about
her".

Melanie is also sensitive and thoughtful, and considerate of the
feelings of others.  When she first meets April, April is dressed up as a sophisticated lady,
with false eyelashes and a furry stole.  April doesn't expect Melanie to like her, but she does
"intend to make a very definite impression", and she is a  more than a little
"braggy".  Melanie quickly perceives that April behaves the way she does because she
is homesick, however, and does her best to make her feel comfortable and
accepted.

Melanie loves to read; she has "a whole bookcase full" of
books in her bedroom, and she is also imaginative.  She has created a game for herself where she
makes up families and then finds "people who look like them in magazines and
catalogues".  She then "make(s) up stuff about their personalities and what they
do".  Sometimes she writes the escapades of her imaginary characters down as stories, but
mostly she just plays out their adventures in her head (Chapter 3).

Monday 2 September 2013

What are some imagery statements from "The Devil and Tom Walker?"

, as the name
implies, is a description in accordance with human senses, often with emphasis upon certain
details or interpretations which associate the imagery with emotion. The same scene, depending
upon the author's attentions, can be described differently according to the mood the author
wishes to set.

Many of Irving's stories use imagery to tell us about his
;

A miserable horse, whose ribs were as articulate as the
bars of a gridiron, stalked about a field where a thin carpet of moss, scarcely covering the
ragged beds of pudding stone, tantalized and balked his hunger; and sometimes he would lean his
head over the fence, look piteously at the passer by, and seem to petition deliverance from this
land of famine.

Through this imagery, we may understand
thatis not the best of men, neither responsible nor successful. We might have simply been told
this, but the details of this imagery, particularly (in my opinion) the horse's ribs, convey a
sense of pity and sympathy for the animal; we are already disposed to find Tom Walker unlikable.

Like most short cuts, it was an ill chosen route. The
swamp was thickly grown with great gloomy pines and hemlocks, some of them ninety feet high;
which made it dark at noonday, and a retreat for all the owls of the neighbourhood. It was full
of pits and quagmires, partly covered with weeds and mosses; where the green surface often
betrayed the traveller into a gulf of black smothering mud; there were also dark and stagnant
pools, the abodes of the tadpole, the bull-frog, and the water snake, and where trunks of pines
and hemlocks lay half drowned, half rotting, looking like alligators, sleeping in the
mire.

Irving tells us, and then shows us, that the path
through the swamp was a poor choice. Rather than saying that it was difficult to walk through,
disgusting, or dangerous, he articulates it as a problem made evident merely by observing it.

The imagery diminishes later in the story, and is replaced by dialogue. This
is largely because the scenes and character personalities do not change significantly once
introduced, and it is assumed that the reader recalls the mood as painted by the imagery; when
Tom talks to , we know he is in a gloomy swamp, and we don't need to be reminded of it each
time.

How is the overall setting in "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" important to the rest of the story?

The short
story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a work of
magic . It tells of a filthy old man with a pair of huge but damaged wings, who appears suddenly
in a seaside village in the aftermath of a storm. Although a neighbor claims he is an angel, the
family that finds him locks the old man in a chicken coop. The entire village treats him like a
circus animal. The priest decides the stranger is not an angel when he cannot understand Latin,
which the priest claims is God's language. Later, a carnival arrives featuring a creature with
the face of a woman but the body of a spider, and this draws attention away from the old man
with wings. Eventually the old man's wings heal, and he flies away.

The
setting of this story is crucial. First of all, the village is by the seaside, so that the old
man can be mysteriously swept in from the immense vastness of the sea by a storm. Additionally,
the village in which he lands is poor, ignorant, and...

Sunday 1 September 2013

In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, to what does the priest compare the troubles that face Thebes in the opening of the play?

In his
opening speech, the priest compares
Thebes' present plague to the troubled times the city was in the midst of whenfirst came to
Thebes. Years ago, the city was being plagued by a Sphinx.
According to Greek mythology, a Sphinx is a creature that has a lion's body, bird's wings, and a
woman's face. It speaks in riddles and whomever it approaches that cannot answer the riddle is
eaten alive. According to legend, a Sphinx was sent to Thebes by the gods as a plague
andpromised to make king anyone who could solve the Sphinx's riddle ( href="https://www.theoi.com/Ther/Sphinx.html" title=""Sphinx,"
theoi.com">"Sphinx," theoi.com). Since Oedipus rescued the city from
the Sphinx so many years ago, the priest is begging Oedipus to rescue them from their present
plague, thereby comparing both plagues.

We see
the priest allude to this past plague in his lines:

It was
you who came and released Cadmus' town
from the tribute we paid to the cruel
songstress,
and these things you did knowing nothing from us,
nor instructed
at all, but with help from god
you spoke and knew how to set out lives straight.
(39-43)

Hence, since the priest believes that Oedipus was
sent by the gods to rescue them from the Sphinx, he believes that with the help of the gods
Oedipus can heal the present plague.

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