When Snowball and Napoleon begin to disagree, how does Napoleon act in Animal Farm?

andimmediately disagree about the direction of the farm following the Rebellion. Snowball is
focused on establishing various committees to organize the farm and involve each animal in the
process, while Napoleon is focused on educating the youth and establishing a strong base of
loyal followers. Snowball is also focused on drawing plans to build a windmill, which he hopes
will power the farm and dramatically improve the standard of living. However, Napoleon disagrees
with Snowball's ideas regarding the windmill and believes it is a waste of time.

Napoleon ends up usurping power and drives Snowball from the farm. Napoleon then
begins ruling the farm like a tyrant and establishes a society where only pigs enjoy privileges
while the...

Is Emma, the main character of this novel, a round character or a flat character?

is round a
character for two reasons. First, she has many facets to her character and personality. She has
likable traits and many flaws, just as a real person does. Second, she is rounded because, like
a real person, she learns and grows. She is, in important ways, arguably a different person at
the end of the novel than at the beginning.

Emma's "good" traits
include her beauty, wealth, and energy. She is also genuinely kind to her father and good at
handling his sensitivities. She is terrific with children, such as her sister's offspring. She
is generous as well when she has the chance. For example, when Mrs. and Miss Bates come to
dinner, Emma makes sure these financially strained women get enough eat, even though her
father's health neuroses make him want to feed them nothing but watered wine and thin gruel.
Emma cuts them big pieces of cake and even,...

What does Holden like about Jane Gallagher in The Catcher in the Rye?

admires Jane
because she is theof his primary complaint about everyone else who surrounds him--which is to
say, she is not a "phony." This manifests through Holden's attention to the small,
strange qualities that Jane possesses that make her seem real, likable, and down-to-earth. They
share a bond of emotional intimacy that never fully manifests into sexual action; in that way,
Jane remains a safe and "pure" relic of Holden's childhood fixation. 

Holden in particular comments on such strange details as Jane's tendency to keep her
kings in the back row while they play checkers and that she doesn't squirm around while holding
hands during a movie. It is ultimately Jane's potential sexual relationship with Stradlater that
disturbs Holden the most, as it implies that changes are occurring around him for which he is
not prepared. 

What is the significance of the title The Importance of Being Earnest?

The
title relates to two aspects of the play: the last line and the overall conceit. At the very
end, when all four characters are sorted out into two couples, Jack says he has learned the
vital importance of being earnest. Of course, he has done no such thing. If anything, he has
learned that lying pays off. In general, however, Jack is not much worse than the other
characters in that regard. Wildes main point is to ridicule the conventions of society and point
out the pervasiveness of hypocrisy.

While Jack uses the pseudonym
"Ernest" to hide his shenanigans, other characters also engage in duplicity. Algernon
appropriates the Ernest identity when it suits him, compounding his own deceptive practice of
employing an alter ego to go carousing in London. Although the young men improve their behavior
somewhat, when they decide it is time to marry, their sincerity remains in doubt. When
it...

What are three examples of Beowulf's superhuman strength throughout the story?

During the battle with Grendel's mother, there are numerous comments made by the poet
to the effect thatis "wigena strengest": the strongest man. He is also described as
"trusting to strength," in the knowledge that he is not at the same disadvantage as
another mortal man in his battle against this supernatural being, however fearsome Grendel's
mother may be. So, we know that the poet does set considerable store by Beowulf's great
strength. As indicated in the previous answers, we also see this strength at play in Beowulf's
fight with Grendel and in his furious manhandling of Grendel's head.

However,
there is also cause to question how far Beowulf's belief in his own strength may be overstated.
The idea of "ofermod" (over-ambition) in Beowulf has been the
subject of much scholarship. At the end of the poem, Beowulf takes on the dragon on his own, but
ultimately his belief in his own strength is insufficient to save him. In part, we are led to
believe that this is because of his...

Why is Mrs. Jensen contemptuous of men?

In the
book, Mrs. Jensen is Lorraine's mother. She's a private nurse and often works the night shift.
Her patients are usually elderly and terminally ill. Lorraine and her mother have a difficult
relationship, as Mrs. Jensen is a deeply unhappy woman. According to Lorraine, her father left
them fifteen years ago when his parents got a legal separation. Since Lorraine's father is now
deceased, Lorraine states that the separation between her parents is permanent.

Mrs. Jensen has a great distrust of men due to her husband's actions during their
marriage. Accordingly, he had contracted a venereal disease while she was pregnant with
Lorraine. She discovered his illness when the doctor called and warned her not to engage in any
sexual intimacy with her husband until he was cured. When Mrs. Jensen found out that her husband
had actually cheated on her, she filed for a legal separation. According to Lorraine, this is
the main reason that her mother is contemptuous of men. Mrs. Jensen equates all men with her
faithless husband; she sincerely believes that all men are untrustworthy and that they are only
interested in sex.

Because of her hangups about men, Mrs. Jensen is always
warning Lorraine about boys. She tells Lorraine not to get into a car with any boy and warns her
that men "have dirty minds, and theyre only after one thing." Lorraine imagines that a
good psychiatrist would be able to help her mother, but she concludes that her mother's problems
are so "deep-rooted shed need three years of intensive psychoanalysis" just to see
some results.

What is the irony Zinn tries to convey concerning John Locke?

For Zinn,
theconcerning John Locke was that his advocacy was predicated upon supporting those in the
position of economic power. Zinn points out that Locke's ideas of government, popular
sovereignty, and that government is responsive to the will of the people is rooted in that these
people are wealthy individuals.  For Zinn, this is ironic because while the American Revolution
used Lockian ideas to advance the interests of "the people," it was not all the people
that were kept in mind.

Zinn points out that Locke was a proponent of
liberal capital wealth. Locke himself was a benefactor of the accumulation of...

In poetry what is the "part of speech" for the following passages? Love like a burning city in the breast. --Edna St. Vincent Millay Im a...

I will help
as I can; here are definitions of literary devices that should identify all of the quotes. With
those I'm not sure about, I've entered possibilities. Even when doing research, not all websites
agree...

: Those quotes that use
"like" to compare two dissimilar things are similes. (I think there are three of
these...but not Lewis.)

: Comparisons that are
made without using "like" or "as" are metaphors. Example: "You are the
sunshine of my life."

APOSTROPHE: Not to be
confused with the punctuation mark, apostrophe is the act of addressing some abstraction
or[person] that is not physically present

PERSONIFICATION: A trope in
which abstractions, animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given human character, traits,
abilities, or reactions. Personification is particularly common in poetry, but it appears in
nearly all types of artful writing.

Repetition-
The return of a word, phrase, stanza form, or effect in any form of literature. Repetition is an
effective literary device that may bring comfort, suggest order, or add special meaning to a
piece of literature

METONYMY: Using a vaguely
suggestive, physical object to embody a more general idea. The term
metonym also applies to the object itself used
to suggest that more general idea. Some examples of metonymy are using the metonym
crown in reference to royalty or the entire royal family, or stating
"the pen is mightier than the sword" to
suggest that the power of education and writing is more potent for changing the world than
military force.

Here's one I can't be sure of because of how it has been
identified on two different sites:   The quote about the guillotine is
either...

MEIOSIS: , the
opposite of exaggeration: "I was somewhat worried when the psychopath ran toward me with a
chainsaw."

OR

(also
called ): Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level. Common
paradoxes seem to reveal a deeper truth through their contradictions, such as noting that
"without laws, we can have no freedom." Someone even mentioned oxymoron, but I can't
be sure.

"A little rule / a little
sway..." is a kind of verse: called either a rhyme or rhyming verse; it's a
poem.

Hope these definitions are a help.

Additional source:

http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/38-rhymes.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

What two prison systems vied for the attention of penal reformers during the first half of the 19th century?

During the
period of reforms in the antebellum era of the United States, there were two systems that were
proposed for prisons.  These two systems were called the Pennsylvania System and the Auburn
System.  While they were competing with one another, they were not completely different from one
another.  They had both similarities and differences.

The major similarity
between the two was that they...

Between 1840 and 1860, what were the differences in the economies of the North and South? How did slavery relate to the southern economy? What were...

In 1800, the
economy of the entire United States was agricultural. In 1860, the South's economy was still
agricultural, but the North's economy was diversified. The South's economy relied heavily on
slave labor, and the issue of slavery caused the Civil War (1861€“1865).

In
the decades before the Civil War, the North's economy developed rapidly. By 1860, the North had
about 90 percent of the manufacturing industries in the country. When war came, the North was
able to produce weapons far more easily than the South could. Only about 40 percent of
Northerners worked on farms, and these farms were more mechanized than those in the South. The
urbanized North had a much larger population than the rural South.

In 1860,
the South possessed great wealth. But that wealth was derived almost solely from its slave
economy and its product: cotton. The South had less than 30 percent of the nation's railroad
tracks and only about 10 percent of the nation's banks.

As the war dragged
on, the North's...

Explain how Santiago's union with Fatima represents the language of the world in Coelho's The Alchemist.

The
relationship between Santiago and Fatima in presents the argument that the
one universal language is love itself, which transcends culture, place, and time. Santiago and
Fatima know they love one another at first glance, and their love is presented as more than mere
desire or infatuation; their love is unselfish and mature.

Santiago is the
more impetuous of the two and insists on staying with Fatima at the expense of his
"Personal Legend," a central concept in the novel closely related to a life's-pursuit
or destiny (refer to link for full definition). However, Fatima agrees to wait for Santiago to
complete his quest because she loves him and knows he loves her. She wants him to fulfill his
dreams, and she is content to put their marriage on hold so Santiago can pursue his Personal
Legend. She trusts in the omens that have led them to one another.

How did slaves live in the nineteenth century in Maryland? Give one example in the novel Kindred.

Slaves in the
1800s were treated harshly. Their lives were hard. Family members were sold away from their
families. Alice's father works on a different plantation,...

What kind of person is the Narrator?

The
narrator in Edgar Allen Poes is meant to be an intellectual, given his fine speech, bust of
Pallas over the door (Pallas being Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom), and the fact that the
whole poem takes place in his study or libraryfilled with many a quaint and curious volume of
forgotten lore. The intelligence of the narrator is undercut somewhat by his (implied) spiral
into madness. He seems to be an obsessive person, which Poe underscores with the brilliant,
heavy-repetition rhyme scheme of the poem. He is also very taken in by classical work and
ancient literature especially, given his mentions of Pallas, Gilead and Nights Plutonian
Shore.

First and foremost, however, the narrator in The Raven is a
romantic, and one who has lost his love, . His broken heart is the driving force within the poem
and his state of mind. He also might be somewhat hyperbolic or overly romantic, as he responds
to an empty knocking at his door by wondering, fearing/Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal
ever dared to dream before. It is also fair to say that he is probably wealthy, or at least well
off, and more than a little superstitious.

What is the summary and theme of "Hunters in the Snow?"

Kenny and
Frank pick up Tub (an hour late) to go hunting. Kenny nearly hits Tub with the truck and claims
he was just fooling around. Kenny and Frank are condescending towards Tub. Tub is overweight and
has trouble keeping up with the other two men. They don't wait for him. Frank and Kenny
criticize Tub for failing to notice deer tracks. The three men arrive at a farmhouse. Kenny goes
inside to ask for permission to hunt on the farmer's land. They have no success. Kenny remarks
that he hates a post and shoots it. He does the same to a tree and then the farmer's dog. Kenny
says he hates Tub. Fearing for his life, Tub shoots Kenny before he can shoot him. Once again,
like the near hit with the truck, Kenny claims he was kidding. When they return to the
farmhouse, Tub learns that the farmer had asked Kenny to shoot his dog, giving Tub the
indication that Kenny was actually kidding around.

Because an ambulance is
out of the question, Frank and Tub intend on driving Kenny to the hospital. They stop multiple
times because the window of the cab is broken and they can not stay warm. Frank apologizes to
Tub for being so critical and shares his news with Tub that he's in love with a fifteen year-old
girl. Tub shares his own secret that he's overweight because he overeats; not because of a
glandular problem which is what he tells everyone. Following this odd bonding moment, they drive
on but not in the direction of the hospital. This leaves the reader with uncertainties about
Frank's and Tub's intentions and an uncertainty about Kenny's fate. 

The odd
moment of bonding between Frank and Tub is dubious. It represents the one moment in the story
where a character exposes his vulnerability. At all other times, the characters are driven by an
overly masculine performative identity, a persona in which a man must always act strong; acting
on feelings is a sign of weakness. Despite this moment of bonding, Frank and Tub neglect their
bleeding friend in the truck. When Tub admits to losing the directions to the hospital, Frank is
not upset. He's more concerned with this bond between himself and Tub than with Kenny's
well-being. 

As an existentialist story, "" is quite bleak. Even
when Frank and Tub open up to each other, they do so by admitting lustful and gluttonous
behaviors - all while neglecting their dying friend. And not much can be said for Kenny who is
emotionally distant and more of a bully than a friend to Frank and Tub. These characters are
driven primarily by selfishness. They have no moral compass, at least in the context of their
relationships with each other. In the last paragraph, they drive away from the hospital, away
from the North Star, which sailors use "to find their way." This leaves the reader
with the sense that the characters are morally lost: 

Right overhead was the Big Dipper, and behind, hanging between Kenny's toes in the
direction of the hospital, was the North Star, pole star, help to sailors. 

 

Summarize the conflict John Proctor faces in act 4 of The Crucible. How does he resolve this conflict?

In act
4, John Proctor's conflict concerns whether or not to offer a false confession in order to save
his life or maintain his integrity by refusing to confess. By refusing to sign a false
confession, Proctor has the opportunity to become a martyr and influence the community to
disband the corrupt court. Initially, John Proctor decides to offer a false confession and save
his life. However, John Proctor learns that Danforth and Hathorne plan on using his name to
support their corrupt proceedings and legitimize the witch trials. After the court officials
demand that John sign his confession so...

What does it show about Ruths awareness of racial tensions that in a casual chat with George Murchison she refers to bombings

Shortly
afterenters the Younger familys apartment, he gets into a heated argument withover their African
heritage. Unlike Beneatha, George does not respect or revere his African heritage and tells
Beneatha that her ancestry is nothing but meaningless spirituals and some grass huts. Before
Beneatha can respond,drags her out of the room and attempts to ease the tensions in the
apartment. Ruth proceeds to invite George to sit down and casually comments on the surprisingly
warm weather. Ruth then mentions that everybody has been blaming the warm weather on the bombs
that people have been setting off.

Ruths minor comment demonstrates her
insight into the social tumult taking place throughout Chicago. Ruth is aware that racial
tensions are extremely high and has heard of angry white citizens bombing black homes and
churches. At different moments in the play,reference the racially motivated bombings, which do
not deterfrom purchasing a home in the white neighborhood of Clybourne Park. Mrs. Johnson also
mentions the bombings during her brief visit and warns Lena about putting her family in a
dangerous situation. Similar to Mrs. Johnson, Ruth demonstrates an understanding of Chicagos
social climate while she makes small talk with George Murchison. Ruth understands that there are
dangerous white civilians willing to bomb black homes and churches and mentions it while
speaking with George.

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In Animal Farm, what does the song "The Beasts of England" symbolize?

The song is
both a battle cry for the rebellion on Manor Farm and an anthem that helps the animals keep the
spirit of the rebellion alive in their hearts.  After Manor Farm becomes , the feeling among the
animals is that things will be better now that they are ruling themselves.  They are no longer
under the rule of the humans who has taken us for granted.  The beasts of England are the humans
who have abused the animals.

When the animals successfully defend the farm
against the humans in the Battle of Cowshed, the song is even more important to the
animals. 

"News of the Rebellion at Animal
Farmbegins to spread, and animals across the countryside are singing "Beasts of
England." The neighboring farmers, led by Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood and Mr. Frederick of
Pinchfield Farm, attempt to retake Animal Farm by force."

In The Crucible, what did Mary Warren have to do with accusing of Goody Osburn?

In 's play version
of , the story Mary tells Elizabeth Proctor in Act Two about the woman in
church who cursed her and made her very sick for two days is actually about Sarah Good, not
Sarah Osburn.  Mary says that Judge Hathorne questioned Goody Good, saying, "'Sarah Good,
[...] what curse do you mumble that this girl must fall sick after turning you away?'" 
Sarah Good lied and said that she only recited the commandments, but when she could not recite
any of them in court, it was seen as evidence of her guilt.  Sarah Good later makes a confession
of her guilt, and so she will spend some time in jail. 

In the play
The Crucible , as far as Sarah Osburn, Mary only says that she would not
confess and so she "will hang!"  Tituba initially accused Goody Osburn of witchcraft
at the end of Act One, and then Abigail picked up the chant and accused Osburn as well.  Tituba
probably...

What are some figurative devices used in act 4 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

Most of
the significant figurative devices in act 4 of can be found in scene 5,
whenis discovered: supposedly dead. Juliet's father, , exclaims that "Death lies on her
like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower of all the field."

Death is here personified, as it is for the rest of the play after this point. The
makes death seem, paradoxically, like a living presence on stage.
He stalks the characters for the last part of the play until he eventually takes bothand
Juliet.

In the quotation above, there is also a
comparing Death to "an untimely frost." This simile emphasizes how unnaturally cold
death is, and the fact that Juliet is subsequently described as "the sweetest flower of all
the field" suggests that Death has come too soon. Frost is not meant to make an appearance
until winter, but here it has come prematurely: it is, as Lord Capulet says,
"untimely." This premature arrival of Death reminds the audience that Juliet is still
very young and makes her deathand thus the loss to her parentsall the more tragic.

Later in the same scene, Lord Capulet exclaims that, "with my child my joys are
buried." This alludes to the grave and indicates that, as his
daughter is buried beneath the earth, so too will be buried any hope of joy he had. There is a
certainto this, of course; in act 3, scene 5, Lord Capulet told Juliet that he would "drag
[her] on a hurdle" to Saint 's Church to marryand that, if she still refused, she should
"never look [him] in the face" again.

Trying to comfort Juliet's
parentsand also perhaps trying to ease his own conscience, given that he caused this scene of
grief says that Juliet is "advanced / Above the clouds, as high as heaven itself."
This quotation conjures up images of angels, suggesting that Juliet is happier now with the
angels in heaven than she could possibly be on earth.

We, the audience, of
course know that Juliet is not really dead at this moment, and so throughout this scene there is
dramatic irony, which is when the audience knows something that one
or more of the characters on stage does not. The dramatic irony in this instance could make it
more difficult for us to empathize with the grief of the parents or make us dislike Friar
Lawrence for putting Juliet's parents through such an ordeal.

In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, how does Candy show loneliness?

In s
novel , Candy is a sad, lonely figure whose most important companion in
life is an old, sickly dog that the other men in bunkhouse would rather was dead because of its
awful stench. The dog clearly means everything to Candy, and the constant complaints about the
dogs smell invariably meet with the same reply, such as occurs in the following exchange, in
which Carlson has just entered the bunkhouse after spending time outside playing
horseshoes:

"Damn right he is," said Carlson.
"He don't give nobody else a chance to win-" He stopped and sniffed the air, and still
sniffing, looked down at the old dog. "God awmighty, that dog stinks. Get him outa here,
Candy! I don't know nothing that stinks as bad as an old dog. You gotta get him
out."

Candy rolled to the edge of his bunk. He
reached over and patted the ancient dog, and he apologized, "I been around him so much I
never notice how he stinks." 

The importance of the dog to Candy is
evident right up until he finally succumbs to his coworkers complaints and allows them to shoot
the dog. The emotional trauma associated with the imminent loss of his closest companion is
noticeable in Candys being reduced to a near-catatonic state in which he seeks to shut out the
world to insulate him from his pain.  The following passage illuminates the old crippled mans
emotional pain at the loss of his beloved pet:

Slim said,
"Candy, you can have any one of them pups you want."

Candy did not
answer. The silence fell on the room again. It came out of the night and invaded the
room.

The door opened andand Carlson came in together. Lennie crept to his
bunk and sat down, trying not to attract attention. Carlson reached under his bunk and brought
out his bag. He didn't look at old Candy, who still faced the wall.

That the dog represented the only family Candy had is made further
evident in the passage during whichis discussing his and Lennies plans for a place of their own,
where theyre the boss.  Candy, anxious to join this hypothetical endeavor, appeals to George for
a place at the table: 

. . .I could cook and tend the
chickens and hoe the garden some. How'd that be?"

George half-closed his
eyes. "I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves."

Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I
kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives nor nothing.

Steinbeck makes clear that Candy is alone in the world, and that the old dog was all he
had to call his own.  In a story full of sadness and despair, Candy stands out as a lonely,
solitary figure.

I need help with "Homage to My Hips" by Lucille Clifton. How many lines are there, how many syllables are in each line, and what are the rhyme,...

Lines and Syllables:

· Total lines: 15

· First: 5
syllables

· Second: 4 syllables

· Third: 4
syllables

· Fourth: 7 syllables

· Fifth: 6
syllables

· Sixth: 3 syllables

· Seventh: 7
syllables

· Eighth: 8 syllables

· Ninth: 7
syllables

· Tenth: 7 syllables

· Eleventh: 6
syllables

· Twelfth: 6 syllables

· Thirteenth: 4
syllables

· Fourteenth: 8 syllables

· Fifteenth: 5
syllables

The rhythm of Clifton's "homage to my hips" is modeled on
the movements of bodies, as seen in her lyrical descriptions of hip movements. The formal rhythm
of the poem is supposed to mirror the movements of a physical body: swaying back and forth, much
like the hips described in the poem. The repetition of "hips" emphasizesof liberated,
moving bodies, and the alliterative "petty places" contributes to the poem's rhythm
with repeating sounds.

The rhythm can be broken down by the metrical patterns
in the poem, which we can see in the different stresses on syllables. The beats mostly move from
weak to strong or unstressed to stressed syllables throughout the poem. The rhythmic and
repetitious qualities of the poem begin to build in the second half of the poem, giving way to a
rising feeling of celebration as the speaker embraces her body. Of course, the meter differs
depending on the line, which can be determined by the number of syllables and beats in the chart
above.

In Chapter 19 of To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Dill react to this part of the trial and why?

In , Mr.
Gilmer cross-examines Tom Robinson and clearly reveals his prejudice by referring to Tom as
"boy" and sneering at him. As was mentioned in the previous post, Dill
becomes sick when he sees how Mr. Gilmer is disrespectfully speaking to Tom. In the middle of
the cross-examination, Dill begins to cry.does not get a chance to hear the rest
of Tom's testimony becausemakes her take Dill out of the courtroom. Initially, Scout does not
understand why Dill began to cry and assumes that he is still upset about running away. When the
two finally get outside of the courthouse, they sit down underneath a big oak tree, and Dill
explains to Scout that Mr. Gilmer's hateful attitude towards Tom Robinson made him sick. Dill
noticed that Mr. Gilmer spoke to the white witnesses differently and witnessing the blatant
racism made his stomach hurt. 

How would you describe Mr. Pignati in Paul Zindel's The Pigman?

The most
notable thing about Mr. Pignati in , by , is the fact that he is a widower.
His life is now shaped by the death of his wife and the grief he feels at this loss. 

He is a retired electrician who lives alone in John and Lorraine's neighborhood. He is
not a small man and his house is quite unkempt. When the two kids meet Mr. Pignati, he does not
(cannot?) tell them that his wife, Conchetta, is dead; he says she is on an extended trip. He is
a very lonely man, as evidenced by the fact that he visits the zoo nearly every day and calls
Bobo the gorilla his best friend. 

No one but Mr. Pignati has anything nice
to say about Bobo. Lorraine says he is the "ugliest, most vicious-looking baboon," and
one of the zoo attendants feels "that baboon had the nastiest disposition around
here." Despite these characterizations, Mr. Pignati talks to Bobo as if he were a
baby.

Mr. Pignati has a pig collection which he adores but which John, at
least, finds bizarre.

There were pigs all over the place.
It was ridiculous. I never saw so many pigs. I don't mean the live kind; these were phony pigs.
There were glass pigs and clay pigs and marble pigs.

Because Mr. Pignati is desperately lonely, he befriends the two kids and wants to take
them to places he loves (like the zoo) and share with them things that are meaningful to him
(his pig collection). This friendship seems to be the only human contact he has, and he finds
his relationship with John and Lorraine quite meaningful. Mr. Pignati is a bit of a tragic
figure, spared from completeby the few highlights in his life.

By the early 18th century, the British had outstripped both French and the Spanish in the New World by becoming the most populous prosperous and...

Prior to
the eighteenth century, Britain's colonial presence in the New World was smaller than those of
France and Spain. They were vastly outnumbered, even though they were sending more at every
opportunity. This would change rapidly throughout the next century; the British colonies would
eventually grow to a much greater number than the other imperial powers.

The
main issue was the type of colonists that were coming from each nation. To paint in broad
strokes, the French were sending merchants and the Spanish were sending missionaries (this is an
oversimplification, but it holds true). The French merchants were focused on establishing fur
trading posts and gathering supplies to send back to France. The Spanish missionaries were
focused on evangelizing and spreading Christianity through the Continent.

The British colonists, however, were rejects for various reasons. Because of debt, religious
persecution, or other reasons, the British colonist came to America seeking a new start.
The...

Why was Karl Marx important to the Industrial Revolution?

Karl
Marx was an important figure during the industrial revolution in his anti-capitalist analysis of
industrialization. Marx developed and published anti-capitalist literature that details how
workers are inherently exploited and oppressed under the capitalist system. Additionally, Marx
details how workers are particularly oppressed in the factory system in which working conditions
of the industrial revolution era were often horrendous and abuses by foremen were everyday
occurrences. Marx understood that capitalism, including industrialized capitalism, would always
mean oppression for the working class.

Marx saw industrialism as the next
step of a capitalist system, and also saw the industrial era as the best era for workers to come
together and resist the economic system. Marx believed that workers would develop a sense of
class consciousness under the industrialized capitalist system, and that the conditions of the
factory system would push workers to revolts. As wealth disparities...

How can I write a letter from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde?

Before
writing the letter it would be important to choose the point in the story where Dr. Jekyll is
writing to Mr. Hyde.

Jekyll's feelings about Hyde change over the course of
the story, so his letter to Hyde would sound different if he was writing at...

Why have virtual teams become so popular in recent years? Explain.

Virtual
teams are made up of remote workers who interact through the internet. Most of these workers
will be based in different geographical locations.

In recent years, virtual
teams have become popular with companies because they allow them to attract the best talent from
around the world. Nowadays, employees want to be flexible. They want to have time for leisure,
family, and work. As a result, many prefer working from home. Furthermore, remote teams allow
firms to employ anyone from around the world, as long as they are qualified.

Some argue that virtual teams are also more productive, because the employees are more
motivated to work. They enjoy the freedom that comes with working from home.

Virtual teams are also becoming popular because they also help firms save on real
estate costsbecause the employees work from home, firms dont need to pay for office
space.

How are feminism, race, gender, and class related in literature? I need at least 400 word description of the subject

First, these
terms deal with the sociological aspects of literaturein what societies and social conditions
the characters live and the actions take place.  The author of a piece of literature may have
several motives for creating a piece, and one of them is very often an exposure or examination
of his/her society, or a society symbolically like the authors own.  This is not always the
case, of course, but in novels such as Dickens or Balzacs for example, or in the plays of Ibsen
and Chekhov, the social commentary on the status of the characters is part and parcel of the
reason for the creation of the literature.  Novelists and poets are not primarily reformers of
their societies, but very often give a voice to those who are seeking changesee Hugos
Les Miserables or Orwells (non-

In 1984, what is in Room 101 for everyone, including Winston?

Room 101 was the
place where the worst thing in the world was found.had previously asked OBrien to tell him what
exactly was in the room because he noticed that all the prisoners who had been taken there were
terrified at the mention of it. OBrien then informed Winston that everybody knows what is in the
room, even Winston. However, he highlighted the fact that the worst thing in the world varied
from person to person because it was the thing that each individual feared most. The worst thing
in the world surpassed pain and was unendurable. In Winstons case, the worst thing in the world
was rats and his fear for rats was used in the final stage of integration to force acceptance.
Winston finally betrayed his commitment toand submitted to Big Brothers
will.

How does having a willing suspension of belief help Mrs. Murry in A Wrinkle in Time?

Although
Mrs. Murry is a scientist, which means her training tells her to test and prove hypotheses and
to be skeptical of anything that can't be verified with sensory evidence, she also tells Meg she
has an ability to suspend disbelief. To Mrs. Murry, this means she is able to accept things she
doesn't understand. This helps her because she is faced with many fantastic occurrences in the
novel, such as the appearance of the supernatural beings Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which and Mrs. Who.
As Mrs. Murray says, because of her ability to suspend disbelief:

Maybe that's why our visitor [Mrs. Whatsit] last night didn't surprise me.

Mrs. Murry's suspension of disbelief also helps her to accept the
reality of the tesseract. It helps her as well to accept that Charles Wallace is different,
something "new." She says of Charles Wallace's being special:

I'll just have to accept it without understanding it.

In a novel with a strong Christian message, the fact that a
"brilliant" scientist like Mrs. Murry can believe in the supernatural without
understanding it means that science and faith can coexist. 

 

Compare and contrast Walter Lee from A Raisin in the Sun and Hamlet from Hamlet.

Bothare
adult men who must make decisions. Both recently lost their fathers, after whom they were named.
Both still live with their mothers.

Hamlet is a young, white, wealthy, Danish
royal. He lives in medieval Elsinore. He went to university overseas, and he is unmarried. As a
prince, he seems to have no fixed responsibilities. He has no stated aspirations other than the
expectation that he will someday become king. He believes that the new king (his uncle) murdered
his father, and he frequently contemplates murdering him. He also worries that his mother may
have had a part in the plot to kill his father. Hamlet is also suicidal. At the end of the play,
he gets killed by Ophelia's brothera woman (he was romantically involved with) that he drove to
suicide.

is an African American man who is quite a few years older than
Prince Hamlet. He lives in 1950s Chicago (contemporary to when the play was written). Walter is
married with a son, and his wife is pregnant. He works...

What is ironic about the condition in which Charlie finds his mother in Flowers for Algernon?

I would say the bigabout
the visit that Charlie makes to his mother lies in the way that, to a certain extent, their
conditions and roles have been reversed. Now, instead of Charlie's mother having to look after
her son, it is Charlie who is intelligent and having to look after his mother. She shows that
she is losing track of reality, and at one stage, after having recognised Charlie, suddenly
thinks he is in her house to ask about the electric bill. However, the biggest irony comes when
Charlie asks her about her children, and she tells Charlie (who she does not recognise to be her
son at this stage) about her son:

"I had a boy. So
brilliant that all the other mothers were jealous of him. And they put the evil eye on him. They
called it the IQ but it was the evil IQ. He would have been a great man, if not for that. He was
really very bright--exceptional, they said. He could have been a genius..."

The irony of this conversation is of course that, in spite of his
mother's dreams of Charlie and the way that she obviously ignores reality, Charlie's mother is
right: her son has become a genius and has shown himself to be truly exceptional, thanks to the
operation that has become both a blessing and a curse to Charlie.

Phoenix Jackson and the Phoenix of mythology have similar characteristics. Discuss how they are related in "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty.

The Worn
Path bypresents an unforgettable character, Phoenix Jackson. This is an elderly woman who
demands admiration and respect.  Her task is formidable but she is driven to complete it as she
has many times before.  The reader will go along with Phoenix as she travels on her mission to
help her grandson.

The worn path is the trail that Phoenix must travel to
accomplish her goal.  It is a road full of obstacles, but Phoenix will stand up for herself and
complete her journey. Phoenixs name connects her to the mythological bird, the
Phoenix. 

The legendary Phoenix is a large scarlet and gold bird which
matures to an old age, then bursts into flames and is reborn from the ashes. Phoenix Jacksons
appearance likens her to the mythological bird. 

The description by the
author uses the color of gold running underneath her skin. Her cheeks were illuminated by a
yellow burning under the dark skin.  Her head is covered by a red rag.  Compare the birds
description...

How do I analyze an advertisement? I have to analyze, but I don't know which questions to ask. What I should look out for?

Firstly,
there are different types of advertisements: print, radio and television commercials, and
Internet ads, which may still be images or commercials similar to what one would see on
television.

In the case of a radio advertisement, the focus is on the
message:

• What does the announcer tell us about the product or
  service?
• What adjectives are used to describe it?
• What
  tone of voice does the announcer use? For example, you may have noticed that announcers who are
  promoting retail sales tend to speak loudly and excitedly. Those who are selling an insurance
  service will speak more calmly and in a softer tone. 
• Is the speaker male
  or female? Why might the advertiser have chosen a male or female speaker for this particular
  product?
• What kind of music (if any) is playing in the background? What
  sound effects (if any) are used?

In the case of a print ad or
still image, the focus is on the image and the brief message that accompanies it:

• What kind of font does the advertiser use? Why? What is the size of the
  font?
• How does the image draw attention to the quality of the product? For
  example, a recent Heinz ad creates a bottle of ketchup out of a tower of sliced tomatoes. The
  message below reads, "No one grows ketchup like Heinz." Heinz is clearly emphasizing
  the freshness of its product and its use of all-natural ingredients. It does not matter if this
  is true or not, it is what they want you to believe.
• Many print ads use
  models or celebrities. In these cases, think about why they may have chosen that particular
  person. To whom might they be marketing this product? How does this particular person appeal to
  that demographic?

In the case of a TV commercial or other moving
image, the focus is on the narrative:

• Who are the characters in
  the commercial? You may have noticed that in commercials for household cleaning products, the
  main charactersometimes the only characteris a middle-aged woman, usually white, who is doing
  housework. Very often, advertisers reinforce our social prejudices.
• Once
  again, when a celebrity is used, why have they chosen this celebrity? On which aspect of the
  person's fame is the advertiser capitalizing?
• If there is music in the ad,
  what kind of music is it? Is it a famous song? Why might they have chosen this song?


• What is the slogan and how do they provide it to the viewer? Is it merely spoken or is
  it displayed?
• Who, if anyone, narrates the commercial? Is it a male or a
  female voice? What tone does the person use? What is the pace of his or her speech?


• Is this a commercial that emphasizes diversity? How might that relate to the promotion
  of this product?
• If the characters in the commercial are of a particular
  age group, race, or gender, why might the advertisers have cast in this way?

There are other things to explore, but this should help you get
started.

Helen Burns's influence How much and in what way is Helen Burns the most influential character in Jane Eyre's life?

Helen may
not have been the most influential character, but she...

How does Orwell give internal events (thoughts) the sense of exitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action in 1984. im not...

has to do this because of the society he set up. There are not
opportunities for characters to interact to the degree that great excitement occurs because the
Thought Police would interfere if there was something tremendously exciting. People would be
thinking if there was great excitement.

This happens in several
ways:

1. 'S VIVID IMAGINATION: There are moments
when Winston andare engaging in their relationship when we see Winston's thoughts more that the
overt actions they commit. In addition, in the beginning of Book 3, when Winston imagines
someone coming to bring him a razor blade, he even imagined the "sort...

What are the bad qualities of Malcolm in Macbeth?

King 's
sonis portrayed in a positive light throughout Shakespeare's . After his
father's assassination, Malcolm flees the country and travels to England, where he petitions
King Edward for help and raises an army to defeat . One could argue that Malcolm's decision to
flee the country instead of conducting an investigation is cowardly. Malcolm could have
immediately challenged Macbeth's ascension to the throne and aligned himself with the Scottish
thanes to prevent Macbeth from usurping power. Malcolm could have also teamed up with his
brother to solve the murder and avenge their fathers death instead of fleeing the
country.

Although Malcolm's escape may come across as cowardly, it is
actually an intelligent move considering the threats that await him in Scotland. Another
potential flaw in Malcolm's character is depicted in act 4, scene 3, during his interaction with
. After Macduff receives the horrible news that his entire family has been slaughtered, Malcolm
seems to lack sensitivity and perspective. Instead of sympathizing with Macduff and
acknowledging his grief, Malcolm instructs him to "Dispute it like a man" (line
226).

Macduff responds by saying that he will eventually seek revenge but
first must "feel it as a man." Malcolm continues to encourage Macduff to transform his
grief by saying,

Be this the whetstone of your sword. Let
grief Convert to anger. Blunt not the heart, enrage it". (Lines 235€“237)

Malcolm's refusal to acknowledge Macduff's grief reveals that he
lacks a certain amount of perspective. As such, Malcolm cannot appropriately sympathize with
Macduff, which may makes him come across as selfish, naive, and callous.

On what page does Byron get Kenny cereal and milk in The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963?

Byron gets
Kenny cereal and milk on page 197 in my book, which is the 1995 Yearling Random House Edition. 
Page numbers vary from edition to edition of books, however, so it might be more helpful if I
tell you that the incident occurs about six pages, or a third of the way, into Chapter 15, the
last chapter in the book.  That chapter recounts the aftermath of the Watsons' fateful trip to
Birmingham.  Kenny, who had witnessed the immediate results of the firebombing of the church
where his little sister was attending, remains traumatized by the...

In "Hamlet", what is Shakespeare saying about the concept of revenge?

Well,
consider the price that was paid in order forto exact his revenge: shunned, gone mad, then
dying; good friends manipulated then murdered;mocked then murdered;driven to murder and
violence; and a mother reprimanded and killed.

In "", the
concept of revenge was much more noble and simple then the enacting of it. 
If you are to exact revenge, at least be more efficient about it, for pete's sake!  But Hamlet
wasn't-Shakespeare didn't write it that way, when he could have.  He could have written a nice,
tidy, quick revenge tale, but didn't.  That alone might hint at Shakespeare's underlying
message:  revenge is a messy, unfortunate undertaking whose price might not be worth
paying.

Why is operational management important to an organization?

This is
a great question, because the operations department of companies get overlooked very easily. It
is not the most glamorous department, especially compared to departments like marketing and
sales. However, operational management is one of the most important departments, because
the...

Compare and contrast French and English political development during the 17th century. Whose development was most influential and why?

English and
French political developments in the seventeenth century are a study in contrasts. Through a
civil war and a later, non-violent deposition of a monarch, the English moved decisively towards
a parliamentary monarchy. The French, in contrast, moved decisively towards absolutist monarchy
in the same time period.

In the early years of the century, both countries
were headed toward absolutist governments based on the concept of Divine Rights of Kings. James
I and his son Charles I took a much more aggressive stance towards asserting the powers of the
monarch than had Elizabeth I. In England, however, this blew up into a Civil War, in part
because of the existence of a robust Protestant religious resistance to what was seen as James'
and Charles' closet papacy. The Royalists lost the war, and Oliver Cromwell took power, ending
the monarchy in England for a time. After the Restoration, fears of papacy and Spanish influence
again led to an uprising, this one nonviolent as the...

How are Frederick Taylors four principles of scientific management relevant in business today?

Fredrick
Taylor's four principles of scientific management are as follows: use scientific techniques to
gauge the productivity of workers, assign workers jobs according to the interest and ability,
supervise workers to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency, and give responsibilities to
both managers and workers so that each carries out their duty without interfering with the
other.

The principle of supervising workers is not relevant in business
today because modern employees hate to be micro-managed. Using scientific techniques to test the
productivity of workers is relevant because it complements the tech-savvy employee. In fact,
there are applications in the market that can assist with that. The principle of assigning
workers tasks according to their interests is relevant because modern employees are motivated by
their passion and not money. This principle makes employees feel appreciated. The final
principle of assigning roles is also relevant because modern employees want to...

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Assess the validity of this statement: The progressive era was a failure

I am not
sure I entirely agree with the statement.  I would concede that the Progressive Era sought to do
more with its hopes and aspirations than prior movements, and because of this high level of aim,
it might have given more reason to raise doubt.  Yet, I think that it accomplished a great
deal.  In an America that was driven by economic and industrial success, the Progressive Era
sought to bring more voices into the American discourse.  These voices might have been silenced
because they did not represent the wealthy or most powerful.  Yet, it is because of the
Progressive Era that the narratives of the poor, the working class, women, and individuals of
color began to be heard and integrated into the dialogue of "what it means to be
American."

How might Joyces biography inform or inflect Araby? Does the story seem to address€”directly or indirectly€”any contemporaneous historical...

There are
undoubtedly biographical elements in "," as there are in many of Joyce's works. The
young Joyce, like the unnamed boy narrator, lived in genteel poverty in Dublin, moving around
from place to place due to his father's improvidence. Growing up in the city, Joyce came to feel
the paralysis of Irish life, which manifested itself most strongly in this decaying outpost of
the British Empire.

The boy's neighborhood, like the many inhabited by Joyce
in his childhood, has seen better days (rather like Ireland herself). And it is little wonder
that he wants to escape into an altogether more glamorous, more exciting worldthe world
represented by the bazaar.

Joyce too would escape into a different world: the
world of the writer. This major change in his life's direction involved his leaving Ireland in
his early twenties, never to return. As far as he was concerned, Ireland, whether it was under
the temporal control of the British or under the spiritual control of the Catholic Church, was
no place for an artist, especially not one who aspired to contribute to the European literary
tradition. For Joyce, the continent of Europe was his "Araby," but unlike the boy in
the story, he found it.

Is it possible to write a speech on conformity based on To Kill A Mockingbird? If so could you please help me start it off. Please

Yes,
absolutely.

If I were starting such a speech, I'd look at the sections of
the story when people conformed, especially in a...

How does the Party/Big Brother use war as a method of control in George Orwell's 1984?

The
purpose of war in a totalitarian society is to keep the population under control by having an
outside enemy that it can direct its anger and hatred toward. The conditions of life in Oceania
(and presumably in the other two superstates, Eurasia and Eastasia) are such that people would
inevitably be dissatisfied and resentful. They have no freedom of expression or activity, and
there is no material wealth or any possibility of achieving it. Except for the elite Inner
Party, the people live in a state of deprivation: food is scanty and poor, living quarters are
cramped and dirty, and everyone is under constant surveillance through telescreens. The Party,
by fighting a perpetual war against a mostly unseen enemy, keeps its own people focused on
something external to hate, as an object of their natural aggression, and thereby achieves a
kind of mind control over the population.

The war also keeps people in a
state of fear, and it's through fear that they are most easily manipulated....

A Wrinkle in Time Ending What do you think of the ending of the book? Are you surprised?

I think the
real problem lies with the lack of resolution of certain conflicts at the end of the story. 
Earlier in the story line, the author states through a character that 'much more is at stake'
than the fate of Meg's father, who is finally found and set free from captivity on the planet of
Camazotz.

If Mr Murry is indeed rescued and restored to his family in the
'happy end,' things are NOT resolved on Camazotz or elsewhere, are they?  What happens to the
little boy punished for bouncing his ball differently? To the other inhabitants of Camazotz? 
The author does not say. Unlike what is suggested earlier, the order which is restored in the
Murry household on Earth is only a tiny bit of regained territory when it comes to the malign
influence of IT throughout the universe. Meg's problems and those of her family are solved;
her universe is 'fixed' but not the universe in a global way.

Remember, though, that '' is after all a children's book written for a child's
mind-frame, and for children the word 'universe' is too abstract a thing to understand. A
child's 'universe' starts and stops within his or her own realm of experience in this 'age of
innocence.' In this context (and this context only) the conflict of the story is
resolved.

Comment on the following elements of setting from when Pip meets Estella for the last time in Great Expectations: the ivy growing on the ruins of Satis...

You
are asking about the end of , where Estella and Pip reunite at Satis House
after the events of the story are over. Throughout, Dickens has used a lot of symbolism in such
elements as the names of his characters and buildings: Pip resembles the apple "pip"
from which great things will grow, while Estella's name means "star" because she not
only glows brightly but is a fixed point around which Pip navigates during his
journey.

At the end of the novel, then, we also see symbolism in the way the
weather around Satis House reflects what is going on in the narrative. "Silvery mist"
is an element often used in novels of this period to represent obfuscation or mystery. Not only
is the setting becoming unclear to us as it fades away, we are also being left with a sense that
everything may not be resolved. The ending of this story is particularly ambiguous in terms of
the Dickens canon, and the mists represent this.

Satis House, too, is in
ruins, representing the fact that the old part of the story (and of Estella and Pip's lives) has
now crumbled away, along with Miss Havisham. There is ivy growing on it which indicates that new
things will grow out of this rubble, but, at the same time, the ivy is covering up what was once
there, so that it will soon be forgotten.

What is the narrative technique used in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?

In ,
Joyce breaks from traditional narrative forms and uses a third person stream of
consciousness style that is less concerned with telling a story and more focused on conveying
the experiences of Stephen Dedalus as he matures. For example, at the beginning of the book, as
Joyce seeks to convey Stephen Dedalus' experience as a very young child, the text is
disorienting and has very little in terms of a coherent narrative. Instead of relaying specific
events happening to Dedalus', Joyce gives us the feeling of confusion that comes with young age.
While this is a strange technique when compared to simply giving a third person account of what
happened to Dedalus as a young child, in many ways, Joyce's approach is more clear to how most
people relate to their earliest memories, often having only fragmented images or vague feelings
rather than clear accounts of events.

As Dedalus matures, Joyce's narrative
techniques and vocabulary become more coherent,...

What are the similarities and difference between Alice and Dana in Kindred?

In 's
historical time-travel novel , the , Dana, is repeatedly summoned back in
time to ensure the continuation of her bloodline. This rests on Rufus Weylin, a white
slave-owner, impregnating Alice Greenwood, who was born free, was a friend of Rufus as a child,
and was later bought by him to be his slave.

Here are some
similarities between Alice and Dana:

• 
  Both women are physically similar: "tall and slender and dark," and they
  resemble each other as family would, even though they are far removed from each
  other. This similarity in appearance (and in personalityboth women are
  strong-willed and stubborn) leads Rufus to consider them to be two halves of the same woman.
  Alice explains to Dana, "He likes me in bed, and you out of bed, and you and I look alike
  if you can believe what people say" (229). Rufus is physically (and perhaps romantically)
  attracted to Alice, while he relies on Dana to take care of him and to stimulate and support him
  intellectually.
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What is the first major political issue that marks President Jacksons presidency?

There are two
possible answers to this.  One answer is the veto of the Maysville Road bill and the second is
Indian Removal.  Indian Removal is definitely the bigger issue, at least as we things today, and
it came at nearly the same as the Maysville veto.  However, Jackson did veto the Maysville bill
a day before he signed the Indian Removal bill.

The Maysville Road bill would
have had the federal government pay for building a road that was wholly within the state of
Kentucky.  At this point in history, some people wanted the federal government to aggressively
build up transportation infrastructure in the US in order to help the economy grow.  They felt
that roads and canals were important to the whole country, even if they were only within one
state.  For example, the Maysville Road would have helped goods get to the Ohio River, on which
they could be moved between states.  Jackson, however, vetoed the bill because he said that it
was wrong (and unconstitutional) for the federal government to fund projects that would only
physically exist in one state.  This veto was politically controversial because it limited the
power of the federal government and because some people saw it as an excessive use of
presidential power.

Indian Removal was also controversial.  The issue at hand
was whether the government should take Native Americans from the Southeast and move them out
beyond the Mississippi River.  White settlers wanted the lands where the Indians lived in the
Southeast.  Therefore, they put pressure on the government to remove the Indians.  Jackson was
in favor of removing the Indians, but many people argued against him for various reasons.  Some
people opposed Jackson for humanitarian reasons, but more people opposed him for political
reasons.  They were generally less interested in acting justly towards Native Americans than
with hurting Jackson politically.  Whatever the reasons, this bill was politically controversial
as well.

One of these two controversies is likely to be the correct answer. 
I would guess that you are expected to say that Indian Removal was the first major controversy
in Jacksons presidency, but you should check your textbook and/or class notes to be
sure.

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In "Eveline," what are the reasons for Eveline's wish to leave her hometown and go with Frank?

A new
life in Buenos Aires with Frank is an attractive option for . A fresh start in a faraway country
is just what she needs. Her home life is marred by boredom, drudgery, and petty arguments over
money with her alcoholic father. What's happening in Eveline's life is simply a microcosm of a
wider political and cultural malaise in Irish society. A constant refrain from Joyce in his
short stories is the cultural and intellectual stasis of life in Ireland, and Eveline's drab,
hopeless existence reflects this.

Eveline clearly has deep feelings for
Frank. He would be the ideal man for her, in Argentina or anywhere else. Upping sticks and
moving half way round the world is a big step, but it would be so much easier for Eveline with
Frank by her side. She's taking a risk, but not a very big one. She knows that Frank will be a
loyal, loving companion, someone who will take care of her and give her all the emotional
comfort and support so patently lacking at home. Simply put, moving to...

How does Mrs. Bedlow help Lyddie in Lyddie?

Mrs. Bedlow helpsfind a job and
becomes her friend.

Mrs. Bedlow is the keeper of the
boardinghouse where Lyddie lives. When Lyddie loses her job at the pub, her only choice is to
get a job at the factory. Lyddie takes a coach, and the coachman introduces her to his
sister.

Filthy as she had been, Mrs. Bedlow, the
coachman's sister, had kindly taken her in. The boardinghouse keeper hurriedly gave her brother
a cup of tea and sent him on his way. (Ch. 8)

After Mrs.
Bedlow helps Lyddie get fed and clean, she makes sure that Lyddie is ready to get a job. Mrs.
Bedlow gets Lyddie an interview with the Concord Corporation so that she can work at the
factory.

"Of course, you're as good as anyone, a
better worker than most, I suspect, but at the factory they'll look at your clothes and shoes to
decide. The Almighty may look at the heart, but 'man looketh on the outward appearance' as the
Good Book says€¦ (Ch. 8)

Mrs. Bedlow is a good judge of
character. She knows that Lyddie is tough and that she will be a good worker. She just doesn't
have very good clothes when she first arrives at the boardinghouse.

Mrs.
Bedlow looks the other way when Lyddies little sister Rachel suddenly turns up. Children are not
allowed in the boardinghouse, except for Mrs. Bedlows, but Mrs. Bedlow allows her to stay while
Lyddie figures out what to do.

Lyddie has a lot of gumption, and she is a
survivor. Her favorite saying is "we can still hop," and hop Lyddie does. She makes
friends each place she ends up, and Mrs. Bedlow is an example of that. Mrs. Bedlow is a kindly
lady who looks after the factory girls as if they were her own.

How can a positioning analysis help a marketing manager identify target market opportunities?

A
positioning analysis is a process that uses simple statistics, data, and modeling based on a
brand's benefits in order to determine how the consumer market perceives that brand. The
ultimate goal is to identify those specific, discerning customers that the brand wants to
attractalso called the target market and ensure that it is delivering on the needs of that
market. It's also meant to demonstrate ways in which the brand is different from competitors and
whether outside perception is aligning internally with the company's marketing goals.

Marketing managers want to use every tool in their arsenal to determine whether a
brand's intended customers are receptive to the brand image. The positioning analysis gives the
marketing manager insight through a process called "perceptual mapping." This process
involves communicating several things to brand decision-makers through the use of charts, graphs
and other visual aids, specifically including what the target market is looking
for,...

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What is the representation of the American dream in Of Mice And Men?

Steinbeck
generally presents the American dream in an unflattering light. In the life plans of the various
characters in this book, the dream comes across as something unattainable, no matter how hard
one strives for it.

andhave big plans about owning their own ranch, where
they will get to be the bosses for a change. But that dream comes to nothing after Lennie kills
Curley's wife. Speaking of Curley's wife, she's always harbored dreams of being a Hollywood film
star; but her dreams also come to nothing, for the reasons just given. Candy, getting old and
sensing that he's coming to the end of his productive life, desperately wants in on George and
Lennie's ranch project. But once the project collapses, his dreams go up in smoke.

The general impression one gets from reading is that the American
dream is beyond the reach of those who, for whatever reason, live on the margins of society,
whether it's due to low economic status (George and Lennie), disability (Candy), race (Crooks),
or gender (Curley's wife).

In 1984, does the Party use brainwashing and torture to control the Proles? How does the Party ensure that the Proles do not improve their status?

In
, the Party does not use brainwashing and torture to control the Proles
like it does to control Party members. In fact, what is interesting about the Party's
relationship with the Proles is that, generally speaking, it leaves them completely free to live
their own lives. The Proles are not monitored by telescreens, for example, and are not required
to take part in Party activities, like the Two Minutes Hate or Physical Jerks.

Aspoints out, the Proles make up 85% of the population of Oceania. Considering their
large numbers, the Party only deploys a few agents from the Thought Police to keep the Proles in
check. These agents "spread false rumors" and remove the few individuals who are
deemed dangerous, as Winston explains in Part One, Chapter Seven. Beyond that, the Proles are
left to manage their own affairs and their lives tend the follow the same pattern:

They were born, they grew up in the gutters, they went to work at
twelve, they passed through a brief blossoming-period of beauty and sexual desire, they married
at twenty, they were middle-aged at thirty, they died, for the most part, at sixty. Heavy
physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbours, films, football,
beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon of their minds. 

It is this simple life which prevents the Proles from ever rising
up and becoming a threat to the Party. As pointed out in Part Two, Chapter Nine, they are
ignorant to the notion that they are strong enough to ever pose a real threat to the
Party:

From the proletarians nothing is to be feared. Left
to themselves, they will continue from generation to generation and from century to century,
working, breeding, and dying, not only without any impulse to rebel, but without the power of
grasping that the world could be other than it is.

The
Proles are, therefore, happy and content as they are. They have no interest in ever improving
their social status because the Party leaves them to live as they choose. The Party also allows
them to have as much entertainment as they wish: music, gambling, alcohol, and pornography flood
the Prole districts, ensuring that the Proles are kept permanently amused.

So, is it the Proles' ignorance which keeps them under control and which also prevents
them from ever feeling the need to improve their station. In Winston's mind, access to education
is the only thing which might give them the necessary awareness to rise up and rebel. But the
Party has no intention of ever giving them that privilege.

Name one developing character in The Lovely Bones. Give 3 or more examples as to why.

One
developing character in Sebold's is Susie's sister Lindsey Salmon.  Susie
and Lindsey were very close, so of course Susie's death is a greatfor Lindsey.  She grieves in
her own way, but after her mourning, she wants life to go back to some...

Please explain the images used by Confessional Poets.

of the Confessional
Poets is all about personal experiences and typically dealt with themes such as death,
depression, trauma, and personal relationships. These were new subject areas in literature given
that many times texts were not typically written from such an honest and open first-person
point-of-view. In this type of poetry, authors dealt with very personal and sacrificialwritings
in which, basically, they "spilled their guts".

Confessional Poets
emerged during the 1950s and 1960s. The most famous of the Confessionalists were: Sylvia
Plath,...

Explain the following quote from Reflections on the Revolution in France: "On this scheme of things, a king is but a man; a queen is but a woman; a...

Burke writes that according to the philosophy
he is describing (as well as critiquing and, indeed, satirizing) everyone is so drastically
equal that we are all reduced to the lowest common denominator. The absurdity of the idea is
shown by the breakdown of logic in the final clause, for the notion Burke is criticizing is
precisely that there is no highest or lowest order of anything. If people are all the same
because we are all animals, then there is no reason to say that animals are not all the same
too. In this case killing one's mother becomes no more terrible than killing an earthworm. Burke
himself makes this point, without extending it to the animal kingdom, when he says that
"this barbarous philosophy" would treat regicide and parricide only as common
homicide.

The dismal egalitarianism of the Revolution which Burke excoriates
is in marked contrast to his own respectful and, indeed, adulatory descriptions of the Queen of
France, whom he recalls seeing when she was still a princess at Versailles sixteen or seventeen
years ago. To view a great queen as no more worthy of regard than anyone else is not, he avers,
a philosophy of light and reason. It is to tear away "the decent drapery of life" and
become an animal oneself.

What survival skills were demonstrated by Katniss in Catching Fire?

In s
, the second in trilogy, Katniss Everdeen
demonstrates many of the survival skills which help her to not only survive but also win the
games of the first book. Her ability to hunt is perhaps one of her strongest survival skills, as
it allows her to eat and to feed others that she meets. She is an excellent forager and can tell
poisonous berries from edible ones. Other basic survival skills which she possesses include fire
building and archery. Katniss is excellent with a bow and arrow, which is beneficial not only
for hunting, but to direct lightening...

Where are the telescreens located in the book 1984?

Telescreens are ubiquitous throughout
Oceania's dystopian society, where citizens are under constant surveillance and government spies
watch Party members closely. Telescreens are technologically-advanced devices with multiple
functions. They are not only surveillance cameras but also voice recorders, speakers, and
televisions, which air government propaganda 24/7.

There is a telescreen
located in 's apartment. The telescreen is in an odd place along the longer wall, which is
opposite to the window and therefore cannot command the entire room. There is a shallow alcove
to the left of the telescreen where Winston can sit and write in his secret diary out of the
telescreen's viewpoint.

There is another prominent telescreen in one of the
corridors of the Ministry of Truth, as well as a telescreen in the canteen. There are
telescreens in Victory Square, at the Chestnut Tree Cafe, and in Winston's cell in the Ministry
of Love. There is even a telescreen in Winston's apartment above Mr. Charrington's antique shop,
which is hidden behind a large picture of St. Clement's Church.

What were the motives for 19th century European imperialism?

The quest
for colonies in Africa and Asia was a major theme of European history of the 19th Century. The
primary motive for colonies was economic. Through the acquisition of colonies, the European
countries acquired a vast wealth of resources that could be utilized in their burgeoning
industries. These resources included metals, cotton, and gemstones. In Asia, silks and spices
were the major commodities that were traded. The colonies also supplied the mother countries
with an exclusive market to peddle their finished goods and establish exclusive trade
arrangements. The colonies also provided...

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What inference was King making in his "I Have a Dream" speech about the progress of African Americans in entering the mainstream of Ameican life?

Unlike
more militant African American civil rights campaigners such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King
believed that integration was the way forward. He believed that once the system of desegregation
had been dismantled, African Americans should take their rightful place in mainstream
society.

In a notable passage from his famous speech, King explicitly states
that the destiny of African Americans is tied up with that of white Americans. Far from being
inherently antagonistic, the freedom of the two races is inextricably bound together. Fighting
for the civil rights of African Americans, King believes, means fighting for everyone's
rights.

King's radically multicultural vision is brought out later on in the
speech when he expresses his hope that, one day, in Alabama, the spiritual home of the civil
rights movement,

little black boys and black girls will be
able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

Why did Japan try to control US influence by attacking Pearl Harbor?

Japan did
this because it wanted to have a large empire in East Asia.  Japan felt that it deserved to be
the major power in its region of the world.  It did not want the US to try to stand in its way. 
Therefore, it attacked the US at Pearl Harbor.

Japan felt that it was
powerful enough to be a major imperial country just like the US, England, and France were.  It
felt that it should have a large sphere of...

How does the change in Laurie's clothing on his first day of school signal a change his behavior?

The change
in Laurie's clothing is described in the first paragraph of 's short story, "." It
foreshadows the behavioral changes in Laurie, as manifested through the character Charles, whom
Laurie invents. 

Here is the paragraph: 

The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and
began wearing blue jeans with a belt; I watched him go off the first morning with the older girl
next door, seeing clearly that an era of my life was ended, my sweet-voiced nursery-school tot
replaced by a longtrousered, swaggering character who forgot to stop at the corner and wave
good-bye to me.

Jackson's word choice and description of
Laurie's new attire foreshadow the behavioral changes to come. First, she uses the word
"renounced." Synonyms for this word include shun, reject, and disown. This shows that
Laurie is asserting his independence with his clothing choice. One can infer that his mother
made the clothing choices up to that point. Now Laurie is casting aside the clothing he used to
wear and choosing blue jeans with a belt, a more grown-up choice. His mother, the narrator,
describes him as "swaggering," which suggests Laurie feels more grown up and
impressive in his new attire.  

The mother describes watching her
sweet-voiced preschooler being replaced by a child who swaggers. He also wears clothing that
shows he is leaving behind a part of his childhood. He even forgets to turn around and wave to
his mother, showing that he doesn't think he needs her as much as he did
previously.

In George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, Shaw makes a distinction in Act 1 between St. Paul's church and St. Paul's cathedral. What is the difference?

Shaw refers
to the place where the opening of the play occurs as a portico of St. Paul's Church near Covent
Garden, where in the play, pedestrians take shelter from a sudden downpour of rain. Since Shaw
says "St. Paul's church" rather than simply "St. Paul's" or "St. Paul's
cathedral," this would distinguish it from the more famous structure.

St. Paul's Church, which was rebuilt in the 1790s after a fire burned down the original, does
have a very deep portico, and plays were sometimes performed there. From the point of view of a
realist play like this one, the portico is logically a place where people would
take...

Can science relate to faith and imagination? Can science relate to faith and imagination?

There are
many scientists who believe that they are directed by God.  I dont think that there is an
inherent contradiction, unless you are studying evolution.  As long as a scientist can be
open-minded and neutral and not make assumptions, religion does not need to
interfere.

What effect does Tateh have on Ruth Shilsky in The Color of Water by James McBride?

's
memoir, , weaves together with alternating segments the story of his
mother's life and the story of his and his sibling's lives.  The segments about his mother, Ruth
Shilsky, are narrated in the first person, so we have her "voice." 

The segment entitled "The Old Testament" belongs to Ruth, and in it, she
recounts her early years with her family, focusing most on her father, Tateh, which is a Yiddish
word for father, quite commonly used in Jewish families even today.  Ruth's father was an
itinerant rabbi, moving from congregation to congregation when his contracts expired. Ruth says
"he was a lousy rabbi" (McBride 31). The family finally settled
in Suffolk, Virginia, where Tateh opened a grocery store, which was a financially successful
endeavor.

But Tateh was truly a monstrous husband and father.  He was cruel
to his wife, who had serious physical disabilities.  He was cruel to his children, forcing them
to work long, hard hours in the store and really allowing them to have no childhoods at all. 
Worst of all, though, was that he sexually molested Ruth from a fairly early age. 

Ruth shares with us how Tateh affected her in this passage:

...it affected me in a lot of ways, what he did to me. I
had very low self-esteem as a child, which I kept with me for many, many years; and even now, I
don't want to be around anyone who is domineering or pushing me around because it makes me
nervous (33).

Tateh had a profound effect upon
Ruth, as she says, in many ways.  I think it is fair to say that he created circumstances that
caused her to flee as far as she could from him, to flee as far as she could from Judaism, and
to create a life for herself as unlike his as possible. It is remarkable that this woman healed
herself of the damage he had done to her, living a full and rich life in a new setting, a new
religion, finding good men to love and raise her children with. 

In Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, how does finding corn and rice growing near his fortress make Crusoe think of God? Does the religious feeling last?

When
Crusoe in Defoe's sees the corn growing and finds rice as well, his
thoughts at first turn to God. He is not really a brave man. He is fearful as to how he will
survive. He has not given much thought to God in the past. However, he believes that these
plants are a sign of a miracle of sorts, in that Crusoe is stranded and in dire need of the
means with which to feed himself.

I had hitherto acted
upon no religious foundation at all; indeed, I had very few notions of religion in my head, nor
had entertained any sense of anything that had befallen me otherwise than as chance...

Seeing plants grow so out of place in this climate which was so
alien to the grains, Crusoe sees this as a miraculous gift: he feels blessed that God has
reached out to assist him in his time of need.

But after
I saw barley grow there, in a climate which I knew was not proper for corn, and
especially...

What is a summary of chapter 6 of Outliers?

Chapter 6 of
Outliers, titled Harlan, Kentucky, is divided into four numbered parts. As he does
throughout the book, Gladwell first presents a story, and then he follows it up with relevant
explanatory research.

Part 1. Harlan County is located in the southeastern
corner of Kentucky, in the part of the Appalachian Mountains called the Cumberland Plateau. The
towns two founding families, the Howards and the Turners, did not get along. They had a
long-standing family feud that resulted in multiple killings over the years, on both sides.
There were places in nineteenth-century America where people lived in harmony, Gladwell
writes. Harlan, Kentucky, was not one of them.

Part 2. The most famous
family feud in the larger region of Appalachia was the one between the Hatfields and the McCoys
on the West Virginia-Kentucky border, not far from Harlan. But many more can be documented,
including the Howard-Turner feud. Gladwell says, When one family fights with another, its a
feud. When lots of families fight with one another €¦ its a pattern.
Sociologists believe this pattern is caused by the continuance of the culture of honor that
the Scotch-Irish immigrants had brought to this mountain region. People in this borderland felt
they had an innate duty to protect their territories, reputations, and families; and that it was
honorable to run off or kill anyone who threatened any of them. In this way, we can see that our
cultural legacies can influence behavior for generations.

Part 3.  In the
early 1990s, two psychologists (Cohen and Nisbett) at the University of Michigan conducted an
experiment where young men had to complete a questionnaire. And as they left the testing area,
they ran into someone difficult who was in the way and who called them a casual but offensive
name. Some of the men let the insult just slide away. Others were immediately quick to anger and
were ready for a bigger confrontation. The researchers found that what made the difference in
their reactions was where each man was from. The men from the northern part of the United States
laughed off the encounter. The men from the south were itching for a fight.

Part 4. The Michigan study addresses the power of the cultural legacy. The southern men
in the study were not from the mountain region, and they were hundreds of miles from home. They
were college students and had no reason to feel challenged over properties or families. And
yet none of that mattered. They still acted like they were living in
nineteenth-century Harlan, Kentucky. Gladwell wonders if such information about the
importance of our cultural legacies can be useful in determining whether or not a person will be
successful in life. He explores this theme in the chapters that follow.

What similarities exist between "The Black Cat" & "The Tell-Tale Heart"? I have an idea that they both relate animals and animal-like characteristics...

One similarity between
"" and "" is that the narrator is transformed from a healthy, rational human
being into a monster. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator goes mad from watching
the vulture-like eye of the old man, while in "The Black Cat," the narrator is
deranged by alcohol. In both cases, the formerly sane narrators commit heinous crimes. The
narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" slays the old man, while the narrator in "The
Black Cat" kills the cat and later his wife.

In both tales, the
narrator is done in by supernatural elements that represent his guilt. In "The Tell-Tale
Heart," the narrator almost gets away with killing the old man until he hears the beating
of the man's heart and confesses to his crime. In "The Black Cat," the narrator is
almost able to escape the police when he raps on the wall in which his wife is immured. In
response, a loud wail breaks out, and his wife's body, along with the cat, is...

What are some arguments Malcolm Gladwell makes in Outliers: The Story of Success?

In 's
book , the author refutes the oppressive capitalist notion that success
merely lies in the drivenness and determination of an individual,
meritocracy. In his book, Gladwell reasons that there are, in fact, a whole
slew of factors that often determine an individual's economic success in life. Often, these
factors lie in generational wealth, social connections and status, access to better-rated
primary schools, experiencing less state violence/oppression, experiencing less interpersonal
violence/oppression, having a social safety net and stable upbringing, and so on. Without these
factorsespecially without multiple of thempeople statistically have a much harder time
navigating the demands of a capitalist system. Using the biblical reference of "The Matthew
Effect," Malcolm Gladwell encourages readers to consider how the conditions of one's birth
and status in the world greatly impact one's life and ability to have control over
it.

How does the bond between Gilgamesh and Enkidu affect the story in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

After
defeating Enkidu in a wrestling contest, Gilgamesh and Enkidu become very close friends and
companions (theirs is the dominant relationship which runs across the story). Do not overlook
that most of Gilgamesh's early adventures and triumphs are accomplished with Enkidu at his side.
Together they take on Humbaba, and it is Enkidu who convinces...

Explain the unification of Germany and its consequences.

Otto von
Bismarck, who was known as the Iron Chancellor, led the Prussian autocratic state and played a
prominent role in the unification of Germany from above throughout the 1860s. Prussia
accomplished this largely through its blood and iron policy of successful wars against Denmark
(1864), Austria (1866) and France (1870-1871). These wars effectively marginalized the German
middle class democratic politicians who had failed to realize their idea of unification of
Germany from below, through the use of peaceful democratic mechanisms and popular political
mobilization. Accordingly, most of these politicians lost their independence and instead had to
support Bismarcks aggressive foreign policy. Thus, the opposing politicians had to become
national liberals and reach a strategic compromise with the Prussian aristocracy and militarism.
This had the effect of weakening German middle class liberalism.

Bismarck
did not succeed, however, in fully integrating the...

In Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, what is the meaning of Belle Reve to Blanche, Stanley, and Stella?

In
playwright 's , the entrance of Blanche DuBois signifies the end of Stella
and Stanley's relationship as they have known it, and Belle Reve, the palatial southern estate
once owned by Blanche and Stella's family, looms like a dark cloud over the
proceedings. 

As Williams's play opens, the viewer is given a quick glimpse
into the lives of Stanley Kowalski and his beautiful, pregnant wife Stella. We do not yet know
the details of these two characters' lives, and Stanley's playful toss of a package of raw meat
to his wife while on his way to the bowling alley indicates, along with the setting, that this
is a family of limited meansand equally limited expectations. With the arrival of Stella's
sister, Blanche, who has clearly come for an extended stay, the stability of Stanley and
Stella's world is upset, and the consequences will be tragic. 

When Blanche
enters the scene, neither Stella nor Stanley is available, both being at the bowling alley, a
fact conveyed by the Kowalskis' neighbor Eunice. Eunice soon reveals that Blanche and Stella's
aristocratic roots are no secret:

EUNICE: She [Stella] showed me a picture of your home-place, the
plantation.

BLANCHE: Belle Reve?

EUNICE: A great big place
with white columns.

BLANCHE: Yes...

EUNICE: A place like
that must be awful hard to keep up. 

With this opening
reference to Belle Reve, the scene is set for the gradual realization of the plantation's
significance to each of the play's three main characters. Blanche, it will be revealed, has lost
the estate due to financial difficulties that she initially blames on the costs associated with
her parents' funerals and the recurring expenses of maintaining the property. Only later, due in
no small part to Stanley's inquiries, is it made clear that Belle Reve's loss was due to
Blanche's alcoholism and a series of sexual improprieties--the exposure of which will help push
her over the psychological edge. For Blanche, Belle Reve will always serve as a reminder of her
aristocratic roots, but it will also serve as a constant source of friction between the two
sisters, evident when Blanche states to Stella, "You know I haven't put on one ounce in ten
years, Stella? I weigh what I weighed the summer you left Belle Reve. The summer Dad died and
you left us...." With this comment, Blanche is throwing in her sister's face the latter's
failure to remain in Mississippi and help out with the plantation. Belle Reve represents a past
to which Blanche wishes she could return.

For Stella, Belle Reve is a part of
the past that is subordinated to the sexual satisfaction she enjoys from her marriage to the
physically powerful and obviously virile Stanley. When Blanche informs Stella that she has
brought fine clothes with which to meet Stella's friends, it is even more clear that Stella has
left that part of her past behind: she replies that Stanley's friends are a little less than
sophisticated. And when Blanche informs Stella of the loss of Belle Reve, the former again
attempts to put the blame on the latter ("...you left! I stayed and struggled! You came to
New Orleans and looked out for yourself. I stayed at Belle Reve and tried to hold it
together!") to no avail. Stella is stunned by the revelation, but only because the loss of
the estate represents the finalto that part of her life.

For Stanley, Belle
Reve represents snobbishness that he is determined to bring down to his level. Stanley's first
reaction to the news of the plantation's loss is to inquire suspiciously of the details, as
though looking to secure a share of any proceeds from the estate's sale. His references to
"the Napoleanic code" according to which he would be entitled to a share of the
proceeds of the sale of property clearly indicate his motives in pressing Stella for details.
Stanley's pride in representing the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum is piqued with the
ammunition Blanche has brought him. He now has the opportunity to ensure that Blanche is aware
that the moral authority has shifted in his direction, and that the "treasures"
Blanche has stored in her trunk are indicative of the gulf separating these two families' roots,
whether the furs and jewelry are authentic or not: "The Kowalskis and the DuBois have
different notions."

From the opening of the play, a war has been fought
between Blanche and Stanley, with the former openly contemptuous of the latter's place on that
socioeconomic spectrum. Blanche looks down on Stanley, and Stanley is determined to level the
playing field, even if comes at the expense of his wife's relationship with her sister. Lest
there be any doubt about Stanley's reverse-snobbishness, observe in the following passage his
comments to Stella and how Belle Reve's loss fits neatly into his view of Stella's
background:

"When
we first met, me and you, you thought I was common. How right you was, baby. I was common as
dirt. You showed me the snapshot of the place with the columns. I pulled you down off them
columns and how you loved it, having them colored lights going! And wasn't we happy together,
wasn't it all okay till she showed here?" 

Belle
Reve is not just the place from which Stella and Blanche entered the world; it is a symbol of a
past now long gone. For Stella, that's okay; for Blanche, it was the death of a dream. For
Stanley, it was the symbol of wealth and manners that it was his pleasure to help
destroy.

Sunday, 29 November 2015

What kinds of figurative language are used in the poem "Annabel Lee," by Edgar Allan Poe?

In Poe's
"," the author uses a great deal of figurative language. Figurative language is often
used in poetry. Figurative language, by definition, is not to be taken literally.

There are a great many examples of literary devices. For example,
note the use of repetition below, a device used many times in Poe's
poem:

She was a child and I was a
child... (7)

Literary devices dealing with sound are
easily recognized when the poem is read aloud. Refer to the stanza below:

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the
sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel
Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved
by me. (1-6)

End rhyme is
apparent in lines 2, 4 and 6 with the words "sea," "Lee" and "me."
Internal rhyme is found in the sixth stanza; note the use of
"beams" in the middle of the line that rhymes with "dreams" at the line's
end:

For the moon never beams without bringing me
dreams...

It occurs two lines later (using
"rise" and "eyes") with:

And the stars
never rise but I see the bright eyes

Assonance is found in line 5 with the words
"this," "lived" and "with." (The short "i" sound is the
same.) (the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a
group of words) is found with the repetition of the words "many" (in line 1) and
"loved" (in line 6).

In identifying figurative language, the reader
first recognizes the use of , used to create a picture in the reader's mind. Imagery is found,
for example, in .

Hyperbole is present in lines
11 and 12:

With a love that the winged seraphs of
heaven
Coveted her and me.

 

It can only be an exaggeration of the depth of their love to note that the angels covet
it, for there is no way to know this for certain; however, the speaker is using hyperbole to
show how deep and wonderful is the love the two share.

The reader sees it
again in the lines:

The angels, not half so happy in
heaven,
Went envying her and me

The lines above
almost seem paradoxical in their exaggeration. It is impossible, based upon our
definitions/perceptions of angels, to believe that angels would envy anything on earth when
compared to their heavenly existence. This is more evident in trying to conceptualize that the
angels would envy the love of humansespecially to the point that they would send a chilling wind
to kill the young womanan evil act.

First used in the late 16th Century,
"Once upon a time" has become a phrase generally associated with a fairytale. Often
this kind of story has mystical or magical elements (magic beans, a fairy godmother, etc.).
After using this introductory phrase, Poe continues establishing this mood with words such as
"kingdom" and "maiden," which are also associated with these kinds of tales.
Poe may well use this introduction to create a mood of something
supernatural, i.e., something beyond our natural world. However, unlike
most fairytales shared with youngsters before bedtime, this story goes beyond magical and
becomes haunting, with its sad ending at the loss of Annabel Lee. 

If Annabel Lee has become one of Poes most popular poems, its popularity is probably
attributable to its haunting rhythm, its lulling repetition. 

The lilting movement of the poem is yet another element of the poem that gives the
reader the sense of being in a fairytale. Except for theof the speaker's loss, this might well
serve as a bedtime story that would bring about easy sleep for the listener, as Poe creates a
haunting story, very much like a melody, using sound and imagery to capture the reader's
imagination.

The sound of the poem, then, is quiet,
rhythmic, hypnotic. It is this haunting sound, not the story itself, that causes most readers to
remember Annabel Lee.

Of the sounds and images
employed, perhaps the use of hyperbole is figurative language that most easily convinces the
reader that poetic license has been used in this poem. The presence of envious angels and
chilling winds that can be directed by one's will allow the reader to grasp that some elements
of the tale may be magical or like a fairytaleperhaps more so, giving us the feeling that the
love between the speaker and Annabel Lee was so amazing that the earth could not contain it, the
angels could not bear it and no one on earth (even those "older than we" or "far
wiser than we") could ever hope to experience anything like it.

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