What is the general plot line of Never Let Me Go?

This excellent novel
opens in Hailsham, a school where three friends, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy are introduced to us.
Their lives at school are explored, with many curious aspects to them that we do not understand,
such as the revulsion that some characters who visit the school show to the boys and girls.
Kathy likes Tommy a great deal, but at they grow up, it is...

How is parallelism used in Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God"?

is a useful
literary device in sermons and other persuasive works. Because of its rhythm and balance of
grammatical structure, as well as its repetition of ideas, parallelism produces a powerful and
lasting impression upon the listener.makes use of this literary device in his emotionally
stirring sermon, "."

In his sermon, the Reverend Edwards employs
parallelism, lending his words power as all phrases are equal in their importance and impact.
Here is an example from an early part of his sermon:

The devil is waiting for them [the sinners],
hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them.

This use of parallelism strongly emphasizes the idea that sinners
live on the brink of hell, as well as describing some of the horrors that await them. Further in
his sermon, the Reverend Edwards describes hell in more frightening terms, again using
parallelism:

That world of
misery, that lake of burning brimstone, is extended
abroad...

In "The Alchemist", what is the Universal Language?

In  the overriding trope
of the universality of man's desire--"the soul of the universe"--is the universal
language.

"And when you want something," [the
wise King of Salem] Melchizedek, concludes, "all the universe conspires in helping you to
achieve it." (I)

Throughout his travels, Santiago
learns that there is a force that propels people to pursue their "Personal Legend."
Also, there is a language throughout the world, a language of enthusiasm understood by all
people. This is the language that the crystal merchant understands in Part II. After Santiago
works for him for some time, the merchant, whose business grows in success from Santiago's
ideas, tells the boy:

"I am proud of you....You
brought a new feeling into my crystal shop." (II)

Nevertheless, the irredeemable merchant chooses not to accompany Santiago on his quest
of his Personal Legend (The inherent dream each person holds of accomplishing his/her greatest
desire). But, Santiago is undeterred in his goal, and he continues on his mission, holding onto
the magical stones given to him by Melchizedek, stones that keep hope and desire to pursue his
goal in his heart.

In the end Santiago learns the truth of what Melchizedek
has told him:

". . . when you really want something,
it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe." () 

Unlike the merchant who has chosen the safety of his business and
foregone his pilgrimage to Mecca, Santiago has listened to the words of his heart and travels to
the pyramids. There he digs for treasure only to be assaulted by two men. Interestingly, he is
saved when he stays true to his dream vision because the men think that he is insane. Then,
after one of the men tells Santiago of his dream, Santiago returns home to the churchyard where
the man has said there is a treasure. This is the place of his original dream; it is his
Personal Legend achieved by listening to the universal language. 

 

Why does Pearl kiss Dimmesdale in chapter 23 of The Scarlet Letter?

There is a lot
that goes on inof . Rather than a slow and decelerating , we get everything
from disclosures, to scandal, to coming of age, to justice served, to  justice denied. This is
what is so awesome about this novel: the best is definitely left for last.

The disclosure, of course, comes from , who finally exposes the letter that he has
carved in his chest, which is the symbol of the guilt and self-punishment that he has suffered
as a result of his affair withand, most importantly, the fact that he has fatheredin
secret.

Having carried this burden like albatross for so many years has left
its dent in Dimmesdale physically, mentally, and emotionally. The man is nothing but a figment
of what he once was, now all wasted away and ill. This is the price of sin and guilt in one
who is himself a leader in his religious community.

When this scandal occurs
at the scaffold, Pearl feels sorry for Dimmesdale and proceeds to kiss him out of mercy.
However, there is yet another dimension to this act:

A
spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed
all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she
would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman
in it.

There is a need for this to happen. It completes
the circle, redeems the , and also liberates them. Pearl's role as an "imp",
"elf" and punisher of her mother's deeds is now over.

Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was all
fulfilled.

She is no longer a "preternatural
creature" born out of evil actions. She has been recognized, she has now forgiven and she
is now a woman and not "Pearl the child". She kisses Dimmesdale because she has
outgrown the anger and secrets of the past. It is all behind her now.

Part Two - Chapter 10 What does Winston conclude is Goldsteins final message?

Asis caught in
his reverie and imagining the woman's life and her singing and her beauty and everything else
about her, he thinks that there must literally be thousands and millions of these people all
over the world.  They are only ignorant of each other because of the lies and hatred sown and
perpetuated by big brother but they are all out there and because of this, they are the hope for
change.

Winston realizes that Goldstein's final message must be just that,
that everything hinged on the proles and their realization of their own place in the world and
their power to change it.  Without that, all was lost.

What are the symbols in the chapter "Mrs. Sen's"?

Some symbols in the chapter "Mrs.
Sen's" in 's include the food consumed by the characters within the
story, Mrs. Sen's chopping knife (brought to America from where she grew up in India), and Mrs.
Sen's driving. The knife, food and eating in general, and Mrs. Sen's driving all appear
throughout the entirety of Lahiri's short story and tie together in meaningful ways.

Food plays a central role in this story. In nearly every
scene, someone is either eating, cooking, or talking about food. Mrs. Sen, for example, explains
to Eliot, the young boy she looks after while his mother is at work, her love of fish. Fresh
fish from the market is what connects Mrs. Sen to her home back in India. Each afternoon, Eliot
watches as Mrs. Sen prepares elaborate, party-worthy dinners that will shockingly only be
enjoyed by herself and her husband. In comparison, Eliot thinks back to dinners shared with his
mother, who, right after work, fills herself up on bread and cheese (and wine) to the point
where she cannot even enjoy the pizza she ordered for the two. Eliot and his mother drift apart
because of the profound lack of bonding over food. Food, then, comes to represent community and
home. The love and care in preparing the food allows us to better characterize both Mrs. Sen and
Eliot's motherMrs. Sen seeks out food and its preparation in order to better connect with those
around her; Eliot's mother is hasty and lazy in her relationship with food, even when it is
lovingly prepared for her. Mrs. Sen offers her homemade snacks upon retrieving Eliot at the end
of the day; Eliot's mother deems the gesture unnecessary and criticizes the food behind Mrs.
Sen's back.

Deeply connected to the symbol of food is Mrs. Sen's
chopping knife, a common kitchen instrument the likes of which
Eliot has never seen. Mrs. Sen's knife is not your typical chopping knife; instead, it has
"a blade curved like the prow of a Viking ship, sailing to battle in distant seas."
Each afternoon, Mrs. Sen sits on her kitchen floor chopping vegetables, and sometimes chicken or
fish, over newspaper. She instructs Eliot to remain on the couch during her intense chopping
sessions so she can ensure his safety. Mrs. Sen explains this knife to Eliot, sharing that back
home in India, during large celebrations like weddings, all of the neighborhood women would
bring their knives over, and they would all chop vegetables together on the roof. The knife
becomes a symbol of power and control for Mrs. Sen, a woman who feels powerless and out of
control because she was forced to leave her home and her family. Mrs. Sen's chopping knife
connects her to her home through experiences of food and friends. Most importantly, Mrs. Sen
recognizes the ultimate dangers of her knife, as she implements strict rules for Eliot€“to
remain on the couchwhile it is in use. Eliot remains unharmed, and we recognize the knife as a
tool over which Mrs. Sen has immense mastery.

The third symbol presents a
foil to Mrs. Sen's chopping knifeher relationship with driving.
Mrs. Sen, as it is explained at the beginning of the story, cannot drive but is slowly but
steadily learning from her husband. She harbors intense anxieties over the act, and we see her
frequently hesitating to signal and turn while she practices with her husband. Driving becomes a
physical embodiment of Mrs. Sen's feelings of loneliness and alienation in America. While the
chopping knifea symbol of home, family, and nourishmentdemonstrates to readers Mrs. Sen's
comfort and ease, even in the face of something potentially dangerous, driving illustrates her
difficulties adjusting to her new home. The most striking comparison between the knife and
driving can be identified through the final scene of the story. Mrs. Sen decides to illegally
drive herself and Eliot to the fish market, driven ( intended) by her need for fish to include
in a stew she is preparing. On their way to the market, Mrs. Sen swerves into a telephone pole,
slightly injuring herself and Eliot. Mrs. Sen, despite her efforts to keep Eliot safe when she
uses her knife, is unable to keep him out of harm's way once she is driving a car. While Mrs.
Sen confidently steers her "Viking ship" of a knife, she falters and panics behind the
wheel of a carsomething foreign, alienating, and impersonal.

Give examples of a static and a dynamic character from The Things They Carried and discuss why you identified them as such, providing evidence...

In
literature, a static character is one that does not undergo important change in the course of
the story; in other words, they end up the same person as they started. On the other hand, a
dynamic character is one that does undergo an important change. However, this change does not
refer to a change of circumstance, but of character. By definition, a dynamic character has to
undergo an internal change, even if that is triggered by external
circumstances. That is exactly what happens to First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in 's . The death
of Ted Lavender by enemy fire causes a profound internal change in Cross, but the nature of this
change is not what it seems on the surface. On the surface it seems Cross, blaming himself as
platoon leader for Lavenders death, has turned into a more responsible, focused
character.

He was now determined to perform his duties
firmly and without negligence. It wouldnt help Lavender, he knew that, but from this point
on...