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

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

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

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

Why does Winston profoundly fear the Thought Police in 1984?

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

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

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

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

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

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

1....

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

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

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

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

Using the following formula yields:

`int udv = uv - int
vdu`

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

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

`u =...

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

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

was feeble. He was nearly fifty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thought Police 1984

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

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