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... next day is the funeral. The funeral is yet another formality. As Meursault is on the trip to the cemetery, he takes notice of his mother's dear friend, a friend he has never met. Meursault notices how this friend is constantly falling behind the hearse during the ride. Despite his observations, he does not do anything to help the man or solicit help from others. As for the funeral, he does not seem to feel anything regarding the loss of his mother. In fact, he does not shed a tear. He makes a few random observations, such as, "Then there was the church and the villagers on the sidewalks the red geraniums on the graves in the cemetery…" etc. and that is all that he says about th ...
... dry them…. Turning, she trust her face, steaming and wet into the bend of her arm and went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms. She could not have told you why she was crying." (7-8) As time goes on we can see that her depression grows ever so slightly, and that it will continue to grow throughout the novel. Such happenings are nothing new to Edna: " Such experiences as the foregoing were not uncommon in her married life. They seemed never before to have weighed much against her husband's kindness and a uniform devotion which had come to be tacit and self understood." (8) The author goes on to describe what Edna felt during the episode: " An in ...
... four members of the Frank family, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Margot and Anne. Three from the Van Pels family, Herman and Auguste Van Pels and their son Peter, and an elderly named Pfeffer. The four people acted as helpers for the Frank family and the people living in the Secret Annex. They brought them food, supplies and news. Anne and the seven people, who shared the Secret Annex, were sent to Westerbork camp. A few weeks later, they were later sent to other camps. When they were leaving from Auschwitz, Otto Frank was separated from his family. Otto Frank was in the camp infirmary and was left behind. Otto Frank tried to convince Peter to hide in the infirmary, but he was afraid. H ...
... the model student of Gradgrind's school of "facts, facts, facts" becomes the very symbol of evil in the educational system that Dickens is trying to portray, as he learns to take care for number one, himself. Reflection of this and Bitzer's informative definition of a horse, as a child in book one, occurs in book three as he speaks of the necessity of apprehending Tom Gradgrind Jr. Sissy represents what Dickens is attempting to foster a desire for in the reader, imagination. This is an aspect that the other children lack or are reprimanded for possessing. Another character introduced to the reader is Josiah Bounderby, an acknowledged, self-made man. Following him is Louisa Gradgrind ...
... throughout the novel, as well as their complex personalities. Their climatic feelings towards each other and often selfish behavior often exaggerates or possibly encapsulates certain universal psychological truths humans are too afraid to express. Heathcliff and Catherine’s stark backgrounds evolve respectively into dark personalities and mistaken life paths, but in the end their actions determine the course of their own relationships and lives. Their misfortunes, recklessness, willpower, and destructive passion are unable to penetrate the eternal love they share. Heathcliff’s many-faceted existence is marked by wickedness, love, and strength. His dark actions are produced by the disto ...
... King that he didn’t stop his wife, the Queen, from drinking from the poisoned cup because it would reveal his plan. "It is the poison’d cup. It is too late." (V,ii,296) MAN: He is a coward, a man of no honor. Example 1 Claudius kills his brother in his sleep, by pouring poison into his ear, without even giving him a chance to fight for his life. "And in the porches of my ears did pour / The leperous distilment." (I,v, 63-64) To kill someone in their sleep, without giving them a chance to fight is something a man who is brave would never do. A man who is brave would confront another man and deal with it in a duel. Example 2 Claudius commits adultery to his brother’s wife, and ...
... probably would not fight for it, for they are afraid of the rich, and know all of the power they hold. Teaching children while they are young is the key to a successful utopian society. This is why isolation is needed. If a Utopian society is started in the middle of England, children would have too much influence from surrounding territories. An island would be the only way to maintain a Utopian society, when it comes to children, for they are their future. Children are not the only ones that would need their ideas protected. On an island, they can see any foreign ship that is coming their way. Then, the proper officials can greet these newcomers, not citizens, and see if they a ...
... read on in the story, it is apparent that the invisibility that the narrator experiences, goes much further than just white people unwilling to acknowledge him for who he is. While searching for his true identity, the narrator frequently encounters different people who each see him differently. "Who the hell am I?" is the question that sticks with him as he realizes that nobody, not even he, understands who he really is. At some points in his life, identities are given to him, even as he is still trying to find himself. While in the Brotherhood, he was given a "new identity" which was "written on a slip of paper." (p.309) He was told to "starting thinking ...
... As Paula described it, “ All the classes are named after Irish musicians. We were just 1.6. We got the worst room the worst teachers, the dopes…It was a fright, finding out that I was stupid” (Doyle Doors 28). This use of vernacular language is seen throughout this novel. Doyle’s technique of writing in the vernacular is very effective in getting his point across, plain and simple. In this case, Doyle is able to effectively show the psychological abuse Paula suffered as a child and what effect it had on her. This is most likely where Paula’s disrespect for herself stemmed from, and most likely what lead to her tolerance of the physical abuse yet to come. At a young age Paula mar ...
... with one another. Curley’s wife is also lonely, but still has Curley. The men sit in the bunk house, talk and have fun on occasion. Meanwhile Crooks is in his shed all alone. Crooks tries to explain to Lennie in the shed why he is lonely. “ A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you...I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (80). This is showing Lennie exactly how Crooks is feeling. Also, it explains what Crooks has to deal with. He is trying to scare Lennie. Crooks is forced to explain that he needs someone to talk to. The reader now becomes aware of Crooks ...
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