... that is not followed or completely worked through will continue to exist and it will repeat itself. Siddhartha left his father, Brahmin, at a young age to join the ascetics. Siddhartha is now considering the pain his father must have gone through not seeing his son again. Siddhartha's son, too, was separated from his father. Without dealing with this situation, the distance between father and son would never be reconciled. Thus the situation Siddhartha had with Brahmin would be repeated. The quote can also be interpreted as a metaphor for time. Obvious recurrences can be noted in time, suggesting that time repeats itself. Instead of a river, another symb ...

... the right thing. Machiavelli's first piece of advice would be to keep a good public image so that Clinton will remain well respected. Machiavelli states that a man "must maintain himself in such a high standard that no one will ever think of cheating him or misleading him" (Prince 64). If he must do things that the public will not like, an option that he has is to lie to cover up his questionable actions. If the public does not respect a ruler's actions, then he will have a hard time ruling his people and making him more susceptible to conspiracies against him. Machiavelli would be disappointed in Clinton because he got caught for lying. Since Clinton was caug ...

... something out on her own. She needs to be taught something before she knows it. Sometimes she still doesn't learn because her mind tends to wander a bit. Catherine is quite fond as books so long as they are far from educational. She has a high amount of creativity however learning is not something she is fond of. She loves books that have a mystery to them. Along with fantasy novels, Catherine (at age eight) feels she would be fond of music lessons. She tries them for one year and of course does not like them. Her mother is not one to hold her child to something they do not like, so she allows Catherine to quit. The day that Catherine left her music teacher was "the ...

... 41) Many newlywed men would be more than happy to put off an errand for intimacy with their wives. It appears that Brown hasn’t been able to fully adjust from his mother’s love to the physical married love. Perhaps he is shocked that Faith has sexual desires and she isn’t ashamed to let her desires be known. As she kisses him goodbye in the doorway the breeze gently blows the pink ribbons in her hair. “She is clearly the more intimate of the two” (42) and this seems to alarm Young Goodman Brown. As Brown walks into the forest he meets up with a fellow traveler who states he is late since “the clock of the Old South was striking as I came through Boston and that is ...

... Huck adds onto his ever-growing knowledge. He, along with Jim, the runway slave, has plenty of time to get to know themselves and each other better. Becoming one with nature, Huck begins to see and understand the simplicity of life. Expressing his enjoyment of the uncivilized life, Hucks states, “Jim, this is nice, I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else but here.” They no longer need to have the thrill of mischief to keep them going. Merely being surrounded by the Earth’s beautiful resources now give them satisfaction they need. Although some days are filled with complete peacefulness, there are days when our loyalty can be tested. On what started out as a peacefu ...

... she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.” We can safely assume Brently Mallard was a charitable person who loved his wife, since Chopin writes of him having “kind, tender hands” and a “face that had never looked save with love upon her.” And yet Mrs. Mallard seems almost grateful for his death and the chance to be free from her husband and marriage. One can say this is another reason why she should not be considered a sympathetic figure. But in fact those are the few signs that indicate Mrs. Mallard is completely without compassion. However, there is much more evidence in the story to suggest Mrs. Mallard should be viewed as a favorable charact ...

... In Hemmingway's defense, however, there is the difference in time periods between now and the earlier views of sexism in the beginning of the twentieth century. But the question that arises is whether Hemmingway is acting as a man of the times or is he still overly "masculine" or sexist in his own nature? Although the book does not have any sequential order to it I believe that it does have criteria fit for a novel. If the book is compared to life it is evident that there is not a single distinct pattern that neither the book nor life itself follows. The repitition of the character Nick can be related to a main character in a novel. The similarities in the style of ...

... of the novel. Pip's act of Christian charity towards the convict can also be considered a serious crime. The story opens in a churchyard where the grave, symbolic of eternal judgement can be contrasted with the nearby gallows, symbolizing human punishment. Set on the eve in which we commemorate the birth of Christianity, an institution based on charity and love, Pip feels guilty for bringing food to a starving fellow human. Pip must steal food from his own family to help Magwitch, thereby transforming mercy and compassion into crimes. As Pip is running home, he looks back at the convict and sees him limping towards the gallows "...as if he were the pirate ...

... is the theme that I employ in all my sermons, to make the people free in giving pennies—especially to me”. Thus, covetousness is both the substance of his sermons as well as the mechanism upon which he thrives. He clearly states that repentance is not the central aim of his preaching, by mentioning “my mind is fixed on what I stand to win and not upon correcting sin”. Rather, his foremost intention is to acquire as many shillings as he can in exchange for his meaningless pardons. In this regard, one can argue that although the Pardoner is evil, he is not a dissembler. His psychology is clearly not guided by hypocrisy because he ...

... survived the crash. As they approach a beach, they find an enormous conch shell. Piggy gives the conch a little toot and summons the rest of the boys on the island to the beach. The boys assemble and elect Ralph as the leader. Ralph then assigns the Choir, led by Jack, to be the hunters. Then Jack, Ralph, and Simon set out to explore the island. Near the end of their journey, they encounter a wild pig. Jack tries to kill it, but is unsuccessful. When the explorers get back, a meeting is held. The explorers explain that the island is deserted but there is enough food to keep them alive. Jack and the hunters promise to supply meat. Ralph makes a rule that w ...