... use of racial symbolism can be seen by studying various examples from the book. This includes the actions of the children, the racist whites, and the actions of Atticus Finch. The actions of the children in this novel certainly do have their share of symbolism. For instance, the building of a snowman by Jem and Scout one winter is very symbolic. There was not enough snow to make a snowman entirely out of snow, so Jem made a foundation out of dirt, and then covered it with what snow they had. One could interpret this in two different ways. First of all, the creation of the snowman by Jem can be seen as being symbolic of Jem trying to cover up the black ...

... the events in his life actually occurred, or if they simply were created in his neurotic mind as he slept. Dreams, therefore, play an important developmental role in the explanation of Hawthorne's characters. In The Birthmark, Aylmer has a dream in which he commits an act of horrendous cruelty to his wife, Georgiana. This dream delves into Aylmer's personality, as the realization that he will stop at nothing in order to destroy the slight imperfection on the cheek of Georgiana. Dreams are often viewed as a perception of a person's unconscious mind. Aylmer is not a selfish man in his wishes for his wife to have her birthmark removed. He is just unable to con ...

... in a story is important, and is usually told by a main character. These narrators face a world of confusion, a world of fear, a world of adventure, and most of all, a world of opportunity. By these things I mean that Nick Caraway, and Huckleberry Finn have a chance to mature as time progresses though the novel, and then make a remarkable move to end up as a hero. The narrators of The Great Gatsby and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn develop morally as the relate the story that reflects each one's position in society. The Great Gatsby, by Fitzgerald, is narrated by Nick Caraway. Nick is a sophisticated observer of character, who starts out as an amoral pers ...

... this. The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King. -Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii 615-617 If the king went into an outrage, Hamlet would know that he was the killer of his father, therefor proving to himself that Claudius was indeed the killer, and the ghost wasn't part of his imagination. Of course then again, if he didn't have to prove it to himself, then he could have killed Claudius right away. The play did come with a success. Claudius did show his disapproval of the play, proving to Hamlet that he was the killer. Give me some light. Away! -Claudius, Act III, Scene ii 275 But this leads to Hamlet's second hesitation moment. While ...

... shows Hester's sheer determination to live in this society directly through her actions and relations to others, and indirectly through the presentation of herself and her child and through her internal emotio nal struggle. Hester's adultery creates a feeling of dismay and hostility within the people of Boston. They are not only shocked that she has done such a thing, but also because she won't reveal the name of the father of the child. Although the usual penalty for adultery is death, the Puritan magistrates have decided to be merciful to her declaring that Hester's punishment will be to stand for several hours on the scaffold, in full view of everyone ...

... that was her way of keeping perfect control and power over the patients. McMurphy had complete power over the patients from when he first came in. Nobody like him had ever been in the ward before. He came in singing and laughing, something that no one had heard in a long time. He walked around the room shaking hands, introducing himself to everyone, even the chronics. He taught the acutes how to play cards and he taught them to gamble. His very first bet though was that he could get the best of nurse Ratched within the week, and he did. She wasn't going to back down though. To try and stop all the gambling going on she rationed the cigarettes, so they ...

... truth as Baumer has experienced it. Remarque demonstrates Baumer’s disaffiliation from the traditional by emphasizing the language of Baumer’s pre- and post-enlistment societies. Baumer either can not, or chooses not to, communicate truthfully with those representatives of his pre-enlistment and innocent days. Further, he is repulsed by the banal and meaningless language that is used by members of that society. As he becomes alienated from his former, traditional, society, Baumer simultaneously is able to communicate effectively only with his military comrades. Since the novel is told from the first person point of vi ...

... a celebrity. Kathy is told by many people, including Marty her tennis instructor, that she has got what it takes to make it to the top. When Kathy plays against Ruth, she becomes annoyed because it should have been a simple match. When she finds out ruth is dead, people accuse Kathy of it, and kathy even blames herself. Kathy proves she was at the ball game the night of the murder. She regains her confidence, and works her way up to the top. Julia and Kathy have been best friends since they were in first grade. Because of Julia's wealth, she is different, and is treated just that way. Kathy would defend her when she used to get picked on. Since then, Kathy and Ju ...

... The boy loved the old fisherman and pitied him. If Manolin had no money of his own, he begged or stole to make sure Santiago had enough to eat and fresh bait for his lines. On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago rowed out to the harbour in the cool dark before dawn. After leaving the smell of land behind him, he set his lines. Two of his baits were fresh tunas which the boy had given him, as well as sardines to cover his hooks. The lines went straight down into the deep sea. As the sun rose, he saw the bird circled and circled. This time Santiago saw tuna leaping in the sunlight. A small one took the hook on his stern line. Hauling t ...

... the runaways get started, Huck visits a neighboring town to get information and encounters a farmer's wife. He is dressed in an old dress and is pretending to be a young girl searching for her relatives. The woman suspects his sex and tries various devices to ascertain if her suspicions are true. Among these is threading a needle and throwing a bar of lead at the rats which swarm around the house. Finally she makes Huck own up that he is a boy. In any case, this is a great example of a young boy lying until his nose is a foot long. Lying is prevalent among today's children as well. Racism has an obvious connection to today's society. In the novel ...