... meets every night. Phineas and Gene open each night by jumping out of the tree. They make a new kind of war game called blitzball, in which everyone is everyone elses enemy. Phineas breaks the schools swimming record, but tells Gene not to tell anyone, he just wanted to do it for himself. Gene and Phineas of campus to the ocean to swim. They have a drink at the bar, the spend the night on the beach, and Phineas tells Gene he is his best pal. Gene is not sure if he feels the same. Chapter 4: Gene and Finny (Phineas) wake up and head back to Devon. Gene fails his trigonometry examination for the first time. Finny tells Gene that he studies too much. Gene thin ...

... she belongs to an entirely different world. In Daisy’s world, the so-called “rich girls” such as herself, would not even consider marrying a “poor guy” who later in the novel was once seen as this. A second example that would show Gatsby as a romantic idealist is his sense of hope. He hoped for a life with Daisy and to live a life full of money. In the book, Nick, the narrator, states that Gatsby possesses “ some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life” (6). He had “an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness” which takes the ideas of a creative mind (6). Nick shows him under the dignified “name of the creative temperament” (6). ...

... hands in his pockets . . . (p. 21) Being the absolute mystery that he is, Gatsby is this "silhouette of a moving cat," and lives his life this way. As this quote shows, Gatsby emerges from the shadow to reveal himself to Nick (who is one of a very few amount of people that he confides in with the truth of who he really is). Whether Gatsby is throwing extravagant parties in his own home or with a small group of people, who he is remains a secret. Gatsby is constantly encompassed by darkness and secrecy When Gatsby threw his large parties, he was rarely seen amongst his guests and was most often alone, observing them. "Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and ...

... then she could kill the KING and Cloten would take his place as ruler of the kingdom. But her plan did not come to fruition and instead ended up hurting everyone around her including herself. Her plot got Posthumus banished and imogen Locked up in the dungeon. It got her son killed and almost killed imogen (the Tonic, that was supposed to be poison). But after she realized what her arogant scheme had done to her son, she went mad and died as a result. So in the end she got what was coming to her. Cloten-The Queens son, he’s a character you kinda feel sorry for, because he probably wasn’t arrogant by choice, he probably inherited it from his mother. Cloten was t ...

... lifelong lessons which result from pain and suffering that he not only inflicts on himself but other people as well. He matures from a juvenile boy riddled with shame and guilt, to a young man preoccupied with himself, and finally into a gentleman with genuine concern for the well-being of those he loves. Hence, Pip’s stages of shame and guilt, self-gratification, and finally altruism make Great Expectations a novel of moral education. Although shame and guilt are often brought on by actions, it can also brought about by circumstances beyond the individual’s control. Pip’s first moral development stemmed from both such instances. His shame for Joe and himself fo ...

... channel or stream banks, by the meeting of two opposing currents." Paul uses this as a metaphor to describe the front because he feels trapped in the front by the two opposing currents of war that will slowly bring him to its center. The conditions at the front are terrifying. As the narrator puts it, "It is unendurable. It is the moaning of the world, it is the martyred creation wild with anguish, filled with terror and groaning." It is very loud, also, with constant bombardments and frequent attacks. "At that moment," Paul says, "it breaks out behind us, shells, roars, thunders." The screamhs of injured people is even worse then the blaring explosions and the ear ...

... Jake seemed to be an observer who was watching the lives of his friends unfold and happen around him, but without his participation. I read that Hemingway had purposely re-written the book in first person and this was probably to spell out that Jake was an observer and was thus aware of what was written on the pages. There is a scene towards the end of the book where Jake finds all of his friends eating at a restaurant and thinks to himself that he is too far behind to catch up. Jake always seems behind, or at least only a marginal player put so in his position because of his injury. He must have had relations with Brett before the injury and was a "player" before ...

... the idea of killing the king, but trembles at such sinful thoughts. Frightened, he says, "Present fears" (Shakespeare 136) "Are less than horrible imaginings" (Shakespeare 137). Lady Macbeth falls in with Macbeth's plot with greater energy than Macbeth himself. She vows adamantly that, "He that's coming / Must be provided for" (Shakespeare 62-63), implying that Duncan must be killed. Driven by fear of suspicion by day, and terrible dreams by night, Macbeth becomes completely paranoid with everyone, including Banquo, his right hand man. At this time Macbeth takes control and realizes that he must kill Banquo. He decides that Banquo must die tonight, and says, " B ...

... After the men found out he meant no harm they relax and spend their time telling stories. Custom House Inspector- head leader of all custom houses, great physical condition despite of old age, but had no brains. His father put him into his position. He has no memories of experiences, only food. Collector- very old, strong spirit, his age has physically affected him, in war he was brutal, but now he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Surveyor- more in contact with his thoughts than with the real world, motto: “I’ll try, sir!”, described as a rusty sword Author’s title: Surveyor of Revenue One rainy day he looks through old barrels of articles and finds a scarlet letter “A” and ...

... of Edna and what her surrounding influences are. The tone and style also helps the audience understand the rest of the characters throughout the novel. The entire content is relevant to the time frame it was written, expressing ideas of the forthcoming feminist movement and creating an awareness of what was happening to the women of the early nineteenth century. When "The Awakening" was first published, its popularity wasn't that of modern day. In fact, it was widely rejected for years. Within the context, it is considered a very liberal book from the beginning of the nineteenth century. The ideas expressed within the content concern the women's m ...