... but it is the struggle to obtain it that is, in essence, Right. Revenge is also a powerful factor in the novel. It is the driving force behind many character's quarrels with the King. Morgause seduced Arthur and produced Mordred out of her desire for revenge on Uther, Arthur's father, for the murder of the Duke of Cornwall, her father, and Uther's marriage to Igraine, her mother. Mordred himself plotted the war against the King because he was the King's illegitimate child. It is evident that characters in the novel were constantly working against Arthur, although he was always trying to be fair and just to everyone. However, Arthur was not alone as the object ...

... According to Dr. Joseph Franklin, ”The way drinking starts is, one kid dares another kid to take a drink of alcohol, and the kid doesn't want his friends to think he is a coward so he does. Then the rest of them follow.” In the book, Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it once in the year. In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets d ...

... life, few would have predicted that Poe would one day achieve the fame and respect now offered him in literacy circles in America and Europe— particularly France" ("The Fall of the House of Usher" - Analysis, 5). Poe is grouped with other writers in the Romantic period. Writers of this period focused on life, emotions, and the existence of the human race. Although Poe's work has many characteristics of Romanticism, "The Fall of the House of Usher", falls into the Gothic category. "It is usually admired for its ‘atmosphere' and for its exquisitely artificial manipulation of Gothic claptrap and decor"(Abel, 380). Bringing forth the symbolism of death i ...

... while chastening the Caucasian race. Born in a family of tradition and values, Kirpal was the second child. The family customs dictated the first son to join the army, while the second would become a doctor and the third, a businessman (Ondaatje,1992). "He was the second son. The oldest son would go into the army, the next brother would be a doctor, a brother after that would become a businessman. An old tradition in his family" (Ondaatje, 1992, #201) The tradition however, was transgressed due to conflicting propensities of the eldest brother who chose to resist the indigenous British rule rather than fight on their side. In light of the resulting imprisonme ...

... After some hesitation Zeus grants her prayer. His wife Hera is furious and argues vehemently with him. Hephaestus, their son, restores harmony between them. Book II: Zeus sends a dream to Agamemnon to persuade him to lead his army into battle to make him aware of his need of Achilles and his troops. Agamemnon, while hoping to be able to take Troy without Achilles' help, is conscious of the low morale of his army resulting from the plague and from Achilles' defection. He therefore resorts to a stratagem of reverse psychology. He will propose to his soldiers that they return home. He communicates this plan to the chieftains in council, with instructions that th ...

... a family as we practice in today's society. Monogamy, a big part of family life tied with a strong marriage, definitely was not practiced in this society. The people in this society were taught that everyone belongs to everyone, so everyone was free to please themselves. This shows that the people were brought up learning that sex with multiple partners was a belief practiced by everyone. "Have somebody else from time to time, that's all. He has other girls doesn't he" (Huxley 41). This quote is talking about Lenina's relationship with Henry. At this point, they had been "having" each other for almost four months. This was very unusual for this society. It ...

... of power. I realize that in many instances the power of the first party may not be undone merely by the second party ceasing to accept it, and that the power of one individual over another may sometimes be physically or otherwise inescapable. Often, the belief follows the direct experience of power, but regardless of the order in which it is conceptualized, I feel the nature of power is inextricably founded in belief and perception. One of the most striking characteristics of Phoolan Devi is her refusal to accept her power-deficient positions in her relationships. From the time that she was a child, she seems to have refused to conform to her society's ...

... by jumping off one of the ships the army was traveling on and running away from the army. This symbolism was the water that he jumped into was a symbolism of the new, clean life that he was going to live from now on. At this time, Henry goes off and finds his wife to be. The plot in A Farewell to Arms was always active. They were never staying in one place too long. It had a very good story line, which was a love story that ended up in a tragedy. The main character's wife got pregnant and she was off to have her baby when problems started occurring. They had to have a caesarean, and the baby dies, and when the mother of the child starts to hemorrhage Hen ...

... into giants, and this illusion, together with many others, is the basis for the beatings and misadventures suffered by the intrepid hero. After the knight's second sally in search of adventure, friends and neighbors in his village decide to force him to forget his wild fancy and to reintegrate himself into his former life. The "knight" insists upon following his calling, but at the end of the first part of the book they make him return to his home by means of a sly stratagem. In the second part the hidalgo leaves for the third time and alternately gives indication of folly and of wisdom in a dazzling array of artistic inventions. But now even his enemies fo ...

... that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe in 1682 he said, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war". The impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin did more to arouse antislavery sentiment in the N orth and provoke angry rebuttals in the south than any other event in antebellum era. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), born Lichfeild, Connecticut, was the daughter, sister, and wife of liberal clergymen and theologians. Her father Lyman and brother Henry Ward were two of the most preeminent theologians of the nineteenth century. This extremely devout Christian upbringing, focusing on the doctrines of sin, guilt, atonement and salvation, had a ...