... of lies for the history books, the Ministry of Love discourages love, and the Ministry of Peace is actually quite violent. The final example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania, "Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the case with 1984's Big Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear. The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the opposite of what was thought. One example of thi ...

... and cause conflict between her and the modern town. From the beginning Miss Emily was at odds with the entire town. Emily lived with her father throughout her entire adolescent life, and was never exposed to the real world. Miss Emily’s father selfishly kept her to himself, making it impossible for her to meet, let alone become friends with anyone in town. Miss Emily never experienced love with anyone but her father because he chased all of Miss Emily’s suitors away from their house when they came calling. When her father died, she was at a loss for what to do. She had no idea how to take care of things, like paying bills, etc., so in order to ...

... no fear of the dragon, because he has fought many enemies that were much more ferocious. For example one of Beowulf's great battles is the fight with Grendel. No one other than Beowulf is brave enough or strong enough volunteer to fight Grendel. I am now entering a new age of Beowulf's life. With all his great achievements, he finally becomes king of his homeland: Geatland. Even in his old age, his code of honor still obligates him to fight against an evil, fiery dragon. For fifty years he has governed his kingdom well. While Beowulf is governing, the dragon "...kept watch over a hoard, a steep stone-barrow" (Norton 55). Under it lays a path concealed from the ...

... material advantages they stand for become Heathcliff’s rivals for Catherine’s love, which leads directly to the central conflict of the novel. Heathcliff despises them at first sight for their weakness, but Catherine, being an extremely proud girl, is tempted. A lovers’ triangle begins to take definite shape when the aristocratic Edgar Linton falls in love with Catherine, upsetting the balance between the relationship of Catherine and Heathcliff. Edgar’s love for Catherine is sincere, but the element of great passion which is strongly characterized does not compare to Heathcliff’s love. The difference between Catherine’s ...

... central theme in "A&P". "A&P" starts with three girls walking into a grocery store wearing only bathing suits and immediately catching the eye of a young, nineteen year old named Sammy. The girls and Sammy are innocent yet in different ways. The girls seemed to be different to Sammy as they looked and acted as though they did not live in his town. The girls were ignorant of Sammy's local culture as they seemingly had spent the day at the beach, and had not lived in his town nor spent much time in it at all. "The one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two piece. She was a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with t ...

... and a source of water. These two story stone dwellings in cliffs were built large enough to fit 30 people in them. There is one odd fact about this: the Anasazi supposedly carried roof beams more than 50 miles from the forests of Mt. Taylor and Chuskas. These Indians lived as small scattered families of hunters and seed gatherers. They developed agriculture, learned to make baskets and irrigate. The Anasazi religion was very different compared to other religions of the world. Anasazi Indians chose to bury their dead either in the trash or against walls. The ghosts of the Anasazi were feared widely by most Navajos for some reason. The oddest thing about the ...

... society, it can cause people to strike out in violence, or to submit and be voiceless to unjust authority. “Have no doubt it is fear in her eyes…. ‘I have nothing to tell,’ she said. ‘You have nothing to tell because you are afraid.’”(Pg. 46-47) The woman, Mrs. Mkize, is one of the many blacks who are terrified by the whites. She doesn’t want the police to come to her house, and does not know if she can trust Msimangu and Kumalo. This constant apprehension causes people to act in ways that they normally would not. It is this same panic that caused Absolom Kumalo to shoot Arthur Jarvis. Absolom, being a criminal, had reason to fear authority figures; and because Arth ...

... a tough time getting along with the kids they had to go to school with. Neither of them were able to make friends very easily. Rayona's trouble was that she was part African American growing up in a Native American community. Pearl had trouble because of the fact that her mom committed adultery and the kids laugh at her. Both of the children were also social outcasts in their community. The community was different from them didn't accept them. Rayona and Pearl were also similar in another way. Through the tough times of their mothers they stood by their side and endured the same hardships. Rayona and Pearl also have many differences. Rayona was of American ...

... responsibilities he expressed as pertinent to their marriage and often observed were disregarded and made her aware of it. Edna’s strong sense of individuality, a characteristic forbidden in women during the time in which was set and therefore a limitation for most, allowed her to overcome other limitations of being female. Edna refused to attend her sister’s funeral even though, according to her father, she should go out of “womanly consideration”. And as most wives unconditionally obeyed their husbands, Edna often refused her husband’s wishes from simple matters of merely meeting him downtown to more complex issues such as her Tuesdays at home. Through he ...

... be the role women play. "In that year (1851) there were some 8,155,000 females of the age of ten upwards, in the British population as compared with 7,600,000 males. Already it will be clear that if the accepted destiny of the Victorian girl was to become a wife and mother, it was unlikely that there would be enough men to go round." This quote exemplifies the fact that roles of women were predetermined. Their main goal in life was to get married. Sara swims against this current in the river of Victorian society and in return she is ostracized. Men also have predetermined roles; this is evident today in the stereotypes created for men by what they wear and by ...