... he can’t handle. The book is written by Cinua Achebe, a twentieth century author. Born in Nigeria, Achebe grew up in a transitional culture much like the one described in the book. He is currently a professor of literature at the University of Nigeria. Many factors can be attributed to the cause of Okonkwo’s demise, But the three most drastic ones are: hisson’s conversion to Christianity, the change in daily life the new religion brings, and his frustration caused by his apathetic clansmen. Nwoye’s conversion to Christianity was a sharp blow to Okonkwo because the Christians are looked down upon as being insane. The missionary tells ...

... of make-up because she didn’t really care about her looks and she wasn’t looking for a husband either. Jane Wright, on the other hand, was very fat and felt miserable about it. She tried to blame her work for her appetite. “...[she] was miserable about her fatness and spent much of her time in eager dread of the next meal, and in making resolutions what to eat of it and what to leave, and in making counter-resolutions in view of the fact that her work at the publisher’s was essentially mental, which meant that her brain had to be fed more than most people’s” (35-36). Unlike Joanna, Jane “...was on the look- ...

... way to town “she may not have been completely blind but she had to have been substantially impaired to have kept tapping her cane in a redundant manner” (Roberts 196). The next conflict is her age. The narrator does not mention exactly how old Phoenix is, but “her eyes were blue with age. Her skin had a pattern all its own of numbering branchless wrinkles…” (Roberts 197). This supports the idea that she is advanced in years, and as she makes the journey to town periodically it becomes harder and harder for her. Another is a question of her sanity. Support for the theory that Phoenix is losing it “ when she sat down to rest … she dared not close her eyes and when ...

... Although he is one of the most rational and logical thinkers, his ideas are seldom heeded, mainly because of his persistent whining. Piggy has asthma, and this makes it difficult for him to work. Ralph, being the first to meet Piggy, became his guardian, and protector from the other children’s cruelty on the island. Jack - Jack Merridew is a singer, head of the choir, and has an intimidating appearance and way of talk. Jack is jealous, and when Ralph is elected Chief, Jack forms a bit of hatred in his heart, not revealing it even unto himself until time passes. He is head hunter, and likes fun more than work, and eventually wins the favor of the chi ...

... reading is constructed so that we learn the true meaning of what the authors are trying to say or how we interpreted what they said. After the assigned reading you need to take the time and think about what you just read trying to figure out the opposition. One way of doing this would be to take the two authors and list what each one is trying to convey. An example of this would be “Meditation” by John Donne and “Arriving at moral Perfection” by Benjamin Franklin On one side Benjamin Franklin is more persistent, stubborn, self motivated, independent, and an individual. John Donne was more caring, respective, giving, and trusting. Each of them has different vie ...

... Boda de Sangre by Federico Garcia Lorca (in which I had the honor of playing the part of el novio)and El Caballero de Olmedo by Lope de Vega (in which I had the honor of playing the part of Alonzo). I put away the Whitman poem and became lost in my own critical thought. Was there not a single Chicano or Chicana that had ever written a work of fiction? I went to the library's computerized card catalogue system to investigate this matter. Of course I found Chicano fictional writers; however, not as many as I wish I would've found. And so I decided to base my paper on a topic that I don’t recall we ever discussed in class: . Myself being an actor and a wr ...

... on their hands is also representative of the guilt, which could not be escaped. "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” (II, iii, 61) Illustrates how no amount of water could clean ’s guilty conscience. He imagines that all of the water from the ocean could not clean his hands of the burden of guilt that weighed so heavily on his tormented mind. He pictures Duncan’s blood staining the entire ocean red. Immediately after murdering Duncan, ’s guilt is brought on much like a large gaping gash while Lady ’s guilt is more like a small cut that in tim ...

... not about to simply obey this absurd decree. She felt that her personal responsibility lies to the gods and her family rather than the king. She then asked Ismene, her sister, to assist her with the burial, but was denied of any help. She was disappointed at first, but later on decided that she will do this with or without Ismene’s help. Creon was warned about this and later found the culprit. He issued the death sentence for Antigone’s action. Creon informed his son, Haemon, of his fiancee’s deceit. Haemon, however, defended his beloved. He told his father that the whole city was on her side, but were afraid to say anything. He was inste ...

... into great detail explaining to Socrates that the true lover is not someone that everyone can become easily. A lover has to be nurtured from the beginning and must go through certain steps in order to become a true lover. The philosopher in Socratic ignorance is like the true lover in a lot of the same ways, but they are alike ultimately in that they both know what they lack and are aware of what they don't know. This paper will make an attempt to explain the statement by further exploring the speech of Diotima as well as looking into the speech of Socrates in the Apology. In order to answer the question of how the philosopher in Socratic ignorance is like th ...

... his childhood was rather gloom since it was spent mostly at home and indoors, he didn’t meet many people and he certainly never had that laisser aller attitude that the young boy so obviously possessed. Aschenbach studied the child and found out that his name was Tadzio. The sound of his name was almost musical. Aschenbach would sit on the beach and watch him play, the young child that, in his point of view, looked like the god Apollo. Slowly but surely, he became obsessed with Tadzio, with his youth, beauty, effortlessness and his idleness. Whilst being obsessed with this young boy with whom Aschenbach has no connection or relation, around him disease broods. The ...