... her daughter's life because of a selfish refusal to reenter a life of slavery? By examining the complexities of Sethe's character it can be said that she is a woman who chooses to love her children but not herself. Sethe kills her baby because, in Sethe's mind, her children are the only good and pure part of who she is and must be protected from the cruelty and the "dirtiness" of slavery(Morrison 251). In this respect, her act is that of love for her children. The selfishness of Sethe's act lies in her refusal to accept personal responsibility for her baby's death. Sethe's motivation is dichotomous in that she displays her love by mercifully sparing her daughter f ...

... connected itself to the characteristics of the story. For example . A reader may understand the Oliver part, but how do you explain the Twist? This boy’s name associates itself with all the ‘twists’ and changes that occur in his life. Oliver goes from being an abused orphan, then taken in by wealthy people, then kidnapped by his half-brother, and then rescued by a friend of his deceased father. Jack Dawkins was also another colorful character’s name who fit pretty well with his traits. Jack was also known as the ‘Artful Dodger’. The way this character acts and the way he talks gives all the right to call him ‘artful’. The way he mocks the justice system wh ...

... misfortune is burdensome on his weary mind. Finally, Jabez gets frustrated with the poor condition of his animals, his sick and hungry children, and his unproductive crops. He inadvertently summons the Devil and makes a deal with him (188-189). The deal stipulates that Jabez would have great success in all his undertakings, and that in seven years time he would relinquish his soul to the Devil; known in this story as “Scratch” (194). Jabez becomes very prosperous, but there exists an underlying anxiety deep inside that grows with each passing year. Jabez’ anxiety turns to sick horror as a moth-like creature desperately pleads to him for hel ...

... box, which hints towards a tragic event from the arrival of illegal immigrants. The play is set in an American society when the immigration law has recently changed. The set portrays the life of most Italian immigrants with temporary or seasonal jobs and little money. The homes are simple tenement buildings with sparse amounts of furniture inside. With the "American Dream" not being lived by these legal citizens the idea of isolation between Italian cultures and the US is evident. The majority of people going to the theatre would be Middle class and well paid so watching a play about poorer Italians creates tension and suggests an unhappy outcome. The play begins ...

... of time. I already have perseverance in me, I just need to work on using it on everything I do, not just when I want to do it. This now brings me to my second virtue, patience. Patience is needed to do just about anything. I think that most of the time I have a lot of patience, but just when I need it the most it disappears on me. For example, I have been trying to sell my horse for a long time now. It started last year, but I really wasn't persistent at advertising her or getting her sold. Then a year goes by and I still haven't sold her. My patients is starting to run out because I cannot do what I want until I sell this horse. I find that the only way ...

... is clouded by his lack of insight. Since he cannot see into other people's characters, he can never identify them for who they truly are. When Lear is angered by Cordelia, Kent tries to reason with Lear, who is too stubborn to remain open-minded. Lear responds to Kent's opposition with, "Out of my sight!," to which Kent responds, "See better, Lear, and let me still remain" (I.i.160). Here, Lear is saying he never wants to see Kent again, but he could never truly see him for who he was. Kent was only trying to do what was best for Lear, but Lear could not see that. Kent's vision is not clouded, as is Lear's, and he knows that he can remain near ...

... sank. They just stood there accepting that their family was breaking up. I thought that Roger Pfingston wrote this story from his heart. I was able to put myself in Brian’s place and actually feel how I thought he would feel. The story that stretched my imagination the most was "Charles" by Shirley Jackson. Even though children have wild imaginations, it did not occur to me that a child in kindergarten would tell such an elaborate lie. When I looked back in the story, I found the spot where I think that Laurie first started to tell his lie. "The teacher spanked a boy, though, ... For being fresh" was Laurie’s replay to his mother asking ...

... spirit triumphantly towards the bourne: but . . . a counteracting breeze blew off land, and continually drove me back." The gale is all the forces that prevent Jane's union with Rochester. Later, Brontë, whether it be intentional or not, conjures up the image of a buoyant sea when Rochester says of Jane: "Your habitual expression in those days, Jane, was . . . not buoyant." In fact, it is this buoyancy of Jane's relationship with Rochester that keeps Jane afloat at her time of crisis in the heath: "Why do I struggle to retain a valueless life? Because I know, or believe, Mr. Rochester is living." Another recurrent image is Brontë's treatment of Birds. We first wit ...

... different in the revolution. Old Major is compared to Lenin. He was an ideologist who dreamed up a wonderful government where all the animals were equal and the humans, or the czars, were pushed out. Unfortunately his dream would never materialize. Then we are left with his predecessors. The first is Snowball. Snowball believed one hundred percent in Old Majors ideals. He wanted all the things Old Major wanted, such as the welfare of the animals. In the Russian Revolution his counterpart would be Trotsky. Trotsky believed and wanted the same things as Lenin, and wanted to continue what Lenin had started. Then comes Napoleon. Napoleon was selfish and greedy. He ...

... uses very basic human emotions like fear, hatred, anxiety and guilt to draw in audience’s interests. The main character in The Tell-Tale Heart had an unnatural hatred for a physical characteristic on a friend. He “thinks it was his eye! yes, it was [that]! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture, a pale blue eye, with a film over it”, his blood ran cold whenever it fell upon him (106). This is something many people can identify with as many have experienced a hatred for a physical characteristic on someone they know. Just as the character did not understand the hatred but just saw this body part, far out of the control of the old man, as so ...