... explains the different types of families that make society diverse. He writes about the culture of one family and how they go about living there lives which he experiences first hand. This essay most definitely relates to my definition of what “ home “ is. In my culture, we do certain things differently. We have different values and morals, but are still somewhat similar to the American culture. My family tends to be more conservative for situations, for example boys. Also, in my house, the language typically spoken is Tagolog. Although, English is most often heard. When friends come and visit, they notice a difference in the environment. If one were to ent ...

... Mrs Danvers. She probably loved her most of them all. She devoted all her life to raise and help and make her the woman she knew she would never become herself. She and Rebecka were very close. Rebeckas death was an extremly hard crush to Mrs Danvers. Like a mother who loses her one and only child who was her everything. But she always feels Rebeckas presence and therefore keeps the house as it always was. When the new Mrs de Winter came to take Rebeckas place Mrs Danvers went furious. Not only could she not stand with the thought that someone was going to take Rebeckas precious place and the one to do it was a joke. In her eyes a shy brat that even the servan ...

... located under his shoulder near his armpit. Harry had his operation soon after he was admitted to the hospital. The operation took roughly three hours and in that time they drilled into his head and inserted the electrodes. They also put in the microcomputer and the power pack at this time. After the operation was over Harry was heavily sedated and put in a room. After the sedatives wore off Harry snuck into a closet and stole an orderly's gown and left the hospital. He was picked up by a lady named Angela Black, who Harry killed when they got to her apartment. After the investigation of the murder of Angela Black Dr. Ross went home to take a shower. When Dr. Ros ...

... the superego, the force that is supposed to “cancel out” the id in a balanced person. The superego is the selfless force inside that does things for others, and sometimes shows guilt. One’s conscience is them feeling their superego inside. Her superego is almost non-existent, but it is evident at one point in the play. The only time that it is shown is when she can’t actually kill King Duncan herself because he looks too much like her father. She said, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done it.” The fact that Lady MacBeth does not have a balance eventually leads to her downfall. The id, ego, and superego ar ...

... following women’s paths to discovery of their own voice or identity. In Kincaid’s poem, Girl; Hong Kingston’s novel, Woman Warrior; and Davenport’s short story, The Lipstick Tree, various themes are presented in contrasting views and contexts, including the influence of mothers upon daughters. It is said that a girl can often develop some of her mother’s characteristics. Although, in their works, Kincaid, Hong Kingston and Davenport depict their protagonists searching for their own identities, yet being influenced in different ways by their mothers. Jamaica Kincaid’s poem Girl, is about a young woman coming-of-age receiving hel ...

... to the short story. Without a good characterization of Dick before his sole turns violent, the story would have no meaning and would just be about a mad man. However, with Wolfe's exquisite characterization, the reader find outs how an innocent god fearing man can turn violent. Overall, Wolfe's characterization is key to the short stories meaning. Outstanding tone and mood choice also help show the truth about the weak human sole. First, the Wolfe's informal tone of the story is significant. I believe Wolfe's tone help set up the readers for the shock of what Dick does. However, the tone the author sets is important because of the shock we get, we also see ...

... ignorant and conceded. Christmas break is coming up and Holden has to wait until then to permanently leave the school. Then one night, Holden gets into a fight with his roommate. He gets so upset that he can’t stand staying there anymore. In the middle of the night, Holden packs all of his belongings and heads for his hometown, New York. The rest of the story takes place in the city, where the reader starts to see Holden’s bad habits. Holden needs a place to stay because he can’t go home, yet. The reason for this is because his parents have not yet found out about their son’s expulsion. So Holden decides to stay in a low-class hotel ...

... family. Willy is generally a good father, husband, and human being. However, his one tragic flaw is his lack of a grip on reality. He couldn’t differentiate the difference between the current time and the past. His flashbacks are a part of his everyday lifestyle, only he doesn’t know that he is experiencing them. Because he lacks that awareness, he brings about his own downfall. Willy could not comprehend that his family is average. No matter what his family members do he thinks that the entire world revolves around them. The have made their names famous for a small amount of time in high school, but they haven’t done anything important since ...

... responds "Because I drink a couple of sherries in the afternoon you’re trying to make me out a drunkard." in a sharp, unforgiving tone. Martin becomes frustrated knowing that he is not able to trust his own wife with any responsibilities around the house because of her intoxication, "If you could only realize how sick I am - how bad it is for all of us." He pleads with Emily and tries to calm her often, but underneath his calm and passive mask Martin’s fear and worry for his children causes him to despise Emily’s behavior. "His youth was being frittered away by a drunkard’s waste, his very manhood subtly undermined." Two events that worried Martin the most were whe ...

... which in turn places him in a state of depression and soon there after, death. Ultimately, by having "prefer not to," Melville is commenting on the role of humanity in the work force. If man attempts to break free of his role and exercise his own freewill then he is severing himself from humanity which in turn will lead to depression and perhaps death, for he will have nothing but a wall always obstructing him. From the beginning is isolated within the confines of his work place. "I procured a high green folding screen, which might entirely isolate from my sight, though not remove him from my voice."( pg 111) In this quotation the narrat ...