... badly in the house she lives in. This is proven by the quote “They quarreled, the madam cheated her on her checks: you know, the girl got a check, a brass one, every time, and at the week’s end she gave those back to the madam, yes, that was the way, and got her percentage, a very small little of her earnings: it is a business, you see, like any other- and the madam used to pretend the girl had given back only so many checks, you see, and really she had given many more, but after they were out of her hands, what could she do?” (Page 121) This quote shows how the woman of the house cheated Ninette out of her money. These next two quotes tell how Ninette was p ...

... to use his power wisely before unleashing it's full capabilities. Once we can use our powers the right ways we can respect the power and not use it for our own benefit at other's expense. I have personally known people to have some power in which they use incorrectly in everyday life. These people become weights to society. They affect the world everyday, many of the world's and the Unites States' problems have arised because of these people. Man will always have greed, it is in human nature...man will always be selfish. These traits can never be extinguished, but at least they can be limited to only certain uses, and maybe man can be accustomed to use these ...

... His good nature is displayed to Ralph, mainly because he is the only kid who would show Piggy any respect, along with his friends, Sam and Eric. Piggy attempts to restore confidence in Ralph to take control as a leader, showing his good judgment by supporting the peace maker. Piggy's biggest faults lie in his insecurities, which were the probable causes for his physical and emotional weaknesses. His nick name was earned because he mentioned what the kids used to call him. The name Piggy is obviously related to his obese physical condition. When Ralph asked him if he was going to swim, his reply was, "I can't swim, I wasn't allowed." The reason for thi ...

... the childless king and queen of Thebes, were told by the god Apollo that their son would kill his father and marry his mother (page 56). A son was born to them, and they tried to make sure that the prophecy would not come true. They drove a metal pin through the infants ankles and gave it to a shepherd, with instructions to leave it to die. The shepherd pitied the little infant so he gave the child to another shepherd. This shepherd gave the baby to a childless king and queen of Corinth, Polybus and Merope. This royal couple named the boy Oedipus, which in its Greek form Oidipous means "swollen foot." Oedipus was brought up believing that Polybus and Me ...

... idea of the paralyzed force. This force symbolizes freedom and uniqueness. It also is captivating and serves as authority. So, the similarities between The Great Gatsby and “The Hollow Men” remarkably show the hollow and stuffed characteristic of the people in Gatsby’s secret society. The first similarity between the two pieces of work is the hollowness in mankind referred to by the poem. In the novel there are two main characters that depict such hollowness. The antagonistic character of Tom Buchanan represents the ruthless and careless American whose dream is to use women and acquire money. In addition he has no respect towards others whi ...

... view. There are essentially only two characters that are significant to the notions and plot of Heart of Darkness, namely Marlow and Kurtz. The two characters are distinctly different from each other, although both are equally characterised with physical and mental traits by Conrad. The reader is involved with the interaction between the two characters. As I support the thesis that man moves from innocence to experience and becomes acquainted with evil in the novella, I have interpreted the character of Marlow as the embodiment of good, and Kurtz as that of evil, (although not entirely). The events of the night journey of Heart of Darkness are described through ...

... our angry enemy, God, may have pity upon us and think that we have learned our lesson and he may take it easy on us. Moloch, you said that nothing is worse than sitting down here in Hell and that we should attack Heaven for that reason. I can surely think of some things worse. Do you think that sitting here with each other, talking to each other, and being armed is the worst thing possible? I think not. What about when we laid in the burning lake? That surely was worse. What if the air that keeps those hot fires going blew seven times as hard and covered us in flames? Or if, from above, vengeance's arm should come down upon us and plague us? What if all ...

... underworld to the shores of Italy demonstrating unanticipated passions and feelings. During this journey of endurance, Aeneus actions and surrounding actions in rage the reader, while also withdrawing pity and the satisfaction of justice. A reader can start to sense feelings of hatred towards a character, but lack of such emotion would be robbing Aeneus of his satisfaction. When Aeneus retells the loss of his wife, Creusa, he says, "She alone failed her friends, her child, her husband." (A, II, 963-64). Aeneus shows no sorrow for losing her, but blames her for not being next to his side. Although Aeneus made his wife follow him, she is to blame for not making it ...

... goes beyond such mere coincidences, and plays out rather in their similar plans of action. One of the many similarities between Casey and Christ is that Casey had also drifted out to the forests in order to "soul-search" and discover the answers to sometimes hidden questions. In this particular situation, Casey himself states the comparison of Christ’s and his actions while giving a grace at the Joad’s breakfast table, "...I been in the hills, thinkin’, almost you might say like Jesus went into the wilderness to think His way out of a mess of troubles" (Steinbeck ch.8). Casey further goes on during his rather rambling grace, "I got tire ...

... is sexism. They deal with serious problems that corrupt their lives. Through perseverance and the passing of time their lives return to normal. Ann-Mei, Lindo, and Ying Ying subjugated by males because of their sex, and Chinese tradition. Ann-Mei is oppressed in many ways. Her mother is invited to spend time at the home of a wealthy merchant named Wu Tsing. During the night he comes into Ann-Mei’s mother’s room and rapes her. Despite emotionally scaring Ann-Mei this demonstrates the lack of respect for a woman in China. Ann-Mei’s mother is forced into concubinage because of her lack of power as a women. She becomes the third wife. As a third wife she maintains v ...