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Her opinion of the upper class and their attitude towards those of lower distinction is exposed through the characterization of Brochures and his hypocritical actions and the reactions of the girls of Elwood to these actions. Balance Ingram is a striking symbol of Bronze’s disinterest in the appearance and social standing of an individual if…

Tragically Troy had capabilities but he didn’t utilize them for his family or for the black society as a whole. In every instant Troy’s choices are self serving he felt that as long as he was the breadwinner that’s all he had to do. Troy is selfish and he only stands up for something if…

Roger Coltrane Darl’s “yes” Death causes the Bundren family to deal with change. Each character selects a unique way to cope with the family’s loss. By coping, the characters satisfy personal motives while simultaneously moving on with their lives. Coping mechanisms differ in the character’s emotional connection or “closeness” with death. Ranging from a strong…

fMouseo stroke her soft hair, but he does it so strongly that she panics, which ends up in Lennie killing her. He attempts to hide her body using hay and then runs away to the spot where George had told him to go if he got in any trouble. Candy finds the body, which was…

Summary: Within Pet Sematary, by Stephen King; pages 71-132, you learn more about the main character Louis Creed and his family. After the night of his encounter with the recently deceased, Victor Pascow, Louis returns back to work at the university and does research about Pascow. Then, he meets his new co-workers and eats lunch…

            The lone, repentant survivor of an ill-fated ocean journey in Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” committed a sin but received mercy and redemption that spurred him to spread his bittersweet tale for the benefit of others.  His perplexing decision to kill a playful albatross that had followed his ship for days…

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow… Sometimes tomorrow ne’er comes and as for Macbeth, tomorrow meant another twenty-four hours of interior torture and guilt. This winning Thane literally got the better of himself every bit shortly as he started to believe in the enchantresss. After the prophesies, Macbeth’s popularity seems to take a bend for the…

According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Prometheus, a Titan demi-god, created men using clay from the Earth. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus, the character Victor Frankenstein is portrayed as a new Prometheus, as he creates a living creature using inanimate parts. However, Shelley’s metaphor goes beyond this literal interpretation. In Hesiod’s…

The term “myth” is frequently employed to describe narratives and anecdotes that have been transmitted across generations. These tales typically have a foundation in reality but revolve primarily around particular concepts or subjects. When someone asserts, “It’s a myth,” they are suggesting that a story or anecdote holds some truth but also incorporates fictional elements….

Tragedy in Braveheart, The Last Samurai, and Beowulf: The Relevance of Aristotle’s Poetics in Contemporary Movie Analysis Aristotle’s Poetics continues to be relevant in the discourse and analysis of drama and literature, especially those falling into the category of tragedy, which he defined as “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of…