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... As the turtle is walking down the highway, a truck approached him. The driver saw the turle, and deliberately swerved to hit him. The driver of the truck symbolizes the owners, who deliberately try to strike down the migrants. The turtle continues steadily on westerly; the same direction of the migrant people. Good is personified by the poor people. When Ma Joad was talking to the storekeeper who had lent her money she said "If you're in trouble or hurt or need-go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help-the only ones" (Steinbeck 514). It is ironic in order to get something someone should go to the people who have nothing. Examples of the poor helping the poor are pr ...

... house "there [are] beautiful curtains on the windows, white with pictures painted of castles."(101) The curtains painted with castles give the family a false feeling of being elite. When you think of castles you think of queens and kings and aristocracy. Ironically they think of others who lack the few finer things like curtains with castles on them to be lower class then themselves. These minor details make them think they are above everyone else. Along with this false notion of aristocracy the Grangerfords also possess a false knowledge of academics. When Huck asks one of the Grangerford sons to spell his name, The 13 yeah old son spells huck's false name "G-e-o-r-g-e J-a-x-o-n."(96) H ...

... criticizing and punishing her. In one example Jane was keeping to herself, reading a book when her cousin John Reed decided to annoy her. John then grabbed the book and threw it at her knocking her down and cutting her on the head, which bled and was very painful. Mrs. Reed then punished Jane by sending her into the red room, the room her uncle died in, for the entire night. While in the red room Jane became terrified and thought she saw or heard the flapping of wings. The treatment Jane received caused her to become bitter and to truly dislike Mrs. Reed. Jane then goes on to live at Lowood School. While at Lowood Jane meets a young girl named Helen Burns. Helen taught Jane ma ...

... Grandma is a woman who believes in God, but it seems that her belief isn’t really strong up until her confrontation with the Misfit. From what I understand, most of her works follow a similar pattern. The main character(s) are in some kind of trouble and at the end they see “the light” of God’s ways and have their redemption. Christians have often criticized her works for being immoral but in actuality she uses these extreme situations and portrayals to express the power of God in a positive light. The immoral character of the Misfit is very skillfully portrayed, as is the ‘enlightened’ character of Grandma. Most of the characters in “A Good M ...

... she was to shy to ask for help or she had to strong of a will and is "going to bend over backwards" for her grandson and will do whatever it takes to make sure that her grandson is healthy until she can not any longer. Another thing is the doctors and nurses know about the condition of her grandson and did nothing to help other than give her some medicine and sent her on her way. This was just one description of the lack of respect that was present in her society. In our society, were are taught always to respect our elders and help them in any way that we can. Why was there none shown for Phoenix? "She carried a thin, small cane made from an umbrella, and with this she kept tapping the fr ...

... so that life could return to normal. Peer pressure and her lust for revenge caused her to change her mind about starting the witch hunts. Grace played a key role in the disintegration of Salem Village. Characters’ feelings often changed . For example, Abigail decided that she was going to go ahead with the witch hunt, feeling compelled to after the town was talking witchcraft. Her change of heart started the trials. The character whose feelings did not change was Danforth. He said, "You misunderstand, sir: I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just"(124). Danforth did not experience a miracle; therefore, he would not pardon the ...

... that are used to express a particular theme, idea, or character. One symbol that is used over and over is the fire escape. This has different meanings to the characters. For Tom, it is a place where he can escape to. It is where he goes to escape from his mother's nagging. He is open to the outside world when he is on the fire escape. It is his way out. For Laura, it is where the gentleman caller enters and where the outside world is brought inside to her. But to Amanda, the fire escape is not only where the gentleman caller enters, but where he will come in and rescue her daughter from becoming a spinster. Amanda feels that if the gentleman caller comes, then he will ...

... opponent feel sorry or inferior. This makes her extremely hard to get along with since she is always demanding and never giving. Laurel McKelva is the complete opposite of Wanda Fay. She is kind hearted, nice, caring, and intelligent. Laurel has a air of maturity and understanding around her due to her experiences in life. 3.3 In "The Optimist's Daughter" Judge McKelva will soon enter eye surgery to fix a slipped retina. Judge McKelva, his daughter, Laurel, and his new wife, Fay, are all anxious about the surgery and what might happen. Laurels mother died from cancer that started with her eyes and the family fears that the judge might be suffering from the same illness. The surgery ...

... when she was a little girl ready to give her speech that she memorized for Easter Sunday. Then her accident happened. Walker then emphasizes to the reader that the way she views herself now and the way she thinks people view her at the age of eight have changed for the worse. She then states at the age of fourteen her view of beauty changes. She says she can raise her head now that she has had her I fixed. Finally she says at the age of twenty-seven she loved her eye. She said it had taught her of shame, anger, and inner vision. In her narrative, imagery also emphasizes Walker’s view of herself and how others view her. She starts by describing how she looked when she was a little gir ...

... himself in a relationship with Hannah, a young woman working for a human-rights organization. “It was then that it began, that it was inescapable. Needing Hannah”(53). Sonny and Hannah share the same fierce drive to end apartheid. They are fighting the same battle. She is his understanding. With Hannah, Sonny feels “the ultimate joy of making love with someone who, too, is in the battle, for whom the people in the battle are her only family, her life, the happiness she understands”(67). Sonny's wife Aila cannot possibly grasp what this cause means to him because she isn't involved in the movement as he and Hannah are. Therefore he seeks discernment with a woman who is as dedicated a ...