What are some examples of figurative language in the poem "Casey at the Bat"?

The famous
poem "Casey at the Bat" is full of figurative language, as the other educator has
pointed out. Let's take a look at a few more examples:

is the attribution of human-like qualities to non-human
entities or inanimate objects. We see personification in the seventh stanza of the
poem:

Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them
on his shirt...

Tongues are being personified and
provided with a human action that they cannot actually perform. This figurative language implies
that people are shouting joyously as Casey prepares to hit the ball. 

is the use of exaggeration to convey an emotional point.
We see hyperbole used in the tenth stanza:

With a smile of
Christian charity great Casey's visage shone...

The
implication that Casey's grace in this moment is "Christian" portrays him as saintlike
when he has, in reality, not yet hit the ball. It conveys the sense of worship that the crowd
has for him and the composure that he has while playing.

We see this same
technique used two stanzas later, when Casey takes his final swing:

And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow...

Obviously air does not actually "shatter"; this word was
chosen to place emphasis on the deeply disappointing fact that Casey has missed his final shot
and let down the entire crowd. This creates a moment of unbearable tension as we realize that
Casey--who has been built up as a hero of baseball for the entirety of the poem--has failed to
perform the way we expected him to. 

In 1984, what kind of imagery is depicted in part 1, chapter 1, and part 2, chapter 2?

Much of thein , helps to establish the ominous tone of the story and the threatening
settinginhabits. From the opening sentence, both are fairly bleak:

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston
Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly
through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of
gritty dust from entering along with him.

The bright day
is contrasted by the reality of the cold. Winston is trying to "escape" a
"vile" wind and the clocks strike the ominous number thirteen (also heightening the
alien-but-familiar nature of the storyas a normal analogue clock only has twelve hours). The
imagery here allows the reader to immediately be swept into Winston's cold, unwelcoming world
that is not too unlike their own.

Later in this same chapter, the reader is
able to ascertain the total control of Winston's government from...

When it comes to the mobile phones industry, how can the characteristics of cell phones impact inventory control decisions in a warehouse? What do you...

Before
answering this question, you need to
describe three variables: the mobile phone industry, FIFO,
and
LIFO.

We start by explaining what FIFO and LIFO is. FIFO is an
acronym
for First-In-First-Out. FIFO is an inventory management method
whereby the first batch of goods
bought by the business are sold before the
firm orders another batch. FIFO is preferred by most
businesses because it
prevents the inventory from becoming obsolete.

On the

other hand, LIFO is an acronym for Last-In-First-Out. It is the reverse of FIFO. Here
the
business sells the last batch of inventory that it purchases first. LIFO
is often used to
indicate the rising costs of doing business. The inventory
is assumed to be sold at the most
recent prices, which are usually higher
than the old prices. Since this method can be used by
companies to reduce the
amount of tax that they should pay, it is banned in most countries,
except
the United States, where it has to be used under strict rules and
guidelines.

The mobile phone industry is influenced by the
latest trends. Smartphone makers launch
new models every year, and the
competition is stiff. Some people have to have the latest
smartphone model.
That means that old models become obsolete rather quickly. If you are
thinking
of getting into the business of selling phones, you should consider
the FIFO method of inventory
management. New inventory should always be sold
first because the longer a phone stays in the
warehouse, the more obsolete it
becomes and the less likely you are to sell
it.

What are some examples of transfer propaganda techniques used throughout Animal Farm?

As was
mentioned in the previous post, transfer propaganda is defined as a technique that projects the
positive or negative qualities of an individual to something in order to make the second seem
more or less acceptable.continually uses transfer propaganda to oppress and manipulate the other
animals on the farm into accepting the pigs' decisions. Afterchasesoff of the farm, the ruling
pigs use transfer propaganda to blame all of their failures on Snowball. Transfer propaganda is
employed to blame Snowball for the destruction of the windmill, as well as all of the other
unfortunate occurrences on the farm.writes,

"Whenever
anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball" (30).

When Squealer declares that Snowball was in league with Jones and
plotted againstat the Battle of Cowshed, many of the animals find this hard to believe.
Whenquestions Squealer and comments that Snowball fought bravely, Squealer uses transfer
propaganda by appealing to Napoleon's authority. Squealer says,

"Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon...has stated categoricallycategorically, comradethat
Snowball was Joness agent from the very beginningyes, and from long before the Rebellion was
ever thought of" (Orwell 32).

Upon learning that
Napoleon stated that Snowball was allied with Jones during the Battle of Cowshed, Boxer accepts
Squealer's testimony. Napoleon is viewed as an infallible, honest leader which means that all of
his comments must be true.

How does William Blake represent the animal in the poem "The Tyger"?

Blake's
philosophy and religious beliefs form one of the greatest puzzles in literature. Blake seems to
celebrate both the positive and negative forces in the universe, to believe both sides are
equally the intentional creations of God, despite also conveying, at crucial points, an almost
pacifistic message that rejects the violence and retribution implied in traditional religion
alongside God's mercy. The title animal of "" represents an ambiguous but dangerous
force that exists in the world. The tiger could symbolize the warlike elements within mankind,
or perhaps within God and the universe as a whole. It's as if God has caused the tiger to arise,
but inexplicably so:

What immortal hand or
eye
Could frame they fearful symmetry?

Why,
Blake asks, would God create something so uncontrolled as this beast? But, does the tiger
genuinely represent a negative force? Its "symmetry" would appear a quality of
perfection, perhaps in distinction to the flawed nature of both man and most of...

In "The Open Window," why does Vera have to deceive Mr. Nuttel?

s short story
features a literary technique called dramatic . A writer creates dramatic irony when he/she
reveals information to the reader that one or more of the characters in the story does not know.
It's a good way to create suspense and make a reader think about how characters will react to
the circumstances of the story. 

When Vera tells Mr. Nuttel about the missing
men, the reader eventually discovers that this story is a lie. Because Mr. Nuttel does not know
it is a lie, we have an instance of dramatic irony.

Why does Vera have to
lie? Well, for Saki to create the intended effect (dramatic irony) the reader needs to learn
something that the character does not, and the lie makes this possible.

Notice that Vera does not only tell one lie. After Mr. Nuttel runs away, she lies about
the reason he left, saying that he was afraid of their dog:

"I expect it was the spaniel," said the niece calmly; "he told me he had
a horror of dogs.

This lie shifts the focus from Mr.
Nuttels situation to Vera's behavior. Sakis theme now becomes clearer. Instead of a central
message about a man who is trying to deal with a nervous disorder, the reader is presented with
a girl who deceives impulsively, and apparently just for the fun of it. The second lie forces us
to confront the question: what does Veras deceitful behavior say about humanity?

 

The Old Woman's Message Poem

In the
poem, the speaker is deeply grieved at her sons' indifference to her. The whole poem centers on
a mother's appeal for reconciliation and connection with her sons before she dies.

But my sons, forgetful of me,

are like fruit
borne by birds.

I see the sons of other women

returning.
What is in their minds?

In her mind, the speaker cannot
fathom the thoughtless apathy of her sons, so contrary to the filial loyalty shown by other
women's sons. She uses ato describe her sons' estrangement from her; perhaps they are like
'fruit borne by birds.' Birds digest the fruit they eat, but the seeds in their fecal matter
often land in another area. The speaker laments that her sons have allowed themselves to set
down roots far away from her.

Already I sway like a dry
falling leaf

I see with my hands-

oh tell Polin and Manuai
to hurry

and come to my death feast.

The use of
enjambment in the lines above lends an immediacy to the speaker's appeal. She is
desperate to see her sons and entreats them to attend her 'death feast.' The feast reference is
an interesting one; the poet's Pacific Islander roots may account for this singular mention.
Papua New Guinea (where the poet was originally from) is part of the Pacific Islands, where
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festival in northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

What are some of Winston and Julia's differences in 1984?

At the
beginning of ,is a
low level bureaucrat who makes his living altering
historical records at the
Ministry of Truth. Though an unassuming man, he is keenly aware of the

oppressive government that rules over him and the lives of millions. His focus
throughout the
novel is the past and future: the way things used to be before
Big Brother...

In "The Raven", what does the bird intrusion in the speaker's life represent? Why can't the speaker make it leave? What does the bird 's continuning a...

The raven was
invited into the house by the narrator of the poem. He is lamenting his lost love .  The
narrator is using the symbol of the raven to exemplify is feelings of depression, decay and
hopelessness. Other symbols of death and decay are the weather: rainy and stormy, the month:
December, and time: midnight.

Since the speaker has invited the raven in, he
is the one who must invite it to leave.  I think he is wallowing in the pain of loss. He has
gone to the edge of human misery and has found it easier to keep the pain than to move on with
his life.

It may be that the narrator of the poem is caught up in the
nightmare of grief and loss and simply has no power or ability to make the raven
leave.

Are there any other characters in "Annabel Lee", if so who and what do they add to the poem?

The main
character in the poem is the
speaker.  He is responding to the death of his love, .  Annabel Lee
is
another character, but she is dead.  She died when a breeze from the sea came, chilling
and
killing her.

Although Annabel is not really a
character in the present, her
death has a great effect on the
speaker.

And this maiden
she lived with
no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me. (lines
5-6)

It sounds like the two were very
close, and very much in life.  Her
early death still affects him this much
later.  They were both young, so he probably expected to
spend his life with
her.

There are other characters that covet Annabel and

cause her death, making the tone of the poem angry as well as sad.  For example, the
angels were
envious of Annabel, according to the speaker.

The angels,
not half so happy in heaven, /> Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the
reason (as all
men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came
out
of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
(Stanza 4)

There is also mention of
demons down under the sea.  At the end,
the speaker personifies the sun and
the moon, saying their actions remind him of
her.

What's a plot summary of The Art of Racing in the Rain?

s novel
has two protagonists: a human, Denny, and his dog, Enzo, who is also the narrator. When the
novel begins, the frail, elderly Enzo is reflecting on his life with Denny, with whom he has
lived since he was a puppy, and on the concept of mortality. The mature Denny lives with his
daughter, Zoe, and works as a mechanic. The young Denny had been a gifted but reckless racecar
driver to whom Enzo became deeply devoted. Dennys special gift was for racing in the
rain.

Gradually Enzo had to adjust to Dennys new girlfriend, Eve, who soon
became his wife and not long after became pregnant. Enzo describes these events as he understood
them from a puppys perspective. Enzo and Eve also become close when Denny is driving in a race
when she goes into labor and delivers the baby at home, with Enzo nearby. She asks him to take
care of the baby, Zoe, and his devotion quickly encompasses her.

Tragically,
Eve develops a serious illness and the family struggles with her treatment and Dennys frequent
absences for races. Within a few years, she stops responding to or even seeking treatment.
Because Denny is gone so much, Eve and Zoe go to live with her parents. After her death, the
grandparents start a custody battle. Further plot complications ensue when Denny is accused of
sexual assault by a teenage girl.

Enzo is allowed to visit Zoe at her
grandparents along with Denny. Enzo develops arthritis and Denny goes broke paying legal fees.
Dennys parents, from whom he had been estranged, re-enter his life for moral and financial
support. After the girl admits she lied and the case is dismissed, Denny gets a fabulous job as
a race car driver in Italy. Before he can leave, however, Enzo dies. Denny and Zoe move to Italy
and meet a boy who is Denny's fan, named Enzo.

Is Nick Carraway an honest and nonjudgemental person? Is Nick Carraway an honest and nonjudgemental person?

is set up to
be, as the narrator, the moral
center of the novel.  He has been raised in the midwest, a place
that is set
aside in the novel as being somehow separate from the setting for the novel, a
place
that maintains its morals just as Nick has.  He notes that he tries to
maintain a sense of
detachment, and it is clear in the way that he describes
the people in the story that he does
not judge people quickly or definitively
and the reader is allowed to form their own judgments. 
He is also honest,
insofar as the reader can tell, as he relates the events and also opens up

his own personality to the reader that lends further credence to his place as a
moral
actor.

Why did the Bhakti movement attract women?

The Bhakti
movement attracted women because it liberalized the process of religious worship.  Prior to the
movement, religious worship in Hinduism was very formalized and structured with a Brahmin being
the only individual who was sanctioned as being able to engage in the purest form of religious
worship.  This was something that closed many doors to women.  The Bhakti movement changed this
in stressing that the tenets of religious worship are open to all.  Merely chanting the Lord's
name is something in which men and women can find peace within the divine.  

The Bhakti movement's emphasis on the universality in religious worship as well as
stressing the idea that there are not "chosen" people, but rather an inclusivity that
pulls everyone into the graces of the divine proved to be attractive to women.  Rather than
being told of what doors of religious worship are closed off to them, many women found the
inclusive stress of the Bhakti movement something quite appealing and attractive to women who
simply wanted the chance to worship in the glory of the divine.

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In Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what did Bruno's old house in Berlin look like?

Bruno's
old home in Berlin is a large, ornate
home, which has massive oak doors, a grand staircase, and
plenty of nooks and
crannies that Bruno can explore. Bruno mentions that his home is four floors

with a basement, where the family's cook and servants live. The ground floor of Bruno's
Berlin
home includes a kitchen, a large dining room, and his father's office,
which Bruno is prohibited
from entering unless he is given special
permission. There are two bedrooms on the second floor,
which belong to Bruno
and Gretel, and there is a master bedroom with a bathroom on the third
floor.
On the fourth floor, there is a small room with slanted windows that overlooks
Berlin.
Bruno's favorite thing about his home in Berlin is the massive
banister that runs from the
fourth floor to the ground level. Bruno's
favorite pastimes are sliding down the massive
banister and exploring the
numerous nooks and crannies throughout the massive home.
Unfortunately,
Bruno's father is promoted to Commandant and...

What two similes describe the Phaeacians ships in Book 7 of Homer's Odyssey?

The
"curved" and "swift" ships of the
Phaeacians are described by Athena in Book
7 of the Odyssey as, reiterating
the "swift" descriptor, "swift as a bird on the
wing or as a thought." This
is effectively two similes in one, as it uses two separate
points of
comparison to reinforce the point the goddess is making about the quality of
the
Phaeacian fleet. Later, it is stated that the Phaeacians are famed for
their ships; we can
deduce from the context that this is because of their
great speed and their
construction.

We see the same term,
"swift," applied again to the
Phaeacian ships later in the book, when the
Phaeacian men's skill at crafting swift ships is
described as equalling their
women's skill at the loom. This equivocation is not really a ,
although it
compares one thing to another, but it does help illuminate our understanding
of
Phaeacian society.

As far as I can see, there are no
further similes
describing the ships.

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What is the main satirical point in part 4 of Gulliver's Travels?

The main satirical point in part 4 of Gullivers Travels is
essentially the same as that in the first three books, though it is perhaps even more bluntly
expressed. That point is to ridicule and deprecate humans by pointing out our foolish and
despicable behavior. In part 4, this is achieved by making Swifts ideal beings (the wise and
virtuous Houyhnhnms) resemble horses, while the Yahoos (the filthy, degenerate creatures they
regard as fit only for slavery) look almost exactly like people.

Gulliver
reports that the Houyhnhnms initially mistake him for a Yahoo. He differs from one in a few
small matters: his smooth white skin, the hairlessness of most of his body, and his habit of
walking upright. Otherwise, he resembles the creature perfectly. The method ofis very similar to
that of part 1, in which it was the diminutive size of the Lilliputians which exposed them to
the satirists ridicule. In part 4, the brutish nature of the Yahoos is used to ridicule the
pride of human...

I need help writing a paragraph about the risks of abortion. How should I start it?

You will want
to begin by absorbing ideas and
getting your thoughts organized. The next thing to do is
research. Go the
library and look at medical journals and articles about risks related to

abortion. The internet is also a great source. Make sure that you use only
reliable
resources.

Now that you have done this it is time
to brainstorm. Make a list
of what you know. To make it easier you can even
make a graphic organizer. The next step is the
writing process.

You will probably focus more on medical issues but do not
forget to
include information on the psychological risks that can be involved when women have
an
abortion. They can often be quite devastating.

In As I Lay Dying, we get multiple perspectives of the same event from individual characters. Using examples from the story, how does this novel...

With fifteen
different narratives in the form
of stream of consciousness, the reader
of  understands
that there are fifteen different realities--no absolutes.
In this way, the
reader is presented with what motivates each narrator and how each faces

misfortune. Thus, all of life is portrayed: its anger, its irrationality, its poignancy,
and
satiric humor--even its morbid , confusion, and pathos. In his 1952
work, : A Critical
Study, Irving Howe states,

 Of all Faulkner's
novels, As
I Lay Dying is the warmest, the kindliest
and most
affectionate€¦. In no other work is he so receptive to people, so ready to take
and
love them, to hear them out and record their turns of , their melodies of
speech.

Certainly, Faulkner's
portrayal of character is more intimate with
his use of. For instance, in
Section 40 as Addie narrates, the reader learns the hollowness that
she has
felt when she was single, strangely whipping her students in...

What is the major conflict in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?

The
most predominant conflict in is
character vs. fate.was born to a cursed family and was therefore
cursed himself. According to myth, King Laius was King Pelops' charge. Laius became such close
friends with Pelops' youngest son Chrisippus that they ran away together. As a result, Pelops
cursed Laius ( title="Tripp, Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology as cited in "The Story of
Oedipus," csun.edu">Tripp, Meridian Handbook of Classical
Mythology). Hence, it is as a result of Pelops' curse that Oedipus is born
to the fate of killing his own father, Laius, and sleeping with his own mother. Therefore, the
most predominant conflict reflects circumstances far beyond Oedipus's control, making the
predominant conflict character vs.
fate.

However, this would not be a true Greek , particularly
not the tragedy Aristotle lauds in his Poetics as the most perfect tragedy,
if Oedipus Rex did not also possess a character flaw that helps
propel him towards his great fall (Barbara F. McManus, "Outline of Aristotle's
Theory"). Oedipus's character flaw is recognized to be his excessive
pride, making the second predominant conflict in the play character
vs. self. We particularly see evidence of Oedipus's pride in his dealings with
bothand . It is Oedipus's pride that drives him to suspect a plot to overthrow, not only Laius,
but himself and to disbelieve Tiresias's prophecy. Instead, Oedipus believes that both Creon and
Tiresias are conspiring against him and that Creon paid Tiresias to deliver false prophecy, as
we see in Oedipus's lines:

... the trusted Creon, my
friend from the beginning, beguiles me and secretly desires to oust me, engaging this
craftily-working wizard ... who sees clearly only for profit. (405-409)

It is also Oedipus's pride and even his impetuous temper that leads
him to kill a man who ran him off the road at the intersection heading towards Delphi--a man
that turned out to be his own father. Therefore, the second most predominant conflict in the
play is character vs. self.

Why does Goldstein's face turn into a sheep in 1984?

This
question is in reference to the "Two Minute's Hate," a daily ritual in Oceania where
members of the Outer Party must witness a film that depicts enemies of the state. During this
period, they are reported to become angry, violent, and prone to mob mentality. They even
interact physically with the film, throwing objects and trash at the screens.is made incredibly
uncomfortable by the effect that the Two Minute's Hate has on the crowd, saying that it it's
impossible to ignore and even participate in, and the feeling is like an "electric
current."

Specifically, the film depicts Emmanuel Goldstein and his
followers in "The Brotherhood," considered by the general populace to be the utmost
enemies of civilization as they know it. Goldstein is the noted author of the book The
Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, and is considered to be an
intellectual and physical threat to the values of the Party. Over the course of the video, his
face morphs into that of a sheep. This is meant to ridicule and dehumanize Goldstein, and
inspire further hatred among viewers. It is implied that perhaps Goldstein and the Brotherhood
are fabrications of the Ministry of Truth and do not even exist as separate entities. By this
logic, the daily films only exist to give the people of the Outer Party something at which to
direct their existential anger. It is in the in the Ministry of Truth's best interest if this
object of ridicule is also something that reportedly opposes the state.

What poetic devices are used in "Richard Cory?"

: 

And he was always
quietly arrayed,

And he
was always human when he talked;...

 

And
he was richyes, richer than a king

And admirably schooled in every grace:

 

The repetition of the word
"and"
heightens our involvement with the character of . He is the center of the
poem
and the use of anaphora focuses our attention upon him and his
characteristics. This is
especially important as it lulls us into a false
sense of security which makes the twist ending
all the more effective.

 

:

We
people on the
pavement...

 

Alliteration draws attention to itself,
so is a useful device for
emphasizing a specific point. Here, the author contrasts the mere
mortals of
the town with this polite, dashing gentleman. And again:

So on we

worked, and waited for
the
light...

Once more, alliteration is being
used to
emphasize the difference between Richard Cory and the common
townsfolk, a difference that will
be summarily obliterated in the final
stanza. Everything is leading up to a...

Does the play A Raisin in the Sun have a "happy ending"? Why or why not? What do the Youngers have in store for them once they move?

The
ending of the play is not necessarily happy, but it does seem hopeful. As
the play closes, the Younger family has been swindled, but they are still optimistically
planning a move to a new house.had decided to use their money to move them to a nicer
neighborhood, but the worrisome issue is that this neighborhood is all white, and they will be
the overwhelming minority in comparison.

There are many stressful things
placed on the family here at the end, as their financial security is feeble and they are moving
to a place where they will almost certainly face prejudice. However, the family believes the
situation will be safer for their children, and they will have a better life overall. So while
there are worries, and all is certainly not resolved, the play ends on a hopeful note.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Where can I find a synopsis of "Richard III"? i was ask to get some general idea about the play so it can help me write my eassay.

We have
an excellent summary of the play here
on available...

Saturday, August 16, 2014

How did Mein Kampf help Hitler in his rise to power?

Mein Kampf  was instrumental in Hitler's rise to power as it gave
him a forum where his views could resonate with the cultural feel of many Germans of the time.
 The book enabled Hitler to reach a wider audience with his politics of scapegoating.  The
positions advocated in the book were distinct from the mainstream Weimar Germany position. This
helped to establish Hitler as a figure outside of the establishment, gaining credibility with a
skeptical...

How do you analyse poetry?

To analyse
something means to look closely at its smaller parts and determine how they work together, and
to link its function with the history of things like it.  For poetry, that means looking (and
listening) closely to its words.  is concentrated word magic by which is meant that poetry is
a concentrated, efficient utterance using all the properties of words (, , pronounciation,
history, syllabification, rhymes, etc.) to evoke something in the reader/listener that is more
than simply a logical, deductive, non-magic communication.

     
Practically, poetry analysis can begin with...

Thursday, August 14, 2014

What are the three omens in Chapter 6 of The Pigman? What does Lorraine think they mean?

The three
omens that Lorraine thinks she sees at the zoo are the lady selling peanuts, the peacock, and
the kid sitting outside the vampire bat exhibit. She thinks the omens are saying that bad things
are going to happen as a result of their involvement with the Pigman.

The
first omen is a woman selling peanuts. Lorraine goes up to her and asks for four bags. The lady
is very rude and antagonistic - Lorraine says, "You could tell she hated kids - just hated
them." To Lorraine, that is the first omen, and she wishes she and John had "left
right on the spot."

The second omen is when she is "attacked"
by a peacock. A large white peacock opens up its feathers and starts dancing in front of her
when she opens her first bag of peanuts. Frightened, Lorraine backs up against a fence, and she
is not reassured when the Pigman just grins and tells her, "Just offer it a peanut...He
likes you. Ha, ha."

The third omen occurs in the nocturnal room of the
Mammal Building. Lorraine "almost (goes) into shock" when she gets a good look at the
vampire bats, who are shown with accompanying pictures of a couple of them "sucking the
blood out of a horse's neck." The creepiest part about the exhibit, for Lorraine, however,
the part that she considers to be an omen, is a child that is sitting in front of the bat cage.
The little boy isn't looking at the bats; he is "looking at you when
you (come) to look at the bats," smirking. The kid makes Lorraine feel uneasy, as if she is
a bat in the cage and he is on the outside looking at her (Chapter 6).

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

What is the theme, tone, mood, and diction in the poem "Letter From a Contract Worker"?

In his
poem Letter From a Contract Writer, Antonio Jacinto assumes the persona of a lovesick laborer
who is working far away from homeand the woman he adores.

is defined as word
choice. The connotations of the words in all but the last stanza of the poem are romantic or
sexual. The speaker uses words like desire, yearning, intimate, caresses, passion, and
hot. All of these suggest the speakers lust for his lover.

The diction of
the poem establishes an admiring, passionate tone as the speaker compares his lovers features to
various things...

Why Did The Colonists Fight The British

Americans
considered themselves to be British citizens, but the Americans in the colonies were not treated
the same as citizens living in England. As war with England became imminent, the colonies first
made their complaints known to King George in the Olive Branch Petition. In this petition, the
leaders of the First Continental Congress expressed issues the colonists felt were oppressive.
One key complaint in the petition, and which would be a reason for war, was taxation without
representation. The British government taxed the American colonists, but the colonists had no
representation in Parliament. Without representation in Parliament, the American colonists had
no outlet in matters of...

Monday, August 11, 2014

Discuss realism in Robinson Crusoe and explain why Defoe is considered the father of realism.

Defoe is
considered "the father of " because he wrote about people, gave them specific,
concrete motivations, and explained how and why they pursued them. He wrote in the earliest days
of the novel as literary form, and his , widely considered the first
English novel, is a realist work in a number of respects compared to the romances and
picaresques from which the literary novel descended.

First, it simply claims
to be real. Robinson Crusoe's full title in the first edition is
"The Life  and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson
Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight...

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How does Hawthorne show the major elements of antitranscendentalism in "Young Goodman Brown"?

shows the dark side of human nature and the
struggle between good and evil in
by placing his main
character against not only the devil, but the evil in
the heart of everyone
else in the town where he lives.

Anti-transcendentalism

focuses on the evil in people. Anti-transcendentalists don't believe that people are
innately
good. Instead, they believe that all humans are weak to sin and
likely to fail when offered
temptation. It's a less hopeful style of
literature than transcendentalism.

In the story, Goodman
Brown witnesses a community member talking to the devil after his
own plans
to meet the devil. As he makes his way back to town, he finds that everyone
is
involved in a Black Mass. The people he thought were pious and beyond
reproach are instead evil
and celebrating the devil. He does eventually yell
for his wife to resist. When he does, he
wakes up alone.

However, this doesn't change him for the better. If
anything, the vision he
had makes his...

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Why did James Madison refer to the legislative branch as the first branch of government?

Madison
answers this question most directly in Federalist No. 51, the essay where he addresses the
system of checks and balances built into the Constitution. 

Madison tells his
readers that in "republican government, the legislative authority necessarily
predominates." This is because in this kind of government "a dependence on the people
is...the primary control on the government," and obviously the legislative branch is most
dependent on the people. This Congress under the Constitution has the power to tax, to declare
war, to borrow money, and to carry out almost all of the functions of a government. The Congress
can also impeach and remove members of the other branches for a number of offenses, and the
Senate has the power to give, or not give, consent to both treaties and presidential
nominees.

While the Framers of the Constitution clearly wished to create a
far more powerful central government than had existed under the Articles of Confederation (which
only had a legislative...

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In The Great Gatsby, when Nick Carraway tells Gatsby that he cannot repeat the past, Gatsby replies, "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!"

This question most
directly pertains to . Gatsby's attempts to rekindle a love affair from his youth are central to
his actions in the novel and, indeed, central to his character's ambitions. 

Gatsby once lovedbriefly as a young man when he met her in Kentucky. After enlisted in
the armed services and going off to fight in WWI, Gatsby loses Daisy to , a man of great
privilege and wealth.

Gatsby, at the time, has no wealth or status. He
ultimately designs a plan to become wealthy, follow Daisy to the east coast, and win her love.
Gatsby is out to prove something to the world and to himself. He is out to prove that he was
always good enough for Daisy (or that, at least, his money makes him good enough for her now).
This penchant can be related to Gatsby's "heightened sensitivity to the promises of
life."

In addition to Gatsby's great, selfish and romantic vision is a
sense of honor. He says at one point that, having taken Daisy's maidenhood, as it were, in
Kentucky, marrying her is the only honorable thing for him to do. So, he wants to make things
right according to this code of chivalry. 

Many hurdles stand in the way of
this ambition. Daisy is married and has a child. Tom remains wealthy. Daisy, while constantly
performing the part of the hurt wife, has already seemingly come to terms with her lot and is
not wholly unhappy. Only Gatsby, with his overriding desire to see his potential proved and
fulfilled, is sure that a marriage to Daisy is inevitable. 

The events that
lead to the end of the novel defeat Gatsby's purpose and bring about his death. When Myrtle is
killed, Daisy retreats behind Tom's protection and refuses to see Gatsby again. This takes
place, of course, after Gatsby has demanded that Daisy say she "never loved Tom",
which she refuses to do. 

In trying to regain the past, Gatsby insists that
Daisy erase the importance and the meaning of the life that she has lived since they parted - a
life which produced her one child. She cannot do this. She cannot throw away the meaning of her
life. Thus Gatsby's effort to regain the past is doubly defeated. He cannot erase what has
occurred and he cannot get Daisy back either. 

Saturday, August 9, 2014

What were the main points of Allied military strategy in Europe?

allied military
strategy for Europe: Churchill and Roosevelt and their advisers met in Washington in late 1941. 
They decided that they must fiirst make a big effort at defeating Germany, then they would
tackle Japan.

The American army leaders had a tradition of massing man-power
and going on the offensive, so they intended to do this as soon as they could stabilize the
southwestern Pacific.  They wanted to make a huge cross-channel invasion of Europe from
Britain.

The Allies could not have enough ships to invade Europe before
spring of 1942, so they planned to bomb Germany until then and send war materials to the Soviet
armies fighting Germany in Russia.

Shipping proved to be insufficient to
simultaneously supply Russia, supply British forces fighting German forces in the Middle-East,
and also build up an invasion force in Britain sufficient to invade Europe by 1942, so a plan
was made to invade North Africa in 1942, and this was done.

Churchill wanted
to keep eating away at Germany from the Mediterranian: Africa, Sicily, Italy, and so on--a war
of attrition--until Germany was weak, then invade across the Channel.  American army commanders
wanted to make a huge cross-channel invasion of Europe--a war of mass and concentration--as soon
as possible.  In 1943, the Allies approved a round-the-clock bombing campaign against Germany,
but made no definite plan for a cross-channel invasion other than to agree to do it
someday.

At the Tehran Conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill,
held at the end of 1943, a final blueprint for allied victory in Europe took shape.  During the
summer of 1944 there would be a huge-cross channel invasion of Europe and a smaller invasion of
southern France, and at the same time Russia would launch an all out offensive on its front with
Germany.  Germany would be crushed between the jaws of a gigantic vice applied from west and
east.

How does "Harrison Bergeron" relate to current society?

wrote
"" in 1961, which was in the midst of the Cold War and just after the end of the
Joseph McCarthy-era of anti-Communist witch hunts by the U.S. Congress. While this story has
been used by many different political groups to mean many different things, conservative groups
have latched on to this story's anti-equality message. Conservative groups have read this story
as a warning that the equality required by socialism and communism require conformity and
reduces society to its lowest-common denominator instead of requiring the competition that is
inherent to capitalism.

They take George Bergeron's warning to his wife as a
warning of what would happen if equality was enforced by the U.S. government:

"If I tried to get away with it ... then other people'd get
away with it-and pretty soon we'd be right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing
against everybody else. You wouldn't like that, would you?"

This idea has been applied to many other...

What can we infer is the purpose of Heck Tate's mob that comes to the Finch's home on Saturday night?

At the
beginning of , Sheriff Tate, Link Deas, and several recognizable men visit 's home, where they
proceed to discuss moving Tom Robinson to the Maycomb jailhouse before the trial.overhears Mr.
Tate mention that Tom will be moved to the county jailhouse on Sunday and Atticus responds by
saying that he doubts anyone will cause his client any trouble. Link Deas then mentions that the
Old Sarum bunch could cause some problems. Atticus dismisses their concerns but the men
acknowledge that the Old Sarum bunch is capable of making a stir on Sunday because this is
considered a special occasion.

As soon as Link Deas begins to question
Atticus's motivation for representing Tom Robinson, the phone rings inside and the men leave the
yard. By analyzing their conversation, the audience can infer that Sheriff Tate, Link Deas, and
the other men visit Atticus's home to warn him about the Old Sarum bunch. They fear that the Old
Sarum bunch will form a lynch mob and attempt to hang Tom Robinson before the trial. The men are
Atticus's friends and simply looking out for him. Although Atticus dismisses their concerns, he
travels to the Maycomb jailhouse, where he prevents the Old Sarum bunch from lynching Tom
Robinson.

Friday, August 8, 2014

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, why would the alchemist set up such a test (turning himself into the wind) for Santiago?

In 's
, the alchemist and the boy are captured by one of the desert tribes that
is at war. The alchemist gives the boy's gold to the chief and then tells the man that Santiago
is an alchemist and is so powerful that he can turn himself into the wind and destroy them all.
The chief is curious and demands to see if Santiago can do so. The alchemist notes that the boy
must have three days to preparethat he will only turn himself into the wind to show them what he
is capable of doing. Santiago is very much afraid, knowing he cannot become
the wind.

This is why the alchemist puts Santiago in such a terrifying
situation. The boy is learning the ways of the desert and the Universal Language, and feels that
he is approaching his Personal Legend. However, up until this point in the story, it has been
greatly academicSantiago has been able to reason his way between the
different phases that he must pass through in order to realize his Personal Legend, but he has
never been required to put what he knows into practicewhich would change
the way Santiago looks at himself, the world, and his place in the
world.

"Don't give into your fears,"
said the alchemist, in a strangely gentle voice. "If you do, you won't be able to talk to
your heart."

"But I have no idea how to turn myself into the
wind."

"If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows
everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve:
the fear of failure."

The alchemist "pushes the
envelope" by putting Santiago into a situation where he must do
all that he is capable of (especially things he
believes he is not capable of) in order to realize his own
potential.

It is for this reason that the alchemist puts Santiago to this
test: so Santiago can realize what he is truly capable of
achieving.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Please help me answer these questions from Chapter 6: "The Overpaid Maid" in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.2. Bruno feels that Maria is part of the...

The fact that Bruno considers
Maria a member of the family shows that he has a good heart, like his father used to
have.

Bruno is unhappy at Auschwitz.  He misses his cushy life
in Berlin, but most of all he feels lonely.  He even resorts to talking to the maid, Maria, in
desperation when she comes into his room with his laundry.  He asks her if she agrees that
everything is terrible there.  He is too young to really understand what he is asking, and she
is not sure how to respond.

Maria opened her mouth to say
something and then closed it again just as quickly.  She seemed to be considering her response
carefully, selecting the right words, preparing to say them, and then thinking better of it and
discarding them altogether. (Ch. 6)

Bruno considers Maria
part of the family, since she has been around since he was very little.  She respects Brunos
father because he was kind to her and her family, and she warns Bruno not to say anything
negative about her father.  She is clearly trying to protect him.  She appreciates that Brunos
father used to be a good man.  She understands that somewhere deep inside him, the same man who
helped her family is there.

He has a lot of kindness in
his soul, he truly does, which makes me wonder €¦. (Ch. 6)

When Bruno says she is part of the family, Maria responds that his father does not feel
the same way.  Yet she also is protective of Brunos father and considers him a good man.  She is
worried that the Nazis might hear negative comments and Brunos father might face
repercussions.

Bruno's father's cold nature seems to be a response to the
war.  Sometimes good people have to do bad things, or look the other way, in order to survive.
 Although Bruno is too young to understand what is going on, his observations seem to show us
this.  During World War II, many Germans were swept up in the Nazi world without really wanting
it.

What are examples of rhetorical language in the "I Have a Dream" speech Martin Luther King, Jr. gave?

The
purpose of Kings speech is to assert that racial discrimination is real and to rally his
supporters to demand action. If he had just said that, however, it's unlikely we would remember
his speech. His language is memorable and powerful because it engages our emotions, and it is
persuasive because King is able to put what the black experience has been into words everyone
can understand.

Take, for example, his use of the blank checkat the
beginning of the speech. The metaphor works on several different levels. Firstly, it makes
concrete what his goal isto cash a check or to collect something that has been promised and is
owed to African Americans. Secondly, the fact that the check has bounced casts white society in
the role of people with bad credit, who cant pay their bills. It makes the outrage of blacks who
have endured what King calls the flames of withering injustice understandable in a basic way:
they want to be paid the riches of freedom...

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

How were Fascist dictators able to rise to power in Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union following WWI and helping to cause WWII?

First of all,
let us note that Stalin is not considered to have been a fascist dictator.  He was a communist
dictator.  However, the same general sorts of factors led to his rise to power as
well.

In all of these cases, dictators were able to rise because of chaos and
unrest of one sort or another.  In the USSR and Germany, there was unrest because of the poor
performances put on by the previous governments during the war.  In all three countries, there
was unrest because of economic conditions.  In Russia, this had to do with the general
backwardness of the economy and the oppression of the poor.  In Germany, it was because of war
reparations.  In Italy, it was because of worker strikes.

In all cases, then,
the dictators were able to rise because of chaotic times in their
countries.

How does Romeo express his feelings for Rosaline in Romeo and Juliet?

When we
first meet , in act 1 of s, he appears sad and depressed, as the woman he
loves does not return his love. However, this woman is notjust yet. At the beginning of the
play, Romeo is in love with young Rosaline.seeks out his cousin to understand why hes upset (and
why he didnt sleep the night before). Knowing his cousins tendency for falling in love, Benvolio
asks if that is the cause. Romeo answers that it is more than just being in lovethe cause of his
problems is that the girl he loves does not return his love. Romeo plays
with the words falling in and out of love. He corrects
Benvolio by saying that he has not fallen in love; instead hes
out. He tells Benvolio how Rosaline feels about him: Out of her favor,
where I am in love." We do not learn that the girl he is in love with is Rosaline until
later on. Benvolio advises his cousin not to think about this one girl so much and convinces him
to come to the...

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

What is the conflict in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?

Twopredominant conflicts inare Human against
Fate and Humanagainst Self. All through the play, , in a Human against Fateconflict, is
unwittingly chasing the very fate he is trying to escape.Indeed, Oedipus was meant to be left as
dead as an infant for thepurpose of outwitting and escaping fate. As Oedipus's actions in the
endof the play and his final exile show, he wholly and completely failedto escape his fate in
any way. Therefore,makes a strongstatement advocating the power of Fate over
humankind.

O cloud of night,
Never to be turned
away: night coming on,
I can not tell how: night like a shroud!

Oedipusstruggles in an inward direction throughout the play against
his, which is defined as excessive, detrimental arrogance and pride.This hubris is his tragic
flaw and the substance of his Human againstSelf conflict. It is Oedipus's hubris that leads him
to require thedisclosure of the fateful information held byand . Itis, likewise, his hubris that
leads him to swear to discover theidentity of the murderer of King Laius and punish him fully.
Theconflict of Oedipus against self here, of course, is that Oedipushimself is the murder and
the one whom he is sworn to discover andpunish.

Again,it is clear in the
ending of the play that Oedipus is wholly andcompletely incapable of coming out of this conflict
victoriously, eventhough he has opportunity to step away from the conflict--he failsto do this
because he fails to recognize there is a conflict, because hefails to recognize his hubris.
Therefore, Sophocles makes a strongstatement about our helplessness against our own inner flaws,
aboutwhich we are blind--unless someone, like a Creon, can convince us to seerightly.

Then once more I must bring what is dark to
light.
[...]
You shall see how I stand by you, as I should,
To avenge
the city and the city's god.

What was your reaction to Vera and Framton Nuttel in H.H. Munro's (Saki's) short story The Open Window?

It is
easy to empathize with Framton Nuttle, thein H.H. Munro's short story .
Hardly courageous or particularly admirable in light of the little information provided
regarding his character, he is nevertheless a weak individual whose vulnerability should make
him a figure of pity rather than scorn. There is nothing intrinsically evil about him, but
neither is there anything worthy of emulation. He just exists. At the encouragement of his
unseen sister, Nuttle moves to the country in the hopes of finding the peace-of-mind that has
heretofore eluded him. He suffers from anxiety and anticipates a less stressful life in the
rural environment to which he as traveled. That he rapidly becomes the victim of a
fifteen-year-old girl's inclination to torment visitors to her family's home is illustrative of
his lack of mental fortitude, but his decision to flee rather than to stay and confront his
demons is reflective of his character. After all, he has fled the city in the hopes of more
restful existence; now, he has fled his relatives' home in order to distance himself from the
macabre circumstances in which he has now found himself. All in all, Framton Nuttle is scarcely
worth a moment's reflection, however pitiable he appears.

Vera is a more
complex character. She clearly has a vivid imagination and an interesting if potentially
psychotic sense of humor, but she is a compulsive liar with no regard for the feelings of those
around her. It's difficult to not enjoy the humor behind her pranks, but those pranks have 'real
world' implications. Nuttle's mental state is seriously upset, and her family has no knowledge
of the real reason their visitor has fled their house in terror. A teenager exhibiting such
characteristics is not particularly endearing.  In short, she deserves some form of punishment
for her behavior, should the true nature of that behavior become known to her
parents.

Monday, August 4, 2014

What does Ichabod see that makes him so terrified that he send his horse into full flight in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

In "," Ichabod Crane is riding back
home from the Van Tassels' farm when he sees a horseman "of large dimensions" mounted
on a large, powerful black horse. Ichabod tries to ride on ahead of the dark horseman then to
lag behind, but the horseman keeps pace with him. When they reach higher ground, Ichabod sees
the huge figure outlined against the sky and notices that this is no ordinary rider:

Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that he was headless!but his
horror was still more increased on observing that the head, which should have rested on his
shoulders, was carried before him on the pommel of his saddle!

This terrifying vision drives Ichabod to shower his horse with kicks and blows, goading
him on to go as fast as he is able. The horse now seems to be possessed by a demon and gallops
straight past the turning for Sleepy Hollow and toward the church. Ichabod struggles to stay on
the horse and is finally dislodged when the horseman throws what appears to be his head directly
at him. The next morning, a shattered pumpkin is found beside Ichabod's hat.

Even when utterly terrified, it is difficult for Ichabod to send his horse into full
flight, and the mysterious rider is able to keep pace when he does so, since Ichabod's horse is
so decrepitthough it has the remains of a fiery temper. The horse is described in some detail
earlier in the story:

The animal he bestrode was a
broken-down plow-horse, that had outlived almost everything but its viciousness. He was gaunt
and shagged, with a ewe neck, and a head like a hammer; his rusty mane and tail were tangled and
knotted with burs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral, but the other had
the gleam of a genuine devil in it.

How is the tyger an expression of the mystery of God's creation?

In
"," poetposes numerous questions about the creation of the tiger. Three mysteries
surface from these questions: the tiger's physical characteristics, the tiger's vicious
temperament, and the juxtaposition of the violent tiger with the milder parts of God's
creation.

The tiger's colorings and markings are remarkable, as suggested by
"burning bright." The creature looks as if it has flames of fire painted on its coat.
Additionally, its piercing eyes back up that image. The uniquely designed animal has a
"fearful symmetry"...

Sunday, August 3, 2014

What are two examples of miscommunication by Mercutio and the nurse in Romeo and Juliet?

In Act 2,
Scene 4 of , 's nurse comes looking forand finds him withand . Mercutio has
a saucy attitude during this meeting and treats the Nurse with sarcasm; he also makes use of
wordplay, twisting what she says and making fun of her. These instances are probably the ones
you'd call "miscommunications"although Mercutio is definitely misunderstanding the
Nurse on purpose in order to tease her.

Here are two examples of when that
happens:

First, the Nurse tells her servantto hand her a fan, probably
because it's warm outside (since it's the middle of the day).

But Mercutio
purposefully twists what the Nurse has asked for and says, "Good, Peter, to hide her face,
for her fans the fairer face." He means, "Yes, Peter, give her the fan because she
wants to hide her ugly face with it."

Second, in the next moment, the
Nurse wants to be formal, but she's not very well-spoken. She says to the boys, "God ye
good morrow, gentlemen." She's trying to greet them in a very polite way, but she actually
wished them a good morning even though it's already afternoon.

Of course,
Mercutio knows what she intends to say. (He knows that she's trying to greet the boys and say
hello.) But he makes fun of how she says it and fires back a correction: "God ye good e'en,
fair gentlewoman." He means, "Good AFTERNOON, lady."

In both
of these examples, if you had called Mercutio out on how he was treating the Nurse, he might get
defensive and argue that they were just miscommunicating. But he definitely knows what he's
doing and uses his superior wit and intelligence to mess with the Nurse on purpose.

In general, if your instructor asks you find examples of a certain kind of verbal
exchange between two or more characters, your best bet is to start skimming the text until you
find those characters talking to each other. Then, look carefully at what they say and how they
say it. Your instructor's point is probably not just to get you to identify how the characters
are talking to each other or what they're saying; the point is probably to help you notice how
examples like this develop .

In this case, when we look at the two examples
above, by thinking about how "miscommunications" play out between Mercutio and the
Nurse, we realize that Mercutio is really a smart-aleck and needs to learn to cool it, and we
also learn that the Nurse is not as wise as we'd hope she would be because she's pretty much the
only one that Juliet can turn to for advice. Now we understand the characters a little bit more
by looking closely at how they interact with each other.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Lyddie Chapter 8 Summary

is the story of a farm
girl whose family falls apart.  When her parents are gone, the children are unable to make ends
meet.  Lyddie goes to the city of Lowell to become a factory girl.  Lyddie
is a work of historical .

In chapter eight, Lyddie awakens with a start when
she hears all the city clamor.  The book describes her first day in the city and all the
bewilderment she experiences.  She meets the other girls who live in the same boardinghouse and
who also work at the same factory.  The owner of the boardinghouse, Mrs. Bedlow, also takes her
to the factory and helps her secure a job.  She has to endure many different new experiences,
including being vaccinated for smallpox.  At the end of the chapter, Lyddie is taken to the
factory for her first day of work.  The chapter ends before she begins working.

Chapter nine describes Lyddie's first day at work.  When she arrives, she is quite
startled by the noise and bustle of the factory.  The overseer attempts to tell her how to run
the loom, but he only confuses her.  A girl she'd never met before, Diana, steps in and offers
to show her how to use the loom.  She spends the rest of the day learning from her.  Diana also
offers to help her learn how to read better, so she visits her that evening and they study
together.  With Diana's help, she writes a letter to her mother and one to her brother.  The
other girls in Lyddie's boardinghouse tell her to stay away from Diana because she is
"devious" and tries to stir up trouble.

What is Brown's motive for going into the forest, what does he expect to find, and how does he expect the rest of his life to be? Nathaniel...

's purpose
is to go just one time on what he repeatedly calls an "evil" or "wicked"
mission in the woods to participate in a Satanic ritual or "witch-meeting."

He expects he might find "a devilish Indian" lurking behind each tree or the
devil himself at this elbow. He expects to be among strangers. Therefore, he is very surprised
to see himself amid the town's most religious and seemingly pious people, including the deacon,
Goody Cloyse, and even his dear wife Faith as he arrives at the meeting.

Brown is disillusioned by realizingor perhaps dreaming, as Hawthorne brings up the idea
that the witch-meeting was all a dreamthat so many of his neighbors, people he thought were good
Christians, are actually evil. This turns him into a stern, fearful, and gloomy person whose
religious faith is lost as well as his trust in others.

In Of Mice and Men, what trouble did George and Lennie have in Weed? Can be found in chapter one of the book.

Weed is
a small town located in Siskiyou County in the extreme northwest of California, not far from the
Oregon border.andfirst appear in the Salinas Valley. They have traveled hundreds of miles and
may have been so unnerved by their near-death experience in Weed that they wanted to get as far
away from the area as possible before lookinig for work.

The repeated
references to the incident in Weed suggest that something of great importance to the story
occurred there. Supposedly Lennie only wanted to feel a girl's dress, and she took it to have
been something much more sinister. But when Lennie kills Curley's wife in the barn, George
realizes that Lennie is changing. George, unlike the reader, does not understand exactly how
Lennie came to kill Curley's wife, but it looks as though it involved sexual assault--which is
exactly what it could have turned into if the girl hadn't put up a struggle and gotten her neck
broken. And perhaps the girl in Weed might also have been sexually assaulted if she hadn't
screamed and attracted a bunch of men.

When looking at the body of Curley's
wife, half covered with hay, George says hopelessly, "I should have knew. I guess maybe way
back in my head I did." What George should have known was that Lennie is changing. He is
developing an ominous interest in the opposite sex, an interest he doesn't understand and cannot
control.

It is a combination of two events, the one in Weed and the one at
the ranch, that make George decide to kill his friend. George feels that Lennie has become a
threat to society, and he feels personally guilty for the death of Curley's wife because he
should have known that Lennie was potentially dangerous. The incident in Weed, which nearly cost
George his own life, should have been a wake-up signal, but he let himself believe Lennie
"meant no harm."

What is the tone of the author and the theme of chapter 9 of The Scarlet Letter?

The tone of
the author in this chapter is serious, and the events he describes are unsettling, creating an
uneasy feeling of suspense in the reader.

In this chapter, Chillingworth
returns to find his wife on a scaffolding, being publicly shamed as an adulteress. We learn of
the secretive nature of Chillingworth and his sense of pride when he keeps his identity as her
husband to himself:

He resolved not to be pilloried beside
her on her pedestal of shame.

Instead, he becomes the
leech of the chapter's title, burrowing in and sucking Dimmesdale's blood, metaphorically
speaking. In reality, Chillingworth becomes Dimmesdale's physician and the two become very
close.

The theme of the chapter is to beware the secret hearts of men:
Dimmesdale should not trust Chillingworthbut Dimmesdale in some ways is also the mirror of
Chillingworth, because he too has his dark secrets.

The use of dramatic ,
which is when the reader knows what a character orin a story does not, is effective.
We...

Friday, August 1, 2014

In the afterword, the commentator describes 1984 as "a warning." What do you think are some of the larger issues at hand here? In the afterword, the...

I think the
largest issue is the corruption of language in our world. was very concerned that the
degredation of language would make thought less possible/clear.  In his famous Essay
"" (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm) he discusses this in details. 
If he were able to envision the internet/television, I think he would be even more alarmed.  The
glut of information that is "out there" is frightening, especially when it is
virtually impossible tell if it is accurate, slanted, propaganda, or, surprisingly, just
factual.  Once there was so little information we could not be sure about anything; now there is
so much to process that we are hardly in a better position.  

This ties in
closely with manipulation of the past by the media/government/parties....  Many of us know
almost nothing of not only WHAT happened in the PAST, but why it happened.  For example, take a
look at the description of the Panic of 1893 in this Wikipedia article: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1893.  You'll think you're reading something on the
internet/in a newspaper today.  Without a knowledge of the past, we are liable to believe
anything.  This factual manipulation when joined to the language issue, makes us vulnerable to
almost any propaganda ... truly frightening.

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