Where is the "epiphany" in James Joyce's "Araby"?

The boy
in has a crush on the sister of his friend, Mangan. He spends a lot of time admiring her from
afar. He frequently follows her but does not have the nerve to speak to her. When he finally
does speak to her, she is upset that she cant go to the bazaar. So, he promises to buy her a
gift, innocently believing that she will like him if he does so.

He goes
through a lot just to get to the bazaar, but he arrives so late that most of the stalls are
closed. However, he does not have much of a selection of gifts at this late hour, so he becomes
frustrated. His epiphany comes as he looks around at the dark stalls. He realizes that my stay
was useless and theres no point in hoping to get Mangans sisters attentionthe bazaar is closing
so he will not be able to purchase a present. He really does not have a chance with the girl; in
fact, at this point, he recognizes that he never had a chance. This realization is a painful
awakening for the boy. I saw myself...

What big cataclysmic event happens? Thanks :)

's short
story, " " caused a sensation upon its initial publication in 1868. The story featured
a prostitute and her illegitimate child, dubbed "The...

What is an example of allusion in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"

The
narrator mentions that the town of Sleepy Hollow is quiet and it seems to be isolated, not
affected by the developments in the rest of the country. It paints a picture of Sleepy Hollow as
a town by itself, almost as if it is in another world. This helps to establish its own culture
and the narrator adds that the town's inhabitants are superstitious: 

The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and
twilight superstitions: stars shoot and meteors glare oftener across the valley than in any
other part...

In Animal Farm, what is an example of irony used to show Orwell's concerns with communism?

A good example
ofis the juxtaposition of living conditions on the farm both before and after the Revolution.
While 's philosophy is based on a general sense of exploitation by the humans, the animals are
generally well-kept and only occasionally mistreated by Jones, who is regarded as a
below-average farmer. However, in the spirit of rebellion, they see this treatment as inhumane,
resulting in the expulsion of Jones. After the Revolution, and afterhas fulfilled his destiny as
the Dictator of the , the animals are actually worse-off than before, since Napoleon is
deliberately squeezing them for work without care for their well-being.

...their life, so far as they knew, was as it had always been. They
were generally hungry, they slept on straw, they drank from the pool, they laboured in the
fields; in winter they were troubled by the cold, and in summer by the flies. Sometimes the
older ones among them racked their dim memories and tried to determine whether in the early days
of the Rebellion, when Jones's expulsion was still recent, things had been better or worse than
now. They could not remember.
(, Animal Farm,
msxnet.org)

The irony is that although the animals
believed that their new philosophy would result in a Utopia, it resulted in a Dictatorship. They
would have been better-off accepting Jones and the farm status quo, as it was simply a working
farm instead of a work camp. Their noble ideals led directly, and inevitably, to Napoleon's rise
and rulership, just as Orwell perceived in reality.

"""The Cask of Amontillado" is told in the first person. How does this help to heighten the effect of horror that Poe wishes to produce?""

The first-person point of view allows readers to become intimately familiar with the
brutal and conniving mind of Montresor, a murderer. After all, he tells us in the very beginning
of the story,

I must not only punish, but punish with
impunity.

His vindictive nature is only fully known
because we are able to discern his motives and scheming as the plot progresses. Montresor
explains how he carefully plotted his words and deeds so that Fortunato would not suspect
anything was amiss:

It must be understood that neither by
word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will.

We also become acutely suspicious of the Montresor's motives for murder. Although he
claims he has a grievance with Fortunato, he never specifically outlines what that is. It seems
reasonable that a person plotting murder would provide some sort of concrete motive for such
drastic actions. Interestingly, at one point, our narrator comments to his
soon-to-be-victim,

You are rich, respected, admired,
beloved; you...

What are some quotes from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Which shows the theme?

A
dominant theme of s 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, is
the question of what it means to be human. Human identity is blurred in this futuristic society
because robotics has become so advanced that it becomes nearly impossible to differentiate
between androids and humans.

Philip K. Dicks fictional society decides that
empathy is the defining characteristic of humanity. As the bounty hunter Rick Deckard learns
early in the novel, "Empathy, evidently, existed only within the human community, whereas
intelligence to some degree could be found throughout every phylum and order, including the
arachnida." To test an individuals empathy, a machine-administered assessment called the
Voigt-Kampff Empathy Test is given and, as the plot unfolds, several characters are forced to
take it to prove their humanity. However, Dick calls into question the utility of such an
arbitrary measurement by highlighting uncertainties surrounding the difference between man
and...

Is Napoleon is a good leader in Animal Farm?

On the
surface,appears to be a good leader in . He comes to power with the other
pigs in Chapter Two, after Mr Jones is overthrown. One of his first acts as a leader is to
prioritise the "education of the young" and he puts this belief into action by taking
Bluebell and Jessie's puppies and personally overseeing their education (Chapter Three).
Napoleon also contributes to the development of Animalism through writing the Seven Commandments
and, with , he changes the name of the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm, to reflect the
change of ownership (Chapter Two). Along with the other pigs, Napoleon also suggests that one
paddock should be separated from the others, as to provide a retirement facility for older
animals on the farm, once they are no longer fit for work (Chapter Three).

But, scratch a little deeper, and Napoleon's true colours are soon revealed. His
education of the puppies, for example, proves to be no more than the creation of a personal
guard which he uses against(in Chapter Five) and against rebellious animals (in Chapter Seven).
He also contravenes many of the principles of Animalism and, in fact, changes some of the
commandments to suit his selfish, dictatorial needs. The rule about drinking alcohol, for
example, is changed to say that "no animal shall drink alcohol to excess" (Chapter
Eight). Similarly, the reader learns that no animal ever makes it to the retirement paddock. In
the case of , for instance, Napoleon sells him to a horse slaughterer. When the other animals
see the van, Napoleon has Squealer, his propagandist, tell the animals that the van, in fact,
belongs to the vet who has not had time to repaint the sign.

On balance,
then, Napoleon is no better at caring for the animals than Mr Jones. The only difference being
that Napoleon is far more cunning and skilful in his use of propaganda and
concealment.