... lumber-laden wagon loses a wheel in a ditch. Meanwhile, young Vardaman drills holes into the coffin lid (so his mother can breathe), and inadvertently drills into her face. By the time the coffin and the wagon's wheel are repaired, three days have passed, but finally, the family can set off on their journey to bury Addie. Years earlier, shortly after Darl was born, Addie had asked her husband to bury her in Jefferson, where her "people" were from, when she died. So to keep the promise he made to Addie, Anse sets off with his children toward Jefferson. All of the Bundrens except for Darl and Jewel have ulterior motives for wanting to go on the long journey ...
... monster whom I had created," (pg.152) says Victor upon looking back at his work. If there is another monster there will be twice the power and possibly twice the evil, which could hurt or kill his family. When and if Frankenstein commits the moral sin of creating another monster he may be rid of both monsters forever. "With the companion you bestow I will quit the neighbourhood of man,"(pg 142) promises the morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor, if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a chance that the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe envoking fear into townfolk. ...
... on the scaffold. She wears the scarlet letter and carries with dignity her three-month-old daughter Pearl. As Hester endures this public disgrace, Roger Chillingworth, an old man new to the village, asks members of the crowd about her and learns as much of her story as is commonly known. When he asks the identity of the child's father, he discovers Hester has refused to divulge this information. From the balcony overlooking the scaffold, the young Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale also asks for this information and eloquently appeals to Hester to publicly name her partner in sin. She refuses. Upon her return to prison, Hester is distraught, and Roger Chillingworth ...
... given me hours and hours of pleasure. So when a studio decides to make another version of , which to them always means "improving" the original work or "updating it for the '90s," there's no way I can let it go without a few comments. This particular tale of an enigmatic assassin who agrees to take one last job -- the murder of Charles De Gaulle -- is one of the best suspense novels ever written, and Fred Zinneman's 1973 film, with the screenplay by Kenneth Ross, is the most faithful adaptation of any novel that I know. The 1997 version? Well, I'm sure you know where I'm going with this. But you can read along anyway. In the early 1960s, Charles De Gaulle -- war her ...
... the point of view of their father. As teaching them what courage is, Atticus also taught the children the real Mrs. Dubose. The children were willing to change their views on her because of Atticus' clear explanation of what was really inside of Mrs. Dubose. "She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe..son, I told you to see something about her--I wanted you too see something about her" (112). Another brave thing that Atticus proved to his children was when the old rabid dog, Tim Johnson, was wandering up the street towards Jem and Scout. Atticus who's nicknamed " One Shot Finch", Atticus shot old Tim with one shot and the child ...
... therefore fitting that his entire perspective and way of life is alien as well. For example, he sees intimacy in the sharing of lice between himself and Salvador. Salvador took care of me, but at night, by candlelight, I hunted for lice in the seams of his trousers. The lice inhabited us. They imparted to our clothes an animation, a presence which, when they had gone, left our garments lifeless. We liked to know -and feel- that the translucent bugs were swarming; though not tamed, they were so much a part of us that a third person's louse disgusted us. We chased them away but with hope during the day that the nits would have hatched. We crushed them ...
... her son Paul. At the age of sixteen the small town of Deptford becomes too much for Dunny to handle so he decides to drop out of secondary school and join the Army. Dunny needed a change in his life, something to get his mind off Mrs. Dempster and the guilt he felt for her. Leading up to his departure to the War he never really saw much of Mary, mainly because Mr. Dempster told him to stay away, but also because every time him saw her he couldn't hold back feelings of guilt and remorse. This troubled Dunny, much more then he would ever let on. On the other hand, Boy was doing as well as ever, possibly due to the fact that he knew that much of the responsibil ...
... of the sentence. This humor is obvious to everybody watching that Bottom had made a mistake. This type of humor, while obvious, sometimes doesn't portray the meaning correctly. Inferred humor is sometimes more suited for this. Shakespeare used something like inferred humor to get across some other meanings that added to the play. One good example is the character of Puck. Puck is a hyperactive child that gets into a lot of mischief. His attitude toward his tasks is sort of a light and airy one. He does not take life seriously, he only does what is fun. This type of character is totally different than everyone else in the play; they are in a serious tone, wh ...
... I wish to do the utmost in my power for you for the rest of my life and provide for you as my only child” (714). However, Eppie “can’t feel as [she’s] got any father but one,” (715) meaning , who cared for and loved her for sixteen years. The lack of love that Godfrey has given Eppie can not be replaced with wealth, and Godfrey’s life must remain incomplete. was once incomplete and unhappy also when he was “cut off from faith and love,” (602) and lived only to collect a hoard of gold. He shut out the rest of the world and any love he had for anything with it. “His life had reduced itself to the functions of weaving and hoarding” (602). In ...
... her disillusions and her senile view of the world around her. Shortly after Phoenix begins her journey, she sits down for rest. She begins to gaze at her surroundings when suddenly a little boy appears out of nowhere. The little boy is bringing her and a slice of cake. As Phoenix begins to reach for the slice of cake, the boy vanishes. The young boy is merely a figment of her imagination Confused and disoriented, she continues her journey. This particular incidents suggest that she is senile and instantly gains her pathetic sympathy with the readers. Another example of her being senile follows shortly after. She continues walking when she views a ghost. ...
