... as a priceless treasure purchased with her life. Pearl’s strange beauty and deeply enigmatic qualities make her the most powerful symbol Hawthorne has ever created. The product of Hester’s sin and agony, Pearl, was a painfully constant reminder of her mother’s violation of the Seventh Commandment: Thou shalt not commit adultery. Hester herself felt that Pearl was given to her not only as a blessing but a punishment worse than death or ignominy. She is tormented by her daughter’s childish teasing and endless questioning about the scarlet letter and it’s relation to Minister Dimmesdale. After Pearl has created a letter “A” on her own breast out of seawe ...
... half-sisters whom her mother had to abandon on her attempt to flee from the Japanese. Some people have no opportunity to get to know their heritage and their long lost family members. Jandale however, had almost waited her entire life to connect with her heritage and her family. She was willing to visit China and meet with her two half-sisters only out of respect for her mother's wishes. Jandale should have been delighted to have the opportunity to visit China and get to know her roots and her family. The theme to this story was effectively treated in that the reader could see the reunion of the sisters, but yet could feel pain and sorrow inside of themselves. Ha ...
... the way Faust was willing to sell his soul to better himself. In Faust Mephistopheles makes a wager with God. The wager is that Faust, a common doctor, will stray from the path that is true and fit. Mephistopheles makes an agreement with Faust that if Mephistopheles satisfies Faust's desires in this world, Faust will work as Mephistopheles servant. Faust lives a typical romantic life full of passion, pride, and adventure. A turning point to Faust after Faust lives his life with his desires fulfilled he decides to change. Goethe is generally recognized as one of the greatest and most versatile European writers and thinkers of modern times. Goet ...
... encounter many calamities that test their relationship as a family and their own limits as individuals. As in real life, not everyone succeeds with his or her goals, and this story of hardship is no different. In the beginning of the book we get an early look at Steinbeck’s ideals when Muley Graves says,“…if a fella’s got somepin to eat an’ another fella’s hungry—why, the first fella ain’t got no choice.” This is something that was very true back in the past and something that most people lived by. Families could not see people starve to death when they had food to eat themselves. Although they might ...
... are ready to get down to business. In chapter 3 of the novel the reader is introduced to the character Ackley. Ackley is described as “a terrible personality.” Why doesn’t Holden or any of the other guys in the school tell Ackley how bad his teeth are and how bad his personality is? Sometimes people don’t speak of things that annoy them to the actual person that is annoying them. That might be the reason for the guys not telling Ackley about his problem, but you have to draw the line somewhere. J. D. Salinger’s choice of language puts great emphasis on the way the character, Holden, feels about certain issues or people. An example of this choice of languag ...
... characters, what happens to him is far more interesting than the sort of character he is. I.Demetrius' unwelcome deceit and shrewdness and what is discovered A. Since Demetrius only has two lines throughout the entire first act, it shows that he can't stand up for himself, likewise, this lack of speech displays his lack of self-confidence and image: Relent, sweet Hermia, and, Lysander, yield Thy crazed title to my certain right. (Demetrius, 1.1.93-94) Demetrius believes that since he has Egeus' approval, that Hermia should relinquish to him and states that Lysander is going against his privilege. B. Demetrius takes advantage of his stature by claiming Hermia as ...
... situations. When the reader believes that they have something pinned he puts in another twist that sends your senses spiraling. A specific instance in the novel is when the reader finds out that Mrs. Waters is actually Jenny Jones who is Tom’s mother. He sleeps with Mrs. Waters not knowing this. Fielding does not unveil this secret until the end of the novel. The major problem in the book is simple. There is a deceitful man named Blifil. He and Tom are going after the same woman, Sophia Western. Blifil is a kaniving person and besmirches the reputation of Tom. He makes up lies that hurt Tom’s chances with Sophia. Tom is also a bastard and Sophia's father do ...
... start, as Crabbe did Mary. He was the first to be affected by Mr. Kienny, and he was also the first to suggest the dead poet's society. Neil was very smart in school but probably knew very little about the outside world, also like Crabbe. One of the most important things Crabbe and Neil shared was “Actions speak louder than words” or “Seize the day”. When Neil secretly started going down to the theater for auditions he was trying to make his life worth-while and do something that he enjoyed. His father then came back from out of town to force Neil to quit acting. He told Neil that he was to become a doctor and not an actor. Neil then realized that he had n ...
... visited Hester in prison he said, “He bears no letter of infamy wrought into his garment, as thou dost; but I shall read it on his heart…” pg.70, this quote foreshadows the symbol that Chillingworth sees on Dimmesdale’s chest. Chillingworth claims he can be Dimmesdale’s savior because he can cure his illness, or really his guilt. The truth to this is that Chillingworth acts as if he were Dimmesdale’s friend and through doing this he really will not save him but lead him to his demise. Dimmesdale knows he must confess publicly and acknowledge Pearl as his daughter, to be free from his internal struggle. Pearl asks the minister if ...
... for family. Mrs. Hutchinson, however, rebels against this male domination. Arriving late, she raises suspicions of resistance to everything the lottery represents. When her family name is called, she pushes her husband, "Get up there, Bill." (561) In doing so, she acts rebelliously, ironically contradicting custom by reversing the accepted power relation between husbands and wives. In her name Hutchinson, Jackson alludes to the religious reformer Anne Hutchinson, who, because she was a woman preacher, was considered a threat to society and strict Puritan laws. She was banished from her society, as Tessie is stoned and eliminated. In this way, Jackson shows that reb ...
