... taste. He was well versed in Homer and the Greek lyric poets, and because of his industriousness he was known as the “Attic Bee” (Rexine 132). “Do to his youthful beauty, he was chosen to lead the chorus in the Paen of Thanksgiving for the naval victory at Salamis in 480 BC.” (Rexine 132) In Sophocles’ long life he several times held public office, partly do to his fame as a dramatist and his gentle qualities as a man. “In 440 BC he was appointed one of the generals in the war which Pericles led against Samos, and in 413 BC.” (Magill, Kohler p# 1023) He was also one of the ten commissioners appointed after th ...
... world of Maggie fight each other for the positions of control and power among other children. The novel opens with a scene of violence. Two different groups of boys are engaged in a bloody scuffle. Crane writes, “A very little boy stood upon a heap of gravel for the honor of Rum Alley. He was throwing stones at howling urchins from Devil’s Row who were circling madly about the heap and pelting at him” (Crane 3). That the kids are battling for the so-called “honor of Rum Alley” (Crane 3) shows that the kids are trying to gain a position of power through battle. If they can injure those who stand in their way in front of everyone ...
... to a wasteland reality, their dreams become a ‘heap of broken images’” (Thompson 15). Just as the menagerie itself is frozen in time, the Wingfields are also. They are restricted to the one way of living that they have practiced as time had passed, so they do not know how to break free of that confinement. All the characters as a whole have tried to escape the harsh reality, but in every case they manage to fail, and in turn shatter their dreams like glass. This continuing struggle is a large part of the major theme of The Glass Menagerie. Just as the glass menagerie represents all of the characters as a whole, it also represents each charact ...
... pups. The only one to survive was a spunky cub named White Fang. White Fang became a pet of the Indians. He moved with the Indians everywhere they traveled, yet he still heard the call of the wild. They cherished him as he became a great fighter, fighting dogs. He became wise and learned many tricks. His value to them was priceless except a man named Beauty Smith found a way to buy him through liquor. Beauty Smith used White Fang as a valuable fighter. He arranged fights and took in bets on them. White Fang whipped everybody he fought until he fought a pitbull. The pitbull had White Fang by the neck and was slowly going in to open the jugular. Then a ...
... later he is caught after escaping, he is then sent to the galleys for 19 years. He later escapes from there to goto a town where he was not wanted. Still a criminal he steals some silverware from a kind priest who gave him shelter. When caught, the police ask the priest if Jean stole the silverware. To everyone's surprise the priest said it was a gift this started his conversion toward a good life. After this he tried to live a peaceful life. He started a new factory in a new town employing several. Then a man in a city nearby was arrested under the name Jean Valjean. Jean was faced with a tough choice. Rather than letting the other man take the wrap for him, h ...
... that groups have also been stereotyped into being “prone to soldiering”. These people have been labeled as “Martial races.” An interesting point that she makes about Martial races is that they have traditionally been set on the regional peripheries of a state. This makes it seem as though the only reason for their being allowed to remain part of the state is to protect it from outside invaders. With this kind of covered seclusion breeds contempt, both from the main stream people of the state as well as the “martial races” forced outside the framework of society for their differences. These people are looked upon as expendable, not needed for high ...
... defense, he should understand his behavior. However his mind created him as a greatest enemy which is trying to destroy him. Therefore the story is filled with violence; the things narrator did to the cat were I would say inhuman. No--at least I think-- normal human being would caught his own loved cat and cut his eye out. At this point reader can clearly see that narrator has some mental problems. But once again the story surprises us by shocking act of the narrator. In cold blood he takes his cat hung him on a tree. The resolution to the conflict is very simple. Since the character got ride of the Pluto, he felt that he was missing something. He simply bought ...
... and mother; she is the epitome of what a Creole woman and mother ought to be. She lives her life for her children, always being sure that they are properly cared for, clothed, and educated. Unlike Adele whose life is fulfilled through loving and caring for her children, Edna is "fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way" (Chopin, p. 18). They are not enough to justify her life. Adele could not understand how Edna could say that she "would never sacrifice herself for her children, or for anyone" (Chopin, p. 47). Edna's being is taking on a new importance in her life. She is starting to realize just how important it is to be true to herself. She has never don ...
... in a minor conflict between the hooker and her pimp. Holden telephones many acquaintances in an attempt to ease his boredom among the remaining days. In very few occurrences, he achieves success. The wrath of the "phonies" constantly plagues Holden pending the sessions with the psychoanalyst; the treatment bequeathed to Holden consists of a "rest cure". Even after the inquiry and the treatment, the questions remain unanswered, and Holden invariably suffers from lack of love. Regular daily occurrences effect each distinct person with diverse emotions. In The Catcher in the Rye, the pessimistic Holden Caulfield views all incidents as a result of the ign ...
... a nothing fights through his troubles, and ends up living happily ever after. The theme of this story is, if you work hard, stand by your beliefs, and do what is right than everything will work out. This theme, is associated with many stories, such as fairy tales, everything will work out for the boy or girl who has a rough life as long as they do what is right. This is fits Oliver perfectly, he almost wasn't even given a name, and in the beginning it was almost inevitable that he would end up a street rat, than as he went through life learning what was right or wrong things feel into place for him, and it was a happy ending. As the boy Oliver Twist was born hi ...
