... if they had some body with them so that if something went wrong they could help each other out. Floyd found some caves and decided to investigate it but came back empty handed. After The universe dropped the passengers back off at the moon base the universe was assigned to go pick up a ship that had crash landed on Europa. Universe went to pick up the people when it was hijacked by Universe's stewardess and was forced to land when Universe had landed The Hijacker killed her self by shooting herself in the head. after the ship had land the landing pads had sunk into the ground and the hijacker must have thought that they were stranded. After the event with the hi ...
... that ‘ordinary' men live according to the law and exist only to reproduce the human race, yet ‘extraordinary' men may break laws “if in his own conscience it is necessary to do so in order to better mankind”2. Raskolnikov believed that indeed, he was an “extraordinary man”3, but like Meursault, his beliefs were untested. As a result, he murdered an old pawnbroker women in order to prove himself. Meursault, as well, acted against the social norm. For example, even though it was expected of a son, he did not show sorrow at his mother's funeral4. He did not think this was shallow, however, he just refused to falsely show emotion when he did not feel an ...
... this novel, addressing what has gone wrong with society, is Yossarian. He is the only one who recognizes the full craziness of what everyone is living for: wealth, false happiness, society's approval, etc. He is one of the few who tries to fight the power and elitism that have become so sought after in America. Throughout the novel, he tries to find a way to live a fuller life as a real human individual. He looks to many of the other characters in the book for help but only finds unsatisfactory answers. Each of the characters in Yossarian's life at the base shows the reader one more example of how bad society has become. Clavinger tries to live life by reasoning. ...
... shocked by his work and he run away from his laboratory. When he went back, the Creature was not there. From that time the Frankenstein’s life changed dramatically. After that accident his best friend Henry Clerval arrived to visit him and took him back to the home. His young brother William was killed and his sister Justine Moritz was suited to be guilty from that crime. Frankenstein knew that she was not murderer; he know who was it, but he did not have enough power and courage to said it. He was afraid that people would find out what he created. He felt he should protect his family from the Creature. Frankenstein was depressed and ill. He wanted to ...
... to go on, “I want him [George] to know I had my husband just the same and my children and my house like any other woman. A good house too and a good husband that I loved and fine children out of him. Better than I hoped for even.” (p.611) Working hard to maintain the household further strengthens Granny’s character. Her ability to fence in a hundred acres, dig post holes and care for sick children and horses reflects her strengthened character. On her death bed Granny wishes things to be orderly the way she handled them in the house. Many of the positive characteristics and work ethic of Granny reflect on to her children. Some of Granny’s many attribu ...
... information while in Tremorinus' presence. This space that Tremorinus gives Merlin is the right tool to entitle Merlin to advance intellectually. Some mentors provide the space for knowledge to grow, but others are more effective because they set the foundation for the knowledge to develop. The personage who is the most efficacious and who bestows the true idea of knowledge on Merlin is Galapas. One day Merlin travels through the forest and stumbles on what looks like an inhabited cave. In the cave Merlin meets Galapas for the first time. Galapas teaches Merlin an innumerable amount of information, but he, "hardly thought of [his] time with him as lessons." ( ...
... the home island of Japan. Imagine the number of casualties that could have occurred if this would have happened! Also, our forces would not only have to fight off the Japanese military, but they would have to defend themselves against the civilians of Japan as well. It was also a fact that the Japanese government had been equipping the commoners with any kind of weapon they could get their hands on. It is true that this could mean a Japanese citizen could have anything from a gun to a spear, but many unsuspecting soldiers might have fallen victim to a surprise spear attack! The number of deaths that would have occurred would have been much greater, ...
... She does not necessarily hate Sutpen, she believes he is to blame for the downfall of her family. Her mind became very unorganized, and while trying to place the blame on Sutpen, her thoughts became distorted. It becomes apparent that Miss Rosa’s impression is somewhat old fashioned. This romanticism is seen in her when she becomes involved with the engagement of Charles and Judith and later with her personal involvement with Sutpen. Miss Rosa put all of her dreams into this marriage and when the relationship failed, she felt destroyed herself. When Sutpen did finally propose to Rosa, she sought this as a final chance to live out her romantic dreams. But ...
... The reader is never told how she feels about wealth, but is shown through her words and actions. "'What can I do? It is my vice. I know you are right, but I can't change my character. I just adore jewels.'"(8) We know that she gives in to her vice and has what can be inferred to be as an affair. She deceives her husband in order to satisfy her desires. The wife is also dynamic because she always gives in to her love of wealth; she never changes. The wife's death is implied to be caused by her desire to obtain wealth. "When she had been to the opera one evening in the winter, she returned home shivering with cold. The next day she began to cou ...
... 1124 that, "married women with babies and the mentally ill were incompetent to make a contract" (Wyatt 1). This law exhibits the attitude toward women in this time period. The code also goes on to state that women are the possessions of their husbands, and the male is in complete control over the family. Chopin hints at the idea of women as a possession in the first chapter. After coming in from the beach, Léonce Pontellier remarks to his wife, Edna, that she looks extremely sunburned in a way that "one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered from some damage" (Chopin 7). His comment has a perturbed feeling almost; he seems to be more co ...
