Steinbeck describes the pair walking in ‘single file’ this suggests and hints to the reader that one man maybe following the other as they don’t know where they are going, leaving the other man leading and in charge. The first time we meet George he is described as a very restless character who is portrayed as short but not to be deceived as he is also defined with ‘sharp, strong features’ and ‘strong hands’ Steinbeck’s portrayal of George gives the reader an image of a short but built man, who knows what he wants and exactly how is going to get it. Also that he is not a calm, relaxed person he must always be doing something productive, and that he is a very fit and healthy man. The reader gets this image when George is described as ‘quick’ and ‘slender’. On the other hand Lennie is portrayed as a man with very different qualities.
Lennie does not know his own strength, reacts to trouble when he is scared Idioms- “old lady” (p.53), “throw a litter” (p.58), “punk” (p.62), “cut off his wind” (p.63) Allusions- Luger, phonograph, fence picket, Golden Gloves Chapter 4- 66. Crooks was alone, living by himself and able to leave his personal possessions lying around 67. Loneliness- people kept their distance from Crooks because he was black 68. Loneliness- Lennie also quite alone in the world- only friend is George and tries to make friends with Crooks 69. Lennie- a genuinely nice person, has nice smile that tempted Crooks to let him in 69.
Section 1 1- Adjectives describing scrooge- Pusillanimous, nonchalant, Sinner, Mean and miserly, Selfish, not liked, unpopular. - Jacob Marley was Scrooge's old business partner 2- they’re both selfish,greedy,and cheap also work in da same business 3- Marley arrives in the beginning of the book as a warning not only that three spirits will be visiting Scrooge but because he cares about Scrooge and doesn't want him to have to suffer the same fate as he is. Marley explains to Scrooge that his chain is twice as long as Marley's chain is already and warns him of what his life as a spirit would be like. 4- . Marley's fate is that he must travel the world in pure torture, carrying chains with the burdens and mistakes of his past; the chain is attached to items that represent
The poem is narrative. It tells the story of the memory he had of his father removing his splinter, and then the story of him removing one from his wife’s hand now. 9. Comment on figurative language (metaphore, extended metaphore, simile, idiom,
The opening metaphor sets the tone for the relationship between the two brothers: ""Saddled"" suggests the negative feelings the speaker has for his brother, as if he is an inconvenience, restricting the freedom of the speaker. The feelings of the characters in the poem are revealed through the choice of verbs. In the first stanza the speaker and his friend ""ambled"", ""talking"" as they went, whereas the younger brother ""skipped"" and was ""spouting six-year-old views"". The enthusiastic spirit of the younger brother reflects his pride and excitement at being with the older brother he clearly worships. This continues in the second stanza: ""sighed"" and ""stroll"" contrast with ""windmilled"", a metaphor full of the energy.
He feels very safe with his father but at the same time he questions some of his decisions. Although his father is made out to be the hero and decision maker, the boy influences his father at certain points in the novel. For example, the boy shows influence when they met a blind man walking down the road. The father's initial reaction is to leave the man alone, but after the boy's influence, they talk to him and give him food. This input from the boy helps build the father and son's relationship that the whole novel is based on.
The ending of the novel is significant in showing how the society is unable to comprehend the severity of evil and darkness, it is ended with a very mistaken view, where the officer compared the ordeal of the boys had to go through with a popular book Coral Island, which is a novel featuring an exciting adventure of the 3 stranded boys. Firstly, it shows us that adults are not as wonderful and knowledgeable as the boys deem them to be. Throughout the novel, adults were portrayed as people who knew the solution to every problem, and people who were wise and logical. "Grownups know things," said Piggy. "They ain't afraid of the dark.
ENGL 204 [ 26 March 2013 ] Huckleberry Finn Discussion Board It is fair to say that Huck's “circumstances and his own moral nature make him the least carefree of boys - he is always “in a pickle” over the predicament of someone else”. Huck has to achieve some sort of balance between his natural inclinations and what he has been taught by society. From reading through this work multiple times, it would seem that Huck is almost obsessed with Tom. It is evident in the things he says such as, “I did wish Tom Sawyer was there”, or “I wish Tom Sawyer was here” and “I reckoned Tom Sawyer couldn't a done it no neater himself”. Those are a few examples which would seem to corroborate with this.
Walden’s Pond & Civil Disobedience Short Answers • To Thoreau, simplicity was more than a mode of life, it was a philosophical ideal. It was the second method he implied to resolving dissatisfaction in one’s possessions. Thoreau believed that anything more than what are useful are not only an extravagance, but a real impediment and disadvantage. For example, Thoreau patches his clothes instead of buying new ones and eliminates all accessories he finds unnecessary. Thoreau also builds his own shack instead of getting a bank loan to buy one, and enjoys the leisure time that he can afford by renouncing unnecessary expenditures.
...himself for committing adultery. He displays each characteristic of a tragic hero at one point in the play. Arthur Miller's play The Crucible contains a number of characters that all progress in the own unique ways. There is one man in particular that stands out among all others as being the most dynamic and that man is John Proctor. Over the course of the play John evolves from an uncaring individual, to a self-conscious, caring, and just man.