He had never meant to hurt anything or anyone but he himself didn’t know how strong he was. The book says, “Well you keep away from her ‘cause she’s a rattrap if I ever seen one.” (Page 32) Lennie had told George he was going to stay away from Curly’s wife as much as possible. Then Curly’s wife started talking to Lennie alone and as hard as he tried, he couldn’t get her to
He was never a man to take the blame but rather say that his actions were just reactions of unfortunate events that others caused. Even though he too, along with Daisy, was not loyal to his partner, he never once admitted he was wrong. He would proceed to lollygag with Myrtle and come home to accuse Daisy of her unloyal actions towards him. A man with that much fortitude cannot be happy with whom he is or he would not be accusing anyone of anything.”…and as we drove away Tom was feeling the hot whips of panic. His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate were slipping precipitately from his control.”(p.119) Tom knows that Daisy only married him for his money and although she has developed feelings for him, he fears that if he leaves her for Myrtle she will turn to Gatsby.
Clarstin Bernsen Day – 7th Period August 21, 2013 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summer Assignment. * How are Twain’s own life experience reflected in his novel. * Mark Twain was born in Missouri, where he based the setting of the book. When he was young he discovered what was known to be slavery. Growing up Twain knew as that slaves were property and were supposed to be treated badly.
Why Slavery in the U.S.? Is there a Debt? Slavery is important to understand the history of the United States and the role Africans played in making this country what it is today because slavery built the economy of the U.S. And as its legacy, slavery has left a stubborn impression on the soul of the America, which in turns affects race, religions and gender in many ways. Considering that United States enslaved my fellow human Africans to build its economy, and make itself one of the wealthiest and most power nations in the world today, those who benefited from slavery owe reparations to the children of the slaves. Slavery built the U.S.’s economy.
Just not care about anything or anyone and just go wherever life takes him. This reading also shows how Chris is different from any other books main character. He isn’t trying to be a hero, and he definitely isn’t trying to effect anyone else by his journey’s, only himself. For example, when he was with Crazy Ernie he worked for him for no pay, and when he found out he wasn’t getting paid he stole a crazy guys bike. In no way would any real hero do anything like that, because hero’s are supposed to help people, not take away from them.
At first it didn’t give the impression that it was an imperative scene to the understanding of the story because there was no background to her, she didn’t seem to have any significant value to the story until you read further. Anther scene I feel deserves the title of a climax is the death of Henry Lamartine Jr. The whole chapter conveys so much emotion, mostly of the relationship between Henry Jr. and his half brother Lyman Lamartine. After Henry’s experience in the war he was never the same person and was never happy. It wasn’t that he wanted to be like that it was that he was unable to find that happiness after being in so much hate.
The author of this book presents the fact that people’s demeanors can often be misleading. Specifically, one of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird to prove the statement true that people are not what they seem is Dolphus Raymond. When the Atticus’s court case is going on, Scout and Dill take a small break and exit the building to calm Dill down. When they are out, they meet Dolphus Raymond and during their conversation, he says, “‘It ain’t honest but it’s mighty helpful to folks. Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live’” (Lee 201).
The main character in Birds, Clouds, Frogs did nothing with his life. He hated his job and went through life with no purpose. He was then given a chance to make a change in his life and possibly contribute a verse, yet didn’t take it, representing a negative example. On the other hand, in O Me! O Life!
Throughout the story Bartleby expresses his free will in many different ways, whether it be choosing to not do any work, choosing to be insolent and not leave the premises of his employer, or choosing to not eat which in turn causes his untimely death. If we examine the progression towards death in Bartleby’s life, we find that they could have easily been avoided if only the choices in Bartleby’s life were left up to a responsible guardian. The fact that no one stepped in to relieve Bartleby of his free will ultimately led to his death. When such important options of whether to obey the law or obey the body are left to an unstable individual the outcomes prove to be erratic at best. However, while it does seem to be the path of least resistance to let a responsible adult make the choices in Bartleby’s life, one must ask “isn’t one’s life made up of the choices he makes and to take away ones choices is to take away a man’s existence”.
In Jonathan’s paper, his discussions showed that most people think Frost’s opinion is that a wall between each other is a bad thing. However, he disagrees with this. In his paper, he tries to present the evidence that might be offered for it. He gives three pieces of evidence to prove his point: the first being that the neighbor doesn’t offer any argument in the poem, but Frost offers an argument against walls; another one showed that the neighbor is wrong, using the phrases “an old-stone savage” and someone who “moves in darkness” (40, 41); the last piece of evidence is the neighbor repeating the statement that he “will not go behind his father’s saying” (43). His point is that the poem shows that the speaker is too self-confident and is kind of mean-spirited.