.... and lacking in both loyalty and honesty. Machiavelli’s general opinion that men are selfish contains an underlying truth to the human nature. Inside every human being, there is a sense of selfishness that lay dormant until given cause to awake. It is a truth that many will not be willing to admit or acknowledge. Many will even say that there are people who are or were selfless in their actions. Yes, there are, but when the situation comes, normally no one can take away their selfishness to still act like “saints” when they cannot even save themselves. Selfishness is an ugly trait among people; however, disloyalty is probably the most o .....

.... racial “importance.” Leaving the United States, Nettie believed she was leaving behind not only racial discrimination, for in Africa they would be "black like the Africans themselves" (143), but also gender discrimination. Before meeting Samuel and Corrine, Nettie was under the impression that all colored people [men] wanted to keep women from learning. Upon meeting Samuel, Nettie realized that "they are not all mean like Pa and Albert, or beaten down like Ma was." (138-139) The only man Nettie had ever had contact with were Pa and Albert; so she perceived that all men treated their wives and the women in the family like possessions to be sold to the highest .....

.... (p. 24) but Candy sees him as a companion. To George, Lennie is more than a "big guy" (p. 25) who can't speak for himself. On the ranch Lennie is suspected to be of no value because of his lack of intelligence, and Candy's dog is thought to be of no importance because he has no teeth, can hardly see and can't eat. The dog is "no good to [Candy]" (p. 44) and he is "no good to himself" (p. 44). After Lennie kills Curley's wife, he's no good to George or himself. Carlson's luger, which is used to shoot Candy's dog in the back of the head, is also used by George to shoot Lennie in the back of the head. Slim had said earlier that he wished "somebody'd sh .....

.... the white people and all the evil inside of them, causing them to destroy the world and everything else that inhabits it. When the wind blew the white people across the ocean, thousands of them in giant boats (Silko 136), they were faced with the unfamiliar culture of the Indian people. Besides the fact that the Indians were in their way of expansion and development, the white man feared what they found. They feared an unknown language that they had never heard before and could not understand. They feared rituals and ceremonies that seemed strange and suspicious. They feared a social unity of sharing and togetherness that they found alarming and intimidat .....

.... description of setting, symbolism, plot development, diverse word choice, and detailed character development. In most cases, the setting is usually indelible to a story, but “The Black Cat” relies little on this element. This tale could have occurred anywhere and can be placed in any era. This makes the setting the weakest element of “The Black Cat.” Next, symbolism is always an integral part of any Poe story. The most obvious of symbolic references in this story is the cat’s name, Pluto. This is the Roman god of the underworld. Pluto contributes to a strong sense of hell and may even symbolize the devil himself. Another immense .....

.... on an earthly plane as Joseph Campbell describes (page 159). Whatever the reasons may be, Amy refuses to aid Yanko in his time of need, resulting in Yanko's death. There is a great change of heart from Amy's first compassion for Yanko to her nonchalance of his death. However, the results may have only been a product of the different levels of love felt by Amy for Yanko. The general population of Brenzett treats Yanko an escaped lunatic when he is first spotted in the seaside town. He is whipped, stoned and beaten by many of the residents. In addition, he was captured and caged like a wild animal. He is described as a "drunk", "tramp", and "creature". He is v .....

.... satire. By using this, he mocks the stupidity of the empire and their choices of life. He explains all the rules and regulations that the people have to live by. The reader is then assumed to understand that the rules and regulations are ridiculous and absurd. Vennegut does this so that people will realize that we are all not meant to be the same we are each our own person. Some examples of this, for instance, are making the strong and the weak equal. In order to do this, the strong must carry around many weights on their shoulders. By doing this, it makes the strong weak. Another example, is making the beautiful look like the ugly.The beautiful would have t .....

.... "It is every boys dream to own a pony and a .22" those were the exact words that motivated Jay Berry to realize his goal of catching Jimbo and the rest of the escaped circus monkeys. In Wilson Rawls novel Summer of the Monkeys Jay Berry Lee encounters many obstacles in his way of succeeding his goal. Before Jay Berry succeeds his goal, he encounters many conflicts that both hinder and help him through his amazing journey. The first inner force that helps Jay Berry along his journey is his incredible determination. Jay Berry displays his determination many times throughout the novel. For Jay Berry to succeed his goals of bringing the highly intell .....