.... or her hard work. The dream also embodied the idea of a self-sufficient man, an entrepreneur making it successful for himself. The is about what happened to the American Dream in the 1920s, a time period when the dream had been corrupted by the avaricious pursuit of wealth. The pursuit of the American Dream is the sublime motivation for accomplishing one's goals and producing achievements, however when tainted with wealth the dream becomes devoid and hollow. Jay Gatsby, the central figure of the story, is one character who longs for the past. Surprisingly, he devotes most of his adult life trying to recapture it and, finally, dies in its pursuit. In the past, .....

.... had found jobs. When Gillian told her father how she felt he told her that there was a woman who called him to see if she (Gillian) would be able and willing to work at this camp in Canada in the kitchen. At first Gillian was very excited but when she began to think about it the whole idea scared her to death. Going off to a place outside of the United States where she had never been and leaving her family behind, she just didn't know if she could go through with it. A few days after debating about going she called the lady and got more information about it and she decided she would give it a try. Gillian was to leave in about five days so her m .....

.... is often forced to run, and if one collapses, is injured, or simply can no longer bear the pain, they are shot or trampled without pity. An image that secures itself in Elie's memory is that of Rabbi Eliahou's son's leaving the Rabbi for dead. The father and son are running together when the father begins to grow tired. As the Rabbi falls farther and farther behind his son, his son runs on, pretending not to see what is happening to his father. This spectacle causes Elie to think of what he would do if his father ever became as weak as the Rabbi. He decides that he would never leave his father, even if staying with him would be the cause of his death .....

.... preach nothing except for gain" ("Pardoner's Tale", Line 105). This avarice is seen strongly in the Pardoner's tale as well. In the Pardoner's tale, three friends begin a journey in order to murder Death. On their journey, though, an old man leads them to a great deal of treasure. At this point, all three of the friends in the tale display a greed similar to the Pardoner's. The three friends decide that someone should bring bread and wine for a celebration. As the youngest of the friends leaves to go buy wine, the other two greedily plot to kill him so they can split the treasure only two ways. Even the youngest decides to "put it in his mind to buy poiso .....

.... boyfriend. He would like to mary Jenny but her father will not let them get married. Eb Jethro's brother. Joins the war on the North's side. Tom Jethro's brother. Joins the war on the South's side. IV. Plot. Central Conflict: The central conflict of this book is Jethro changing from a boy to a man during the Civil War. Minor Conflicts: Eb, Jethro's brother, fights the war for the North's side, while his other brother fights war for the South's side. Their father, Matt, is generally for t .....

.... honeysuckle. Though the English have jobs to perform much of their time is consumed with drinking whiskey in the Club, retreating from the “prickly” heat, napping, and occasionally playing tennis or hunting. Though there is not much physical activity by the English, they do not complain about it. They do complain incessantly about the heat and about the possible acceptance of natives into their exclusively European Club. In the overwhelming majority of British held themselves superior to the Burmese. They feel that it is their duty to rule over the less intelligent “niggers” of Burma. Through the description of the characteristics .....

.... turns out to be the most effective element contained in the story. The plot starts off as Shirley describes the surrounding atmosphere. “It was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day, the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” This gives the reader a feeling of calmness and serenity. The atmosphere created becomes quite ironic in the end, when the specific nature of ‘the Lottery’ is revealed. Jackson also creates this irony with the setting and character assignment. The story takes place in the town square, where family and friends are joined in tradition for the annual ‘lottery’. When given this setting, .....

.... displays his kindness when he picks up two strangers and lets them travel with him and Jim. "Here comes a couple of men tearing up the path...They begged me to save their lives and wanted to jump right in...I says:...Wade down to me and get in." (19). These two men are complete strangers, and Huck knows that they are being chased, so they are obviously troublemakers. Yet he takes them in, and welcomes them aboard, showing great compassion. Later, the two men lie to Huck and Jim. Huck does not say a thing, though he realizes they are lying. "But I never said nothing, never let on; kept it to myself; it's the best way; then you don't have no quarrels, and don't g .....