.... that there was a very dark and evil side to man, which accounts for the savage nature of the children in the novel. He said, "The war was unlike any other fought in Europe. It taught us not fighting, politics, or the follies of nationalism, but about the given nature of man." After the war he returned to teaching and wrote his first novel, Lord of the Flies, which was finally accepted for publication in 1954. In 1983, the novel received the Noble Prize and the statement, "[His] books are very entertaining and exciting. . . . They have aroused an unusually great interest in professional literary critics (who find) deep strata of ambiguity and complication .....

.... was poor. This makes Kino want to fit into soceity so he could have things that others take for granted such as a treatment from a doctor and be accepted in the eyes of others. When Kino finds an huge pearl in the ocean he feels that him and his family will prosper from this. Kino realizes that this won't be as easy as he thought when he tries to sell the pearl. The pearl buyers were very conniving characters when they all tried to buy the pearl for much less than it is worth so they could sell it for a big profit. Kino now realized that this pearl was becoming a problem but he didn't care. His motives revovled around greed which was shown throughout .....

.... and an irate employer in order to realize that serious problems are occurring within his plant.Once the goal, which inevitably turns out to be money, is found, it is imperative to figure out how to express the goal in the form of a measurement. Three measurements are able to not only express the goal of making money, but also make it possible for the manager to develop operational rules for running his plant. These measurements are: throughput, inventory, and operational expense, and everything that the manager manages in his plant is covered by them. Still, the manager must do much thinking and research in order to figure out just how to express his goal .....

.... living in New York and he believed that he was put in the wrong life when he was sentenced to Pittsburgh. His house and Cordelia Street portrayed such a deprivation and ugliness; his room with its yellow dingy wallpaper and the painted wooden bed that had began to flake. "The nearer he approached the house the more absolutely unequal Paul felt to the sight of it all; his ugly sleeping chamber, the cold bathroom with the grimy zinc tub..." His school was described with having "bare floors and naked walls". Paul's uplifting arena was either glaring up at the actors, divas, or performers at the Schenley Hotel or at the works of art at Carnegie Hall. Even th .....

.... workers had lied to cover up the crimes of their employers and to prevent themselves from being fired. In doing so, however, they risk imprisonment for treason. This shows the great amount of authority their employers had over them. This authority causes a hindrance for Schlictmann in his attempt to find evidence against the companies. Later, Schlictmann himself falls victim to authority, and it causes severe problems for him and his team. Charlie Nesson's arrival at Schlictmann, Conway, and Crowley lifts everyone's spirits and gets everyone looking forward to a huge verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. He is well known and respected, so everyone in the .....

.... him upon returning from the war. Fortunately, he had "an extraordinary gift, a romantic readiness," and he found in Daisy someone to focus this on. She is perfection to him, something for which he can strive, so he puts all of his energy into finding her again. He uses his inherited money to travel around the country, searching; when he runs out, he goes into the drug business, then oil, then liquor. He clips out articles about Daisy from every newspaper he can find; he buys a huge, romantic house that he hopes will merit her approval. The parties that he throws every night in hopes that she will come become almost famous for their extravagance and the v .....

.... He is the main character, whom Fyodor uses to show two sides of people their admirable side and their disgusting side. He loves Raskolnokov, which is why Fyodor uses Raskolnokov’s point of view throughout the whole novel. Personally, Fyodor dislikes some of his qualities but understands that all people are plagued with some bad traits, and that Raskolnokv is trying to make emends for some of his wrong doings, i.e. the murder of the pawnbroker and her sister. He knows that what he did was wrong and is willing to suffer for his crime, and he does throughout the whole book with his constant depression. Dostoesky believes in punishment for your cri .....

.... story in numerous ways. "Don't make any mistake Dell; he said about me. I don't think there is anything in the way of a haircut or shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less." (O. Henry p177.) Also, this theme is demonstrated at the end of the story. Della was upset that she did not have a gift for Jim, so she sold what she loved most to show her love for him. She sold her hair to buy a chain for Jim's watch, but it was ironic that Jim had sold his watch to buy combs for Della's hair. They each wanted to give a gift related to each other's most prized possession and they both were willing to sacrifice their most prized possession. .....