.... In many cases such as that of the Salem Witch trials the results can be devastating. The Crucible is a heartfelt tale of agony and devotion. Throughout Salem's struggle for justice and purity, the townspeople are faced with a question, "Are we really messengers of God?" Everyone handles the question differently. Those of the town who are in positions of power, such as Judge Danforth, doubt themselves, but must admit to being true messengers of God for the sake of political hierarchy. Danforth admits this in his lecture to Reverend Hale, "Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part; reprieve or pardon must cast doubt upon the guilt of them that died .....

.... on nothing but themselves to survive. "To Build a Fire" is a short story that embodies the idea of naturalism and how, if one is not careful, nature will gain the upper hand and they will perish. When the narrator introduced the main character of the story, the man, he made it clear that the man was in a perilous situation involving the elements. The man was faced with weather that was 75 degrees below zero and he was not physically or mentally prepared for survival. London wrote that the cold "did not lead him to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature, and upon man's frailty in general, able only to live within certain narrow limits of heat an .....

.... Henry's sudden solitude. "What happens now?" I felt, as I so often do when I finish a book that I want to go on forever. This is infinitely more difficult with a book that has no conclusion, and FTA leaves a reader not only emotionally exhausted but also just as alone as Henry and with nowhere to go. The entire work was aware of where it was going and what was going to happen next, and then to stop the way it did was unfair. Now, I've read enough essays while deciding which would be the topic for my class presentation that I know many people see that the unfairness of life and the insignificance of our free will are apparently the most important themes in the b .....

.... interpretations. However, the structure of the story breaks down into two stages: past and present. By examining the archetypes within the story, it can be suggested that Emily's over-protective father stands to represent Emily's feminist struggle, the ongoing battle for women to have an equal place in society. Emily should be able to do as she pleases, but her dependence her father does not allow her to have that freedom. Her father's over-protection is evident in this passage, “We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will” (279). Her .....

.... book to express the rejection of not having her real parents there for her. Many children feel this sense of abandonment from their parents; this is one reason why Beatrice Culleton wrote this book. She wrote the novel so people could relate to the problems faced in the foster homes. Some Metis could relate to this novel as it is about one of the main characters, April Raintree, trying to over come her identity problem. April Raintree is the main character who is a light skinned Metis; in fact, throughout most of the novel she tries to pass herself off as being completely white. Her younger sister, Cheryl Raintree, is much darker than April and does not .....

.... other authors describe surroundings. Suskind’s writing technique is also distinctive in the way that he uses phrases and imagery to make what initially seem to be violent and grotesque descriptions an erotic and sexual encounter. This is a prominent theme when the main character is murdering his young virgins and dissecting various ‘smells.’ Through these various techniques of Suskind’s, we are drawn into the world of Jean Baptiste Grenouille. It is to be analysed in this essay how we are able to experience what Grenouille feels. The reader is confronted with the issues of acceptance and finding love both of which are relevant to hu .....

.... to escape. Scout discovered it was immoral to wrong one who doesn't wrong others in that Tom Robinson, and good man, was killed as a result of something he never did. Scout also learned that the only way you can truly understand someone is by walking around in their shoes. Many of the kids in Maycomb had the impression that Arthur "Boo" Radley was an evil person because his nature was mysterious. She never really understood him until the end of the novel. After walking Boo to his house, Scout looked at the town from the porch, Boo's point of view. She saw Maycomb how Boo had always seen it. At that point, she understood Boo. Scout lea .....

.... insanity. Theroux leaves it up to the readers to make their own final judgement at the end. Towards the end of the novel, Allie starts to show that he is losing the respect and control of his family as well as his mind. He is starting to make rash decisions and generally being tyrannical towards his family. Eventually losing their trust, enough so that eventually Charlie and his brother have to restrain their father and tie him up so he can no longer torment them. This leads to a shootout with the missionaries where Allie is shot and wounded. Paddling with their father and husband downstream on the Patuca River, in a quadriplegic state, his limbs not working, A .....