.... for example, uses his linguistic skills to gain power as narrator. He possesses the ability to pick up on things unsaid and to read other people's actions. Dewey Dell describes his intuitiveness when she says that “ he said he knew without the words, and I knew he knew because if he had said he knew with words I would not have believed…and that's why I can talk to him with knowing with hating with because he knows” (27). He uses his gift of realizing things without them having to actually be told to him to gain credibility with the reader. Who would doubt a narrator who possesses that type of adroitness? Also, his language is clear and reflective. He .....

.... from a fellow comrade, Tomsky, that his grandmother the Countess Fedotovna knows a secret that can make Hermann a very wealthy man. The secret being that three cards can make him the fortune he needs to sustain him for the rest of his life. Realizing the opportunity for untold fortune, Hermann proceeds in putting together a plan to befriend Lisaveta Ivanovna, the Countess’ servant girl, in hopes in gaining this secret. They arrange to meet in the late of night, but instead of seeing Lisaveta, Hermann takes a detour to the Countess’ study for a confrontation with the Countess herself. Out of desperation, Hermann insists that the Countess divulge her secr .....

.... repeated actions which make his classification more simple and understandable. He certainly fits a represented category of serial killer. Serial killers must fulfill certain conditions to be considered as such. First, there must be repetition. A person who has murdered once does not fit the profile of serial murderer. Second, the murderer must operate in one on one encounters. He/she does not involve other parties; the murderer encounters the victim alone and has no accessories in the killing. Third, the serial killer’s victims are secondary victims. There is little or no prior contact between the perpetrator and the victim. It is noted, though, that pr .....

.... the conch shell’s cry for social order, and the loss of innocence in small children are all threads Golding used to spin his web of symbolism. Most people would view the opportunity of being stranded on a deserted island as the chance of a life time. Islands offer serenity, relaxation, and most importantly, isolation. The landing place of the crashed plane, Golding purposefully picked an island because of isolation from the rest of the world. He designed the island to his symbolic purposes, giving it a beach, platform, jungle, mountain, and cliffs, each of which can be used to represent human abilities and dreams. According to historic documents, the boat sha .....

.... in this American world, -a world with yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world. It is a peculiar sensation, this double consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others."Footnote1 The veil is a metaphor for the separation and invisibility of black life and existence in America and is a reoccurring theme in books abo ut black life in America. Du Bois's veil metaphor, "In those somber forests of his striving his own soul rose before him, and he saw himself, -darkly as though through a veil"Footnote2, is a allusion to Saint Paul's line in Isiah 25: .....

.... tales are about young, caring, and respectful women surviving intergenerational conflict and other perils and living happily ever after, while the hidden messages are about subservience, degradation, and the idea that physical beauty is the most important aspect of women. Kolbenschlag and Yolen both agree that Cinderella was subservient and accepted the unjust and extra work that her siblings and (step)mother required of her (Kolbenschlag 525). Like a housemaid, she took everything they could give her and never complained. Snow White mirrored this behavior when she was rescued by the seven dwarfs. They told her to cook, clean, do odds and ends around the hou .....

.... writer 2. Pip becomes a gentleman and gets a benefactor B. Changes 1. Dickens finds his talent and works hard at it 2. Pip finds himself and learns many lessons about life Many novels are based on the author’s life. Some of the novels were influenced by the author’s life. Often in cases like these, one author may write many novels with a similar theme, plot, setting, or characters. This is extremely true in Great Expectations. The main character in the novel, Pip, portrays a life that is similar to the life of Charles Dickens, his creator. It is evident that Charles Dickens drew on personal experiences in Great Expectations. Pip and Dickens have .....

.... forced to grow up much too quickly.The road she takes is full of ditches and bends but it clears and straightens in the end. As soon as her father is buried, 'Antonia realizes that she now has a heavy burden on her shoulders. Since she is one of the eldest in the family, she must now work to put food on their table. Her mother is a complainer and can't speak English, her oldest brother, Ambrosch, is strong, mean and not well liked, the second oldest brother, Marek, is mentally and physically disabled and her sister, Yulka, is still a youngster. With the help of their neighbors, the Burdens, 'Antonia is able to establish a meager living for her family. She doe .....