.... Woo and her daughter June. Suyuan came to America with high hopes, similar to the other mothers, and a swan in anticipation that she could teach her child to strive only for the best opportunities that America can offer. Jing-Mei states "America was were all my mother's hopes lay (141)." Suyuan fled to America after she had lost all her possessions; however, she does not lose hope. When the swan is ripped from her arms she is only left with a single swan's feather to symbolize all her hopes and dream for the future. When June was a child her mother encouraged her to pursue many different activities especially the piano. Suyuan was obsessed with June be .....

.... many of his opinions about people and leads the reader on a 5 day visit into his mind. Holden, throughout the book, made other people feel inferior to his own. I can relate to this because although I do not view people inferior to myself, I do judge others unequally, but not on purpose. Holden and I in some few ways both have similar judgements of people from the way they act and behave. We also share feelings about motivation as well as lack of it. After reading this book, I came to the conclusion that Holden and I are a little more similar than I initially believed. The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger's nov .....

.... as a narrator leads us to question the validity of what Gulliver tells us. This means that we have to be on our guard against what he says, and even though he's our guide, we can't follow him everywhere, which is just what Swift wanted. Gulliver makes many apologies for himself and his actions and puts us the reader emotionally involved in the story. Gulliver seems to direct a good deal of hostility toward us, creating a tinge of hostility back at him. Ultimately, Gulliver works as a narrator because we can relate to him and as a result find him engaging. We too can jump from emotion to emotion, but in the long run, Swift is not attempting to create an .....

.... (1683) of the money Charley gives him, but has no intention of ever repaying the debt. Willy wants to be recognized, liked and admired. In Willy’s mind success is linked to how well a person is liked. He exaggerates how well liked and respected he really is and tells his sons Biff and Happy in order for them to be truly successful they must first be well liked. Linda is an enabler and is codependent on Willy. She encourages him and participates in his delusions. Linda is unselfish and her life revolves around Willy and the boys. Despite what she might think or feel personally she tries to influence Biff and Happy to listen to their f .....

.... they are not treated well by their husbands who are not always faithful. Women are not recognized for the hard pains of labor that are more painful then fighting a war. At first glance this can seem to be the beginning of a plea for liberation. Then Medea ruins it by getting personal and shows her selfish side. She states that it is twice as hard for her as a foreigner without a country. Then she gives her reason for getting the women to sympathize with her. "If I can find the means or devise any scheme to pay my husband back for what he has done to me - Him and his father in law and the girl who married him." (260-263) It may have seemed in the beginning .....

.... (359), makes it very apparent that the story is about the passing on of a woman rather than that of a woman reminiscing about her childhood. The opening paragraph to the story paints a picture of a rural area with the woman standing at the bank of a river. She is vividly remembering her childhood and the many times that she has crossed this river, stone by stone. The last line in the opening paragraph, " But after that it was easy and soon she was standing on ." (358), makes the reader aware that she is still a very able lady at her age. When the woman crosses the river she begins her jaunt to the house she once lived in. There are a few lines in the stor .....

.... of modern science. I think it reflects on the human need to explain events and what is going on. People have trouble with the unknown, so in a time when little facts could explain events, superstition was used to give the people a sense of security. It would be interesting to trace the roots of some of these superstitions, such as in chapter one when Huck flicks the spider from his shoulder into the fire. I am curious why this is bad luck, and why turning three times and tying a lock of hair with thread was thought to prevent the bad luck. I also wondered how a hair ball became a way to read fortunes. I thought it was interesting when they decided the s .....

.... man’s false identities appears early in the novel, he is forced to participate in the “Battle Royal.” This is in which local black boys are forced to fight one another blindfolded for the entertainment of the drunken whites. Yet despite the humiliation, the blood, and the pain, the narrator concentrates on his speech whether or not the whites would be able to “recognize my ability.” The invisible man’s desire of praise from the whites made him a vulnerable character to be taken advantage of, by not only the whites, but also other characters, like Dr. Bledsoe. Dr. Bledsoe gave the invisible man the role of an inferior .....