.... recklessly until finally, after Pip realized the truth about people, his formerly selfish attitude turned considerate. He accepted others for who they are, not for what they look like or how much power and money they have. Pip shows us the importance of how to use your morals to become a better person. I believe that Pip's telling of the story is pvitaols because it teaches us right from wrong. The first stage Pip went through in his moral development was fear. In this stage, Pip's main excuse for his actions was his fear of punishment. Pip displayed this because Mrs. Joe was constantly beating and threatening him. This kind of behavior made Pip very sensit .....

.... and Hancock. Robert E. Lee’s story began with a dilemma; he had to decide whether to stay to fight with the army he has been serving for 30 years or to resign and go to Virginia to defend his home. Life in the army had ruined his life, “He had missed a father’s great joy of watching his children grow and learn... [and] try not to think about what his career had done to his family.” (Pg. 11) Throughout Part 1, Lee feels something missing from inside him: the feeling of action, of war. While in Texas, General Winfield Scott asks Lee to serve as second in command of the Union Army, but due to the possibility that Virginia could also secede, he declines. Still .....

.... An example is when Claggart is telling Billy of his accusations. Captain Vere who doesn’t want the news to be true says, “Speak, man! Speak! Defend yourself!” (802). This appeal makes Billy act strange and begin to make gurgling noises. Billy is determined to perform his duties well, and not to ever get yelled at again. Even after trying to stay out of trouble, Billy continues to slip up. These small threats and incidents establish the tension between Claggart and Billy, and set the stage for a later confrontation. They also force Billy to search for help. The person he goes to is the old Dansker. Billy recognizes Dansker as a figure of experience, and af .....

.... differs with each individual character. It is evident, though, that books are very important to the various relationships encountered in this story and that they can be interpreted in many different ways. The first incident in which books play a role in this story is also one of the most powerful scenes in the entire book. It occurs when Mr. Lockwood has determined that he must stay the night at Wuthering Heights, his landlord’s estate. Heathcliff’s servant, Zillah, shows Mr. Lockwood to his room and cautions him to “hide his candle and not make a noise” since Heathcliff would not willingly approve of his staying in that room. Ju .....

.... writing a letter to his parents he writes about how he is going to fight for the first time and he wants to make the proud. After Henry runs away from the first battle he feels embarrassed because he didn't have a wound. No one knew he ran so he still had his pride and after that his attitude changed and he began fighting with no fear. Tom Wilson is another young sodier in the 304th regiment who is called the loud soldier. When he is in the tent talking to Henry and conklin he talks about how he will not run and take on the whole army on by himself. When he is in the first battle he tries to run but is caught by an officer and made to go back and fig .....

.... from his family, an immense sacrifice in his struggle for peace. Although this sacrifice shows a fierce commitment and willingness to do whatever it takes in the name of peace, it exemplifies a selfish desire for political amnesty at the high cost of destroying a family. The cause is actively consuming Sonny's life, annihilating his family. He is becoming so entangled within the political endeavor that he is slowly beginning to dissipate from his commitment to his family. He emerges himself in a relationship with Hannah, a young woman working for a human-rights organization. “It was then that it began, that it was inescapable. Needing Hannah”(53). .....

.... Hemingway has drawn of the old man's shack. He describes it as: " went through its open door……..and in it there was a bed, a table, one chair, and a place on the dirt floor to cook with charcoal." ( P 15 ) Also Hemingway shows that The old man feels his isolation through:" Once there had been a tinted photograph of his wife on the wall but he had taken it down because it made him too lonely to see it" ( P 16) Everything in the old man's shack give the reader a feeling of his loneliness and isolation, such as his one bed, one table, one chair, and his wife's picture that he did not stand to look at so he took it down. At the same .....

.... who sets the foundation for Biff’s beliefs. There are many aspects of this father/son relationship that lead to Biff’s ultimate realization at the end of the play. In Biff’s youth, he accepts and adores Willy because that is the nature of a small child. Even though we later realize the error in Willy’s credo, his initial instincts to teach his son success are pure. Willy provides Biff with an ego because of excessive praise, and that makes Biff conceited. Such great praise allows Biff to have pride in himself and his family, which eventually leads Biff to feel content and fulfilled in his younger years. Biff believed, due to his father’s pride, that he .....