.... care of. Yet, an irrevocable rift between them sent the dream crashing down. This caused George’s feelings of love and understanding to change from being existent to non-existent. Since the passing of Lennie’s aunt, George felt an obligation to take care of Lennie as well as to act as his guardian. George fulfilled this role with love and understanding. We first see change in George’s attitude towards Lennie when they moved onto the ranch, their place of work. George immediately feels that he is jeopardizing his relationship with other men in order to defend Lennie’s actions. George is further discouraged when he realizes, based on Lennie’s behavior that h .....

.... and authors of 1996. Tracing the history a little further back, Attacks on the Freedom to Learn, '96, a report by People for the American Way, lists them among the ten most frequently challenged books and authors of 1982 to 1996. Twain's novels continue to be challenged and banned, but new reasons for opposing them have emerged through the years. Looking back over the debates about Twain's books during the past 112 years provides an interesting perspective on how American culture has changed, how Twain helped to change it, and why his books continue to raise difficult questions today. When Huckleberry Finn was banned in 1885, officials at the Concord Public .....

.... day. This folktale, like many others, was created for a reason. It was most likely originally intended for entertainment. In its basic appeal, the tale now has many reasons for being told. In every telling of a folktale, a listener will be entertained, yet learn social values and history as well. Folktales allow the storyteller and the listeners to go off with their imagination into a new world. For the listener, it is pure escapism. The popularity of the folktale has existed so long for one main reason. Stith Thompson , a folklorist himself, has studied reasons in which a folktale is told. He states “Stories may differ in subject from place to place, t .....

.... not alone in our loneliness. If we are hopeful, or angry, or loving, or sad, then it will help us see these as universal experiences that proclaim us human…” It is through the context of the relationship Dawe had with Gloria, and this quote that transformed my understanding of his poem “Apology for Impatience”. Transforming from that of a poem about a relationship, to a poem intended as a farewell (or preventing a farewell) and an expression of the inexpressible lost love. The poem is free verse. Dawe uses the flow of the stanza’s to reflect the recurrent image of growth; this image is reinforced by the metaphors of plants and nature used in the poem. The sta .....

.... use of a regional dialect like in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", was more pleasing for the public to read and was also more towards their standards of reading. His knowledge and use of local dialect, and his life experiences in the heart of America helped make his literature be "American" and helped create the American experience. Twains humor in his stories was used partly because it was his way of writing but also because during those times America was going through great tribulation and was in need of relief from the Civil war. Through humor he eased the pains of America and also made himself a popular literary figure of the time. In t .....

.... mother's and sister's sacrifices for him, he plans a bold act: to kill a repulsive old pawnbroker. Her murder will accomplish two things: it will give him the money he needs, and it will prove he's a superman. However, the plan backfires. He kills not only his intended victim, but also her mild, gentle sister, who returns home too early and surprises the murderer. Made physically ill by the trauma of his deed, Raskolnikov is cared for by his old friend Razumikhin. However, his behavior becomes so bizarre that everyone who meets him wonders if he's insane. Unfortunately for him, several police officials, including Porfiry Petrovich, the investigator in ch .....

.... wealth. Another example of how righteous this society is portrayed as is the rule that the rich and prestigious didn't ask for favors, and if one did, the favor is not given. Throughout all of this seemingly harmony and perfection there is one voice of truth. That voice is Sylvia, Eli's energetic mother. She points out all of the facts of how flawless Whiteh ill is. The author portrays her as hyper, curious, and intelligent. The author places her in this story to tell the truth to contrast with the lies. She is the only one who expects favors, is surprised that anyone smart enough can get in, and is curious about the integration. Her character is tru .....

.... tendencies, but he is full of turmoil on the inside. Raskolnikov’s dream presents these different personas Dostoevsky has given him. His dream also gives the reader a good, inside look into Raskolnikov’s interior conflicts (Chizhevky 191). In the beginning of his dream, Raskolnikov is out in the street. He seems to be wandering around aimlessly, with no recollection of what he is supposed to be doing or why he is there. Meanwhile, everyone else in the dream is carrying on like nothing is wrong. Before delving into the significance of this scene, the reader must note how important control is to him. He is an extremely proud man, and needs to be in control of .....