.... for the transformation that takes place in her self while she is there. In this way the house still is the cocoon for her transformation. It does not take the form of the traditional symbol of security for the activities of a woman, but it does allow for and contain her metamorphosis. The house also facilitates her release, accommodating her, her writing and her thoughts. These two activities evolve because of the fact that she is kept in the house. One specific characteristic of the house that symbolizes not only her potential but also her trapped feeling is the window. .....

.... “bucking grain bags bustin’ a gut.” Primarily, that is his official job, but the most important of them all is to watch his simple-minded friend, Lennie. George has to speak for Lennie, lest he slip away and give the reason why they ran out of weed. In the beginning of the book, the first impression is that George is harsh with Lennie, but in terms of the entire novel, we might say that he was, if anything, not strict enough. George and Lennie have created a dream of their having a place someday, and a reason for that, since they don’t wasn’t to be bossed around by anyon .....

.... Indeed, the early years of this mission had an ambivalence which shows in the number of people who hedged their bets by practicing both Christian and Pagan rites at the same time, and in the number of people who promptly apostatized when a Christian king died. There is certainly no evidence for a large-scale conversion of the common people to Christianity at this time. Augustine was not the most diplomatic of men, and managed to antagonize many people of power and influence in Britain, not least among them the native British churchmen, who had never been particularly eager to s .....

.... ruin. Clifford and Hepzibah hardly live a full and satisfying life. Hepzibah cannot get “the house” out of her mind. Everywhere she goes the house haunts her. Clifford lives in a world of illusions. Their hearts have become dungeons and each one of them is his/her own jailer. They have been “locked up” in that house for so long that they can longer “live” with the rest of society. This is made evident when Clifford and Hepzibah try to leave the house. On the train, thoughts of the house poison both the mind of Hepzibah and Clifford. The conversation of the two center ar .....

.... When she is unable to find the gold he becomes mad at her and slits her throat before killing himself. It is possible that he put so much of himself into his greed that when he could not quell it with the gold he felt his life was not worth living. Trina shows how greedy she is when she wins the 5,000 in the lottery. She will not spend any money where it is needed, and because of this the couples standards of living decline. Although Trina and Zerkows' greed for riches was almost identical, Zerkow is vied as a lost soul, yet Trina is viewed as a proper young lady. This i .....

.... American Dream has long turned sour for him. At the begin ning of his life, he remembers travelling in a wagon going westward. His parents conque red the new frontier and succeeded. His brother Ben went "into the jungle at 17 and cam e out rich at age 21". For a while, the American Dream was alive in Willy too. He helped stake out new territory by selling his goods, his son Biff was going to go to university w ith a scholarship and he had a home with no apartments closing on him. But now, he was forced t o work on commission at old age, fired later by his godson, his favored .....

.... through the newspaper, was not able to manipulate Howard into his way of thinking. The general public who read the Banner had been convinced that Toohey new what he was talking about on all subjects. His plan to manipulate the public and gather them as a whole was directly countered with every move that Howard made. One of these major moves was the building of the Stoddard Temple. With the temple, Roark had the freedom to build whatsoever he choose. This gave him a medium to express his viewpoint without having any restrictions. After the delayed unveiling of the tem .....

.... of his wealth that the lawyer will not be able to stay in a solitary confinement for 5 years. The lawyer demonstrates his impulsiveness when he replies, “I’ll take the bet, but I would stay not 5 but 15 years”(160). The lawyer does not even reason about what he has just committed to. Furthermore, he raises the stakes of the proposal as a result of his confidence in winning the bet. Although he begins his confinement secure that he will be victorious, the lawyer gradually becomes very despondent over the course of his imprisonment. During his confinement, the lawyer is no .....