.... is a cashier at a local supermarket. His supporting characters are: Lengel, who is the store manager; Stoksie, Sammy's buddy and a cashier; and Queenie plus her two followers, who are unusual customers at the supermarket. The setting of the story is in the early 80's in an ordinary supermarket, which is located in a small quiet town, north of Boston. Most of the customers are old and conservative, with a few tourists here and there. A & P is surrounded around Sammy, a teenager, who is about to become an adult. The story, basically, shows the first step of his metamor .....

.... Together, the citizens of this book are more concerned with their possessions and money, than their health and lives. Subsequently, the people at his parties show careless recklessness with their abuse of alcohol and their bodies. First of all, the people at Gatsby¹s balls drank all night and showed no respect for Gatsby¹s house or possessions. Also the participants of the parties held at Gatsby¹s mansion are audacious enough to drive home while very intoxicated. Furthermore the individuals who were drinking were astonished to see the car in the ditch but none of them bothere .....

.... ready to turn, to anger." p. 20 Jack is described as some sort of evil thing that is looking for trouble. From the start of the novel he does not like following rules of any kind. He only wants to hunt and have a good time. Golding uses Jack and his tribe as examples of the Beast. In the beginning of the story Jack, still conditioned by the previous society he had been apart of, could not kill the pig that was caught in the brush. As the story goes on, he becomes less and less attached to any form of society. Near the end, he feels no shame about the deaths of Simon and Piggy, .....

.... them money, and because of him, they have the fortunate opportunity to stay under a roof. In another incident Jean Valjean, receives a exclusive letter from Marius, a young man that is in love with Cossete. The letter is addressed to Cossete, and even though Jean Valjean regrets the possibility of Cossete leaving him, he turns the letter over to her. Jan Valjean proves that he does not have a mind of a criminal and could be trustworthy. Jean Valjean shows that he does not care about himself, and that he has only a dedication on helping others. When Jean Valjean .....

.... as a steady mannered individual, Proctor is not an untroubled man. His was a sinner against his wife, a sinner against his community, a sinner against his own morals, and a sinner against his Puritanical society. He was so troubled by this sin of adultery, that he came to regard himself as a kind of a fraud, although he does not show it on the surface for even a second. Elizabeth Proctor, John’s wife, is a strong woman who knows about her husband’s sin but, like John, does not let on to her secret. She spends most of the novel trying to cope with her husban .....

.... copies of financial accounts, Bartleby not only refuses to comply but will not explain his reasons: "What is wanted?" said he (Bartleby) mildly. "The copies, the copies," said I hurriedly. "We are going to examine them. There" and I held towards him the fourth quadruplicate. "I would prefer not to," he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen. "Why do you refuse?" "I would prefer not to"(20). Bartleby's actions show that he is an outcast of society. His attitude toward his work is symbolic of his alienation from life. He prefers not to work or live. In fact, he .....

.... working in the blacking factory, Dickens suffered tremendous humiliation, which is expressed through Oliver's adventures at the orphanage. Throughout his lifetime, Dickens appeared to have acquired a drawing towards the bleak and dreary. Most of , for example, takes place in London's lowest slums. Many of the settings, such as the pickpocket's hideout, the surrounding streets, and the bars, are described as dark, gloomy, and bland. It often appears that Dickens was extremely depressed and dwelled on the past. If he had looked to Jesus to break the chains of the past, Anot .....

.... living in chains and without freedom is not living as a human should. Slavery degraded African Americans from humans, to that of animals. They were not treated with any respect, or proper care. Even modern day criminals, those that have murdered large numbers of people are treated more humanly then the average slave ever was. The life that the children would of lived would of been one of complete servitude, they would of never of known what it was like to live on their own and make their own decisions. This all goes back to the fact that they would never be human or treated .....