.... what Patrick has been taught. In a way they are showing him a new side to life and he is transfixed. This sense of excitement is also shown in the pace of the passage. As the loggers are skating the pace gets faster, and then starts to slow down when he goes back home to his routine life. By going against the night, the loggers are essentially breaking the rules: “Their lanterns replaced them with new rushes which let them go further past boundaries” (page 22). This idea of going past boundaries reminds us of a part later in the novel. Patrick goes past bo .....

.... is searched out, and punished in the sight of rulers and people.” (pg. 58) The Puritans pride themselves on the uniform goodness of their town and their ways of dealing with sinful dissenters. Hester’s public appearance is seen as a blessing on the “righteous Colony of Massachusetts.” (pg. 50) The Puritans see their society as picturesque and proper. To them it is in essence the light shining bright in the darkness. An accurate comparison to this view would be the Garden of Eden of Adam and Eve. The Puritans see themselves as the perfect humans within the garden. Th .....

.... moving to drink his rum. Something must have to be done. That night, when Napoleon was asleep, all the animals were told to meet at the "Old Major Orchard" at midnight. Sure enough, the animals arrived. They had an inquisitive across the hay dark empty field, they all sat down I started to address them. "Comrades, we are here tonight to discuss the well-being of all the animals on Animal Farm. As you may well Know, Napoleon has been seen doing things that we would all adore too be doing while we work. These thing include: sleeping, drinking and eating , while we are forced to .....

.... not stop. Instead her repartee to him was, “Tell the wind and fire where to stop; not me”. In it she evidently expresses how she will never forget what was done to her family and how the D’Evermondes are deserving of what they will receive. The actions she performs in her daily life demonstrate her evilness. In the novel it seems as though she is the “bad guy” who is starting up all the trouble. It is her need for revenge, in the book, that starts the revolution. While Dickens presents Sydney Carton as a worthless drunk, in contrast to Madame Defarge, he is the Christ-like .....

.... than the new ways bestowed on them. Manolin symbolized the disciples of Jesus. The ones who would follow him to his death and then go out and preach his ways. He believes in the old man and takes charge and tells all the other fisherman to stay away from Santiago after his return. He would take care of the old man when he said to him “Keep warm old man. Remember we are in September.” Manolin only wanted good things for Santiago, he did not want anyone to hurt him or put him down for his accomplishments. He wants to learn from the old man and to listen to .....

.... 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 was too good for mediocre tasks, and should not settle for them. Biff stated, "I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody!"(105). Like any son, Biff praised, respected, and loved his father. Biff’s problem was taking his father’s love and transferring .....

.... and still even after beating it cannot have another drink in their life but Emil sees this one girl in the park and is instantly changed. Also Emil is so completely changed that later on he is capable of having a drink with Demian and still does not go back to his old ways. However this is very unrealistic and goes against common sense completely. Hermann Hesse does however do an excellent job in foreshadowing the conclusion of the story. In many instances he talks about some inevitable and shattering event that will change the lives of all the characters, namely Emil .....

.... Teenager, it states the substance abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it once in the year. In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets depressed, he turns towards alcohol. in Chapter 12, Holden is at Ernie's night club and he got served even though he was only a minor. In Chapter 20, Holden gets drunk. The way he a .....