.... him “The Handsome Sailor”. On the ship, Billy is respected by everyone except the protagonist, John Claggart. Claggart is extremely jealous and holds considerable amounts of contempt for him. At first he tries to be nice to Billy but soon his true jealousies surface. He begins to scold Billy for insignificant lapses and tries to degrade him. In one instance when Billy spills a bowl of soup, Claggart sardonically says to Billy, “Handsome is as handsome did it.” Deep inside Claggart also thinks that Billy is secretly plotting against him. When his .....

.... age. This made her mistress of his house from a very early period. ’s self image is very strong and she is doubly pleased with her match-making skills, which turn out to be disastrous for her friend Harriet. Harriet Smith is a young girl of an unknown background, but she was a student at Mrs. Goddard’s School. challenges herself to reform and refine Harriet. She becomes to aspire to see Harriet marry a person in a higher social station. Harriet is very pretty. She was "short, plump, and fair, with blue eyes and light hair, and a look of great sweetness." (Austen, 20) The .....

.... the girls were caught dancing in the woods, they lied to protect not just themselves but the reputation of their families. They claimed that the devil took them over and influenced them to dance. The girls also said that they saw members of the town standing with the devil. A community living in a puritan society like Salem could easily go into a chaotic state and have a difficult time dealing with what they consider to be the largest form of evil. Salem's hysteria made the community lose faith in the spiritual beliefs that they were trying to strictly enforce. The .....

.... became quite involved with the Princeton Triangle Club, an undergraduate club which wrote and produced a lively musical comedy each fall, and performed it during the Christmas vacation in a dozen major cities across the country. Fitzgerald was also elected to “Cottage,” which was one of the big four clubs at Princeton. “Its lavish weekend parties in impressive surroundings, which attracted girls from New York, Philadelphia and beyond, may well have provided the first grain of inspiration for Fitzgerald’s portrayal of Jay Gatsby’ .....

.... like Candy's dog. He is even described by Steinbeck with animal-like qualities. His hands are described as "paws" and he drinks water like a "horse". Lennie's passion for animals makes him more animal-like as well. The death of the mouse, puppy, and Curly's wife all help to foreshadow the death of Lennie. When George finds out that Lennie has killed Curly's wife he knows that Curly will seek revenge. George alone finds Lennie in the brush and assures him that he is not upset about what he did. With Lennie's back turned, George tells him about their dream one last time. He .....

.... and knew their real normal interests then they would become noble and good. His only advantage would be in the good. The only reason he does bad things is because he does not know his own interests. The Underground Man does not really believe that though. He thinks only innocent, naïve people believe it is that easy. In reality, man knows his interests but continues to pursue other things. The Underground Man has his perspective on life, which is for once close to the way it really is. He does not contradict his opinion on this topic, so you conclude that he reall .....

.... she has to hide and lie low; that she would have to creep in order to be accepted in society and she does not want to see all the other women who have to do the same because she realizes they are a reflection of herself. She expresses how women have to move without being seen in society. The window does not represent a gateway for her. She can not enter what she can see outside of the window, literally, because John will not let her, (there are bars holding her in), but also because that world will not belong to her, she will be oppressed like all other women. She will be .....

.... speech about how Holden should really do better, in school he went to bed and got ready for a good night sleep, until Holden woke up to Mr. Antolini petting his head! This freaked Holden out. " I wondered if I was wrong about Mr. Antolini making a flitty pass at me " (194). Holden met a friend who always kept her kings in the back row, what he loves about her. Jane to Holden she was a Goddess! It seemed like every guy wanted her. Stradlater wanted Jane and Holden hated it. He got so pissed off when he found out that the two of them went and sat some where a little too comfo .....