.... days or Rainsford will get whipped in the dungeon of Zaroff's home until he agrees to be hunted. Unwillingly, Rainsford picks to go hunting and hopes to survive the three days. If he did live, he would be set free with money and new clothing, so Zaroff says… On the hunting trip, Rainsford successfully avoids Zaroff for three days by hiding and setting up traps, then he pretends to go to sea by freeing the boats. Finally, he sneaks into Zaroff's room and hides there until Zaroff arrives. Eventually, he confronts Zaroff and fights him to his death. After that, Rainsford gets .....

.... the repairman shows interest in Elisa’s flowers she becomes attracted at that moment. It almost seems like Elisa lives through her flowers, that they are a reflection of her. That being the case, it was interesting to see that even though her husband Henry didn’t pay notice to her garden, Elisa invited the repairman into the garden after just a few minutes. It looks like these flowers are the way to Elisa’s heart. Since Henry didn’t really seem to care, Elisa felt a sense of strength and beauty after the repairman showed interest. Aft .....

.... his thirst, his sorrow.” Because strays from his goal as the depth of his contemplation makes him long to abandon the Self, Hesse shows a lack of contentment in the character’s lifestyle. is still restless. ’s second life, one of excess and desire, shows him trying to find the Self in a different, but equally futile, manner from the Samanas. Govinda has left him to follow the Buddha, the Illustrious One, and a dream leads him to seek a different kind of companionship. Now seeks his unity through the woman Kamala, to whom he asks to be his “friend and teacher.” does mak .....

.... the cupboard. He took out a syringe and a small bottle. Very carefully he inserted the needle into the bottle and began to fill the syringe with a clear liquid. Jonas winced sympathetically. He had forgotten that newchildren had to get shots. He hated shots himself, though he knew they were necessary. To his surprise, his father began very carefully to direct the needle into the top of the newchild’s forehead, puncturing the place where the fragile skin pulsed. The newborn squirmed and wailed faintly “Why’s he-“ “Shhh,” said sharply. His father was talking, and Jonas real .....

.... the wisdom of another wizard. With Strider and the remaining party they traveled the broad expanse if terrain. Where they would befriend new adventurers along the way. Many a time would they be tempted to misuse the ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the climax of events, when the ring raids came to take what once belonged to them. In a moment of weakness, Frodo placed the ring on his finger. He vanished from his party's sight. "Take the ring off Frodo!", they yelled. But he was frozen in his steps. Determind to get it they approached him. In a brave attempt to .....

.... her cousin needed a place to stay, they took her in to help around the house. Ethan took an immediate propensity to her cousin, Mattie, because she brought a bright light upon his dismal day. He seemed to have found someone that cared for him, was always happy and could share his youth, unlike his sickly wife who always nagged him. He longed to be with Mattie, however he had loyalty to his wife. Being married to the wrong person proved to be Ethan's first failure. Ethan's second failure was not being able to stand up against his wife. His wife claimed that a new doctor said th .....

.... "That's a name for a colored woman." (Carver, "Cathedral," 182) Here, by attaching a stereotype to a simple name, he exhibits the precise indiscretion of a closed-minded bigot, and then eventually reaches humility through his awakening. The narrator possesses several other prejudices that also hinder his humility. Later on, for example, the narrator sees Robert for the first time and the man's appearance startles him: "This blind man, feature this," he says, "he was wearing a full beard! A beard on a blind man!" (183) Later still, the narrator reinforces his portr .....

.... of women in the social hierarchy of this backdrop is worthy of consideration. This was a patriarchal society where men of whatever age were always superior in standing to women. As a woman aged, her position in the social hierarchy would increase. Furthermore women had few career choices; all were linked to some form of domestic service whether solely as a wife and mother or as a nanny or a combination. Religion played a very important role in this predominantly catholic area. The role of women as portrayed by the church was somewhat of a paradox, simultaneously acknowledging .....