.... be swept in by the Nazis." (Gies, p. 41, 1987). The main source of background to the author's viewpoint is her own story. In order to further discuss her main points and views, a summary of her story must be given. The book began with a brief history of the childhood of Miep Gies. She was born in Vienna, Austria in 1909, where she lived with her parents until the age eleven year. She was then sent to Amsterdam by a program in the aid of undernourished and sick children and was to be adopted by a Dutch family. She became used to the Dutch way of life as she gre .....

.... class world. O’Connor described the old woman as she settled herself comfortably, removing her white cotton gloves and putting them up with her purse on the shelf in front of the back window. The children's mother still had on slacks and still had her head tied up in a green kerchief but the grandmother had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collar and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace, and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets cont .....

.... He knows what he is doing is definitely wrong and is a crime but his dissatisfaction with life and his sexual frustration lead him to the wrong conclusion. That he still thinks that he can get away with this and that the thought police will never catch him. This is where Winston unconsciously seals his fate of being caught but he feels the adventure is well worth the risk. Later in the relationship, they both are aware that the end to them is near. There were a couple of things that Winston owned that were deemed illegal but ironically the glass paperweight seemed to be th .....

.... could only be tamed by repeatedly being hit with a club or a whip. At this point of the book, I was thinking about Judge Miller. He would’ve sent out a message or an investigation in order to find Buck. Because Judge Miller had a big house to live in, the book implied that he was wealthy. The trip to Seattle must of taken days and by then, Judge Miller would’ve been worried sick about his inseparable companion. As the story goes on, Buck’s first experience of snow left him feeling pretty stupid. When the train got to the station in Seattle, two men named Perrault and Francois .....

.... is leading a life of servitude, brought about by the death of her father, and the acquired power of gisthus. Electra has many dreams and wishes that she is unable to fulfill due to her low status in society. One of these dreams includes the reappearance of her brother Orestes, who disappeared from the city and their father was killed. Orestes does in fact return to Argos, and at one point offers to take Electra and leave town, yet Electra refuses to go. Possibly, Electra has become to accustomed to living a life of servitude and powerlessness that she is afraid .....

.... were considered inferior, were expected to do everything for whites. Everything had to be perfect, without excuse. Even the Finch’s family friend, Calpurnia, was mocked when she didn’t make the perfect cup of coffee. “She [Calpurnia] poured one tablespoon of coffee into it and filled the cup to the brim with milk. I [Scout] thanked her by sticking out my tongue.” One character in the book that suffered from injustice was Boo Radley. Many accusations were claimed about him even though they were untrue. Just because he didn't leave his house, people began to think some .....

.... live a part of eachother. George, being the leader of the two, has the responsibility of caring for Lennie, who is much like a child in his ways, however, far more dangerous than his inner character reflects. George has to keep a watchful eye over Lennie, for without constant supervision, Lennie would inadvertently kill anything he touches. George has towards Lennie the tenderness and protective instinct which most have towards the helpless, the disadvantaged, and the dependent. George has encountered and embraced a responsibility, a social responsibility, and a humanitaria .....

.... storm throughout their towns. The dust storms were often times massive and destroyed crops, houses and the lives of anyone living near it. By mid March, the storms had become commonplace in Amarillo and Dodge City. Residents began to accept them as a part of daily life. On April 10, 1935, a dust storm rolled through Texas and Oklahoma and on to Kansas. The storm lasted for over twenty-four hours, and set a record for intensity and duration of a storm. This storm came four days before the dreadful “black blizzard” that hit Amarillo, Texas on April 14, 1935. In 1936, The .....