.... states “She only married you because I was poor…It was a terrible mistake.” (131). These quotes explain Gastby’s belief, that if he becomes rich, he will be able to obtain love from Daisy. This is quite contrary to the ideas of Ben Franklin represented in this quote “Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor”, this quote explains that life itself is the reward, not the things that money can bring to it. Many wealthy people assume that it is their right to have others listen to and follow their own wishes, or thoughts. The .....

.... (134), he is able to give the reader a more true picture of slavery. His poignant speeches raised the ire of many Northerners, yet many still felt the slaves deserved their position in life. Douglass, for his own safety, was urged to travel to England where he stayed and spoke until 1847 when he returned to the U.S. to buy his freedom. At that point, he began to write and distribute an anti-slavery newspaper called "The North Star". Not only did he present news to the slaves, but it was also highly regarded as a good source of information for those opposed to slavery. .....

.... people, but a man is only one. He murders the others." (p.279) I think that this was the best advice he ever got, but he didn't need it; in the end he allows himself to become the con-artist, the sly scammer person without even realising that he had a decision in the matter. Simcha, Duddy's grandfather, was the person whom Duddy looked up to and wanted to please because he was the only one who truly respected and loved Duddy. It was also Simcha who planted the dream for land into Duddy's head when he said to him, "A man without land is nobody." (p.101) In Duddy's appre .....

.... their father and tie him up so he can no longer torment them. This leads to a shootout with the missionaries where Allie is shot and wounded. Paddling with their father and husband downstream on the Patuca River, in a quadriplegic state, his limbs not working, Allie is only able to speak and scream. Due to Theroux’s guidance of Allies character throughout the novel, for the reader it seems likely that he could jump up and regain control over his family and the direction of the novel at any moment. Here, Allies character is used very well to make the reader afraid. .....

.... And, like the temptation in the desert, the Mariner is parched with thirst, "Water, water, everywhere,/Nor any drop to drink." And when the Mariner tries to pray for salvation, he hears a demonic voice, like Lucifer: "I looked to heaven, and tried to pray;/But or ever a prayer had gushed,/A wicked whisper came, and made/My heart as dry as dust." [ln 244] As the ghost ship approaches, "I bit my arm, I sucked the blood," in reference to Jesus' use of the wine at the last supper as his own blood. When the spirits move the ship, "Slowly and smoothly went the ship/Mov .....

.... on whales and the whaling industry. 2. A commentary on the universe and human destiny. 3. Thoughts about God and Nature. III. Characters B. The protagonist in this book is Ishmael, a Christian, schoolteacher and part- time sailor. Ishmael's role in the hunt for “Moby Dick” is to interpret what is happening. He discusses his reasons for going to sea and interprets and looks for understanding a number of reasons for any specific action where other characters only understand one reason. C. It is hard to say what changes take place in Ishmael's personality, since he is t .....

.... not understand or even accept the veil over his face. Hawthorne pictures the parson wearing the black veil and delivering his sermon along with a confused congregation including a elder woman who says, "‘I don't like it,…..He has changed himself into something awful only by hiding his face'"(294). Others cry, ‘ "Our parson is going mad'"(294)! The sermon in which he speaks that day is "…darker than usual…"(294), and also gives a gloomy feeling. The parson speaks of a secret sin; the audience soon relates the sermon to why he is wearing his black veil. The congregation fe .....

.... men, as well as women, can open up and be themselves. It is here that Dimmesdale openly acknowledges Hester and his undying love for her. It is also here that Hester can do the same for Dimmesdale. Finally, it is here that the two of them can openly engage in conversation without being preoccupied with the constraints that Puritan society places on them. The forest itself is the very embodiment of freedom. Nobody watches in the woods to report misbehavior, thus it is here that people may do as they wish. To independent spirits such as Hester Prynne's, the wilder .....