.... pieces of literature both criticize colonization, they have different themes. The theme of "A Modest Proposal" could be described as the negative effects of colonization on the colonized, while the central idea in "Heart of Darkness" is the negative effects of colonization on both the colonized and the colonizers. The differences in these themes are significant to the strategies used by the authors to explore the adverse effects of colonization. Swift makes great use of irony and imagery, to accentuate the plight of the Irish. Conrad comments on the frightening changes that pe .....

.... time, none of the three cared to report, nor to return to the boat. This was because they ate the Lotus plant, which was a drug that the Lotus-Eaters offered to the men. It caused them to lose all desire to reach home again. Singlehandedly, Odysseus forced all three men back, tied them down under the rowing benches, and ordered the crew to row away. In this incident, his strength and care for his men is shown. Odysseus' encounter with the Cyclops demonstrated his resourcefulness and courage. After Odysseus and his twelve best men first talked to the Cyclops, two men w .....

.... number of armies which he places in the territories he already controls. How many he receives is decided by the number of territories he controls. He then proceeds to attack neighboring countries and move his armies into those countries if his attack is successful. A battle is simulated by the attacker rolling up to three dice (depending on how large his army is) and the defender rolling up to two. The dice are paired up (attackers highest with defenders highest, etc.) and the higher die of each pair wins; ties are counted as a defending victory. The loser(s) then r .....

.... each ivory station should stand like a beacon light, offering a better way of life to the natives. He was considered to be a "universal genius": he was an orator, writer, poet, musician, artist, politician, ivory producer, and chief agent of the ivory company's Inner Station. yet, he was also a "hollow man," a man without basic integrity or any sense of social responsibility. "Kurtz issues the feeble cry, 'The horror! The horror!' and the man of vision, of poetry, the 'emissary of pity, and science, and progress' is gone. The jungle closes' round" (Labrasca 290). Kurtz being c .....

.... about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it.”(Pg. 20 | Line 2) she shows her evil character as she even threatens her “friends” that she will harm them when they get in their way. She is also not afraid of blaming everything on Tituba, who she asked for help with conjuring the spirits, by saying, “Don’t lie! (…) She comes to me while I sleep; she is always making me dream corruptions!”(Pg. 44 | Line 9) As you can see in the paragraphs above, Abigail has .....

.... the ones she loves. By being the person the story is about, the grandmother gets described fully, and is therefore not only a dynamic character but also a round character. Her emotions are seen in many situations in the story by things she says, and her thoughts brought to the reader in detail. This type of character is one of the most important members of the cast in most all stories. It is this person that most everything revolves around. Opposite from dynamic characters, there are static characters in the story that help to drive the story forward. Static characte .....

.... that the material life has to offer. Hindus also believe in karma. They believe that karma is one of the natural laws of the universe. If you do good things, good things will happen to you. If you do negative things, negative things will happen to you. Hindus also believe that the cow is sacred. The cow represents their life and all other animals. They also regard the cow as sacred because it gives and gives but only takes grass and grain. Not all of the Hindu people are vegetarian, they are given the freedom to make their own decisions. Hinduism claims over 793,076,000 peop .....

.... 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 church lost many of its parishioners be .....