.... in which his honest personality have betrayed him. John Proctor was heading toward despair at the opening scene of the play, as the readers later found out that he had committed adultery with Abigail. But he did not honestly tell his wife, Elizabeth, the truth until the midst of the play. This later had influence to the turning point of the play as Elizabeth confront to Danforth that Proctor did not commit any sins, when in fact she is just trying to protect him. What she doesn't realize is that John had already confessed his sins to Danforth, therefore, Elizabeth's testim .....

.... not good at symbolism. It wasn't boring. To me that is a sign of an above average book. The end was a interesting how the portrayed the dead. Wilder, Isabel. The foreword in The Alcestiad by Thornton Wilder. New York City. N.Y.: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1955. Summary: This Essay has a lot about the life of Thornton Wilder, and about some of his works. Wilder had three Pulitzer Prize winning plays and they all came around World War II times. In Our Town there is one comment about a boy going off and getting killed in France. So it shows that he wasn't the fondest abou .....

.... Macbeth as you can see is thinking about the witches’ prophecy of him becoming king. Macbeth knows that Duncan must be killed if he wants to acquire the throne, and the thought of Duncan’s murder is very disturbing to him. Macbeth desires to become king, but his ambition is halted when he thinks of the consequences that follow if he were to get his wish. However when Malcolm is chosen to become Prince of Cumberland Macbeth knew that if he did not take any actions then he wouldn’t be king. The reader can see that the ruthlessness that lied in Macbeth is coming out when he s .....

.... shadows speaking. In comparison of this to our government today, many similarities can be seen. Citizens of our nation today are often “blinded” from the truths that are presented before them. They live their lives from day to day just knowing and accepting what is being presented to them blindly and have no concept of the reality that lies behind what they are presented. Unless these people are freed and allowed to find the truth for themselves, this is the way that they will always live their life. Plato symbolizes this by suggesting that one of these men is f .....

.... he or the rest of the soldiers should be punished for the brashness of their commander. So, as the epic starts to unwind, Achilles is described as a strong-willed, though a bit hot tempered, man. It is in the following books that Achilles shows some of his not to desirable qualities, yet in these qualities the character of Achilles is ultimately developed. Homer describes the plot of Achilles to avenge his disgrace at the hand of Agamemnon. He has his mother, the goddess Thetis, ask Zeus to punish the Achaeans on behalf of her and Achilles. Zeus reluctantly agrees to this, .....

.... her as hyper, curious, and intelligent. The author places her in this story to tell the truth to contrast with the lies. She is the only one who expects favors, is surprised that anyone smart enough can get in, and is curious about the integration. Her character is truthful about money and privilege. She stands out as the other characters act as though society follows idealistic rules. Vonnegut conveys a false sense of moral values in a private organization. He shows how an establishment should behave under these circumstances. Therefore, the title The Lie not only refers to yo .....

.... section the speaker talks about how kind his aunt is to take care of his brothers and sisters while his parents "strayed to the copper mines." This poem makes me think about my grandma and all the wonderful things she has done for me. The speakers aunt is an old fragile woman, "hoe-broken palms" and "scrawny ribs." But she is also a very hard worker and loving person. Both these things remind me of my grandma. My grandma may be old and fragile but she is still a very hard working and loving person. My grandma is always up at first light doing household chores or wor .....

.... to have things done his way. “I was too honest, that was my trouble…”(O’Connor, 335). This quote is referring to Nora “sucking up” to her grandmother for a penny every Friday. Jackie couldn’t do this because he expresses what he is feeling. He’s always battling with his sister. An especially memorable moment is when Jackie gets under the table and tries to stab Nora with a butter knife because she is trying to get him to eat grandmother’s food (O’Connor, 357). O’Connor was also a battler: he just fought on a more adult scale. For example, he fought an extra year in the .....