.... these people are African-Americans. The “Black continent” she speaks of is a unification of her people (5). The narrator is telling her ancestors that they need to unite to make any progress. In the passage: “You did not know the Black continent to be reached was you,” she is telling her people, past and present, that the way to achieve their goals is within them (5-7). The narrator uses the word Afrika instead of Matt Parsons 2/14/00 Page 2 Africa to distinguish between the continent and the meaning she has placed upon the word. Through this metaphor the word .....

.... plot is not merely a boy meets girl story, but helps to pull the characters through the story. For Orwell’s purposes, the plot need not be too complex, for it might detract from his message. By keeping the time frame of 1984 to a short period and involving relatively few main characters, Orwell focuses on the important issues of totalitarianism and total government control through brainwashing. In connection with the plot of this novel, Orwell’s setting is of supreme importance, for it creates the ambience of the story. Orwell’s setting is well done, and helps formulate the reader’s o .....

.... in going out to fulfill their vow, they end up finding money, and killing each other over it. Even more ironic, is how they end up killing each other. After finding the money, the men plan to stay with it until it becomes dark and they can safely take it away. To tide themselves over until then, they send the youngest one out to get food and wine, and while he is away they plan to kill for his share of the money. Ironically, the youngest one is planning the same thing so he slips poison into the drinks of his companions. When he returns, he is attacked and stabbed to death by the other .....

.... think his actions through. However, when Athena comes to him in the form of Mentes, everything suddenly changes. Athena acts as a catalyst to propel Telemachos into the next stage of his life. This is where his adolescence truly begins. Telemachos now wants to be independent. It is possible that he wants to harvest his father's kleos and live up to the "Odysseus tradition" and the Odysseus name. Telemachos rebels against his mother, whom he thought he was supposed to protect, and mounts an expedition to go search for his father - without telling her anything. It is clear that when Telemachos .....

.... his non- existent amontillado. At this point, the reader knows the conflict will be one of man versus man. It is an external struggle because Fortunato and Montresor are in a life and death fight. However, the conflict is largely internal, because Montresor has a fierce hatred that Fortunato is unaware of. The narrative hook seems to occur when Fortunato follows Montresor into the vault. Even if the reader was confused by the language of the first paragraph or is puzzled by the motive of the narrator, he/she is curious to know what will happen next. Knowing that revenge is at hand the re .....

.... was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent.” (Austen, pg5). Marianne was only seventeen and behaved as such. She was unable to hold back her feelings even in a social setting with friends. Mrs. Dashwood’s disposition was similar to Marianne’s. They were similar in the expression of emotions. After Henry Dashwood died Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood, “encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction.” (Austen, pg 5). The p .....

.... This was in the book as, He was about to pass him through when, for safety's sake, he crushed the mitten that Shukhov held out to him - the empty one. (Solzhenitsyn, Pg. 107) The smart move that he does is to place the empty mitten on top and take the risk that the guard will only search the empty one. Shukhov was lucky. Another example of having to be smarter is after they find the wood panels, they want to carry them back to make the place where they work warmer. Shukhov knows that if they carry it flatways, it will be easily noticed by others, so, they hold it upr .....

.... 2-3 sentences per character. 1. The Black Boys: Three of the nurses little helpers that go around and make sure everyone is doing what they're scheduled to do. They cause a lot of trouble with all the patients especially McMurphy. 2. The doctor: Another of Ratchets henchmen. She won't allow him to think for himself until McMurphy come in and changes the way the doctor thinks. 3. Harding: Another one of the patients on the ward. He's not to sure of the motives behind Randall McMurphy. 4. Candy: An old friend of McMurphy's who takes the guys on a fishing trip and the party to end the book and .....

.... After reading these action words, the reader begins to develop a image of what it was like to be Huck at that point. This image is further aided by other factors. The other factors that influence the image the reader perceives are: word use, literary devices, allusions to common experiences, and specific details. Some of the specific details include use of color and descriptions of the environment. Vivid descriptions such as, "It would get so dark that it looked all blue-black outside, and lovely; and the rain would thrash along by so thick that the trees off a little ways looked dim and .....

.... The Scarlet Letter, and each of their lives ere changed due to their ethics. Throughout the entirety of The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne proved to be more honest than Roger Chillingworth in that she revealed her sin rather than concealing it, she faced her problems rather than running away from them, and Hester was an honest companion to Reverend Dimmesdale. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, Hester Prynne was honest enough to herself to reveal the adulterous acts she had committed; whereas, Roger Chillingworth refrained from revealing the wrongs that he secretly performed. The first picture .....