.... I did this many times just so I would not hear arguments between my mother-in-law and my ex-husband. After the table incident, when Tom would go outside on the stairs to smoke, Amanda would follow him and start telling him he smoked too much. This shows us Amanda is really is a nag. In Scene II, Amanda seemed to want her daughter Laura to have as many gentlemen callers as she had when she was a young woman. She kept talking about having 17 gentlemen callers at one time. How she would set each one and talk to each one about the important issues of life. Amanda wants to know what each one of her children are doing each minute of the day, in scene III, where ....

.... novels the main character faces abuse and neglect which result in rebellion and distancing of them from the society which chooses to hold them down. In Oliver Twist, Oliver receives a great amount of abuse through the orphanage. While suffering from starvation and malnutrition for a long period of time, Oliver is chosen by the other boys at the orphanage to request more gruel at dinner. After making this simple request, “the master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with a ladle; pinioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle” (16, ch. 2). This pain and neglect caused a change in Oliver. He realized that he must rebel against the society tha ....

.... and first and foremost they were not to betray in any way. The Inner Party had planned the destiny of Oceania and its people; they were systematically tailoring their society to meet their needs. Their issue was not just of power, but rather absolute control. To achieve absolute control over people is a powerful concept. Peoples minds become distorted and their original objectives are left behind. The Party thought they were doing things for the good of the people, when really all they were doing was killing them. They were smothering them with rules and regulations, depriving them of their natural born right to be able to marry, have a family and indulge in the fru ....

.... and Gatsby. The sign made him feel uncomfortable with the events to come. Nick was not the only one that felt the sign had some power. After Tom told his mistress, that lived across from the Doctors enduring glare, he looked to the sign "‘Terrible place, isn't it,' said Tom, exchanging a frown with Doctor Eckleburg." (26) Wilson was the one who believed that the sign was God, he showed this when he was telling Michaelis about the fight that he and his spouse had gotten in to. "‘I told her she might fool me but she could fool God. I took her to the window… I said ‘God knows what you've doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!'" (1 ....

.... treasure he stole from the dwarves of Dale. GOLLUM: He is perfect example of the evil powers of the One Ring. He was born a Hobbit but had the ring too long. It made him into a slimey little creature who only lives to possess the ring. BARD: The archer who killed Smaug. He shot the dragon in the one spot it had no protection. The towns people later considered him a hero. What the people didn't know it was Bilbo who discovered the weak spot in the dragon's iron scales. BEORN: An enemy of orcs, he becomes friends with Bilbo and Gandalf. He has th e ability to change forms from human to bear. It is he who dete ....

.... for Vance, there would not have been any order in the jury room. He acts as a coach in the jury room as he formed fine lines of respect. He acts as a mediator for all of the arguments that went on in the jury room. Every time, Vance is there to calm everyone down and gain back order in the room. His leadership skills also shine in the jury room as well. He controls and leads every discussion, speaking order, voting, and demonstration. Vance takes on the leading role and handles it well. He also brings organization into the jury room by organizing the juries, the discussions, and the votes. With the excellent traits that Vance brings into the jury room, he allows the ....

.... logger thinks this is "rather womanish" and believes he can survive by himself. Along his journey, the man encounters death as he falls into a spring, where "At a place where there were no signs, where the soft, unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath, the man broke through. It was not deep. He wet himself halfway up the knees before he floundered out to the firm crust". Then the man builds a fire beneath a tree and snow falls over it putting it out. London creates these natural events in the plot to prove they are not the cause of the man's death. Using characterization, London is able to display on account of who is alive at the end how one benefits from ....

.... optimistic about achieving his goal, and thinks that he “is going to fix everything just the way it was before.” Gatsby does not want to lose sight of his dream through petty pessimism. Gatsby also has unending loyalty to his goal of pursuing Daisy. When Daisy strikes and hits Myrtle with Gatsby’s car, Gatsby takes the blame for it. He believes that lying for her will help him in his quest to get Daisy to love him. Gatsby is great in his unyielding pursuit for Daisy. Ultimately, however, Gatsby can only be considered great in a sarcastic tone, for the way in which he pursues his noble goal brings results in some one getting hurt. His great optimism ....