.... John tells Stephen that, "Down in Ndotsheni I am nobody, …. Here in Johannesburg I am a man of some importance, of some influence. I have my own business, and when it is good, I can make ten, twelve, pounds a week"(35), showing his concern for money and political influence over his own homeland. Msimangu describes John as having "not enough courage, for he would surely be sent to prison"(39), showing his view that while John may speak for a cause, he will not go as far as to be put in jail for it. Later, the narrator of the story says: There are some men who long for martyrdom, there are those who know that to go to prison would bring greatness to t ....

.... instance in which someone is “recalled to life” involves Charles Darney. Charles Darney is on trial for treason in England. C.J. Stryver and Sydney Carton are representing Darney in this trial. Sydney Carton saves Darney from death in this trial with his miraculous wits. Throughout this Darney is given another chance at life, and therefore he was “recalled to life.” The last and most significant instance of someone being “recalled to life” is found in the last chapters of the book. Sydney Carton has recently switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine. While he awaits his death he thinks, “It is a far, far better thing th ....

.... but "Nevermore." It brings out the thoughts and feelings of the lonely man. This lonely man (the name of the man was never mentioned), is like a mirror image of Poe. During the time that Poe was rewriting "The Raven" (the original was written ten years before), life was really hard for him. "He had been for ten years a writer of untiring industry, and in that time had produced an amount of work large in quantity and excellent in quality, much of it belonging in the very highest rank of imaginative prose; but his books had never sold, and the income from his tales and other papers in the magazines when he was not attached to a magazine had never suffice to keep the wo ....

.... force was utilized to support their power. The growers hired vigilantes to harass and kill the striking workers that refused to come back to work. Another way they implemented their power over the pickers was through substandard wages and over charging for food. This dehumanized the workers because it did not allow them to have any hope. Universally the pickers pretended to be content with the quality of their life in fear of losing the little they have. After they decided that they could know longer live under the horrid conditions that the owners put them under they executed their power to strike. Since power is the ability of its holder to exact compliance or obed ....

.... wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past, That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain” (I, iv, 99-103). With this statement, the play makes a transition. Hamlet gives up the role of a student and mourning son, and commits himself to nothing else but the revenge of his father’s death. There is no confusion and certainly no sign of madness in Hamlet’s character. In Chapel Scene, when Claudius is praying alone for his guilt, Hamlet accidentally sees him. He realizes that this is the perfect opportunity to perform the revenge. Seei ....

.... times, the characters are dominated by several intangible concepts, whether they are simply nature, ambition, or the more complex effects caused by illusion. In more precise terms, Shakespeare makes a comment on this subject, as his portrayal of Macbeth’s gradual deterioration clearly leads to the reader’s understanding of the dangers of illusion. In fact, even before the appearance of the main character, the prevalence of this theme can already be noticed in the first scene, through the obscure and deranging apparition of the three witches. In effect, the three “Weird Sisters” are the generators of Macbeth’s illusions, and it can already be ....

.... are used by Steven Crane to depict characters’ problems and outcomes. Steven Crane’s naturalistic conventions are best seen through the hardships Maggie endures throughout the novel. Maggie in the beginning of the novel is determined not to do two definite things: “be like her mother or be a prostitute” (10). Maggie succeeds at first, but Maggie’s environment takes control, forcing her to make the decision to get a job or go to hell. This was the first sign of her turning into her mother, and Maggie knew it. This caused her to begin losing hope, and then when Pete turned his back on her she lost all hope. With no hope, the environment forced her to what she ....

.... he denies" attitude many times in the book. For example, Huck rejected the Bible but tried to teach Jim about it. Huck, later on, he has an internal conflict about the question of turning his "friend", Jim, in. Huck also has various discrepancies with authority, which includes Miss Watson, Pap, and social values of the 1800's in general. Through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the character of Huck, Mark Twain question humans and their relationship with social authority and the hypocrisy in their actions. Huck has a "desire" to turn in Jim a few times in the book. One instance is when they are on their way to Cairo and they think they see it. Huck takes the can ....