.... I noticed his knees shaking. Jem Finch's bravery had many ways of showing itself. He often got scared but he didn't want anyone (especially Scout) to know it. He would often do things even if he really didn't want to, because he was brave and proud. This pride was for himself and his family.His father was very important to him; Jem thought it was his dutyto stick up for his father when others in the town said thingsabout him. "Jem," he said, "are you responsible for this?" "Yes sir." "Why'd you do it?" Jem said softly, "She said you lawed for niggers and trash." Jems bravery was also evident in other character traits;emotions were a large part of his life ....

.... are looked down upon. People laugh at her as she walks down the street, and snicker when they hear her speaking Yiddish. Children at her elementary school tease her for being Jewish. Ruth becomes ashamed of her identity, and tries to conceal it by changing her name. She explains, “My real name was Rachel, which in Yiddish is Ruckla, which is what my parents called me--but I used the name Ruth around white folk, because it didn’t sound so Jewish ”(80). Ruth’s attempt at acceptance is in vein, however; it never stops the children from teasing her. When Ruth leaves Suffolk and moves in with her black, soon- to- be husband Dennis, intolerance follows her like a ....

.... on his boss. He proves he is not lazy and “promptly reports for work in the morning(pg.46) .” Rudkis is also a caring man. His primary goal is to protect Ona, and when he reaches America, he has every confidence he can do so. He works in terrible conditions and endures many hardships merely to keep her happy. When he lost his job, he earned mony immoraly. He does not do this for himself, but for the welfare of Ona and the family. Eventhough he inevidably fails, he does everything in his power to be an ideal husband. Rudkis, like many other good-hearted people, had to circumb to the evil powers of greed. He buys an expensive house that he could not afford. H ....

.... The once, American Dream of noble goals, has been changed into the pursuit of power, pleasure and a showy but empty form of success. As you read the novel, you come across many images of blindness; is this because hardly anyone seems to see what is really going on? The characters have little self-knowledge of each other. Even Gatsby, lacks the insight to understand what is happening. He never truly sees either Daisy or himself, he is so blinded by his dream. The only characters, who see, in the sense of “understand,” are Nick and Owl Eyes. The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg seem to reinforce the theme that there is no all seeing presence in the modern world. The past is a centr ....

.... and loved by innumerable Americans who find them an expression of the deepest impulses of manÿs heart and mind. Introduction This book is one of Kahlil Gibrans masterpieces and has become a beloved classic of this era. This book contains poetry about a prophet-called Al- Mustafa- who tells people about different subjects which are all related to subjects in everyday life; for example love, hate etc.. The book also contains a series of illustrations created by the author himself. The book is based slightly on fiction, but the topics discussed in the poetry are all very realistic. If a person read the poetry today it would still be relative to the things happening a ....

.... first deals with the play’s protagonist, Abigail Williams. Abigail lied because she loves John Proctor and wants him for herself. Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, of being a witch. This news comes one night from Mary Warren. Elizabeth is speaking, “I am accused?” And Mary Warren replies “Somewhat mentioned…” …Elizabeth later speaking of Abigail says “She wants me dead, John, you know it!”(59, 60) Here we see how selfish Abigail can be. Abigail knows that if Elizabeth is accused but will not confess that she will be hanged. Another group of people who lie out of selfishness are the cour ....

.... on in her life except worrying about marrying her daughters and visiting with the other neighbors. Mr. Bennett, however, is not interested in meeting Mr. Bingley form Northern England and after twenty three years of marriage fancies himself to be the greater mind of the two. Chapter II Mr. Bennett goes ahead and is one of the first people to visit Mr. Bingley. He doesn’t tell them straight out that he has been to visit him, because he knows they’re all dying to meet him. So, he teases them about it first by telling them that hey may be the ones to introduce him to some of the other neighbors. They still don’t catch on until he drops the bomb that he’s already been to ....

.... correct; it does not reveal how to solve problems of life; it delivers no fashionable or comforting messages. It is just a master piece" (Bruccoli Preface). The Great Gatsby was a book that was written for a younger audience, and written by an author of his time period (Bruccoli ix). The biographical influences of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby are shown through not only Nick Carraway's dedication to achieving wealth, but also in the very vivid comparisons between Daisy Buchanan and Zelda Fitzgerald, and between Jay Gatsby and Fitzgerald himself. In many of Fitzgerald's stories he uses his real life experiences, and in The Great Gatsby he chose to use some o ....