.... isn't as bad. CHAPTER 2- The Market Place- This chapter tells of Hester Prynne being led through the city and in to the market place with the finely stitched Scarlet Letter. She walks protecting her young child against her bosom as she is scorned by the crowd. Her punishment is quote “as effectual an agent, in the promotion of good citizenship as ever was the guillotine among the terrorists of France,” (Page 52, pink highlight). Instead of using the pillory, which would lock a person's head and hands together where they could not move and be forced to not be able to show their humiliation. “No outrage more flagrant to forbid the culprit to hide his face from sham ....

.... which he could never achieve because his wife held him back. Soon Zenna becomes sick, and all she does is complain and bicker about life. He spends most of his money paying for Zenna’s medicine and doctor bills. Although, soon someone is needed to help around the house and this is when Ethan Frome meets the woman of his dreams. Mattie Silver who is Zenna’s cousin moves in. Throughout the book Ethan yearns to be with her but cannot because of his obligation to Zenna. Every waking moment he dreams of being with her. He even goes as far as lying to his wife to be alone with Mattie. Zenna is not very fond of Mattie, especially of her house cleaning skills. He does th ....

.... Mclean’s life. From the hard working, soft centered, minister father, to the drunken, “down on his luck”, brother-in-law, Neil. The character of Paul appears the be the most true to life member of Norman’s family. The audience quickly becomes familiar with Paul and his quick-tempered, always ready for anything attitude. This is evident in the beginning of the story with Paul’s frequent phrase “...with a bet on the to make things interesting (Mclean 6).” “It was almost funny and sometimes not so funny to see a boy always wanting to bet on himself and almost sure to win (Mclean 5).” Unlike Norman who was rigorously home schooled every morning, while Paul s ....

.... still keenly remembering his youth, with the scars of brutality and starvation deeply embedded in his heart, Jim Nolan became a member of the Communist Party. He was assigned to work with Mac, an able experienced organizer. Together they became the fruit pickers, at a time when the fruit growers had cut wages lower than any worker thought possible. A strike was brewing, and Mac and Jim were determined to carry it along and direct its course. Luck was with them. Shortly after their arrival at the camp of the workers, Mac, by giving the impression that he was a doctor, delivered the camp leader's grandchild. Word of his accomplishments spread throughout the area. After ....

.... Bradford's motivation in writing. In Bradford's text, there are numerous instances in which his beliefs affect his interpretation of what happens. In Chapter IX (nine) of "Of Plymouth Plantation", entitled "Of Their Voyage…" , he tells of a sailor "..of a lusty, able body.." who "would always be condemning the poor people in their sickness and cursing them daily….he didn't let to tell them that he hoped to help cast half of them overboard before they came to their journey's end". But, "it pleased God before they came half-seas over, to smite this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, and so was himself the first that was thrown over ....

.... thit felluh' who's got a ghostly blue face wid dem eyes as big as his face. Er that man who's runnin' lik there's no tomorrow. Perty damn scarey if yuh were t'ask me! Now the hull regmnt is uh runnin' lik one scared sheep. And them grey's are uh commin' fastur n' fastur. I'm a thinkin' it's gonna be a low hour if I don't get a runnin' soon here. It's uh time t' drop meh rifle and m'hat... Sweet Jesus I'm a commin' to Isreeil'! Heh heh... And look it deh lieutenant now. He's a runnin' like the sky's a fallin'. Damn neer busted his shoulduhr tryin' to run. Them grey wombats are gonna womp on all dem soldr's behint me so I'ze a better get a move on. Lucky I ain' ....

.... Ole Tome returns from tending to his family farm also. Vincent was no ordinary boy either, his father had sent him to the “wood school” which is similar to regular school in America. With the education he had received, many boys disliked him and named him a coward for not working as hard in the family farms. Getting back to Elliott, many things occurred since the announcement of the Junior Astronaut program. Elliott is chosen to become to first teenager in space and begins his nine month training along with his alternate, Mandy Jane Harris. This was it, the only chance that Elliott Andrew Schroeder was going to become a national hero and the only thing in h ....

.... and not in love with Dr. Urbino, but instead she was in love with Florentino Ariza. Florentino, unlike Dr. Urbino, is not the most sought-after suitor of his time, but one who has admired Fermina's every step from afar ever since the day that she decided that she no longer wanted him in her life. Since that day he feverishly concieved poetry, and claimed a vow of devotion for her. And then finally, more than 50 years later, he was given the chance to renew his fow for Fermina at the Dr. Urbino's wake. But Fermina is offended by his ill timing and throws him out of her life once again. But by proving his love for her as a person rather than just being a shadow, Fermi ....