.... his own age and gets a taste of life outside of his evangelist family. He sees what the world really has to offer and it is quite tempting for someone who has never known what it is too be like a boy his age. He starts going out at night with the boys from work and even drinks a little, which has taught to be forbidden in his family. Clyde gets to know girls, which ends up being his major problem in the end. Soon Clyde falls in love with Hortense Briggs. She is a beautiful, yet conniving woman. She plays with Clyde’s heart and mind, which I believe really confused him about women and how to go about treating one. This is the first girl that he ever thought he loved ....

.... sit and talk for quite a while they decide to walk to the Joads house together. Although Tom's parents have no idea that he has been paroled. But as they reach the house the two of them notice that it is unusually banged up and empty. When they step inside, the house is vacant except for a couple of things that were left behind. Some of them were important to the family. Then they see a person coming towards them. It turns out to be Muley Graves, an old friend. The three of them start to talk for a long time about what is going on in the area. The banks and land companies had driven many of the farmers, including the Joads and Muleys family, of the land, and that tra ....

.... their persona, but Gatsby has the greatest of all illusions surrounding him. Gatsby is presented as living the charmed life, with plenty of friends, no problems, and an honest man. In the end his whole illusion unravels and we find that he has plenty of problems, is very crooked and dishonest, and has no true friends. He longs for companionship with Daisy, and still can never have that. Gatsby's illusion surrounding him is totally shattered in this book, partly through the actions of Tom who feels that he must discredit his name. Tom, however discredits name to draw Daisy away from him when he finds that Gatsby has become interested in Daisy. When Tom confronts Gatsby ....

.... telling so strong and unique that you look past these flaws? His use of irony, but it's not only the irony, it's how he manipulates the irony. I call his technique ironic circling. Ironic circles are when the author creates irony that starts at the beginning of the book and doesn't stop until the end. The irony just keeps repeating itself over and over again until the reader is so engrossed they can't put the book down. This technique is what John Irving uses to create such a wonderful story, that keeps the reader both interested and entertained. One of the most interesting ironic circles in this book deals with the death of the main character, Garp. Garp is shot a ....

.... who set out to conquer Death and instead deliver it upon each other, as well as the prologue which precedes the tale, reveal the truthfulness of the aforementioned statement as it applies to humanity in general and the Pardoner himself. Before he even begins his tale, the Pardoner delivers a sort of disclaimer, informing the pilgrims of his practices within the church. The Pardoner was an expert at exploiting parishioners' guilt for his financial gain. He sold them various “relics” that supposedly cured ailments ranging from sick cattle to jealousy. And if the relics didn't seem to work, it was obviously because of the sinful man or woman who purchased them, ....

.... had other instances that made you chuckle. The late night party that was held in the ward at the end of the movie was amusing, and so was McMurphy losing his patience trying to teach the patients to play cards. However, this movie had very dramatic moments as well. The scene with Billy Bibbit breaking down emotionally in front of the Nurse and then eventually committing suicide were among the most dramatic. Nevertheless, the most dramatic moment was when the new McMurphy was revealed to the viewers. Up to that point we were used to McMurphy being a lively and cocky character. What we were exposed to was a character with totally contrary characteristics. He looked like a ....

.... traditional grandmother. When her grandmother sees her kissing a local boy over the garden fence, she grows worried about Janie's future and marries her off to an older neighbor, Logan Killicks, a man with property who can "protect" her. The marriage is not happy for Janie. Her grandmother dies, and after a short time, Janie escapes from Logan. She marries Joe Starks, and they go to live at a new black settlement called Eatonville. Joe is an ambitious man. He becomes mayor of the new town, opens a store, builds a big white house, and runs the post office. He wants Janie to act like the wife of an important man, just as he directs. He also wants her to run the store and obey ....

.... because it stood for Goodman Brown becoming aware of the illusions of sin. This journey in the Puritan religion was intended for the person to become aware of the helplessness and the reality of sin and how to no longer depend on material things or people but to put his faith solely upon God. Goodman Brown unfortunately was blinded by the realization of sin and its existence in the human heart and chose to reject all of society and trust no one. The name of Goodman Brown and his wife Faith are clear symbolic elements. Goodman Brown stands for the naïve, immature young man who only sees the good in his fellowman, and has yet to be confronted with evil. Faith, Goodman Br ....