.... the reader, but the truth is, he is building a facade so that he can obtain the approval he feels they have oppose him thus far. As a teenager, the critical period of his life, Holden struggled to find the meaning of life, and his survival, they easily depressed Holden demands their company, even though he calls them "phonies." Holden is really a decent and mature teenager, but he only hides behind the false front to obtain the approval. In the meantime, he tries to find the meaning of his existence. There's Holden's false front, a rude and without standard teen, but what's behind it are important. A decent, sympathetic and mature teen lies behind the mask. The onl ....

.... Mr. Carton, Miss Pross, a Monseigneur, and Monsieur the Marquis. The people mentioned above are all involved in a fictional account of the French Revolution. Dr. Manette is reunited with his daughter after he has been in the Bastille prison for eighteen years. She is unaware that her father was even alive. Together they go and live in London, England. There her father recovers from the effects of being in prison for so long. She and her father become very close to each other. Meanwhile, over in Paris the tension is mounting. The Monseigneur, and the Monsieur the Marquis are murdered by the French Resistance. Much secrecy occurs among the French peasants. The Defarges are two ....

.... is defined as “the action of turning something into, or treating something as a commodity” and commodity is defined as, “an article of raw material that can be brought and sold”. It was Mrs Bart who had raised Lily to value the finer things in life and fear the “dinginess”(page 35) that she associated with those who did not have money, or those who did not choose to spend their money on luxury. When Mrs Bart died, she died, “ ......of a deep disgust. She had hated dinginess, and it was her fate to be dingy”(page 35). But Lily’s mother alone is not solely to blame for this want, Lily says of her need for luxury, ....

.... if one does not he will certainly be destroyed. The prince should lead the military, and he has to be intelligent. An effective politician can make quick and intelligent choices about the problems that constantly arise before him. He must also have virtue, which means he is strong, confident, talented, as well as smart. A prince cannot be uncertain, because uncertainty is a sign of weakness. Fortune controls half of human’s actions, and man’s will control the other half. Virtue is the best defense for fortune, and virtue must be used in order to keep fortune in check. The prince must take advantage of situations based solely on if it is best for the ....

.... they live in a pleasant house with a garden, have careful servants, and still feel themselves better than anyone in their neighborhood; In addition, they always feel worried about never having enough money. Furthermore, the mother compares herself to her co-worker who earns several thousand pounds a year, while she only earns several hundred pounds. The mother feels really unfortunate for herself, her husband and her children. She always wants more, and more. However, she does not think about what she needs to learn that will allow her to earn that extra money. In addition, if she has more knowledge and experience in the business environment then maybe she could earn t ....

.... lives are not as ideal as what they seem. Issues such as sexual abuse, mental illness, alcoholism, adultery, greed and restlessness, affect the lives of even those who appear to live the ‘American Dream.’ In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night, the characters Daisy Buchanan and Nicole Diver give the appearance of a charmed existence, but it is in fact flawed. Daisy Buchanan was raised in a wealthy American family, and had the appearance of a perfect upbringing. In reality, Daisy did live a “ white” (p.20) childhood, pure and innocent. In fact, her childhood was so ideal that even her friend Jordan Baker comm ....

.... named Kantorek pumps him and his friends full of glory and honor. Glory and honor they can get by joining up. Paul is excited that he is going off to war. Once he arrives at the front he begins to understand the “terrible thing called war.” He realizes that war isn’t all glory, there is death and destruction. Paul learns to deal with the deaths of all his friends and how to keep his mind clear without turning into an animal. One of the big issues in the book was Kemmerich’s leather boots. At his death everybody was squabbling over who would get them. Remarque, in my opinion, shows you the pettiness between good friends because of war. Remarque kind of ....

.... until after Mr. Earnshaw had died. Another example is between Hindley and Hareton. Hindley became such a drunk and a gambler that he could not properly care for young Hareton. This led to a separation between Hareton and his father as well. One primary example of an uncaring parent is shown between Heathcliff and his son Linton. Heathcliff did not even want his son for anything except enacting a part of his revenge. This is shown by Linton's fear of Heathcliff and Heathcliff's enmity toward his son. Linton even says “... my father threatened me, and I dread him - I dread him!”(244) to express his feeling about Heathcliff . The hostility and separation between fath ....