.... saw that Virgil was calm, educated, smart, payed attention to detail, and was qualified for his job. Every time that Gillespie would arrest some one Virgil proved them innocent, when Oberst was arrested Virgil proved Gillespie wrong by proving to him that Oberst was not the murderer. When Gillespie arrested Sam Wood Virgil also proved him innocent. Even though Gillespie didn’t like to be proven wrong by anyone (none less a Negro) he respected Virgil for his great detective work. At one point in the novel Gillespie and Tibbs shake hands and I think that was the high point of this mutual respect. Virgil didn’t respect Gillespie that much in the beginning an ....

.... all of its own of numberless branching wrinkles and as though a whole little tree stood in the middle of her forehead..." (94), was the first description that the author gave describing how old she really was. This brings me back to what kind of society did Phoenix Jackson live in, were there no other people that would make this long journey for this old lady or was there anybody at all. Maybe she was to shy to ask for help or she had to strong of a will and is "going to bend over backwards" for her grandson and will do whatever it takes to make sure that her grandson is healthy until she can not any longer. Another thing is the doctors and nurses know about the condition ....

.... Kino looked down at it and didn't see it. He had brokenthrough the horizons into a cold and lonely outside. He feltalone and unprotected, and scraping crickets and shrilling treefrogs and croaking toads seemed to be carrying the melody ofevil." Here Kino, hears the evil music carried out through the eyesof nature. The baby, Coyotito, is still, and quiet, and does notknow of the evil that is approaching. As for his illness, it hasbeen cured when Kino first found the pearl. In time, a little after Kino hears this evil music, the doctorarrives having already heard about the baby's miraculousrecovery. The doctor informs Kino of Coyotito's situation, andhow the illness will return ....

.... focused on acting civilized. Their perceptions of life and civilization are not yet affected by the loss of law and order. Throughout the novel the progression of the obsessive hunts causes the disintegration of civilization on the island. Jack’s obsession grows stronger with every kill, influencing the boys’ number one priority as the hunt. Ralph’s dictatorship is progressively over ruled, allowing the blindness of the boys on what’s really happening- the dominance of evil within themselves, to increase. Golding shows that it doesn’t require much to trigger the beast- the common evil within man. The boys considered most events as ga ....

.... and now June has to join the Joy Luck Club. As the story goes on the members tell stories of their lives. The tell of the hardships of their lifes, all of them about mother-daughter relationships and how the mothers compared them and expected to much of them. When mothers compare and expect to much from their children disastrous consequences occur. Jing-Mei, the piano player in The Joy Luck Club, felt the most pressure from her mother, because her mother had to follow behind the word of the prodigy in town. '"Of course you can be a prodigy, too '" (141) Jing-Mei's mother, Suyuan, tells her after receiving the news of Waverly, the chess prodigy. The expectations for Jin ....

.... first appearance announces her precocious character. High on the scaffold, Pearl made her first appeal to the Reverend. After the lengthy speech has been presented to Hester, Pearl made a "half pleased, half plaintive murmur" and outstretched her arms toward the Reverend. The action clawed at a soul already in turmoil from guilt and fear. Pearl was meant to be a symbol of Hester and Dimmsdale's sin, and as Hester's punishment. What is overlooked is that Pearl offers salvation to Dimmsdale for the first time. Dimmsdale's second chance for salvation comes from Pearl at the second scaffold scene. While Dimmsdale walks with Pearl, she asks him, "Will you stand with moth ....

.... a very ambitious man. His desires and visions of being King seemed possible and achievable. With the influences of his wife and the foresights of the three witches, realized that his dreams could become reality. Selfishly, not thinking of others, committed murder to become King. He killed Duncan, the King of Scotland. was a very greedy and thoughtless person. In a way, could be classified as jealous. He was obviously a bit jealous of Duncan because Duncan had everything, including happiness. Duncan was the King and was not. This could cause a lot of jealousy. had desires and wishes but they were unattainable with Duncan around. In the end of the story everyone ....

.... d'oeuvre manifests itself upon the loom of the reader's intellect. This tapestry serves as a subtle background upon which the characters' sinful hearts are bared. As Hawthorne navigates the reader through the passages of his dark tale, one follows Hester as she goes to Governor Bellingham's mansion. Light is reflected by almost every aspect of the extravagant dwelling. Through the narrator's words, we see the Governor's house as Hester sees it: "...though partly muffled by a curtain, it [the hallway] was more powerfully illuminated by one of those embowed hall windows..." (Hawthorne 101). One can envision the brilliant sunlight streaming though the immense window, sli ....