.... Creek Indians as his example of how viewing our history in a postcolonial context can be a huge asset. Martin goes into some detail about this particular group, and how they reacted to the white European colonizers who came into their land years ago. What seems amazing about what Martin tells the reader is how diplomatic these relations were. In addition, I found it astonishing that both, the Indian and the white groups were so open to innovating their own ideas, practices, and cultures as a whole. Martin discusses the uniquely cordial relationship between Creek Indian and white man as he writes, “…southeastern Indians, Africans, and Europeans learned to communicate ....

.... is to have the character appear vulnerable. Mrs. Joe serves as the tyrant for which Joe is made helpless. Joe, unless he is a scared character, does not recognize the friend he has in Pip. Without Joe as a major role in Pip's life, Pip also seems very incomplete. Second, Mrs. Joe also serves as the comical interlude of an otherwise sombre story. "When she had exhausted a torrent of such inquiries, she threw a candlestick at Joe, burst into a loud sobbing, got out the dustpan -- which was always a very bad sign -- put on her coarse apron, and began cleaning up to a terrible extent. Not satisfied with a dry cleaning, she took ....

.... supernatural goal. Wilde's epigram from the preface of the novel is proven by Dorian's self-destruction as he transfers his own soul into the portrait. Three essential factors to the success of Dorian's Faustian contract is the influence of Lord Henry, Dorian's own attitudes and behaviors, and Basil's enthusiasm which gives symbolism to the painting. Despite being a pure and inexperienced man at first, Dorian's decadent actions during the story are prompted by the theories of Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry's attempt to influence Dorian is responsible for many of the wrong choices Dorian makes. Initially unadulterated by society, Dorian's views change when Lord Henry te ....

.... evil is apparent in all society. The first of the allegorical evils was an encounter with Satan in the evil forest. Soon after getting into the forest, Goodman Brown spots a figure in the mist ahead. The figure was the purpose of his journey into the forest. He (the figure) was an older man, which resembled Goodman Brown. The most discerning aspect of this traveler was his staff, “…which bore the likeness of a great black snake…”(103). The traveler’s staff seems to symbolize the evilness of its keeper. Goodman Brown tries to stop his journey into the woods, but he is persuaded (by evil) to keep on going. Satan now starts to introduce the ....

.... the soul with its senses and does not allow the soul to obtain truth and wisdom. The only way the soul can find pure knowledge or reality is to become separate from the body since "the soul reasons best when none of the senses troubles it… but when it is most by itself, taking leave of the body… in its search for reality" (Plato 102). In the pursuit of knowledge, the only way to discover reality is to separate the body from the soul. This freedom from the body is called death. This does not mean that one should live in a state close to death, but one should not fear death. Socrates explains that " our souls… existed apart from the body before they took o ....

.... daylight, le’s get breakfast"3 , showing that Huck is not only real but he does not mind that Jim is black. Jim feels that Huck might tell on him for running away, but he then decides that it will be okay to tell him why he ran away from Miss Watson. Jim keeps asking Huck if he is going to tell anyone about his running away, and Huck say’s "People would call me a low down abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum but that don’t make no difference I aint gonna tell"4 . Hucks response truly shows that his ignorance has no showing over his kindness. When taken into consideration good decisions are much more important in the long run than being the smartest person. Af ....

.... in his Countenance too…”, “His Hair was long and black, not curl’d like Wool…”, “The Colour of his Skin was not quite black, but very tawny; and yet not of an ugly yellow nauseous tawny, as the Brasilians, and Virginians, and other Natives of America are…”, and “his Nose small, not flat like the Negroes, a very good mouth, thin Lips, and his fine Teeth well set, and white as Ivory” (Defoe 205). When the two characters meet, Friday approaches Robinson Crusoe in a very sedate manner, Friday is terrified yet he does not lash out at Robinson Crusoe. He does not seem wild, ferocious or barbaric in any way. He us ....

.... end, Huck Finn decides that he would rather disobey society's teachings about slavery, than betray his friend by returning him to his previous condition of servitude. Further reiterating Forster's conception of the proper order of one's loyalty is a product of English folklore, Robin Hood. According to legend, Robin Hood robbed from the rich and gave to the poor in an effort to bring happiness to the peasants of Nottingham in an otherwise dreary time under the tyrannical rule of Prince John. A childhood friend of Robin, Maid Marion places her friendship with Robin Hood above loyalty to the crown. She has numerous opportunities to betray Robin Hood, but she does not. She se ....