.... wrong. Dead wrong. Throughout her life, so far, she was inexperienced with the chaotic game others called love. She seen her “friends”, one after another end up with broken hearts, but they eventually healed. She didn’t take their light-headed attitude when it came to love. She felt it was a privilege to gain the confidence of another, but she couldn’t risk falling in love. Nothing last forever and more pain in her life was not what she needed. She was afraid to try love, because she knew in the end there wouldn’t be anyone to pick up the broken pieces of her heart. Yet, she couldn’t help but fall in love. Her mind was racing and her heart was pounding. A ....

.... is also used repeatedly as another way that he develops this consistent style. Another way the author develops his consistent style is in the way he describes certain images. For example, there are a few different occasions where his way of describing what he sees around him are similar to eachother in a way that they all make reference to the fact that the day is going by and it will soon reach dusk. Like when he said “the soft dew of morning which had glistened and twinkled on the blades of grass which grew in clumps by the side of road quietly disappeared.” This indicates that the day is going on. At another point in the story the author makes referenc ....

.... show, created by producers, and was black and white. The Puritans utopia was unreal, as the towns people lied uncontrollably and sinned in secret. It was also based on religious writings, the Bible, which was unreal. Utopias such as these can never be achieved as they do not realistically reflect human nature and peoples’ way of life. Colors were symbolic in both The Scarlet Letter and Pleasantville, especially red. The first instance of color in Pleasantville, was red. Red was also symbolic in The Scarlet Letter, where the letter was scarlet, or red. Red represented the heart. Not literally, but the human soul and an individual’s feelings. The letter on Hester’s c ....

.... the story progresses further. His leadership is easily recognized as he took charge when the Chorus and the Priest asked for his help to rescue Thebes from the plague. As a result Oedipus says, "In all my search, I have found helpful course, and that I have taken: I have sent Creon, Son of Menoikeus, brother of the Queen, to Delphi, Apollo's place of revelation, to learn there, if he can, What act or pledge of mine may save the city."(Sophocles pg 153) Once Creon returns with the message from the Oracle, Oedipus springs into action when he says, "I make this proclamation to all Thebans: If any man knows by whose hand Laios, son of Labdakos, met his death, I direct that man ....

.... The situation is further worsened because of the severity of racism and segregation in the society. The Logans are one of the few families who own land and this causes resentment from the whites whose beliefs are that black people are inferior and the whites must maintain their supremacy. David Logan and Uncle Hammer both believe that prejudice must be stopped, yet the ways in which they fight against it differ greatly. Papa prefers to act non-violently and to work within the system. He does so by concentrating on paying off the mortgage of the land so that his family will be on an equal par with the whites and have self-respect. He modifies his behaviour and cons ....

.... but goes away from the wheel to fight the savages only to be killed by an arrow. Accountant - Accountant who takes care of the money matters for Kurtz and has lived on the continent for three years trying to keep his civilized nature. Settings Central Station - This is the station where Marlow meets the accountant and observes the way the whites do nothing but exploit the blacks to do pointless labor. Inner Station - This is the station where Kurtz works and where Marlow finds him being worshipped by the savages. Thames River - Marlow tells his story to various people here. Plot Marlow sits at the Thames River in the evening with several other people and begi ....

.... Achilles exemplifies being a great warrior in his return to the battle field. While driving the Trojans back, he comes across Scamander, the river god. Scamander pleads with Achilles to stop dumping bodies in his river. Achilles takes his plead as an insult and attacks Scamander. His willingness to fight the river god illustrates the unbending warrior he has become: he is a warrior who has no fear of the divinity of a god. However, towards the end of his fight with Scamander, Achilles is shown that gods are superior than man. And that the divinity of gods must be respected. After finally being beaten down by Scamander, Achilles pleads to Zeus for divine intervent ....

.... blast was occurring. Although the reader has no way of knowing how intense their relationship was before the blast one might assume that it was not as intense. The character’s relationship grows because of the events, for instance the husband throws himself on the wife and child now, she knows that he truly cares for her and that she can trust him. The fact that the husband and wife are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the baby brought them closer together. The relationship’s of the character’s in the story After the Sirens were greatly affect by the setting and plot as shown by the above evidence. In the short story Penny in the Dust the penny was what the rela ....