Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Why must the House (the literal house as well as the symbolic house, the ancestral line, the lineage) of Usher be destroyed? Edgar Allan Poe's "The...

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In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," both the mansion and the family line of the Ushers have degenerated to ...

What is the relationship between religion and law in Puritan New England?"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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It is, indeed, ironic that a people who have fled England for religious freedom build a prison when they arrive in New England.  This prison...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Can anyone identify all or some of the following items and explain the significance:-chicken man -tateh -chicken man -"mameh was his meal to...

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Since I am Jewish, I can certainly handle "sitting shiva."  In Judaism, when people die, they are generally buried within 24 hours...

Is there an accurate physical description of Daisy Buchanan or Jay Gatsby in the novel The Great Gatsby?

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The simple answer to your question is "no."  There isn't one accurate description anywhere in the novel.  Let me tell you, I t...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

What were Santiago's thoughts as he sailed home in Old Man and the Sea?

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Santiago is beat up by the ordeal of catching the fish, and tries to keep his head clear as he begins the trip home.  For a moment he wonder...
Friday, June 24, 2011

"My heart grew sick - on account of the dampness of the catacombs." How would you describle the narrator's reliability/objectivity? What does...

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Well, the narrator is, to put it quite simply, mentally unbalanced, and certainly not operating with a full grip on reality.  Here he is, ha...

What is the conflict and solution in The House on Mango Street?

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The conflict in the House on Mango Street is Esperanza's struggles to find her true identity, and her independence from the otherwise dr...