Saturday, July 6, 2013

How does this work exemplify what is American? We may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat,...

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This passage represents the independent spirit and individualistic thinking that was American in the Colonial days of this country.  Like ma...

Does The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton fit the definition of a novel of manners?

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A "novel of manners" is a subset of the novel form, but it does not preclude a work from being a classic.  "If, as in the wri...

In "A Rose for Emily" how do you think living in the small town makes things worse for Emily?

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In a small town, gossip is vicious, and people stick their noses into your business, even if it is none of their business. In a small town, ...
Friday, July 5, 2013

How are Tom, Daisy and Jordan careless people? What kind of things and creatures do they smash and then retreat back into their money?

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Your question, of course, refers to one of the most famous quotes from the novel.  Here are several examples of how they "smash" o...

In the novel Whirligig by Paul Fleischman, why doesn't Brent admit that he tried to kill himself?Please give me 3 reasons.

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Brent does not admit that he tried to kill himself first of all because he is too deeply ashamed .  He is basically a good person who made a...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

In Chapter 51 of Great Expectations, why did Mr. Jaggers decide to give Estella to Mrs. Havisham?

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Mr. Jaggers decided to give Estella to Mrs. Havisham because he believed she would have the best chance at living a normal life with the old...

How would you describe the character of the king and the way he rules his people in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"?

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In the story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" the king is defined as "semi-barbaric"; however, from his conduct in the narrativ...