The Bear Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/bear/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Bear Group at eNotes. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:18:48 en-us <![CDATA[In the story "The Bear" the young boy grows up participating in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/book-bear-what-was-ike-mccaslin-proper-124491 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/book-bear-what-was-ike-mccaslin-proper-124491 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:18:48 PST <![CDATA[In the book The Bear what was Ike McCaslin proper relationship with...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/book-bear-what-was-ike-mccaslin-proper-124491 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/book-bear-what-was-ike-mccaslin-proper-124491 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:16:02 PST <![CDATA[I am in search of ideas for a topic/thesis/outline for research paper on...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/am-search-ideas-topic-thesis-outline-research-119585 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/am-search-ideas-topic-thesis-outline-research-119585 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:04:47 PST <![CDATA[Faulkner's entire body of work hinges on Ike. Ike is the fulcrum around...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/taking-position-ike-mccaslin-10051 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/taking-position-ike-mccaslin-10051 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:12:39 PST <![CDATA[This is a stretch but with some imagination you might gleem something...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-bear-represent-48885 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-bear-represent-48885 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:01:22 PST <![CDATA[In many cultures, the bear is a symbol of strength. After that key...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-bear-represent-48885 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-bear-represent-48885 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:34:32 PST <![CDATA[What does a bear represent?]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-bear-represent-48885 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-bear-represent-48885 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:05:36 PST <![CDATA[Smirnov did not expect Popova to be the kind of woman who would defend...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/how-hypocrisy-linked-with-characters-popova-39857 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/how-hypocrisy-linked-with-characters-popova-39857 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:17:18 PST <![CDATA[How is hypocrisy linked with Popova and Smirnov in the play "The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/how-hypocrisy-linked-with-characters-popova-39857 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/how-hypocrisy-linked-with-characters-popova-39857 Sun, 5 Oct 2008 00:23:34 PST <![CDATA[In "The Bear," the character Grigori Stapanovitch Smirnov is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/who-bear-play-by-anton-chekhov-justify-your-answer-39075 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/who-bear-play-by-anton-chekhov-justify-your-answer-39075 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:14:24 PST <![CDATA[Who is "The Bear" in the play by Anton Chekhov? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/who-bear-play-by-anton-chekhov-justify-your-answer-39075 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/who-bear-play-by-anton-chekhov-justify-your-answer-39075 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:22:25 PST <![CDATA[Yes, this scene really gives a sense of the isolated world of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/why-trip-memphis-buy-whisky-important-this-story-9525 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/why-trip-memphis-buy-whisky-important-this-story-9525 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:45:43 PST <![CDATA[I've often felt that Faulkner's characters exist only in a philosophical...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/taking-position-ike-mccaslin-10051 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/taking-position-ike-mccaslin-10051 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:41:23 PST <![CDATA[Baptized in blood, educated in the forest, to be properly prepared for...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:37:40 PST <![CDATA[In "The Bear," why does Faulkner place the incidents of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/why-does-faulkner-place-incidents-section-5-end-19545 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/why-does-faulkner-place-incidents-section-5-end-19545 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:45:23 PST <![CDATA[Discuss Lion's death, which was expected, and Sam's death which was...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/discuss-lion-s-death-which-was-expected-sam-s-18995 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/discuss-lion-s-death-which-was-expected-sam-s-18995 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:08:36 PST <![CDATA[Sam represents two things - a man who is respects nature and his place...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/why-does-sam-die-along-with-old-ben-lion-9435 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/why-does-sam-die-along-with-old-ben-lion-9435 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:46:24 PST <![CDATA[Ike is not native american. He is full white. I got this line from a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 Thu, 1 Nov 2007 08:06:16 PST <![CDATA[Faulkner comments heavily in this story on the conflict and contrast...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 Thu, 1 Nov 2007 04:56:06 PST <![CDATA[What does it mean by "Ike McCaslin is a properly educated and baptized...]]> http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 http://www.enotes.com/bear/q-and-a/what-does-mean-by-ike-mccaslin-properly-educated-10505 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:03:51 PST