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Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

At first, Roger feels inhibited by the other characters, fearing their censure if...

Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

Piggy concludes that no one will know where they are because of the possibility of...

Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

*Question has been edited to a single question (per eNotes policy). The conch...

Answered a Question in The Hobbit

In The Hobbit, there are two important turning points to consider: first, in the...

Answered a Question in The Outsiders

Chapter four includes one of the most important turning points in the novel which...

Answered a Question in Because I could not stop for Death—

In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," Emily Dickinson portrays death as a...

Answered a Question in The Outsiders

Ponyboy feels that Darry is too hard on him, often wishing that he had the easy...

Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

Piggy's biggest conflict in the Lord of the Flies comes from his struggle to form...

Answered a Question in The Hobbit

Bilbo wakes from his restful dreams of bacon and eggs when he felt something touch...

Answered a Question in The Hobbit

"Out of it the waters of the Running River sprang; and out of it too there came a...

Answered a Question in Literature

In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," Connie's dream world is of her own...

Answered a Question in She Walks in Beauty

Byron incorporates several different types of figurative language in his famous...

Answered a Question in The Lottery

Jackson's chilling short story "The Lottery" uses an overly exaggerated ritual of...

Answered a Question in Macbeth

Shakespeare effectively starts the play Macbeth with the opening scene of the...

Answered a Question in The Outsiders

When Dally calls the Curtis boys' house, his message is quick and frantic.  He...

Answered a Question in The Hobbit

Hobbits would be considered short when compared to the size of a full grown man. ...

Answered a Question in The Lottery

The setting of "The Lottery" is a small American farm town.  Seemingly innocuous,...

Answered a Question in A White Heron

"A White Heron" has many themes that could be interesting to address in an essay:...

Answered a Question in The Environment as Literary Theme

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway A classic tale of man versus...

Answered a Question in The Destructors

While sitting trapped in the outhouse, Mr. Thomas is undoubtedly trying to figure...

Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

One of the most significant pieces of symbolism in connection to Ralph in Lord of...

Answered a Question in The Outsiders

Dally encounters the police after he is on the run for holding up a liquor...

Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

"Gift for the Darkness" has double meaning in Lord of the Flies.  On one hand,...

Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies

Ralph is able to reassert leadership in the face of the naval officer, because he...

Answered a Question in The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The reference to Nat Turner is a historical one.  Before the Civil War, Nat...