Dave Becker

We won't write your essay for you, so an outline will have to do. I'd like to add another possible idea, though I don't know what sort of intrigue the question is suggesting. It's easy to show the...

Jim finds the girls exciting, as do most of the "boys" that come from all around to fance at the Vannis' tent. The town girls, as Narrator Jim says, are not as exciting. The boys dance with them,...

If there is a common theme between the two, I think it is that humanity is, at its core, obsessed with the superficial. In Frankenstein, you have a creator that attempts to bring perfection to...

I'm not entirely sure that it does show this. To me, that fight is a better example of the fact that Holden will go out of his way to argue with anyone. In this case, Holden actually pushes things...

That's an excellent answer to a complex question. As for how he treated women, I think Odysseus did so with respect and compassion; the fact that his wife is such a strong woman is a testimony to...

I think he's both crazy and not. Better put, I think that while he might be unbelievably upset from his father's death, I think his actions afterwards all stem from that. He's not crazy, but "he...

There are some oddly human characteristics of Roger, though, and these present themselves at different times. For instance, when Hester and Roger talk as Hester is in jail early in the book, they...

That's an excellent answer. In addition, two other things to consider: 1. the use of the number three continues to this day, due to the Christian ideals that have later sprung from Greek (and then...

One other theme that could be addressed is just what, exactly, is Arnold Friend? There are clues sprinkled throughout the story that suggest that not only is he not a Friend, he may not even be...

To answer both questions similarly, Antonia's feelings towards Bohemia remain strong even as she grows accustomed to Nebraska, and this echoes the plight of many immigrants of the time. To be sure,...

In addition, the fact that the book is set in the time period in question helps bring forth the point that Hawthorne was raised by a Puritanic father, and Hawthorne chafed under that level of...

In a way, I think the monster lacking a name is like schools that attempt to make their students wear uniforms: the idea is that students will display their creativity in their work, rather than by...

Another possible answer is that the novel deals with being the same vs. being different. There's no doubt that Jonas is different from everyone else, and he is treated special, and different, and...

I think that since Walton serves as part of the frame structure of this novel, his behavior that straddles the two main characters helps to foreshadow the conflict that both main characters will be...

Since Pearl as at the very least a mischievous child, when her mother does not answer her in regards to its meaning, Pearl seems to enjoy making up meanings for it. Pearl also happens to be...

The above is completely correct, but I think there's more depth to the relationship as well. For instance, Huck does eventually run away from him, likely due to the beatings and other associated...

Two more themes that appear in the book are the idea of beauty, and the concept of playing God. Beauty applies in several ways, but the easiest is no doubt the idea that society of the time, much...

When Mr. Shimerda kills himself or dies (depending on your interpretation of the scene) the entire saga seems to suggest that the Shimerda's particular brand of religion is entirely rigid,...

Another interesting addition is that when we last see Chillingworth, in Chapter 24, he has relented, more or less, to become kinder. He has given a substantial inheritance to Pearl, and has become...

There are many ways to look at it. The last part of that question is the first thing to consider: does he fail or does he succeed? Further, what is he attempting to do in the first place, where...