David Morrison
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B.A. Law with extensive knowledge of and expertise in English Literature, History, and Philosophy.
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Answered a Question in The Sweet Hereafter
Dolores can be described as a hardworking, dedicated woman who really loves her job as a bus driver. It's all the more tragic, then, that she should be involved in a fatal accident that claims the... -
Answered a Question in The Bluest Eye
Claudia and Frieda sometimes beat up Rosemary Villanucci, the little white girl who lives next door. They do this because Rosemary regularly tries to get them into trouble and makes fun of them. On... -
Answered a Question in The Odyssey
The most meaningful goal that Odysseus is trying to achieve is to return home to Ithaca, from which he has been absent for twenty years. Ithaca means everything to Odysseus. It's not just the place... -
Answered a Question in Notes of a Native Son
Baldwin uses the story of his father's life and death to examine social and cultural issues in his present-day society by juxtaposing his father's lifetime with a tumultuous period of American... -
Answered a Question in The Poetry of Yeats
Magic and symbolism are closely related in Yeats's poetry, as Yeats regarded poetry as a kind of magic and was also very much a symbolist when it came to his poetic craft. In a letter to the Irish... -
Answered a Question in Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond makes us feel sad for Mehmood by portraying him as an old, sick man who has few friends and is unable to see one of his sons due to the partition of India. Mehmood is entering his... -
Answered a Question in The Story of an Hour
Mr. Mallard was a very loving husband in “The Story of an Hour,” as we are told that he “had never looked save with love” upon Louise. At the same time, however, one must also recognize that... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
The news that we learn about Rebecca Nurse is that she has been accused of witchcraft. Specifically, we learn that she has been deemed responsible for the deaths of Ann Putnam's children. Ann,... -
Answered a Question in The Crack-Up
The sudden blow that comes from within in “The Crack-Up” refers to the realization of a gradual process of breaking down that takes place inside the individual. External blows, those blows that... -
Answered a Question in Jane Eyre
One of the ways that Brontë makes us admire Jane Eyre is by giving her a firm set of moral values from which she does not deviate, irrespective of the circumstances. There are numerous examples of... -
Answered a Question in The Giver
The announcements in The Giver are made over a vast loudspeaker system in order to enforce the rules of the community. Individuals in this dystopian society are under constant surveillance to make... -
Answered a Question in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The term "informed consent" means that a subject of healthcare intervention or research gives their permission for treatment based on an understanding of all the relevant factors involved. This... -
Answered a Question in Aristotle
Aristotle has a very good reason to make the claim that some actions are always wrong—namely, that by their very nature, they are vices. That is why, when we speak of theft or murder, we use... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
In Romeo and Juliet, an event that shows the Nurse's love and concern towards Juliet is when the Nurse tells Romeo in no uncertain terms that if he should lead her into a fool's paradise or try to... -
Answered a Question in Rip Van Winkle
The effect of the repetition of the words “every” and “change” is to highlight the fact that the Catskill Mountains appear to be in a constant state of flux, which only adds to the sense of magic... -
Answered a Question in The Undocumented Americans
In analyzing the chapter "Staten Island" from the book The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, one should recognize this as a deeply personal account by the author of her own... -
Answered a Question in The Second Coming
In these lines from “The Second Coming,” Yeats is describing the catastrophic effects of the breakdown of the current period of history. This period, represented by a gyre or spiral, has been in... -
Answered a Question in Christabel
Coleridge uses the supernatural in Christabel primarily as a way of exploring the age-old conflict between good and evil. In the poem, we are presented with a stark contrast between the... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
The major personality traits of Hamlet are indecisiveness, cynicism, and bitterness. All of these traits are related to the murder of Hamlet's father by his wicked uncle and stepfather, Claudius.... -
Answered a Question in Penelope Fitzgerald
The significant change of the employee in "The Axe" by Penelope Fitzgerald is a descent into a depression that leads to his committing suicide. The employee in question, a Mr. Singlebury, is about... -
Answered a Question in Washington Irving
Washington Irving sets up the Diedrich Knickerbocker authorship because he wants us to work out the truth of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" for ourselves. Knickerbocker is an unreliable narrator who... -
Answered a Question in History
Self-help was the notion that people should look to support themselves instead of relying on others. Far from its being a threat to the capitalist system, it actually reinforced it by absolving the... -
Answered a Question in The Seafarer
Anglo-Saxon society is represented in "The Seafarer" as one in which status is all-important. This is not a society in which the community is everything and the individual almost nothing.... -
Answered a Question in History
One could say that changes in British imperial policy were more important in relation to the American Revolution in that they stimulated preexisting intellectual assumptions. These assumptions, the... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
In act 3, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, one's impression of both Lord and Lady Capulet is rather negative due to their stubborn insistence that their daughter will marry Paris, a man she doesn't... -
Answered a Question in The Custom of the Country
Ralph Marvell comes across as way too trusting, and it is his trusting nature that is ultimately responsible for his losing his money, his son, and, eventually, his life. Marvell realizes that, in... -
Answered a Question in The Lesson
The setting connects to the conflict between the poor Black children in the story and white society by highlighting the grotesque inequalities of income that exist in the United States. The... -
Answered a Question in A Poison Tree
Allusion adds to the meaning of the third and fourth stanzas of “A Poison Tree” by putting the speaker in the position of Satan in the Garden of Eden. Just as Satan gained enormous satisfaction... -
Answered a Question in A Poison Tree
The tree and the speaker's wrath are related in that they are both poisonous. The speaker's implacable anger at his sworn enemy poisons him, eating away at him inside until, eventually, the foe... -
Answered a Question in A Poison Tree
Based on the poem, it would appear that what the speaker values the most is getting his own way. He can do that with his friend by frankly confessing his anger whenever he gets upset with him. But... -
Answered a Question in A Poison Tree
The main theme of the poem is the danger of bottling up negative emotions instead of dealing with them. The speaker relates how he was angry with a friend, but after telling him about his anger, it... -
Answered a Question in Battle Royal
The protagonist's expectations are similar to the American Dream in that he thinks that if he strives hard, he will ultimately succeed. However, that turns out not to be the case. The evening's... -
Answered a Question in Miguel Street
The impact of testing on Elias is to place unrealistic expectations on his shoulders. Elias is a very intelligent young man, but he can get no more than a third grade in the Cambridge Senior School... -
Answered a Question in 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
In 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Nemo's outlook on life can reasonably be described as sympathetic to the underdog, to those suffering from oppression and persecution. To a considerable extent,... -
Answered a Question in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Hector was the Prince of Troy, a great warrior from Homer's epic poem the Iliad. The poet makes a reference to the great classical hero to drive home the point of just how big a challenge it is for... -
Answered a Question in Just as Long as We're Together
An important quote from Just as Long as We're Together is “Sometimes I feel grown up and other times I feel like a little kid. I seem to be more than one person.” What's important about this... -
Answered a Question in Wisława Szymborska
The observations of the terrorist in the poem “The Terrorist, He Watches” are callous and detached, as indeed are those of the narrator, who treats the forthcoming terrorist outrage as something... -
Answered a Question in The Black Cat
A powerful, if rather unpleasant example of imagery that Poe incorporates into “The Black Cat” is that of Pluto hanging from the tree in the narrator's garden. The image becomes particularly... -
Answered a Question in Immanuel Kant
Kant himself unwittingly provided an example of where good intentions could lead to what most of us would regard as an immoral outcome. Kant says that lying is always wrong because if it were... -
Answered a Question in Grendel
John Gardner chooses to retell Beowulf from the monster's point of view because he wants to highlight what he sees as the capacity for monstrousness that exists in each and every one of us. Grendel... -
Answered a Question in Frankenstein
What this means is that the creature thinks that his creator, Victor Frankenstein, owes him kindness, mercy, and affection. The creature is of the opinion that Frankenstein owes him a debt.... -
Answered a Question in Apology
The charges against Socrates as recorded in the Apology are that he studies things in the heavens and below the earth, he makes the worse argument into the stronger, he corrupts the young, and he... -
Answered a Question in Leviathan: Or, The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiastical and Civil
In this section of Leviathan, the premise of Hobbes's argument is that covenants extorted by fear are valid in the state of nature, and from this premise, he concludes that such agreements are... -
Answered a Question in Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Song” by Lady Mary Wroth presents the feelings of love as things that need to be controlled, whereas in “If thou must love me,” Elizabeth Barrett Browning presents feelings of love as partaking of... -
Answered a Question in Horace
The mood of Horace's Ode 1.4 is generally hopeful, as a cold and bitter winter gives way to spring. Now that the ice has melted on the fields, fresh flowers start to bloom and "sprigs of myrtle... -
Answered a Question in To Build a Fire
The bond between the dog and the man at this juncture is virtually nonexistent. In fact, we're specifically told that there is no real bond between them. What's more, there's no development in... -
Answered a Question in The Vendor of Sweets
In the novel The Vendor of Sweets, Ambika and Grace are completely different in that Ambika was a traditional Indian wife whereas Grace is very much her own woman. The late Ambika was Jagan's wife.... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
The relationship between Mildred and Montag can reasonably be described as virtually nonexistent. The two live their lives on separate planes, each one inhabiting their own little world. As a... -
Answered a Question in David Copperfield
In writing an essay about the recollection of childhood in David Copperfield, it is important to bear in mind that David's recollections are not always completely accurate. On the whole, the... -
Answered a Question in "I Have a Dream" Speech
One could say that the main points of the "I Have a Dream" speech are where Martin Luther King Jr. insists that there will never be rest nor tranquility if Black citizens aren't given equal rights....
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