Jamie Wheeler
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I hold a M.A. and B.A. in literature, currently writing my Ph.D in American Literature, specifically John Steinbeck's female characters. I have been teaching both Freshman and Sophomore literature at the college level for about ten years.
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Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
Faulkner's story is infused with a sense of regret and human callousness. From the opening lines and throughout the story, the actions of the town are presented as a whole, evidence by the repeated... -
Answered a Question in 1984
Yes, he is, in my opinion, but it is sometimes difficult to see this because Winston is such a self-centered character, and thus a problematic protagonist. He is motivated by his own agendas rather... -
Answered a Question in The Pigman
The following is from the eNotes page on this novel. You can find out more about other characters and additional literary elements by following the link below. Just go to the "Navigation" column on... -
Answered a Question in Plato's Republic
Well, "hate" may be too strong of a word, but he certainly wasn't a fan. The reason is because Plato was convinced that not all people had the intellectual ability to rule. It is an elitist... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
What makes Steinbeck's style unique is his dual use of omniscient narration combined with a real empathy for his characters. Lennie and George are not educated and they are transients. But they... -
Answered a Question in Pride and Prejudice
To my knowledge, there are no lengthy descriptions of the Bennett estate which is called "Longbourn." However, we may assume that the Bennets are at the lower-end of upper class. They still move in... -
Answered a Question in Winter Dreams
I assume you mean a quote from Fitzgerald's story that encapsulates the theme. If so, I would choose this one: "Dexter was unconsciously dictated to by his winter dreams." The quote reflects... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Mary has relatively little power in her world. She is lower class, a servant, and bossed around by John Proctor. However, Mary gets a little taste of power when she becomes involved with Abigail... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
Fleance is Banquo's son. Banquo has had the boy act as lookout in the courtyard while King Duncan sleeps. Banquo is very tired and does not wish to fall asleep himself. Here are the lines from the... -
Answered a Question in The Joy Luck Club
In this chapter near the close of the novel, Jing Mei meets her estranged sisters. The title might be interpreted in two ways. First, the "tickets" are the meeting of the two cultures within the... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
Because Faulkner wants us to understand the full culpability of the town in Emily's isolation, loneliness, and eventual death. Her story and the town's responsiblity is best realized in... -
Answered a Question in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The description is found in "The Last Night" (Ch 8). Poole has successfully swung his axe and broken into the lab. The sight is hardly one of horror, save the body lying in the middle of the floor... -
Answered a Question in Jazz
Oh, my! What *don't* they talk about, which is really the point. Jazz lyrics speak of the troubles and triumphs of every day life, from sex to money, from cooking to drinking, from infidelity and... -
Answered a Question in Peter Pan
176 pages are in J.M. Barrie's adapted novel of his play, "Peter Pan". -
Answered a Question in The Story of My Life
Recall that a plot diagram looks like a mountain. It has a level base (exposition), ascends, (rising aciton) reaches a peak (climax), and descends to the "bottom" of the mountain, (falling action),... -
Answered a Question in A Long Way from Chicago
Although this is work filled with humor, prejudice is probably the main problem in Peck's novel. The following excerpt from the analysis at eNotes should help explain the issue for you. Follow the... -
Answered a Question in She Walks in Beauty
The speaker finds "fame and glory" when he sees the delight of his poetic words in his lover's eyes. He knows that youth is fleeting and fame by other means just as temporal. But his lover's... -
Answered a Question in Sonnet 130
To put it simply, the theme is that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and/or, perhaps, "love is blind." The sonnet appears below, and my analysis in brackets underneath lines as necessary: My... -
Answered a Question in The World Is Too Much with Us
"In the sonnet "The World Is Too Much with Us" the poet contrasts Nature with the world of materialism and "making it." Because we are insensitive to the richness of Nature, we may be forfeiting... -
Answered a Question in Shooting an Elephant
The elephant represents the narrator's conscience, which he tries to ignore (it is the proverbial "elephant in the room.") Here is an excerpt on the theme and symbolism of the elephant from... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Before Hamlet gets on the ship, he begins to use his innate intelligence to discern the true characters of his former friends, the turncoasts, Rosencratz and Gildenstern. He compares them to... -
Answered a Question in A Poison Tree
Yes. Both poems ponder the nature of God. The two poems are often paired. Let's consider "Tyger, Tyger" first. Stanza are cited first; my analysis appears in brackets below each section: Tyger!... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
As befitting her youth, Juliet is impulsive and a starry-eyed romantic. She has been raised by her nurse, a fact that distances her somewhat from her mother (she listens and confides in the nurse... -
Answered a Question in A Doll's House
Although Nora is physically a woman, there is some credence in calling her a child, for she is completely dependant on her husband. She has a child-like energy too, as she is often "flighty and... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Unfortunately, no one "wins" in this, the ultimate tragedy. Hamlet is wounded and dies after he is cut by Laertes poison-tipped sword. Gerturde has drunk from the spiked cup meant for her son.... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
I agree, but would also like to add a bit more to the previous answer. The Friar bears a good deal of the blame because he *should* have been the most reliable. Juliet has essentially no adult to... -
Answered a Question in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The pervasive mood of the story if of laziness and lechery infused by superstition and terror. Note the name of the setting, "Tarry Town": if one tarries, it means that they are wasting time. A... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Hamlet's defiance takes place in Act 5.2. He comes to the realization that forces beyond man's control determine fate. This is a key realization for Hamlet who is now prepared to take action... -
Answered a Question in The Tell-Tale Heart
There are two characters: the Narrator and the Old Man. The Narrator has clearly descended into madness. As for the "literal" characteristics, if you mean physically, we do not know what the... -
Answered a Question in Zoot Suit
Like leather jackets in the Sixties, or Michael Jordan sneaker in the Eighties, the "zoot suits" adopted by the pachucos helped identify members of a like-minded set. The panchucos represented "a... -
Answered a Question in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A prime example can be found in Chapter Sixteen and reflects Huck's increasing moral maturity. He muses: "Conscience says to me 'What had poor Miss Watson done to you, that you could see her nigger... -
Answered a Question in To the Memory of My Beloved Master William Shakespeare
First, in the opening lines, Jonson establishes himself as one who is able to comment on his mentor: "To draw no envy, Shakespeare, on thy name,/Am I thus ample to thy book and fame;". Johnson... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Parris accuses Proctor of being in league with the devil. After the incident with "the bird," Mary, pointing at Proctor yells, "You're the Devil's man!" Parris eagerly responds, "Praise God!" He... -
Answered a Question in Sonnet 130
In a word, no. The speakers beloved possesses a earthiness that makes her rare and therefore unique and beautiful to him. Each line hardly creates a vision of traditional beauty, Renaissance or... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie's most noticable physical characteristic is her straight hair, which she takes great pleasure in showing off. Janie's hair is symbolic not only of her power, but it is what makes her... -
Answered a Question in In the Time of the Butterflies
Dede is the oldest and only surviving Mirabal sister. For much of the time, it seems of the four daughters, Dede is the least committed to the revolution. Dede "had always been the docile middle... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Tituba is led to accuse Goody Good and Sarah Osburn. She tells Parris and Hale that she had had dealings with the devil: "...And then he come one stormy night to me and he say, "Look! I have... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Betty starts accusing people to deflect suspicion away from herself and the other girls from their dabblings in the occult in the woods. She is terrified into submission by Abigail, who tells Betty... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Though Abigail does not appear in the second act, John reveals to Elizabeth that Abigail has confessed to him that her accusations are a fraud. John says, "She told it to me in a room alone -- I... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Mary has been appointed to the council. She feels this makes her an important person now, no longer a simple servant. She places her new found responsibility above any obligation she has to John,... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
John had told Elizabeth that he had not been alone with Abigail, but in the beginning of Act 2, he slips up as they are discussing whether John should go to Salem and defend the accused. John is... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Abigail blames the slave Tituba for the goings on in the woods. When Mrs. Putnam enters with Tituba, Abigail "instantly points" at her. She cries out, "She made me do it! She made Betty do it!..She... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
In a word, cocky. Mary goes from cowering servant to having a new sense of maturity and purpose when she appointed to be an "official" of the court. Mary tells John that the court has decided to... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Mary acts as a character witness before the court. She tells them she has not seen the witchcraft Elizabeth has been accused of. Her words literally did save her life, for a time. Mary informs... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Elizabeth asks John to go to Abigail and prove to her that their relationship is truly over. Here is the scene, from Act 2: Elizabeth: ...Would you favor me with this? Go to Abigail. Proctor (his... -
Answered a Question in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Penfield Mood Organ is a device that allows one to choose their mood. According to the web-source "Technovegly", "it is not clear, from the novel, exactly how the mood organ works. It seems to... -
Answered a Question in Sonnet 73
Line 12, "Consumed with that which it is nourished by" refers to life itself. We are all in the process of dying even as we live. Line 13: "This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong."... -
Answered a Question in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
The speaker promises her everything her heart could ever desire. I have copied the poem here, and my analysis appears in brackets every few lines as necessary. Come live with me and be my love, And... -
Answered a Question in Great Expectations
Pip grows weary of Mrs. Joe and Pumblechook's interrogation of the time he has spent with Miss Havisham. He does not want to tell them about her real life, the cobwebs and faded wedding dress.... -
Answered a Question in Into the Wild
As best can be determined, 23 year old Chris McCandles intended to stay in Alaska for about six months, from April until the end of the autumn harvest season, about six months. According to the...
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