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 To Kill a Mockingbird
Like most children, the Finch kids and Dill have fun with the fear of a possible ghost, haunted house, and daring one another in regards to both of those things. The Radley Place is fascinating... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
"Likes" is probably too strong a word for the way Tom feels about Myrtle. Myrtle is an easy target for the abusive Tom. Myrtle, aspiring to a life beyond that of her working class husband, accepts... -
Answered a Question in Schindler's List
The highest point of the novel might arguably be Schindler's decision to help the Jews run the underground movement (chapter 17). But the true climax may not actually come until chapter 37, when... -
Answered a Question in Dante's Inferno
One of the "shades," later revealed to be Beatrice, first confronts Dante with his primary sin in Canto II. She tells him that his soul has been "assailed by cowardice" (line 45). In lines 88-91,... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout finds sticks of gum in the knot hole of a tree on the Radley Place in Chapter Four: "Two live oaks stood at the edge of the Radley lot...Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
There are probably more that two, but initially in Act One, a sizeable faction of Parris's congregation questions his moral authority and true religiousity because of his perceived mercenary nature... -
Answered a Question in Native Son
The turning point for Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's "Native Son" occurs when the family's apartment is invaded by a rat. It is a disgusting spectacle as Bigger attacks the pest with a frying... -
Answered a Question in The Tell-Tale Heart
Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" is arguably one of his most disturbing. The action unfolds this way. First, the narrator tells us that he believes the old man with whom he lives has an "evil eye." The... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
In Chapter 8, Jay Gatsby discovers that "he had committed himself to the following of a grail." The religiosity of this turn of a phrase is multi-layered. First, Daisy is goddess-like to Jay.... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
This heartbreaking scene lets us see what a callous man Carlson truly is. Candy has nothing save his dog. He is his only true friend and confidant. "I had him so long. Had him since he was a... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Level-headed, sensible, non-romantic Mercutio is engaging in a bit of word play here in Act 3.1,98-99. He knows that he will soon be dead from the wounds inflicted by Tybalt and will indeed be in... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Hamlet looks completely dishelved and appears to be insane when he visits Ophelia in Act 2. Ophelia describes his appearance and odd behavior to her father Polonious in 2.1.87-94: Ophelia:My lord,... -
Answered a Question in Leaves of Grass
I believe you are referring the concluding lines of section one and not the entire poem (52 sections long) so I will comment on that aspect. Those lines read: Creeds and schools in abeyance,... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
The elder Hamlet acts ethically in all things, even in war. As evidence, see Act 1.1.95-100. Horatio is reminding Marcellus of this fact after the mute appearance of the ghost of the King. The... -
Answered a Question in The Grapes of Wrath
In Chapter 2, the truck is colored red. Red will be important for a number of reasons throughout the novel. Red can be interpreted both literally and symbolically. Literally, red is the color of... -
Answered a Question in A Streetcar Named Desire
One of the most revealing quotes that sums up Stanley and his relation to others is found in Scene 8, after the big blow up between Stanley and Blanche. Stella has stepped in to defend her sister... -
Answered a Question in Death of a Salesman
Biff steals things because it is his passive-aggressive way of getting back at people he feels have unfairly done better in life than he has, but also because stealing gives him an excuse to quit... -
Answered a Question in Langston Hughes
Hughes's poems influenced the Harlem Renaissance for two reasons. First, because he was elemental in exposing the reality of conditions for African-Americans in the 40s and 50s. But perhaps even... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
In many ways, F. Scott Fitzgerald lives out his personal aspirations and fears through his character of Jay Gatsby. Like Gatsby, Fitzgerald often hobnobbed with the social elite, but felt out of... -
Answered a Question in The Cask of Amontillado
Throughout Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," bells and the ringing of bells signify death. In this tale, the "jingling" of bells occurs numerous times. Historically, the ringing of bells told all... -
Answered a Question in Othello
Othello is human. As we all are from time to time, he is is led astray by false friendships, misplaced trust, and logical fallacies. The first human and fatal error Othello makes is trusting the... -
Answered a Question in The Canterbury Tales
Each person's tale could be considered an "event," but here are a few of my favorites: The Miller's Tale: Here the slightly intoxicated Miller (carpenter) relates a comic tale that is a bawdy... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
This passage is important because it shows premeditation on Macbeth's part. Somewhere he suspects that his "black" heart will be revealed, and the universe (God) will know of his crimes. But he is... -
Answered a Question in The Wife of Bath's Tale
Chaucer is commenting here about the narrow rules and confines women had to live by within a male-dominated society. In the Middle Ages, it was believed that men were born with the "higher" human... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Hamlet's most important soliloquy in terms of character and plot development is in Act 3.1.64-99. In these verses lie the most important philosophical and moral quandaries with which Hamlet (and... -
Answered a Question in The Masque of the Red Death
Here Poe is referring to the nobles who are described in contradictory terms. When one hears the word "arabesque," one thinks of the fluid and sensuous lines of a ballet dancer. But these figures... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
Well, the purpose of symbolism in any literary form is to elevate the everyday to the status of art. Symbols evoke meaning beyond the usual, literal meaning. Symbolism simply (and reductively)... -
Answered a Question in The Flowers
First, begin by thinking of the significance of the little girl's name. Myop is short for "myopia" a eye condition where one cannot see things far away (near-sightedness). Little Myop cannot see... -
Answered a Question in Everyday Use
Alice Walker's "Everday Use" is designed around the theme of appreciating the past & one's family. This can be a difficult task, at times, because our past & family is so familiar to us... -
Answered a Question in Othello
You may often hear or see Iago being referred to as Othello's "ensign." An ensign is sometimes also referred to as a "standard-bearer." In either case, Iago serves as a military officer, "a man... -
Answered a Question in The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Harry comes to understand that "writing equals life and not writing equals death" (Marc Seals). The time to write was over and now all the things he had held back (because he feared he did not know... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
One conversation (toward the end of Chapter 5), shows Gatsby''s infatuation for the Daisy as well as his perception that he will never attain her. "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
The fact that Tom has a lame left arm is found in Chapter 18. This fact is revealed in the way that Atticus gets Maybella to positively identify the defendant. She says she is certain it was Tom... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Who is most to blame is definitely an arguable question, but here are some plausible suggestions. The collapse of the support system for the young couple begins at the top. The prince of Verona... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
The sentinel is not included for a couple of reasons. One is that he may alert others, believing the former king to be an evil spirit. But the more important reason is that only Hamlet can avenge... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence is talking to Romeo. By this point, Tybault is dead and Romeo has been banished. Romeo is making rash claims and unreasonable demands to get to Juliet and defy her parents. The Friar... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
There are several reaons to view the Friar as "guilty." Juliet has essentially no other adult to turn to for sound advice in the play. Her father has already proven himself rash, her mother... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Romeo utters this Act II, Scene II, lines 2-3 "But soft! What light..." could be taken literally, that is, Juliet moves the curtain and Romeo sees the candle light filtering through. Or you may see...
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