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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo is responsible for his death because he has remained stagnant while his village and family are changing. His entire life was measured against his father so he never established his own... -
Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo is incapable of self acceptance. He bases his success and failure on his father's success or failure and in turn puts those same pressures on his children. He cannot cope with the evolution... -
Answered a Question in Twelfth Night
Society was dominated by men and the only position available in the Duke's household was that of a manservant to the Duke. A woman certainly could not have held that position so she was required to... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
The answer to this question is not a simple "he can read" because Dill is not a simple character in this story. Dill is based on Truman Capote who was a childhood friend of Harper Lee. He is not... -
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
Shakespeare utilizes a myriad of themes within The Merchant of Venice. First among those themes is the antisemitism demonstrated when Shylock is judged by his ethnicity rather than his business...