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Answered a Question in The Cask of Amontillado
A good thesis statement would be "Man will go to extremes to get revenge." The whole short story is about revenge, and the easiest thing to write about, therefore, is revenge and how... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
It is clear from the first time Bob Ewell answers a question in court that he blames the rest of the world for his misfortune. In chapter 17, when asked if he is Mayella's father, he responds... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In chapter 16, the Finches and Calpurnia are discussing the events of the previous evening regarding Tom Robinson. Aunt Alexandra states that Mr. Underwood had been at the scene the whole... -
Answered a Question in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The entire story leads up to the tragic end where Farquhar dies. The story wanders rather slowly through different events in his life. Thus, the story is ultimately a flashback, because... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
Old Man Warner has been in the lottery seventy-seven times. He is the oldest person in the village, which shows that tradition is not broken, be it good or bad. His existence is a... -
Answered a Question in The Interlopers
There is a huge man vs. nature conflict in the story in terms of the tree that falls on both of the men at the same time. Now they can talk trash to each other as long as they want because... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
Napoleon pees on them. At this time, Napoleon acts like he has no respect for Snowball. but in reality, Napoleon is going to take those windmill plans. The animals are going to have to... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
This sounds like the kind of question a teacher would ask because s/he is concerned that the students aren't reading the novel assigned. There really is no Aunt Alexandra in the movie. ... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
George, the smarter of the two, is more cautious about the water he drinks. He thinks before he acts, something Lennie does not know how to do. George is careful about the water as he... -
Answered a Question in Neoclassicism
Neoclassical poetry comes from 18th and 19th century American colonial contributors with conservative values. It is made up of heroic couplets - two lines of iambic pentameter that rhyme, and... -
Answered a Question in Literature
In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Biff goes to Boston to find his father. Upon Biff's arrival at the hotel room, he can't get in immediately. His father, Willy, shoos "the woman"... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Probably the best example is Boo Radley. Atticus wants the children to leave Boo to his own devices because Boo doesn't deserve to be spied on or mocked. Boo isn't some sort of zoo exhibit,... -
Answered a Question in The Little Prince
I don't know who said it - that sounds like something the fox would say, but I'm not sure. Basically, the idea of "gazing at each other" is one sided - if I am looking at someone, and he is... -
Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
Mama is not as excited about the check for a few reasons, the first being that the whole reason she is getting the money is due to her husband's untimely death. She has already decided to pay... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
The novel is told from a child's perspective. Children are a model of innocence, therefore, using Scout's voice calls much stronger attention to the character defects of the adults involved. ... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout gets most of her education at home. Atticus teaches her to read. Scout can't remember a time when she couldn't read, and reading is important to her. When Scout goes to... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Jem thinks he hears someone laughing inside the house when he is dared to touch it. There is no indication that the laughter is sadistic - in fact, whoever is laughing seems to be amused. Jem... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
George reminds Lennie to "hide in the brush 'til I [he] come[s]". This order foreshadows that Lennie will inevitably get in some sort of trouble apart from other incidents in the novel. ... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus tells the children that it is "a sin to kill a mockingbird" because mockingbirds only make music for people to enjoy. The children, therefore, are not allowed to shoot... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Calling a doctor would demonstrate that Mr. Ewell is concerned about his daughter's welfare. Mr. Ewell can't be bothered because, as far as he is concerned, she "deserved it". ... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
The boys have been living in a dystopia. They think that, by being rescued, they are returning to a utopia. The problem is that they are returning to a world at war--the society of... -
Answered a Question in The Maltese Falcon
In Native American symbolism, the falcon or hawk is extremely powerful. Hawks remind us that we must see things for what they really are, not for what we want them to be. Unfortunately,... -
Answered a Question in The Little Prince
There is not one moral lesson to be found in "The Little Prince". Any time you want to find either the theme or the moral of a piece of literature, use this formula: ______________ (the...