
Sarah Miles
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Answered a Question in The Outsiders
In the Outsiders, Johnny is the member of the gang that needs the most protection. He is only 16 and vulnerable. Johnny had been beaten up pretty badly by the Socs before the book even starts, and... -
Answered a Question in Incident in a Rose Garden
In the poem "Incident in a Rose Garden," we see that Death has arrived. The gardener, who is an elderly man, thinks that Death is there for him. In fear he takes off running to his master. The... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem does not die at the end of the book. Jem and Scout came close to death at the hands of Bob Ewell, but thanks to Boo, they lived to tell the story of what happened.... -
Answered a Question in The Tempest
In The Tempest by William Shakespeare the supernatural plays a huge role. The whole play is about the supernatural and the effects it has on the people of the island. Prospero is thought to be this... -
Answered a Question in The Devil's Arithmetic
In The Devil's Arithmetic, we meet Hannah. Hannah is a young Jewish girl living in the 1980s. She is going to a Passover Seder at her grandparents' house. Hannah isn't thrilled about going to the... -
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
In chapter 1 of The Outsiders, Ponyboy is walking home alone after seeing a movie. He is thinking about how different his two brothers are. Soda is the fun and happy brother, while Darry is the... -
Answered a Question in Lamb to the Slaughter
In Lambs to the Slaughter, Mary Maloney is a pregnant housewife. When we first meet her, she is spending her time waiting patiently for her beloved husband to come home. Our first glance of Mary is... -
Answered a Question in The Most Dangerous Game
In The Most Dangerous Game, Zaroff is an extremely competitive hunter. He has hunted wild animals for many years with great success; however, he is tired of the same experience all the time. To... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
We are never told exactly what has happened to Clarisse. Montag is starting to feel more things, and he is wondering what happened to the young girl. Clarisse was the one who made Montag remember a... -
Answered a Question in Désirée's Baby
Desiree was abandoned as a baby and was taken in by Monsieur and Madame Valmonde, who were a wealthy couple living in Louisiana. The background of Desiree's parents is unknown. When Armand, another... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
In chapter 1 of Fahrenheit 451, Montag meets Clarissa one night when he gets off work. While the two of them are talking, Clarissa makes Montag think of a memory from his childhood. In this society... -
Answered a Question in Night
In Night, the rising action is when Elie and his family are put on the train to Auschwitz. Once the family is on the train, they are herded together like animals. This is the beginning of the... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman. Everyone knows that Tom will never get a fair trial because he is a black man. In the end Tom is convicted and... -
Answered a Question in Night
In Night we see how Eliezer changes from young innocent boy to a young man who has seen the worst that humanity has to offer. Eliezer's strength can be seen as courage. It is not the physical... -
Answered a Question in Number the Stars
In the first chapter of Number the Stars we meet Annemarie, her little sister Kristi, and Annemarie's best friend Ellen. Annemarie wants to race Ellen down the street, but Ellen objects, saying she... -
Answered a Question in A Stolen Life: A Memoir
A Stolen Life: A Memoir is the true story of Jaycee Dugard. Jaycee was kidnapped when she was 11 years old. She was walking from her house to the nearby bus stop when she was kidnapped by Phillip... -
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
In the book The Outsiders, Darry has a job working in roofing. It is also mentioned that he has another job as well. When their parents died, Darry took on the responsibility of taking care of his... -
Answered a Question in Media
This is a really loaded and great question! There are many advantages of the media. Nowadays it is so easy to get the latest breaking news. We are able to stay up to date on what is happening... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In chapter 25 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is recalling the conversation she had with Dill. Dill and Jem had been with Atticus and Calpurnia when Atticus went to tell Helen what had happened to... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
By the end of The Great Gatsby, Nick has emotionally burned himself out. After the tragic events that led to Gatsby's death, Nick has done everything he knew to do to try to get people to come to... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Calpurnia is one of the most beloved characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Cal is the black woman who works for Atticus and helps him take care of the house and Jem and Scout. Calpurnia is a no... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
I think Ray Bradbury intentionally didn't go into great detail about Montag's house. He wanted us to understand the starkness and coldness of this society. In part one after Montag had met and... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
When Aunt Alexandra has the Missionary Society meeting at the house, Scout decides to go. She ends up sitting with Mrs. Merriweather and she hears how Mrs. Merriweather talks about Helen Robinson.... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In chapter 23 in To Kill a Mockingbird, we see many signs that Jem is maturing. When Aunt Alexandra tells Scout that Walter Cunningham is not welcome there and she can't play with him anymore... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
Daisy and Tom's daughter is named Pammy. It is hard to imagine Daisy as a mother. She seems so fragile and self-centered to be a mother. When Pammy comes into the room when Daisy and Gatsby are... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
The whole theme of The Kite Runner is one of forgiveness and repentance. Amir spends most of the story trying to make up for a wrong he did many years ago. When Amir asks Hassan to run the kite for... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Poor Dill. Dill is one of the characters in the book that you have true sympathy for. We know from the past chapters that Dill's family life probably isn't the greatest. He goes on and on about how... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter one of To Kill a Mockingbird introduces us to the story of Boo Radley. Jem and Scout first encounter Dill Harris and tell him all about Boo. Dill is beyond excited about the idea of Boo.... -
Answered a Question in Night
At the end of Night, the prisoners were not concerned about anything but food. They had not been fed often and were starving. Once the liberation took place, all the prisoners wanted was to eat.... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
In chapter one of The Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Piggy are exploring the lagoon together. The two boys are working well together, which is the first sign that this is going to be a key point... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Aunt Alexandra comes onto the scene like a bull in a china shop. She is opinionated and very concerned about what society says is right. Scout dislikes her tremendously from the beginning. Aunt... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout has matured over the course of the story. Now that the trial is over, everyone thinks that things are getting back to normal. School is back in and Jem has tried out for the football team.... -
Answered a Question in A Bend in the Road
A Bend in the Road by Nicolas Sparks is the story of Miles and Sarah. Miles is the sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina. He and his wife, Missy, and young son Jonah, live a pretty happy life. One... -
Answered a Question in 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life
Don Piper is a Baptist minister, who in 1986 had his life changed forever. 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life chronicles the events that transformed this minister's life. Don... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
In Romeo and Juliet, the feud between the two families has been going on for some time. The Capulets hate the Montagues and vice versa, so when Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other it... -
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
In both chapter one and two of The Outsiders, we find that Pony hates the thoughts of Soda as a dropout. Soda has always been the one who protected and watched out for Pony, so when he drops out of... -
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
In chapter two of The Outsiders, Pony, Johnny and Dally have gone to the drive-in. They meet Cherry and Marcia, and Pony and Johnny are smitten by the two girls. Dally, on the other hand, runs his... -
Answered a Question in The Pearl
Kino has found the biggest pearl he has ever found and he and Juana along with their son, Coyotito, head to the big city to sell the pearl. Kino realizes that there are trackers after them to get... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
In The Kite Runner we see the beginning of the terror that the Taliban has brought. Amir has traveled back to Afghanistan to try and get Sohrab, Hassan's son, and take him to a couple who will take... -
Answered a Question in Night
In Night, Elie Wiesel recounts his time in Auschwitz. The Jewish people suffered such horrors that most of them were killed or died while being held captive. Elie goes into great detail of the... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
In chapter two of The Great Gatsby, we see that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle. We get a glimpse into the man that is Tom. Tom is married to Daisy, who provides him with the social standing he... -
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
This is a really good question. There can be several antagonist in this book. Each character, in some way or another, has a dark side to them, but is one darker than the other? This is the question... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In chapter four in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, Jem and Dill are trying to think of something to do. Summer has come once again and the children are trying to find a way to entertain themselves.... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
This event happens in part three of Fahrenheit 451. Montag has just killed Beatty, and is now a fugitive. He has been wounded by the mechanical dog, and Montag realizes he needs to make his way to... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
In A Rose for Emily, we are shown a young lady who is slowly losing her grip on reality. Emily was so sheltered by her father that she never knew how to accept reality. Her father handled... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In chapter 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is starting to mature. She is frustrated at Dill because he is sticking closer to Jem. Dill and Jem are spending more and more time together and Scout... -
Answered a Question in The Demon Lover
In "The Demon Lover," the Drover family has left London for the countryside because of the war. The city has been bombed many times, and the people who live there feel safer living in the country.... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Mayella Ewell and her father, Bob, were the ones who brought the charges against Tom, so Mr. Gilmer, the prosecutor, was actually their attorney. Mr. Gilmer was the one who was to prove that Tom... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Helen does not take well the news about her husband. Helen had been supportive of her husband and trusted Atticus to defend him. Helen also knew that Tom was going to be... -
Answered a Question in Night
In Night, Elie's biggest internal conflict is the way he feels about his father and God. He struggles with these two issues more than any others. Yes, Elie hates the Nazis for what they have done,...
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