Ashly Hintz
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Educator and tutor with a passion for literature and writing. I love to share my knowledge and help students learn how to read and interpret literature.
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Answered a Question in Twelve Angry Men
The story Twelve Angry Men shows a behind-the-scenes look at the deliberation between jurors as they essentially decide on the life of a young boy of Puerto Rican decent. The irony is that all of... -
Answered a Question in The World Is Flat
Friedman uses a humorous title to explain the growing economic trend in the world right now. Currently, the Flat Earth society promotes the misguided theory that the Earth itself is physically... -
Answered a Question in Emma
The film and the novel both follow the same strict plot, Emma, the rather arrogant protagonist, fumbles the affairs of various friends and acquaintances because of her meddling, until she... -
Answered a Question in The Bluest Eye
Rejection is a part of life, and Morrison intends to show that. She uses the idea of rejection to show different characters in their isolation and alienation—and in particular how they respond to... -
Answered a Question in The Ramayana
The battle between good and evil is epitomized in the tale of Rama and Ravana. Ravana is the immortal demon king who kidnaps and imprisons Sita, the lover of Rama. He is extremely powerful and has... -
Answered a Question in Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper
This novel is a quintessential "road to success" sort of story, typical of the early 1900s life in America, where people from humble beginnings were all dreaming of finding great success and... -
Answered a Question in The Hitchhiking Game
The morality of the tale is an issue in and of itself, but my conscience agrees somewhat with Nietzsche on the inherent cruelty of humanity. While some may find it difficult to call humans evil at... -
Answered a Question in M. Butterfly
According to the definition of a tragic hero, one must have a fatal flaw that brings about their destruction, and they must be able to elicit pity and sympathy from the audience. If your character... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
Danforth believes that the Court is the supreme authority, and anyone challenging it must be wrong. Because of his religious philosophy, he believed that he was essentially ordained to act as God's... -
Answered a Question in The Essays
Montaigne explained in this work that total self-knowledge or mastery was nigh impossible. He reckoned that humans, being inside our own heads, can only see a portion of our experience and... -
Answered a Question in Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
What is most compelling about Paul Farmer is how little the differences between people seem to bother him. He feels completely at ease with people in the wealthiest American cities as well as those... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is both set within a specific time and transcendent in its message. Much of the background and setting of the novel is very specific to its time and place. For... -
Answered a Question in Oedipus Rex
Instead of seeming like a mistake in the play, I feel like the vagueness and openness to interpretation makes the play work in its own special way. Tiresias makes it clear to the audience that... -
Answered a Question in The Progressive Era
World War 1 was a shocking event for most of the world. After times of such prosperity and growth, with advances in science, economics, and many other areas, people were very optimistic about the... -
Answered a Question in The New Deal
The New Deal significantly impacted the way the government worked and related to everyday peoples' lives. The New Deal was the first experience people had with a government that was actively and... -
Answered a Question in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
This is certainly a tough question. If you were to ask which would be the better option, I would say go with the second one, because you will have no affect if the parents can't keep her on her... -
Answered a Question in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Yes, he was certainly justified in this action. As a doctor, and especially the one responsible for Lia's care, it is his duty according to the Hippocratic oath to do no harm. Regardless of the... -
Answered a Question in The Duchess of Malfi
The play ends with the death of the Duchess's brothers, who had vied to take her fortune for themselves throughout the entire play. The brothers, having killed the Duchess and her daughters, get... -
Answered a Question in History
The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans were the original political parties in the United States when it was developed. After the drafting of the Constitution, these two parties came out... -
Answered a Question in October Sky
The diameter of the exhaust nozzle would regulate the expansion and distribution of the combustive gases inside the rocket. Ironically, a simple piece of geometry would make a major difference... -
Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
In the novel Things Fall Apart, things unravel very quickly at the end of the story. The first and most obvious thing that happens is Okonkwo's suicide. After witnessing the downfall of his beloved... -
Answered a Question in The New Jim Crow
This book examines the unconscious bias that officers and law enforcement officials have against people of other races. While it is clearly wrong and against protocol to express outwardly racist... -
Answered a Question in Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
Edward, the main character in the novel Big Fish, makes constant references to water through the story. Several times, he even implies that he, himself, may be aquatic, and that he caught his wife... -
Answered a Question in Bridge to Terabithia
Chapter 4 of the novel Bridge to Terabithia deals with fear and acceptance. In the chapter, Leslie is harassed by people at school and Jess has to confront some of his fears to relate to her. The... -
Answered a Question in Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop was the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600's. A skilled orator and philosopher, he coined the idea of moral liberty in contrast to natural liberty. Winthrop believed... -
Answered a Question in Western Expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War
Manifest Destiny was the prevailing belief that claim to the North American continent (to an extent) was essentially the god-given right of the current Americans living in the eastern states under... -
Answered a Question in Collapse
The changes on Mangareva were centered around the island's deforestation. The problem with this action was far more widespread than the damage it caused the island nation itself. The reason behind... -
Answered a Question in The Hound of the Baskervilles
Like any good Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles is riddled with clues. Being one of Doyle's longer novels, he was able to incorporate a wealth of clues both directly tied to the... -
Answered a Question in The Market Revolution, Industrialization, and New Technologies
Counterintuitively, wars tend to have a positive impact on the economy by their end. The Civil War was no different, and the resulting industrialization movement drove America further toward modern... -
Answered a Question in The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel is the protagonist of the book The Fault in Our Stars, by John Greene. It is explained early on that she is suffering from a deadly illness, and her parents have forced her to attend a... -
Answered a Question in History
The short answer to this is that the Cherokee Nation knew that they would have much more weight as an established democratic nation. While the United States still may not have listened to their... -
Answered a Question in History
The Persian Wars were a bit of both—a positive for Greek democracy and also the beginning of the nation's demise. The Greek society was set up in such a way that each city-state was incredibly... -
Answered a Question in Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh has many archetypal overtones, and it represents human society in numerous ways. Aside from clear themes such as religion, the search for meaning and immortality or legacy,... -
Answered a Question in The History of the Middle East
Islam spread in many ways throughout the world. Following the Prophet Muhammad's death, the growing Arab Empire conquered vast swathes of Asia and the Middle East, using various methods to... -
Answered a Question in Globalization and Technological Advancements
Globalization has had a major impact on the world at large, both in terms of business and culture. As technology improves, the world metaphorically gets smaller. When that happens, cultures collide... -
Answered a Question in History
There were many things that ended up helping the American West Frontier during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War. Once the Civil War was over, many people, northerners and southerners... -
Answered a Question in Literature
There are many questions raised in the novel, but some of the important ones deal with family and heritage, as well as growth and respect for oneself. Soledad, who has left her family behind and... -
Answered a Question in Spike Heels
Georgie bursts out in a fit of anger in this scene because of her feelings for Andrew. Lydia is afraid of the budding relationship between Andrew and Georgie and thinks they may have already... -
Answered a Question in The Edible Woman
Much of Margaret Atwood's work deals with the topic of gender—both the typical gender roles in society and what it means to be a certain gender. Her science fiction works deal at length with gender... -
Answered a Question in Ode to the West Wind
Shelley personifies wind throughout this poem in many ways, giving attributes of numerous important characters and figures. What is interesting is that the personification shifts throughout the... -
Answered a Question in In a Grove
What's interesting in this story is that it presents not only a murder but many other morally dubious actions from the other characters. In fact, these other actions are so deplorable to the... -
Answered a Question in Between the World and Me
There is a great amount of fear at work in the lives of Black Americans. Currently, one of the most obvious sources of fear is encounters with law enforcement professionals, which is chronicled in... -
Answered a Question in Kindred
The complexity of her relationship with each of the time periods is hard to overstate. Her life in the 1970s obviously is much better because she is a free woman with a relatively good and happy... -
Answered a Question in Western Expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War
The Great Plains were very flat, and as such they are susceptible to lots of wind but also rain and snow and would become relatively grassy. Because of this, they were great places for bison and... -
Answered a Question in Holes
Stanley and his parents are attempting to diffuse the social stigma of being sent to a youth work camp—essentially a form of juvenile detention—for his crimes. In order to make it seem less obvious... -
Answered a Question in The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
At eNotes, we cannot write an essay or complete an assignment for you. Instead, we can act as a resource to help understand the material and set up you up for success with your assignments. Instead... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Kevin Fanning explains the results of wearing Spanx for a man, which is a foreign seeming thing but also one that is becoming more common. Being a man approaching middle age, Fanning has some fat... -
Answered a Question in The Columbian Exchange
The Colombian exchange is the circle of trade routes established by Christopher Columbus upon reaching the New World, or the Americas. This exchange created a massive impact on the western world.... -
Answered a Question in The Canterbury Tales
Unfortunately, there is no answer to who received the first prize. In the story, the travelers are challenged to each tell two stories, to be judged en route to Canterbury. Sadly, Chaucer never... -
Answered a Question in Mitch Albom
Love and acceptance are two of the deepest themes in this book. Chick is constantly teetering on anger, depression, or hatred because of the events in his—particularly his father's absence and his...
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