Duncan Schuster
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Answered a Question in The Zoo Story
The knife is significant since murder/suicide by KNIFE is more personal than death by a gun. One doesn't need to be close to his victim if he shoots a gun. But in order to be stabbed,... -
Answered a Question in The Zoo Story
What happens at the end is exactly what Jerry wanted to happen. He wanted to die but not until he had an "intimate" connection with another human being. Jerry wished to "matter."... -
Answered a Question in The Zoo Story
Jerry has been seen by critics as a "Christ figure" or at the very least a martyr who changes Peter's life forever with his short "encounter." Jerry brings the message to Peter that there is... -
Answered a Question in The Zoo Story
I believe that Jerry's trip to the zoo was one of those examples of 'having to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a shorter distance correctly." What did Jerry say about... -
Answered a Question in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The interesting point made about Nurse Ratched's stated motivation for her "rules" is that she actually can make an argument for "It's for your own good." For instance, they can't turn the... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt's FIRST words in the play are: What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death. Tybalt's first reaction to problems is to fight. He is not a... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Here is a paraphrase of Juliet's words to her mother when she has been asked if she could possibly love Paris, whom she is about to meet: I will look at Paris tonight and see if I feel any... -
Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
Holden hears what he wants to hear, not only with the lyrics of this song, but with everything. He wants to "catch" children even when Phoebe doesn't want to be "caught." Perhaps he... -
Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
When Holden writes an essay about Allie's glove for his roommate, Stradlater is furious with him. Why does he write about the glove? The assignment was to describe an... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Since the role of FATE is critical in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses celestial beings as representations of FATE. The arrangement of the stars, sun and moon (as you probably...