.... how the larger family unit of the migrant people replaced the Joads smaller family unit. The Joad family’s journey to California results in the breakup of their family. The very first cause of the breakup of the individual family was with the loss of their land. The Joad family had lived there for many generations and had very strong ties to the land. Losing their land was equivalent to losing their family history. This is expressed by “She puts them in her pocket, closes the box, stands and with resignation tosses the box on the fire”(Galati 21). It is very evident that ma is reluctant to let her past go. On their journey th .....

.... to their marriage and often observed were disregarded and made her aware of it. Edna’s strong sense of individuality, a characteristic forbidden in women during the time in which was set and therefore a limitation for most, allowed her to overcome other limitations of being female. Edna refused to attend her sister’s funeral even though, according to her father, she should go out of “womanly consideration�. And as most wives unconditionally obeyed their husbands, Edna often refused her husband’s wishes from simple matters of merely meeting him downtown to more complex issues such as her Tuesdays at home. Through her struggles, Edna came .....

.... captors through distinct words (14); “I saw them writhe with a deadly locution. I saw them fashion the syllables of my name; and I shuddered because no sound succeeded.� (Poe 1(15)) This last view of humanity until the narrator's release leaves him feeling hopeless. (Burdick 91(16)) The captors, his probable last view of humanity, are an evil group who do not care at all for him. Isolation from normal surroundings is mentally draining. The setting of the dungeon is dark, dank, and generally unpleasant;(17) “The atmosphere was intolerably close,(18)...It was a wall, seemingly of stone masonry(19)--very smooth, slimy, and cold,(20)...The groun .....

.... afford to keep Lassie any longer and they would have to sell her. Sam didn't want to but he had no choice if he didn't it would be unfair to his family and to Lassie. Sam then sold Lassie to The Duke. Climax After Lassie has been at the dukes for a while they ship him off to the Dukes other home in Scotland. Poor Lassie misses Joe so much he decides to go home. Lassie gets out of his cage and starts on the long journey home. Resolution On Lassie's journey home he meets a lot of people and some are very nice and help him if it wasn't for them Lassie would have never made it. He did though one afternoon when Joe Carraclough was coming out of s .....

.... out with a black woman from his school, even though his father doesn't agree with inter-racial relationships. This specific event perhaps shows that Sonny had more of an impact on Cologero than Lorenzo did. Early in Cologero's childhood, around the age of ten years, he witnessed the shooting of a man over a parking space by Sonny (a powerful mob leader who Cologero admired).Cologero's father, Lorenzo wanted nothing to do with Sonny or the mob. As a result, when the police detectives questioned Cologero about the murder, Lorenzo insisted his son knew nothing of it.This led Cologero to believe that his father didn't want him to tell the truth. The de .....

.... at the very beginning of the novel that while she would be willing to die for her children, she is not willing to live selflessly through and for them “She was fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way� (37). Through the action of the novel, this initial realization continues to be reinforced by events. Edna makes a number of painful and complex discoveries about the society in which she lives and awakens to her own potential for passion, desire, and love but “…she reserves her greatest passion for a figure of pure fantasy…�(Wolff 236). Her husband cannot fulfill these potentials “She grew fond of her husband…� but “†.....

.... mystery of language in its northern embodiments. Tolkien tells us as a boy that he loved to rewrite and rethink Norse and Greek mythology in his own manifestations. Possibly what Tolkien is most praised for is fantastic mastery of language. He created two languages for his imaginary race of elves, and they both came from one central language that was derived from the fake history of the story. This fact gives the languages an incredible sense of realism. Tolkien’s fantasy world was derived from his memory of his childhood, where he spent his time in delectation of the english countryside. The remembrance of his time spent at Sarehole inst .....

.... when she says that “ he said he knew without the words, and I knew he knew because if he had said he knew with words I would not have believed…and that's why I can talk to him with knowing with hating with because he knows� (27). He uses his gift of realizing things without them having to actually be told to him to gain credibility with the reader. Who would doubt a narrator who possesses that type of adroitness? Also, his language is clear and reflective. He uses similes and metaphors and appears to have an acute awareness of spatial relationships. Darl's sophisticated perception and poetic linguistics give him the means of reaching for .....

.... conch. The pig’s head, or Lord of the Flies, is an important object. To Jack it is a sacrifice for the beast. This object shows that people will make religions and rituals to control their world, even when what they think is not true. is also a symbol of Satan, or the Devil. When Simon talked with , he learned what the real evil was, which is the evil in people’s hearts. is a symbol of the things we make up to be the cause for evil, when those things aren’t the real reason. The fire is a symbol of hope and rescue. When the fire was burning bright, it was because the boys were working hard to get rescued. When the fire burnt out, it was bec .....

.... finally paid off. Now he had a stable job, a place to live, a normal life. Without Mac, I would be in that EST room pretending to be deaf and dumb day after day. Mac changed me, everything¡­ everyone¡­ Sometimes I wonder about Harding and Martini. How are they doing now? Maybe I should go back and visit them. Hesitantly, he dialed the phone. A sexy woman's voice melted through the phone. "Hello, who is this?" "Hello, may I speak to Mr. Harding?" He choked a little with nervousness. The woman's voice suddenly transformed with harshness. "Who's that?... Ah, you must be one of his buddies," she emphasized the word "buddies" with contempt, .....