.... the characters' ages. The book dealt with our true nature as revealed by the freedom from the disciplinary boundaries of modern society. Chapter 1 The description of the lead character in the beginning of the story, was that of a light-coloured boy who was soon given the name Ralph. Ralph seemed a typical kid. His fair appearance and size made him likeable and gave him an inner-strength of self-confidence. His interaction with Piggy showed that he was not ill-natured. Although he laughed at Piggy's name, it was not with real malice for he had ridiculed his external appearance. Piggy's rather unique attributes had made him an outcast of .....

.... free clinic in town. On the surface, the old woman's long walk seems to be the entire story, but it is much more than that. Throughout the narrative, the reader is drawn into Phoenix Jackson's inner thoughts and feelings as she makes her way through the pinewoods, brandishing her homemade cane which is fashioned from an old umbrella handle. The weather is cold; it's mid-December, and the ground is frozen. Phoenix's cane taps the frozen earth as she walks along, "like the chirping of a solitary little bird." Phoenix is very old and very small and dressed in a cotton striped dress that reaches to her shoes, which are untied, the laces dragging t .....

.... lost his job, with which he was hardly earning enough to pay ordinary expenses at the end. He does it primarily because he thinks that the life insurance payout [3] will allow Biff to come to something [4], so that at least one of the Lomans will fulfill his unrealistic dream of great wealth and success. But even here in one of his last moments, while having a conversation with a ghost from the past, he continues to lie to himself by saying that his funeral will be a big event [2], and that there will be guests from all over his former working territory in attendance. Yet as was to be expected, this is not what happens, none of the people he sold .....

.... should he wear? What shirt?� (page 2) Conrad also feels like he cannot show his emotions to people or they might think him “out of control.� When he rides with Lazenby and the others in the car, Conrad restricts his anger because he does not want his friends to look at him like he is crazy. Even when Stillman makes annoying comments about Jeanine Pratt, he still keeps the anger to himself. Yet another example of Conrad as a troubled character is his first meeting with Berger. He basically keeps to himself because it was his father’s idea to visit a psychiatrist and not his. Berger, patient doctor, however, is willing to keep at it .....

.... of an old woman, who is unsophisticated, and has worked herself to the bones. You would probably think that Molly isn't a nice person. Molly is a nice person, because underneath all that skin is a woman who has compassion. Molly cooks and cares for a band of loud, crude, adventurous men, otherwise known outlaws. Molly is extremely faithful to these men because she could leave at any time but she didn't. She stuck with them and served their every need. She feels so loyal to them that even though she complains she will still do the job. Molly has been with these men for such a long time that she has picked up some of their bad habits, and she act .....

.... other because of their difference priorities and the conflict begins between them. It causes the group to split into two, with Jack=s followers being in the majority. Ralph is concerned with building shelters, arranging work and on being rescued but Jack only wants to roam the jungle and hunt. The failure to establish rules soon creates confusion and inappropriate behavior encouraged by Jack. Ralph=s only supporter is Piggy, a fat asthmatic boys who nobody likes because he is always lecturing and criticizing everyone=s behavior. Jack bullies him constantly and the other boys make fun of him. Jack and his followers spend most of their time hun .....

.... husband, says that he is there to help heal Mr. Dimmsdale, which in fact he really isn't. He says that some men hide their secrets, and if he told him what his secrets were then his illness would be cured. Mr. Dimmsdale then says that he will tell no man of his sin and that Roger should not get between God and himself. Mr. Dimmsdale is also a coward. When Pearl, Hester, and Arthur are alone together and it is time to leave, Pearl asks him, "Will you stand up on the scaffold with us tomorrow?" (134), Later, she asks, "Will you go hand and hand with us out of the forest?" (185) And he replies that only on judgement day they will go hand in hand tog .....

.... Lord¹s coming, but they wouldn¹t listen except his friends Tay Trefenwyd, an Elf, and Risca, a Dwarve. Right before they leave, a girl Druid wants to join them. Well, finally, Bremen lets her come with them. He decides to go to the Hadeshorn, a lake that lets the druids of the past come out to speak with them. So, Bremen talks to the first Druid named Galaphile Elessidel. He shows him four visions of what they have to do. One of Paranor destroyed and the Druids all dead, another of a fortress in the westland with the black elfstone in it, another of a man facing Brona in Mortal Combat with a great magical sword, and another of Bremen standing nex .....

.... is food (the title is a good tip-off of that). Hardly a scene goes by without someone eating or preparing a meal and some of the more hilarious sequences surround a pair of banquets. Each of these scenes has a meaning beyond the obvious, however. Food is equated with life and excitement, two subjects into which this story pursues. Sex, food and magic are mixed in sparingly in the story, which revolves about Tita, third daughter of a Elena. The time is the early 1900's and the Mexican Revolution is raging, but in the kitchen of the family ranch, the emphasis is on cooking. The family servant, Nacha, Tita's surrogate mother, teaches the he .....

.... characters represent self-interest . The characters are always looking out to advance themselves in matters either financial or otherwise. They posses qualities that people hide from the general public. These qualities, the want to control, greed, envy, idleness and jealousy, to name a few, are hidden from those they interact with, but there are some that they associate with that they reveal their mind to. But those that know are of a like mind to them. "Birds of a feather flock together", it has been said. It has certainly been true to the characters in Ibsen's and Dickens' work. In Oliver Twist, Fagin and his gang are of like qualities, all .....