• WILLIAM FAULKNER AND THE TANGIBLE PAST

How does the story a “A Rose for Emily” relate to a vulnerability theme?

Miss Emily best represents the theme of vulnerability but in doing so she does simply symbolize an old maid longing for a knight in shining armor. Faulkner uses Emily to illustrate the…

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• A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

In A Street car Named Desire, what was Williams idea? Was he trying to make a conclusive…

It’s hard to say if Tennessee Williams was making any sort of conclusive statement about anything in “A Streetcar Named Desire”; the play ends with everything in a big mess and no-one getting what…

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• THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER

What is the meaning of the poem “The Youngest Daughter” by Cathy Song?

Cathy Song, a Chinese-Korean American poet, often writes about her family. Song was the youngest of six children. Her poem “The Youngest Daughter” refers to the Chinese concept of filial…

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• LITERATURE

What is an emotional response to, what is the color of envy?I want to know what would your…

Hi…the color of envy is green. If you have to write a response that is to reflect your emotions try to associate everything green with things that evoke envy in people. O.K. that was…

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• HISTORY

Is it ever okay for a government to purposely mislead its citizens? is there a place in politics…

I would say that there are some times when it may be appropriate for a government to mislead its citizens. For example, look at the whole Area 51 conspiracy. If indeed there is something…

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• THE SCARLET LETTER

Please explain the significance of the breastplate incident in chapter 7 of The Scarlet Letter.

In chapter 7 of The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the breastplate to create imagery and symbolism that represents the idea that Hester Prynne and her illegitimate daughter Pearl are…

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• THE BRONZE BOW

Why does Daniel send a message to Thacia in The Bronze Bow?I just want to know…

Daniel sends for Thacia because Leah is dying. Even though “there (is) nothing that she could do for Leah now…he (knows) that she would care”. Leah had been doing so well before Daniel violently…

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• THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

What exchange did Tom make in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

Tom is always busy trading for something in Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. But none paid off quite as well as his trades for Sunday school tickets because it gave him a chance to…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

In The Great Gatsby, how does Tom Buchanan morally relate in the 1920s and now to Fitzgerald’s…

In Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, Nick’s description of Tom as a man who is so rich that he can afford to bring a string of polo ponies with him wherever he goes demonstrates that Tom does not live…

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• ALL MY SONS

Explain the post war effect in the play.Why does Sue Bayliss hate the Kellers?

The post war effect in All My Sons is illustrated in several different ways by Arthur Miller. First, and foremost, the fact that Larry, the Keller’s son, is MIA, missing in action for three years,…

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• THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES

What is the summary of the first 3 pages in the story from “The Martian Chronicles,” “The Naming…

In “The Naming of Names,” Bradbury writes of how people from the four expeditions to Mars had named areas and things after the familiar earth names. This story is one of several connected stories…

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• THE RAVEN

What aspects of human life does the raven represent?”The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven represents many things. First, it represents despair as it is a Gothic-based creature whose black color, its mythology as a bird of omen, and the fact that it showed up in the darkest and…

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• THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

How are the 3 subplots of the Merchant of Venice interconnected?

Most critics believe that there are three subplots to Merchant. 1. The casket plot for Portia’s suitors. 2. The bond/contract plot between Antonio and Shylock. 3. The ring plot between Portia and…

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• JULIUS CAESAR

How can I create a valid thesis statement which can be supported with the text of Julius…

For your thesis statement, include the title of the work in the sentence and make sure that your thesis is a one-sentence statement, not a question. You already have the makings of a good thesis…

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• THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND

After Dr. Roylott’s vist, what information does Holmes acquire?

Holmes is confronted by the very angry Dr. Roylott. Although the raging man demands his attention and wants to verbally assault him, Holmes is very calm, smiling and more or less ignoring…

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• THE MONKEY’S PAW

Can you tell whether the story, The Monkey’s Paw, uses mainly direct or indirect…

The author mainly uses indirect characterization. In the story, Mr. & Mrs. White’s personalities, are revealed through their actions, speech and thoughts. For example when Mr. White acquires…

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• OZYMANDIAS

What’s the alliteration in Ozymandias by Percy Shelley?

Alliteration is the repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of consecutive words or words that are close together in the line of poetry. The first example of alliteration in…

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• THE YEARLING

In The Yearling, why did Buck and Mill-wheel Forrester go off together with Penny and Jody?

Buck and Mill-wheel Forrester go off together with Penny and Jody to evaluate the damage wrought by a terrible storm which has stricken the area. After they had seen to their own stranded stock,…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

“Planing and Provision of special education is a waste of resource”. True or false? support your…

If we do not provide special education services and career training to people with special needs, they sill be dependent on others for their entire lives. Special education allows them to lead…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

What is the definition of the blase attitude in Georg Simmel’s “The Metorpolis and Mental Life”?

“The Metropolis and Mental Life” (1903), one of Simmel’s most influential contributions to cultural theory, develops a central thesis from his study The Philosophy of Money (1900): the rise in the…

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• RICHARD III

Now is the winter of our discontent – does that mean things are going well or going poorly?

You can’t really read this one line in isolation and get the meaning. The King says: Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low’r’d…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In “To Kill a Mockingbird” what was the “subtlety of Tom’s predicament” on the day Mayella tried…

Tom was in a very unfortunate position. He was a black man, who, at that time, was the lowest on the social totem pole. Yet, here is a white woman who was coming on to him, expressing her…

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• HISTORY

How did the following aspects combine lead to World War II?treaty of versailles, rise of hitler,…

The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles were politically humiliating to Germany and guaranteed serious economic difficulties for the country, which were made worse by the European depression…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird what did Jem and Scout learn about themselves and the society…

Jem and Scout discover that their father, whom they originally thought of as too old to do anything, is a hero to many people. They see this not only through his willingness to take Tom Robinson’s…

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• THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

What is Ackley’s characteristic response whenever he is asked to go somewhere with the other boys?

In Chapter 5, when Holden goes to town to go to the movies with Mal Brossard, he asks Ackley if he would like to go. At first he pretends that he couldn’t hear what Holden was saying. Then he…

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• HISTORY

How did the following aspects combine to lead to World War II?Treaty of Versailles, the rise of…

All five of these factors were influential in leading to the outbreak of war in 1939. The Treaty of Versailles which was signed after the First World War left Germany feeling aggrieved and angry….

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In chapter 28, why does Jem say Boo Radley must not be at home? What is ironic about this?

It’s important to the kids to know Boo is gone, because they are walking alone on a moonless night, and they’re slightly spooked, Scout remarking, “It (the Radley home) is a scary place though,…

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• THE WASTE LAND

What is the importance of colours in “The Wasteland”?

Eliot use the color red in various places throughout the poem: in lines 25 and 26, speaking of the “red rock,” at the beginning of Section IV, “after the torchlight red on sweaty faces,” and in a…

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• THE RAVEN

Build some links between the raven and the speaker. What are the points they have in common?”The…

Fantastic pic, by the way! Love your dress! The Raven, like the author, has decided to remain in one place in time where nothing could change it again. The author decided to remain in a state of…

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• MACBETH

What are 3 possible personality traits that Banquo possesses and why is he unique?

In this play one of the main purposes of Banquo’s character is to act as a contrast to the character of Macbeth. Banquo is brave and noble – characteristics that Macbeth arguably doesn’t possess….

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• 1984

How is a person’s class determined in the 1984 world?

The class of a person in the 1984 world is determined according to the class one is born into and by ability as defined by the Party, according to the discussion in Part II Chapter IX. There are…

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• MACBETH

How is what the porter calls himself as he answers Macduffs knocking [2.3.1-3]…

The drunken porter scene is meant to add comedic relief to the situation but he is not without a deeper significance. The drunken porter rambles on at length about drink being the great equivocator…

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• MACBETH

According to the porter, how is drink an equivocator? (2.3.30) How does this relate to Macbeth’s…

Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes;it provokes the desire, but it takesaway the performance: therefore, much drinkmay be said to be an equivocator with lechery:it makes him, and it mars…

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• THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO

What did the white tiger represent (both the color and its climb up the mountain) in “The Snows…

The tiger represents an attempt at both purity and immortality. When Hemingway wrote this story, he was very concerned with his own lack of discipline and ability to write something honest and…

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• DEATH OF A SALESMAN

In Act One of Death of a Salesman, how does Linda treat Willy?

Linda tries to protect and support Willy in every way, constantly looking after his physical welfare and propping up his sagging ego and self-esteem. She also runs interference between Willy and…

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• THE OUTSIDERS

Ponyboy regullary takes 4 aspirins, but in Chapter 9 he takes 5 aspirins, why is that?It is in…

At this point in the story, there is a lot going on with Ponyboy. He and his brother had lost their parents only eight months before. He is still reeling from the encounter with the Socs that…

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• THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Do the characters exemplify society? If so, how?

They very much exemplify certain characteristics of society, which were the very characteristics Oscar Wilde detested tremendously: Algernon- Represents the dandy living above his means, appearing…

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• HISTORY

What did the new right believe was wrong with liberal foreign and domestic policies?

Basically, the New Right movement viewed everything “liberal” as wrong-headed and un-American. Affirmative Action was seen as reverse-racism. Welfare, food stamp programs, etc. were viewed as…

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• MACBETH

What is the relationship between Macbeth and the weird sisters in Act IV Scene I?

It is important to see this scene as a repetition of what has already happened in the play between the witches and Macbeth. Macbeth’s destiny is in question again – he receives another three…

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• HISTORY

How do events take place in history?

Different scholars have different theories of history, so the response to this question might depend on who answers you. As a general rule, you want to consider when events take place, few people…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

When do they speak in prose and when do they speak in verse? And how does the language show how…

This is in fact the climax of the play. If you think of Act I as “boy meets girl,” and Act II as “boy gets girl,” then Act III is “boy loses girl.” Once Romeo kills Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, any…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

How does Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, as irresponsible and immature as it may be, lead to tragic…

One of the key themes of the play is that of the force of destiny and what happens if you try to act irrespective of the forces of destiny. This idea of fate runs throughout the play, from the…

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• THE ALCHEMIST

Is Ben Jonson’s The Achemist the exposure of those raise money by trading on human credulity?

When examining this play you would be wrong to merely focus on the role of the “fleecers” in their gulling of their victims and they way they are able to take money from them so easily. One of the…

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• LORD OF THE FLIES

Can you give me quotes from Lord of the Flies that describe the mountain top and the platform?For…

The platform and the mountain top are both described in the first chapter of the novel. The platform is described first, early in the chapter when Ralph first sees it. I will include here the…

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• THINGS FALL APART

What would be a literary analysis of chapter 15 in the novel Things Fall Apart?

Obierika tells the story of the first white man to be seen by the tribe. When the villagers consult their Oracle, it is clear that white man is going to be the result of the destruction of the…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What does this quote mean? “We were in front of the Radley place… High above us in the…

In this quote Harper Lee is using the “mocker” (mockingbird) as a symbol of innocence. The town has been through the trial and the children especially have been forced to grow up a little about…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, what are the consequences for individuals who choose to belong…

For the blocking, this is something that you will need to complete on your own; but here is some help with the rest of A and B: Act 3 presents excellent examples of what happens to those who choose…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

What conflict does Giles Corey encounter in The Crucible?

Giles Corey has a couple conflicts. One is that he goes to court frequently in fights over his land. He contends that one of the reasons for the trials is to get his land because Thomas Putnam…

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• DÉSIRÉE’S BABY

Explain why Desiree had no option and had to die in “Desiree’s Baby.”

Desiree’s death is necessary for her because she feels the shame and pain of her unknown origins and therefore believes that she is the reason that the baby has African features. Desiree’s own…

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• MACBETH

How are the prophecies proclaimed by the three apparitions in Act IV, Scene 1 fulfilled in Act V…

“Beware Macduff” shows that Macduff could be the one to kill and overthrow Macbeth. He does, and this is tied in to the second apparition. “Man not born of woman” is referring to Macduff. His…