• FRANKENSTEIN

Why did Victor create the creature? What responsibilities did Victor have toward it?

Attending the university, Victor becomes excited by the prospect of everlasting knowledge. He studies the processes of death and decay in the human body, often forgoing sleep and food in his…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

In Fahrenheit 451, how many atomic wars were there?

While only one atomic war occurs as an active part of the book, Montag discusses other wars with the ladies visiting Mildred. The women have a cavlier attitude toward war that leads the reader to…

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• WHOSO LIST TO HUNT

In “Whoso List to Hunt,” does the speaker address his beloved or somebody else?

In Wyatt’s “Whoso List to Hunt,” the speaker never truly addresses his beloved; however, he is addressing others who are interested in the hunt. Take the first line, for example: “Whoso list to…

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• MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Why does Don John want to destroy his brother? What’s his problem?I’m writing an essay for summer…

The simple answer lies in the fact that Don John is a bastard, and as such can’t be eligible for the same kinds of honors or recognition as his brother, who is of legitimate birth. Even though Don…

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• DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT

When is there a shift in the poet’s experience in “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”?

As Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” exhorts all who face death to not passively acquiesce to its “close of day,” the address becomes personal in the final stanza. For, in…

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• TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG

Could someone please help me locate where and how imagery is used in this poem, and also if there…

Houseman’s poem features a great deal of figurative language in its description of an athlete’s accomplishments and the inevitable failure that awaits. The second stanza is a wonderful use of…

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• WISE BLOOD

What parts of the Bible does O’Connor make use of in Wise Blood?Wise Blood is heavily indebted to…

I’m not sure O’Connor based her novel around biblical allusions so much as a parody of the blinding of Saul, or St. Paul (Acts 8 & 9). More importantly, the novel lovingly parodies Thomism,…

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• GRAMMAR

Hello. Is it correct to write in to or into, and on to or onto?which is more common?

Both into and onto should be spelled as a single word most of the time. They are prepositions that tell ‘where’. He climbed onto the bed. She peered into the bottle. However, there are times…

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• BUSINESS

What are the consequences of poor planning and poor control in business?

Certainly, one consequence of poor planning and poor control is a loss of financial reward. For example, if a product is being produced in mass quantity and there is a lack of planning about…

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• THE METAMORPHOSIS

What do you make of the end of Metamorphosis? Specifically, toward the end of the story, what are…

Everyone in the family undergoes some form of transformation by the end of the story. Gregor changes the most physically, and even by the end he seems to resent his family less and wills himself to…

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• LYDDIE

How did the Quakers’ attitude toward slavery contrast with the existing laws of the time?

The Quakers’ beliefs on slavery were ahead of the time period and represents a rather transformative view of race relations in America. The first state to ban slavery was Pennsylvania, founded by…

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• A TALE OF TWO CITIES

What effect does Madame Defarge have on Lucie when the Defarges visit Lucie’s apartment in Tale…

Lucie, so grateful for the note from her husband which Defarge has transported, at first turns to Madame Defarge to kiss her hand. Lucie’s action is “a passionate, loving, thankful, womanly…

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• THE LITTLE PRINCE

According to the story, how do adults respond to the drawings?the pilots drawing

They don’t understand them. The pictures, to the narrator, show a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. The first picture is mistaken by the adults as a hat. A second picture, more detailed, just…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

How is euphemism used in “The Great Gatsby”?

Nick uses euphemisms quite a bit in the story because he’s had a genteel upbringing. He tells us on the first page that he’s had “advantages” growing up. That’s a euphemism for having had money…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, how does Atticus quietly protest Jim Crow laws even before Tom…

Atticus protests the Jim Crow laws through his attitude and actions. He is not afraid to go against the code of Maycomb society, and he attempts to teach his children the same sense of social…

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• A TALE OF TWO CITIES

In A Tale of Two Cities, why do you think Darney decide to return to France, and why is he drawn…

In The Tale of Two Cities, Charles Darnay is a native of France who is now happily living in London. When he was last in France he denounced his claim to his aristocratic title and home. The…

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• A TALE OF TWO CITIES

In A Tale of Two Cities, why might the author have skipped over years since several years pass…

During those four years, things in both cities were developing but the growth was relatively slow-moving. In London, Charles and his family were growing. They had two children, and one of them,…

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• FRANKENSTEIN

What strategies/devices did Shelley use to make the story scary?How does Shelley go beyond the…

By using letters to tell the story, Shelley establishes a first person narrative that is surprisingly intimate. If one interprets the ‘monster’ as Victor’s repressed homosexuality, that part of…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

Our landlord didn’t tell us that we don’t have our own meter (elect.). I wanted to know our…

I do not practice law in Connecticut, but as a general rule, there are landlord/tenant statutes that address utility issues between landlords and tenants. Your landlord/tenant statute is sure to…

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• THE SCARLET LETTER

What is the irony in each of the following statements, and indicate the real point about Puritan…

The first is spoken by a member of the town to Chillingsworth. He has just explained how he spent a number of years amongst the Native Americans. It is ironic in the first place that the town…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

Discuss the stands the author and characters take in “Fahrenheit 451”. List examples of the…

Ray Bradbury speaks mostly through the character of Montag, but sometimes, as a means of explaining how things are and how things got to be the way they are in the society of the storym he speaks…

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• LORD OF THE FLIES

In “Lord of the Flies”, what does the description of Simon’s body being carried out to sea…

Golding’s use of light imagery in this scene leads to a tone of gentleness. He describes how the water “dressed Simon’s coarse hair with brightness” and the “moving patch of light” made by the…

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• MACBETH

In Act 4 after hearing the apparitions and the show of eight kings, what is the state of…

The apparitions show Macbeth several things, giving him prophecies with each apparition. They tell him to beware of Macduff, that no one born of a woman will kill him and that he is safe until the…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

Contemporary society cannot afford to allow whom to get upset and stirred?According to Ray…

Instinctively the reader would guess that the statement, “We can’t have…upset and stirred” to come from Faber, perhaps, or Clarisse. But it is Captain Beatty in his “history” of society that…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

Where does Montag stash his latest book in “Fahrenheit 451”?Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, is a…

Guy Montag’s curiosity about books and why they must be burned begins before the opening of the story. Even though he thought “[It] was a pleasure to burn,” he collected nearly 20 books and hid…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are character traits of Tom Robinson in “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee?I also need…

Tom’s character is revealed in the novel primarily through his testimony at his trial. It shows, for instance, that he was a very kind and compassionate person. He felt sorry for Mayella trying to…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

In the book Fahrenheit 451 what is the motto for the contemporary culture?What is the motto for…

There are a number of quotes that could summarize the motto for comtemporary culture in Fahrenheit 451, but all relate to the anesthetizing of the people and the destruction of knowledge in the…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

In Fahrenheit 451, who said, “No one has time any more for anyone else?”In Ray Bradbury’s…

Clarisse McClellan is a 17 year old girl who hearkens back to an age where people mattered to each other. She was raised to be responsible and to think about things. In her discussions with Montag,…

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• BUSINESS

What do HR managers and departments do today?

I have edited your question a bit, but I am not clear on what “their contents” means. There are many functions in today’s HR department, so let’s talk about that. I do want to caution you,…

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• THE CAY

How has Phillip’s racial view changed while spending time with Timothy on the cay?

Phillip comes from a family that is not particularly tolerant of blacks in the Theodore Taylor novel, The Cay. Phillip’s mother hails from Virginia, a state still mindful of Old South…

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• GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL

Referring to the book Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond, what is an autocatalytic process?

An autocatalytic process is one that reinforces itself. Food production is cited as an autocatalytic process in this book as it offered a way to provide food for a growing sedentary population….

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• LITERATURE

What is the message which author wants to give and how in the essay, “On Saying Please” by A. G….

I will answer the second part of the question first. The quotation refers to the fact that while the law is very definite about how individuals should act, it does not have much to say about the…

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• THE METAMORPHOSIS

Gregor’s father is especially violent towards Gregor and gives him a terrible physical injury….

Franz Kafka had a poor relationship with his own father, so it is no surprise that Gregor’s father is cast in a negtive light. The second link below explains a little about that relationship and…

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• FRANKENSTEIN

What is the literary term for M. Waldman and the effect that his lecture and guidance have on…

1. Waldman, a professor at Ingolstadt where Victor attends college in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, would typically be considered a flat and/or static character. In the sense that Waldman fails…

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• SISTER CARRIE

How does the author of ‘Sister Carrie’ use literary elements to portray the political and social…

Implicit Metaphors as a form of Imagery: The new jacket Carrie receives as “a gift” could represent the first “trade-off” she makes – when she decides to compromise her sexuality to receive…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

How does the suicidal impulse that both Romeo and Juliet exhibit relate to the overall theme…

The opening monologue of the play, spoken by an observer who may also be a citizen of Verona, describes Romeo and Juliet as “star-cross’d lovers”–this refers to the notion of fate or pre-ordained…

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• THE CRUCIBLE

Would you agree that conflict and its consequences, is largely dependent on the way an individual…

Indeed, Miller’s work does demonstrate how individual actions have a large role in conflict and its escalation or resolution. Individuals play a large role in the conflict in the play. Abigail’s…

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• LITERATURE

Please tell me in what way poems can be studied.Mostly, I feel it is very difficult to undersand…

In general, studying poems is not entirely different than reading any particular text. I think that there will be different approaches identified to you, but one thing that helps me is to use what…

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• THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

On what simple ironical reversal is the plot of “The Most Dangerous Game” based?

The title of “The Most Dangerous Game” refers to the “game” that General Zaroff has created. I put the game in quotations because it really isn’t a game – it is a savage hunting of a human being….

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• PAUL’S CASE

Give me a brief analysis of the characters in “Paul’s Case.”Include quotes, too.

The protagonist in this story is Paul himself. He is a young man living in Pittsburgh and attending Pittsburgh High School at the beginning. Paul is a dreamer, and so lost in the glamour and…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

In “A Rose for Emily” why is Miss Emily called a “fallen monument”?

The answer to your first question is contained in the second question you ask. Miss Emily had been one of those “women of the Old South,” from a family of means, and is now in a position where…

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• REFERENCE

What is a pidgin and what is a creole?a full detail to pidgins & creols

An example of pidgin English would be the hybrid dialect spoken in New Zealand or Australia, crossing English expressions with local aboriginal ones. In the New World, creole is a mixture of…

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• GREAT EXPECTATIONS

What is Orlick’s role and significance in Great Expectations?

I suspect that Charles Dickens invented Orlick because he intended to use him in a future installment to attempt to murder Pip’s sister. This would lead to Biddy’s coming to live and work as…

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• THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

How and why does Huck’s attitude change throughout the novel and how does his attitude toward Jim…

Huck’s attitude towards Jim changes from him thinking that Jim is just property and an ignorant slave that is below him, to feeling that Jim is his good friend, and equal to him. Huck was raised in…

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• THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER

In Chapter 7 of Prince and the Pauper, why did the two lords assigned to Tom feel that he was not…

The two lords assigned to Prince Tom, Lord St. John and Lord Hertford, actually discuss their misgivings as to whether Tom is really the prince in Chapter 6. Lord St. John thinks it is “strange”…

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• MACBETH

What are some relevant quotes that show how deceiving, ruthless, cruel, power hungry and Lady…

Lady Macbeth is a cold, calculating woman, especially in the first two acts of the play. As time goes on, her conscience begins to bother her until she goes insane in Act 5 and kills herself….

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

In Act 3, Scene 1 of “Romeo and Juliet”, how does Romeo react to Mercutio’s death?

This question has already been answered. Here is a link for you: http://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet/q-and-a/act-3-how-why-does-romeo-react-when-tybalt-135697

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• LORD OF THE FLIES

In chapter 12, what is the significance of Sam’s statement “Roger sharpened a stick at both…

In chapter 8, when Jack and his group savagely kill the sow, Jack decides to offer a sacrifice to appease the beast, even though he is reluctant to openly admit there is a beast. He orders the…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

How are the rights of the homeless infringed upon in society? Poverty and homelessness are…

This is a fairly complex question. There is little doubt that homelessness and Constitutionality are both very powerful issues. Indeed, some argue that the rights of homeless individuals are…

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• THE OUTSIDERS

Should Dally Winston be considered as a hero after helping save the children in the church or…

Your answer to this may depend upon your interpretation of Dally Winston’s character in general and his specific intentions when he enters the church. How do we define a hero? Also, how do we…