What impact does the fact that Montresor is narrating have on the story?what impact does it have…
- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
What impact does the fact that Montresor is narrating have on the story?what impact does it have…
Us being able to hear the story told through Montresor’s eyes is key in this story; it creates all of the suspense, entertainment, and horror. The most important aspect of Montresor narrating is…
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- A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED PLACE
In “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” whom do you expect to have more understanding, the old man or…
To clarify, there are three characters in the story, two of whom are older than the young waiter. Hemingway’s “old man” is a deaf patron of the cafe who stays late to drink alone on the terrace….
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Why did Montresor go to such lengths to get his revenge?After all, he could have just killed him…
Well first of all, it wouldn’t have made a good story. If Poe would have just said, “I hated Fortunado; I swore revenge, so I stabbed him!!! Ha ha ha!”, it doesn’t make for a very good story….
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- OTHELLO
Can you think of any tableaux I can make out of Act 4, Scene 2, 109- 170? Can you think of any…
I think there are a few potential for tableaux around the triangle of relationships in the play. So, for example, when Iago first gently and friendlily approaches Desdemona, you might show him…
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- IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
What is the major theme in the story “In Another Country”?
There are several themes that are intertwined all relating to the effects of war on the human body and spirit. In a hospital in Milan, Italy, soldiers wounded in action during WWI are recovering….
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
What is your overall impression of Nick?What is your overall impression of Nick? (Do you see…
We are supposed to believe Nick because he is the narrator. He is the voice of Fitzgerald throughout the novel, and he is supposed to be believable. Through his eyes we see Daisy and Tom for who…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Comment on this pair of matched quotations:”The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom”…
Blake’s quote could be understood as learning from our mistakes. If we live a life of excess, eventually we will fall. Blake was a strong Christian man who used his faith to show how his…
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- HISTORY
What influences did Judaism, Christianity, the Renaissance, and the Reformation have on the rise…
One central ideal common to all of the above is that of personal responsibility to the society one lives in. Personal duty to your society, that duty being to act in ways which positively impact…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How are we to respond to Golding’s main message about the beast within everyone?Golding’s main…
Well, I think the point is that it isn’t a scientifically accepted fact. Certainly people of a Christian faith (which Golding, I’m fairly sure, wasn’t) would argue that man is not inherently evil…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What does “taboos including incest and miscegenation” mean in relation to To Kill a Mockingbird?
The story of “To Kill A Mockingbird” was about Macomb. This was a small southern town during the depression era. During this time in American history the ideas of miscegenation, meaning…
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- WAITING FOR GODOT
Theater of the Absurd and Godot What do you understand of the term “Theater of the Absurd”?…
Theater of the Absurd refers to a series of that focused on a particular philosophy. The philosophy came out of Albert Camus’ essay “The Myth of Sisyphus”, which postulated that all the energy man…
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- RICHARD WRIGHT
I want to know about literary devices of “The Kitten” by Richard Wright.
The scene where Richard kills the kitten serves mostly to introduce the conflict between characters, Richard and his father. Trying to sleep so he can rest up for his job as a night porter, his…
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- THE ODYSSEY
Does Odysseus meet the Cyclops before or after he lands on the island of Phaeacia, and where does…
Odysseus describes his encounter with the Cyclops in Book 9 to the Phaeacians during his visit with them. He arrives on the island of Scheria in Book 7, and he stays there for several days before…
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- MATH
What is a^2-b^2/a-b reduced to its lowest terms.
First, you must figure out another way of writing your numerator, a^2-b^2. You can factor this to (a+b)(a-b); those terms, when multiplied, give you your original numerator, because when you…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
In A Separate Peace, Gene says there was always something “deadly” in the things he loved. What…
Gene makes this observation in Chapter 7: The war would be deadly all right. But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
Write your opinion of Amir’s action or reaction in “The Kite Runner.” What would you have…
No one can answer this question for you. Well, technically we can, but it wouldn’t be your answer. I could easily give you my opinion, but that’s all it would be: my opinion. Your teacher wants to…
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- BABBITT
Does the book Babbitt ultimately criticize and ridicule so-called “traditional American values”…
It actually tends to criticize those who support such values in voice, but not in action. Hypocrisy, in other words. This is especially obvious with the businessmen in the novel. The men of…
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- ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
How many poems did Tennyson write?
The easiest list to read is on the second link. Most of the research does not number his works. However, there is one site that did (second link). It has the number at 104. I’m not 100% sure if…
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- PARADISE LOST
Can you break Book 12 of Paradise Lost down into who is speaking, and translate what they are…
There is a summary here at enotes that explains broadly who is speaking and what they are saying. The whole of Book 12 is a conversation between Adam and the Archangel Michael. Most of the time…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Romeo and Juliet, in what ways is Romeo a hothead?
While Romeo is too preoccupied with love to be involved in the fray of Act I, in Act II he is impetuous as he climbs into Juliet’s orchard and later rushes to the Friar to have h im marry him and…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Romeo an Juliet, what are three ways in which Romeo shows love and passion to Juliet?
Since Romeo’s nature is passionate, he displays this emotion throughout the play. Three salient instances are When Romeo first sees Juliet, he is passionately struck by her beauty: “Oh, she doth…
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- THE RIVER BETWEEN
describe the character of Nyumbura in “Th e River Between. give all th physical and inner…
Nyambura is a loving, dutiful daughter to her father, Joseph. She is also deeply conflicted. On the one hand, she wants to remain loyal to her father and the Christian religion he advocates with…
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- HAMLET
In “Hamlet” act 4 scenes 7 & 8 how does Claudius manipulate Laertes, an otherwise arguably…
In two basic ways: he appeals to Laertes’ sense of duty and honor in regards to his father, and, he flatters Laertes. He starts by challenging his loyalties to his father: “Was your father dear…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” what is Huck’s response to Jim’s plans to steal his own…
In chapter 16, Jim gets so excited about finding Cairo, which leads to freedom, that he starts talking about all of his plans once he is a free man. Amongst those plans it to save up enough money…
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- HAMLET
In Hamlet Act 4.7, how does this scene prepare us for the ending of the play?
In (4.7) Laertes and the unjust King Claudius are planning the revenge of Laertes and the death of Hamlet. Claudius is hatching a plan to get the two to duel with rapiers. Claudius wants to poison…
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- THE GODFATHER
In The Godfather, what is the significance of the scene where Don Corleone is talking to Michael…
If you are referring to a scene where Vito Corleone talks to his son Michael in the backyard among the tomato plants, the garden, I believe it is symbolic of the fact that the Corleones are a…
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- MATH
How do I figure the area of a circle that is d = 6x + 2?
The formula for the area of a circle is a=pi (r^2), where r equals the radius. You have been given the diameter; you have to cut that in half to get the radius. If you factor out “2” from your…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” what Huck takes seriously Twain often means to be comic….
- In chapter one, Huck dismisses the Bible because once he finds out that Moses has been dead “a considerable long time” he states, “I don’t take no stock in dead people.” Huck is completely…
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- THE GRAPES OF WRATH
In The Grapes of Wrath, when is humour used?I am having trouble coming across quotes or…
This is an excellent question, and your struggle to find humor in this story mirrors the Joads’ inability to do the same. Things must be pretty bad if there is no humor to be found. Now, that…
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- HAMLET
Where is a place I can go to get help with the themes of the play “Hamlet”?
You’ve come to the exact right place. Enotes contains in-depth analysis on themes of thousands of different stories, plays and poems. I have provided a link below that will take you right to a…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
How important is language and the dramatic techniques in the play Julius Caesar?
Among the various themes in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is the study of how language can be manipulated, which allows for the manipulation of what we would today call “public opinion.” From the…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Compare the similarities and differences between Gatsby and Nick in The Great Gatsby.
Both Nick and Jay come from the Midwest. Both of them see Tom for who he is. He is an aloof elitist who thinks only of himself and his money. However, both of them put up with Tom and remain…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What makes Jack a powerful leader? How do you think William Golding wants you to respond to him?
Jack’s overall appearance and personality make him the powerful leader that he is. He is described as taller than the other boys. That alone gives him an advantage. Then his outgoing personality…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How can you see that Ralph has lost his clarity of thought?
In “Beast From Water”, Ralph for the first time tries to logically think about what to say at the next assembly, and how to hold the group together. He finds it difficult: He lost himself in a…
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- HISTORY
How does Thomas Paine use religion to argue against King George to appeal to the colonist?
In “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine argues against monarchy, as an unnatural position that man has presumed to acquire but is not granted by God. The exalting of one man over others is not a God given…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In To Kill a Mockingbird, what is one lesson that Dill, Scout or Jem has learned?Pick one lesson…
One thing Scout learns from her father, and from Calpurnia, is tied to one of the major themes that runs throughout the novel, that of tolerance. While it is common for Alexandra, and other women…
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- THE INTERLOPERS
What is the main lesson of “The Interlopers”?
Saki’s “The Interlopers” is a wonderful short story that shows the reader how detrimental a long standing grudge can be. The story deals with an argument that begins over a piece of land and over…
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- THOMAS HARDY
In “The Voice” by Thomas Hardy, what is the difference in rhythm in each stanza ?
Each stanza in Thomas Hardy’s “The Voice” does, indeed, have a different rhythm, each reflecting the meaning or intent of the stanza. In the first stanza, the speaker of the poem, probably Hardy…
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- THE TELL-TALE HEART
In the short story “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, which one of the narrator’s senses…
The narrator’s sense of hearing was not only very sharp; it was hallucinatory! Not only could he hear very faint sounds, but he also “heard” sounds which were not there at all. This is a clear…
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- SCIENCE
How has car safety developed over time?New laws have required car designs that minimise injury to…
Every time there is major loss in life or the number of incidents involving specific similarities increases, the results are evaluated for ways to eliminate that danger. Sometimes it is operator…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
What are the symbolic meanings of the color yellow in “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
The color yellow can be used to symbolize many things depending on the context of the story. In the case of “The Yellow Wallpaper”, you have to consider the treatment of the main character. She…
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- HISTORY
What did the Romans use the trebuchet for?
The trebuchet is a catapult device used to throw an object. The classic trebuchet was not perfected in Western civilization until the Middle Ages. That would mean that it was not available for the…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In the novel “The Kite Runner,” how is Hassan truly a hero?
In “The Kite Runner,” Hassan’s loyalty and brotherly love for Amir creates several situations which put him in a heroic light. When the two boys are threatened and bullied by Assef and his friends…
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- JUST LATHER, THAT’S ALL
Who is the protagonist in ‘”Just Lather, That’s All”? How do you know?
The protagonist is the barber. He is the narrator, and we see things through his eyes. The antagonist would be the captain whom he shaves. The barber is faced with the difficult decision of…
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- THE OPEN BOAT
How does the use of color imagery in “The Open Boat” enhance the reader’s understanding of the…
Perhaps the lack of color is more significant than color itself in this Naturalistic story of Crane’s. For, the first line of “The Open Boat” suggests the uninvolvement of Nature in the lives of…
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- KIM
Describe the language and style of Rudyard Kipling in his novel Kim.
There are many points to consider when thinking about Kipling’s use of language and his authorial style of writing. One point in his use of language is his reliance on verbs and prepositions….
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
What are some examples of imagery in chapter 18 of The Catcher in the Rye?
The Catcher in the Rye is full of imagery, or descriptive language that evokes sensory experience, especially in the Chapter 18 where Holden does a lot of talking about what it means to be…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” where is Rainsford hiding? What do you think happens to Zaroff?On…
While Zaroff is eating, Rainsford has already made his way upstairs. He must’ve climbed up the building and into Zaroff’s room. When Zaroff enters his bedroom, he turns on the light to find…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
Is Hassan too good to be true?From ‘The Kite Runner.’ Please provide example to support your…
While reading the story, I had a problem with that, too. Hassan grows up ‘under the same roof’ as Amir, is his best friend, but the two boys are not equals. Amir snobs him in several ways. It is…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
If I were to be convicted of murder of a single person, could I then execute that person and be…
That is the exact thing that happens in the movie, “Double Jeopardy”. Maybe you and your friend should view it–it stars Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. You are, however, correct in your…
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