What qualities in “The Spectator” makes it an informal essay?
- THE SPECTATOR
What qualities in “The Spectator” makes it an informal essay?
“The Spectator” was a daily periodical written and published by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. The publication was considered the defining standard for informal essays of its era and years…
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- ARTS
Does the Switchfoot song “Meant to Live” express a similar idea to the following quote?The…
Switchfoot’s song “Meant to Live” does express a similar idea to that expressed by Emerson when he says “The weakness of the will begins, when the individual would be something of himself. All…
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- BLOOD WEDDING
What does the “orange blossom” signify in “Blood Wedding”?
In Bodas de Sangre, Acto 2 (Blood Weddings) by Federico Garcia Lorca, the inclusion of the orange blossom as part of the nuptial ceremony in Act II is a symbol of taking wedding vows. In the…
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- NATIVE SON
React to the preacher’s attempts to bring Bigger to god. Why does he fail?
According to the story, the wooden cross that he offered Bigger to wear as a way to redeem himself to good suddenly reminded bigger of the burning crosses of the KKK, and the image freaked him out,…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
In the last paragraph O.Henry describes the magi, but why do you think he makes the allusion to…
According to the paragraph: The magi, as you know, were wise men–wonderfully wise men–who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise,…
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- A WORN PATH
What is the point of view in “A Worn Path” and what evidence supports this answer?
Eueora Welty’s “A Worn Path” is told from the third-person objective point of view. Welty employs this point of view which does not reveal as much of the character as do first and omniscient…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What prevents Proctor from acting freely in “The Crucible”?
The fact that he is conscious that he has lived against every thing he has ever preached against by having an affair with Abigail, by knowing that he cannot just whip up a case against her to set…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
On what page of Fahrenheit 451 is the line, “Behind each if these books, theres a man. Thats what…
The quote that you are referring to starts on page 51 and continues on the top of 52. I have the 50th anniversary edition of the book. The quote comes from a conversation that Montag is having…
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- LITERATURE
How does Chick Benetto change from the beginning to the end of the story For One More Day by…
At the beginning of the story For One More Day, Chick Benetto is so filled with self-loathing and despair that he wants nothing more than to kill himself. Tormented all his life by an absent…
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- THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Twice in this chapter the narrator tells us he stands next to a “crazy cannon” while watching a…
Holden makes a reference to the crazy cannon, which was he says: “in the Revolutionary War and all” (Salinger) Holden tries desperately to find things wrong with Pencey Prep, he must find fault…
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- A. MILNE: THE MAN BEHIND WINNIE-THE-POOH
What Can the reader learn about Milne through his personal essay?Read the text below form A word…
The writer is “Zen”, relativizing ‘good’ and bad: I had been thinking of the winter as a horrid wet, dreary time fit only for professional football. Now I can see other things- *…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
In “Shooting an Elephant”, what made the writer shoot the elephant against his will? How can you…
Orwell (Eric Blair) is speaking of a real life experience of his when stationed in Burma. The elephant run “must” was indeed a real danger; it had even killed a “coolie” (worker)and was likely to…
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- JOHN F. KENNEDY
How does John F. Kennedy employ rhetorical elements of ethos and pathos to persuade his…
When a speaker or writer uses pathos, they are appealing to the emotions of their audience. They are hoping that, through making the audience feel deeply about what they are speaking about, then…
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- ANTIGONE
What does Creon remark that is the most important act a son can do?
Be loyal. Creon is big on familial loyalty. He argues that obedience, and (depending on which translation you read) potentially emulation is the duty a son owes his father. Haemon, his son, he…
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- ODE TO THE WEST WIND
Give some examples of personification in the poem “Ode to the West Wind.”
eNotes’ Guide to Literary Terms defines personification as “a figure of speech in which abstractions, animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are endowed with human form, character, traits, or…
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- HEALTH
Will acrylics irritate the skin or cause any problems? I am using Acrylic White Plastic and…
You need to check further with the manufacturer to be sure. There are problems for some people with certain types of acrylic, but it sounds as if it usually happens when it is in powder form, or in…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is approximate population of Australia?
The 2006 census put the population at approximately 19,800,000. The current estimate is around 21,800,000, which is quite an increase in just three years. The make-up of the population is 92% white…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
What is Nora’s tragic flaw in “A Doll’s House”?
I don’t see Nora as a tragic heroine in the classical sense; however, her primary flaw is her deceptiveness. Nora cloaks her every thought and deed in lies, regardless of whether there is any real…
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- MACBETH
How do Lady Macbeth and Macbeth act their parts after the discovery of Duncan’s murder?How do…
“False face must hide what the false heart doth know”. Acting is a key theme of this play, from Lady Macbeth’s early injunctions for her husband to seem something different to what he is, and cover…
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- OTHELLO
What does Act, Scene, Tragedy, and Tragic Hero mean in Othello?
William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, like most of his plays, is divided into five acts, with between two and four scenes per act. The nature of the tragedy in Othello derives from the jealousy…
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- TO SIR, WITH LOVE
Describe how Mr. Braithwaite joins his class on a journey to adulthood in To Sir With Love.Mr….
Mr. Braithwaite first of all establishes an attitude of mutual respect in the classroom. He is a teacher first of all, and his responsibility is to teach his students; in order to do this, he sets…
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- PYGMALION
Can you explain the mingling of genres in “Pygmalion”?
I”m really not sure what you are asking, but there is a mingling of genres in this play. In addition, it is the catalyst for yet another genre, the musical (“My Fair Lady,” starring Natalie Wood,…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What do the wings symbolize in “Fahrenheit 451”?
The wings would be on the Phoenix, a mystical bird, that burns and then rises anew from the ashes. This is symbolic of what is going on at the end of the story when the city is burned out in the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Is the scene in which the hunters re-enact the pig hunt a foreshadowing to Simon’s death?
In a word, yes. The boys group together and perform a ‘mock-hunt’, with Robert used as the unfortunate ‘mock-pig’ at the center of everything. And the passage has lots of key similarities to…
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- ANIMAL FARM
What do the characters in Animal Farm suggest about the kinds of people Orwell liked and…
Essentially Orwell disliked the “pig” class of people, individuals who created truths to fit their own machinations. The pigs invented a reality that would seem to be for the best of all the…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
What types of race relations do you notice in “A Rose for Emily”?I see the relationship between…
There is no reason to believe that Emily was of mixed race. There is every reason to believe that she was white, the daughter of a once prominent family in Jefferson that dated back well before the…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
Conflict”Individuals and groups respond to conflict in predictable and unexpected ways”, discuss…
The characters in the play who have closed minds refusing to accept common sense and logic over sensationalism and fear respond predictably for the most part. They are the ones who cry, “Witch!”….
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- HAMLET
Where is the theatrical imagery in ‘Hamlet’? Why does Hamlet think in theatrical terms?
The ‘tragedians of the city’, professional actors, appear at exactly the opportune moment in Act 2, just as Hamlet wouldl like to see them. Yet they, and their performance of ‘The Mousetrap’ (as…
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- MACBETH
How does Lady Macbeth’s will break down her husband’s?
“My dearest partner of greatness” is what Macbeth calls his wife in the letter he writes her to tell her of the witches’ prophecies. Yet as your question quite correctly implies, it’s famously Lady…
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- “MASTER HAROLD” . . . AND THE BOYS
What does Willie’s manner of speech reveal about him?
Two specific things that tend to stick out about Willie is that, a) he starts out the play on his knees, which is a symbol of oppression, b) he seems to accept his position as servant being the…
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- IF
What obstacles must a leader face to become a man in the hostile world of “If”?
Rudyard Kipling’s “If” was originally written as a companion piece to a children’s story entitled “Brother Square Toes” about George Washington’s presidency during the French Revolution of 1789….
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
How does Tom Buchanan explain, “civilization going to pieces”? What does this imply about his…
In Chapter one of “The Great Gatsby”, Tom makes a comment about “civilization going to pieces” during a dinner party with himself, Daisy, Jordan, and Nick. The conversation begins after…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Is Pride and Prejudice, in the end, a critique of the socio economic categories of its time?Or…
I would state that what could be used as criticism is actually satire. I suspect that if Jane had criticized, she would have done it more openly. She understood the inevitability of the social…
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- THE KITE RUNNER
In The Kite Runner, what irony do you find in “there will be a scar, that is unavoidable.”
This statement is made to Amir as he is recovering from his injuries after his encounter with Assef. His scar is on his upper lip and looks like Hassan’s scar from his childhood surgery. It is…
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- OTHELLO
How does the theme of love affect the personalities of the characters in Othello?
Othello, of course, sees love as someone caring for him, showing tenderness toward him, and being devoted entirely to him. Desdemona represents these characteristics, and for the first time in his…
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- SLAM!
What are three qualities of Greg Harris in SLAM! by Walter Dean Myers?
Greg Harris, known as Slam, is talented – he is six four, and by his own admission he is an amazing basketball player. Slam says, “I got the moves, the eye, and the heart…with me it’s not like…
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- THE HANDMAID’S TALE
How does the setting in “The Handmaid’s Tale” reinforce the way women are treated in these…
Let me say up front that it has been some time since I studied this novel in depth; however, I did write my rhetorical analysis on it in college. I would say that the major setting the women are…
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- ANIMAL FARM
What do the plot and conflicts in Animal Farm suggest about kinds of governments that Orwell…
The plot of George Orwell’s Animal Farm makes a very strong statement about Orwell’s position on different forms of government, particularly those he finds detestable. Tired of their servitude to…
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- SHOELESS JOE
What is the main theme and plot of “Shoeless Joe” and why?
Enotes has wonderful guides and study tools for the book “Shoeless Joe,” and I provided several links to them below. Check them out, because I think that they will be super helpful. If you haven’t…
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- QUICKSAND
Whats is Larsens view of identity in her book Quicksand?
There are multiple identity issues at play in this novel. Helga Crane is searching for her social identity, her family identity, her racial identity and her sexual identity. Helga is a mulatta, as…
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- TWILIGHT
I told the surprised cabbie my mother’s address. That’s in Scottsdale,” he complained. This is…
In your question you state that Bella was at the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. In the book it says that she took a shuttle from the airport to the Hyatt. When she got to the Hyatt she ran off the…
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- MATH
How could you use a wrench to explain why a x b = – (b x a) for any vectors a and b?
Think of a wrench tightening a nut on a bolt. Your arm puts a force clockwise on the end of the wrench and it rotates. This creates a torque on the nut, and since the nut is tightening, imagine…
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- HAMLET
In “Hamlet,” in addition to Hamlet’s complete subconscious, why does he put up with the facade of…
Hamlet’s decision to act mad, or to put on an “antic disposition,” is a conscious choice that he makes, right after the ghost of his father reveals who murdered him. Claudius is capable of murder,…
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- THE APRIL WITCH
What is the theme in “The April Witch?”
In this lovely short story by Ray Bradbury, Cecy is a teenager who has magic abilities. She can project herself into other living things. She can live experiences of life by inserting her soul,…
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- GRAHAM GREENE
What is “A Shocking Accident” by Graham Greene about?
Greene’s story, “A Shocking Accident” is about the tragedy of Jerome’s father being killed by a falling pig. Before you think that the pigs in this story can fly, let me clarify that people in the…
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- AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” what are the main events?
“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is not structured in a traditional manner with the events occurring in chronological order. The story is divided into three parts, with Part II being a…
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- HAMLET
In the graveyard scene in Act 5 sc 1 what symbols, mood, and message are conveyed?”Hamlet” by…
This graveyard scene seems presaged by the words of Hamlet to Claudius in Act IV: Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service–two dishes, but to one table. That’s the end….a…
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- NURSES AND HEALTHCARE
How concerned is the HCFA about medication error, and how is reporting done?
One topic of great concern to the HCFA is medication errors. Current reporting of medication errors is voluntary and, since medication errors incur a loss of reputation and additional paperwork to…
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- HAMLET
What current events are discussed as the men await the ghost in Act I Scene i?
Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo are waiting for the ghost of the last king of Denmark, Hamlet the elder, to appear. Bernardo and Marcellus had seen the ghost before, and brought Horatio, the…
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- OEDIPUS REX
What does Oedipus learn fron the shepherd in “Oedipus Rex”?”Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles
In Scene 3 of Sophocles’s “Oedipus Rex,” a messenger arrives with the news that King Polybos is dead and the people of Isthmus want Oedipus to be their king. Oedipus’s joyful reaction to the news…