.... and unusual. A simple deduction in his pay would have been suitable, Henchard however decides to humilate him. Hardy is showing that, even in the most powerful people, human flaws make people do the worst of things. Hardy further shows this in Henchard’s relationship with Donald Farfrae. Farfrae is a young Scottish man that Henchard woes to become the manager of Henchard’s wheat business. As time passes, Henchard becomes wealthier because of Farfrae’s talents. Farfrae becomes the intergral part of Henchard’s business. Without Farfrae, Henchard’s business would collapse. Henchard knows this, but his .....

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.... nearly as reliable as Francis' frail desert faith. The last section of the novel shows the first Earth colonists arriving at Alpha Centauri. There is another nuclear explosion and the threat of another apocolypse, but the real question hinges upon suicide. Government sanctioned euthanasia has encroached upon the monastery of Leibowitz, both physically, in the form of a euthenasia station, and spiritually, as the abbot and a doctor spar over ethics and scripture. As a whole, the view of history, faith, and "truth" depicted in A Canticle for Leibowitz is quite dark and thought-provoking without being preachy. K .....

.... is impulsive, outspoken, full of a vibrant love of life and playful. To fully understand the girls, it is important to see how other character viewed them. Edward Ferrars, the object of Elinor's affection (though she would never show it) is quoted as saying Miss Dashwoods friendship the most important of his life. This is a considerable compliment (even if it isn't what Elinor wants to hear at the time) coming from a man as highly esteemed as Mr. Ferrars . Elinor is viewed by her mother and her two sisters as a saving grace, someone to depend on. To a certain extent this is true, but Elinor also has problems and she doesn't .....

.... letter from Marius, a young man that is in love with Cossete. The letter is addressed to Cossete, and even though Jean Valjean regrets the possibility of Cossete leaving him, he turns the letter over to her. Jan Valjean proves that he does not have a mind of a criminal and could be trustworthy. Jean Valjean shows that he does not care about himself, and that he has only a dedication on helping others. When Jean Valjean first enters the city of M____ sur M____ he goes to drastic measures by pulling two children from a burning house. Throughout the story Jean Valjean risks being identified by the officials and death by .....

.... 7), conscience/joy, works/faith, earthly/heavenly, Adam/Jesus, sin/righteousness, death/eternal life, flesh/spirit, Law/Christ (p. 9), Law/grace, Moses the lawgiver/Christ the savior (p. 10). These follow the dualism which Paul describes: "What the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other." (Galatians 5:1) In explaining the doctrine of justification by faith, Luther takes Paul's statement that Christ "gave Himself for our sins" (Galatians 1:4), and elaborates: "For if our sins can be removed by our own satisfactions, why did the Son of God ha .....

.... of deliberating about the act of murder in such a mathematical manner. He might contend that Raskolnikov's reasoning, and the entire theory of utilitarianism, cannot be used to judge morality because it rejects individual rights and contains no moral absolutes. A utilitarian bases his belief upon two principles: the theory of right actions and the theory of value. These two principles work together and serve as criteria for whether or not a utilitarian can deem an action morally right. First, the theory of right action argues that the morally right decision is the one whose consequences are at least as good as any other a .....

.... blood. Upon the purchase of the vehicle, however, they are brought together by a common interest: the car. Once the bond is formed, for some time the brothers are inseparable. For a whole summer the boys stay out in the car having adventures, meeting new people and furthering the bond that the car has created. When they return from their trip, Henry is sent to war and he leaves the car to Lyman. While Henry is gone, Lyman spends his time pampering and fixing the car. Lyman sees the car almost as Henry himself or an extension of him. Again, even though they are thousands of miles apart, the car still serves as somewhat of .....

.... him the way I did.” Here Holden was stating his thoughts on his roommate. The quote suggests that the roommate was fake because he would appear well groomed, but underneath he was a slob. The majority of the story was about Holden contemplating over the faults of society. Holden’s views were the focus of the story, and without the use of first person Holden’s external conflict would not have been fully expressed. To add to Holden’s views about society, J.D. Salinger used different scenarios. Broadway was one instance used to show Holden’s disgruntled attitude toward society. Broadway consisted of many actors a .....

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