.... “It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby! And yet I cannot be with him, it makes me so nervous”(Gilman 293). The symbolism utilized by Gilman is somewhat askew from the conventional. A house usually symbolizes security but in this story the opposite is true. The protagonist, whose name we never learn, feels trapped by the walls of the house, just as she is trapped by her mental illness. The windows of her room, which normally would symbolize a sense of freedom, are barred, holding her in (Biedermann, 179, 382). From the beginning the reader is given a sense of the domineering tendencies of the narr .....

.... This idea of betrayal is paramount in the loss of war. Even though they may be able to go home after the war is over, they will constantly have to fight themselves. Another force that led to the loss of innocence at the front was the things that the boys were learning. They refer to themselves as “stone aged veterans” even though they are only twenty. The young men learn things such as how to properly stab a man and that a shovel is much more effective weapon than a bayonet because it does not get stuck. The effects that these experiences have on a young mind are terrible. Once these boys started thinking of themsel .....

.... not really know how she feels, thus making her doubt herself. When she tries to tell him what she needs, she is completely shut out and ignored. “I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad.” This statement has a two-fold meaning, in the first part of the sentence he reveals part of his insecurity problem. He is not interested in getting her help because he does not want her illness to be resolved with the right support. However, in treating her .....

.... has responsibility because he has to take care of his hounds, he had to feed them, if they're hurt he has to try to help them like after the fight with the mountain lion, etc. Billy has pride in himself when he earned the $50.00 he needed to get his dogs, and he also had pride in his dogs when they won the gold cup. Billy had faith in his dogs whenever they wen! t out to hunt coons especially at the Championship Coon Hunt. Billy had sorrow in himself when he went and put flowers at Rubin Pritchard's grave, and when he had to bury the graves for Little Ann and Old Dan. 3. In what specific ways does Grandpa help Billy and show h .....

.... community was different from them didn't accept them. Rayona and Pearl were also similar in another way. Through the tough times of their mothers they stood by their side and endured the same hardships. Rayona and Pearl also have many differences. Rayona was of American Indian and Black decent while Pearl was of American decent. While Pearl had to live with her mother's troubles, Rayona lived away from them. There is a time when Pearl finds out her history and the things her mother went through. Rayona however never found out about her past or what her mother went through. Another difference between the two is that Rayona .....

.... understand racism towards "Blacks". Conrad's critics would have never called Conrad a racist, during his time, but rather a great story teller who is kind hearted to "Blacks". Conrad constantly referred to the natives, in his book, as black savages, niggers, brutes, and "them", displaying what we see as racism toward the African people. Conrad wrote, "Black figures strolled out listlessly… the beaten nigger groaned somewhere" (Conrad 28). "They passed me with six inches, without a glance, with the complete, deathlike indifference of unhappy savages" (Conrad 19). Achebe, also, detected Conrad's frequent use of name calli .....

.... Gimli the dwarf, son of Gl¢in, Boromir, Pippin, Merry, and of course Sam who would follow his master Frodo anywhere. Who are the main characters and what are their roles: The main characters of this book are: Gandalf, Aragorn, Legloas, Gimli, Boromir, Pippin, Merry, and Sam. First is Gandalf. In this Book (The Fellowship of the ring) Gandalf is the is the leader and guide until the part in the caves of Moria. In Moria The company ran into Orcs and a Balrog. They had to fight the Orcs and later Gandalf had to fight the Balrog. That is when Gandalf and the Balrog were killed (but I do not believe that Gandalf was killed). Next is .....

.... the novel is through the use of symbolism. There are several uses of symbols in the novel from the turtle at the beginning to the rain at the end. As each symbol is presented through the novel they show examples of the good and the bad things that exist within the novel. The opening chapter paints a vivid picture of the situation facing the drought-stricken farmers of Oklahoma. Dust is described a covering everything, smothering the life out of anything that wants to grow. The dust is symbolic of the erosion of the lives of the people. The dust is synonymous with "deadness". The land is ruined ^way of life (farming) gone, pe .....

.... mother met the sailor, and they fell in love. MAIN PURPOSE: The young boy is happy and begin his friendship with the sailor, and soon found out that his mother has along fell in love with the sailor. Thinking that this is only during the time the sailor is on the port, the young boy did not mind. In fact, he tells his friends about the sailor. The sailor soon invaded the young boy's home by coming over and sleeping with his mother. This aggravates the young boy, and plots to kill him when he found out that the sailor is marrying his mother. The sailor made a choice over his career and asks the young widowed mother to .....

.... in different situations but be himself and be happy being himself at all times. Interesting stands on happiness are also expressed. Boredom is vaguely related to happiness by the rationalization that one can be happy simply by picking lint off of the floor. While his thoughts are genuine, one can almost comprehend the randomness of human thought. There is a wrinkled cellophane wrapper on my desk and it reflects my image just as water does. Randomness is definitely one of this books strong points. (That random sentence beforehand was a personal example of the wandering mind). This is the type of book that you would not wa .....