… how the heart and mind recover from afflictive losses. The author Judith Guest depicts how a tragedy can change lives drastically and even tear families apart. This novel illustrates how people deal with such emotional stresses differently, healing…

… Paul, the narrator, and his friends are twenty years old and younger, yet they have been through and experienced more than most grown men. Paul refers to himself and others his age as lost because their youth has been taken away from them. They…

… about how a bad situation can somehow turn good. Prospero, the original duke of Milan, was a man who was exiled and stranded on an island with his daughter, Miranda. His brother, Antonio, plotted with conspirators who would help him rid of his brother…

… of ideas or information for the amelioration of a cause. It is used as a manipulative tool that transfigures one’s thoughts into those planted by another, ultimately corrupting one’s ability to conceive thoughts and reason properly. Throughout George…

… is common in Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. Many characters are re-born or resurrected as they grow emotionally. They find meaning in their lives and become better people through love. The love that makes this rebirth possible comes…

… Mice and Men George was justified in killing his best friend Lennie. There are many reasons that George was justified. Curly was going to kill him anyways because he took one of the most precious things away from Curly, his wife. Lennie had a problem,…

… the fog of self-deception and illusion and finally see himself clearly? Does he gain awareness of himself and his condition that is so fundamental to tragedy? Or, is he merely a victim of his society, its illusions and warped values? Is his death at…

… happenings in order to show how hard a time it was. Letting the memories go would be either very hard, or very easy. The main character, Sethe, has problems with life because she has no concept of time, and cannot grasp reality. At many times flashbacks…

… Chaucer, it is inevitable that one would sense Chaucer’s outright disrespect toward the medieval church. Through various descriptions of Church figures, brilliant characterization, and obvious comments Chaucer displays his evident antipathy toward…

… room for his own personal feelings and emotions. He has to make logical decisions that will ensure his side victory, and relies on his intelligence, not his morals, to succeed. If he were to make decisions based on his desire not have people get…