... and made their relationship dissipate. This is an example in The Great Gatsby of Betrayal. "I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport" (153). In this novel Daisy betrays Gatsby by no longer showing affection. In Hamlet, betrayal is also an important theme. When Hamlet's father is murdered in the night, his mother remarries in no time, showing no emotion for her former husband ... 's death. This is betrayal to Hamlet, since she does not show the same sorrow that he does towards the late king, and ends up marring his murder. ""What have ... sets a blister there, ma...

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... we learn he was really hit hard when he witnessed his only son whipped to death. Whitechapel shares with us his habit to suppress memories, suppressing them because of the unbearable pain. Through Whitechapel and the other characters we learn about who Whitechapel is and why he is. The first chapter of "The Longest Memory" is an inner monologue of Whitechapel. Through Whitehapel's thoughts, sharing his ... time as a nobody, nameless." Whitechapel shares an intimate and painful memory with us. "The last time I cried was over the pointless death of a boy I loved as my own." "That boy of m...

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... 17 Holden and Sally go on date, Holden waits for her in the lobby of the matinee. In our times, if Holden and Sally were 17 and 18 these days they would probably go to century 12 and watch Bruce Almighty or something. What we are changing is the scene. Instead of going to a "matinee" they go to a movies. Of coarse, there are a lot of people buying popcorn ... she is very attractive. What we are changing here is the scene as well. Instead of sally coming down the stairs. We"ll make he come out of the bathroom fixing her hair and she"ll be wearing jeans and a very cute top to match the sh...

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... . In reality the author says life is a lot different. The middle-class woman is likely to work until she is pregnant. Whether she works or not the first part of the myth crumbles. Men believe that women do not need anything but a good provider and healthy children to make her happy. The traditional American family structure is not good for the wife and can be hard the husband. A study by the Department ... of Health, say that the figures on women's mental health were disturbing. Women are ... psychologically less stable than women. The data suggest that marriage is good for men but bad ...

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Study Guide For Summer Reading Title: The God of Small Things Name of Protagonist: Esthappen (Estha) and Rahel A. Exposition:. It is a story of two twins as they live in an environment corrupted by the adult society. Set during the time when Communism was being noticed as a effective form of government and the ancient land was disrupted by the foreign ideas from European colonization. B. Setting: Set in India, in a small town in Kerala ... during the late 1960's. The story moves backwards from present-day India to the drowning of the twins half English cousin, Sophie Mol, that took place in 1...

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The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan The novel, The Kitchen God's Wife is a true-life story told in flashbacks, by a mother (Winnie) to her daughter (Pearl). She relates the incidents that had occurred in her life when she was in China. The story begins with the memories of a six-year old, about her mother who she loves intensely. At such a tender age she experiences the pangs of separation when her mother suddenly disappears from her life. Till her marriage to Wen Fu, Winnie lives in Tsungming Island where her treatment is no better than that of an orphan. Despite all the sufferings that Winnie ...

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... for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of mistake, and this causes his fall from greatness. A tragic hero is usually born into nobility, and falls because of a certain flaw such as pride. Sometimes too much self-confidence leads to disaster as in the classic novel Oedipus theKing The pride that Oedipus has causes ... him to make the numerous errors of judgement ... that inevitably leads to his exile and his fall from greatness. Before his downfall Oedipus is very intelligent, clever, and of high stature because ... ...

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... with little discipline and poor monitoring are prone to delinquency when exposed to the negative elements of the environment. According to Siegel (2011), family is the primary unit where children learn the values and attitudes that will guide them throughout their lives but when this very important unit is disrupt or goes under drastic changes can have negative long-lasting effects in the children. Family break ups, family conflicts, family ... ineffectiveness and family deviance might lead the children to the never ending ... ...

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... , and that he wasn't on leave, he was A.W.O.L. Catharine thought he was kidding and he told her he loved her. Being in love with another man, and never having even kissed Newt before, she thought the idea was absurd. She explained to Newt that he couldn't just come home and tell her he loved her, and if she had loved him, he would ... have known because women aren't very good at hiding love. Catharine had been crying but even in that moment Newt was seeing love, so he did the only thing he could do and kissed her. They decided the only thing to do now was shake hands and always remember ...

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... it a more special event. The bond between a man and a woman is sacred, and should be kept special. When people share their first time together, they share the most special gift in the world. In the Bible, it tells people to stay pure. The Bible says that having sex out of marriage is the same as adultery. Adultery is one of the things the ten commandments condemns. The Bible is very clear on ... the power of purity. For three reasons people should enforce the power of purity. Less divorce occurs if purity ... is pursued. A wedding night is even more special if a person stays pure. They...

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... led into it, that it was not really her fault. If Bertrande wants to cleanse herself of sin, she must cease to accept the role of wife. At first she tries to deal with this by begging her "husband" to leave her, but when he refuses, saying that it would confirm her in what he claims is her madness, she believes she is left with no ... other option than to accuse him of being an impostor. When Bertrande sees that the result of her actions is a death sentence for the man she once loved, she is appalled. It is not what she intended or anticipated ... . She thought only of ridding herself o...

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... with him or if she has ever been. She slowly grows to despise Leonce. Robert Leburn, with whom Edna falls in love with, has a history of being very close to married women. With Edna his feelings are different. He is very devoted to her, and she loves him in return. Though they wish to be together they know that society frowns against it. Edna's deep love ... for Robert pushes her further and further away from her husband and children. She longs to be with Robert but knows that it would be frowned upon by others ... who know them. Edna has a love affair with Alcee Arobin. He has the rep...

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In the book Advice to a Daughter (1688) by Lord Halifax, he seems to be instructing his daughter in matters of etiquette that were acceptable for the 17th and 18th centuries. The fact that he took the time to write this book for his daughter shows that he was a dedicated father especially during this period of time because women were regarded with less respect than men. In this book Lord ... several other topics that were important during that period in history. He comes off as a very protective and sincere parent. Since, women were expected to leave their families and go to live with the fa...

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... intercourse strictly. Inter-caste marriages were absolutely unacceptable, as was adultery. The occurrence of either of these could cause a woman to be immediately lowered in social class and be treated as a slave. Marriage within castes as dictated by the Hindu religion is what kept society going. Throughout India, Hindus lived under the caste system in which people were divided up into different social classes, but all ... fit for society, many of whom had incurable diseases. This group suffered constantly because of discrimination. Hindus believed that the untouchables could not have ...

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The main themes in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" are the pursuit of love and luck. Both of the main characters in "The Rocking-Horse Winner," the mother and Paul, are in pursuit of love. First the mother marries for love, and the love fades. She gains children from her marriage, but she can not love them. Nowhere in her life can she find love. She rejects the closest thing to love, her young son Paul ... . Her feelings toward her children, especially Paul, are exemplified when her children are around. She feels the centre of her heart go hard. Everyone thought of her as a great mother who loved ....

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... Hamlet is by his mother's actions as well as the possibility of an incestuous mother- son relationship. Is Hamlet an upset son or is he an envious lover? The Zeffirelli version really leads me to believe that Gertrude and Hamlet do in fact have an incestuous relationship. Love comes into play in another realm of the play which concerns Ophelia and her love for Hamlet. Because ... of the changes Hamlet is going through, Laertes warns his sister to not get involved with him. "Perhaps he loves ... you now,/ And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch/ The virtue of his will, but you must fea...

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In the exposition of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, the character of Louise Mallard, the protagonist of the story, is introduced. The reader sees her through both the reactions of others around her and her own reaction to the sudden death of her husband. Both her sister, Josephine, and the family friend, Richard, are concerned about how the sad news will affect Louise and are equally fearful ... for her heart condition. Josephine's delivery of the news is described as "in broken sentences", "veiled hints", in half concealing". Richard, who "hastened" to the Mallard's house, is describe...

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... and was afraid of him. When she got older, she dated a black man named Peter. She had to hide the relationship from her father because he hated black people. Then she got pregnant and had to go with her aunt and have an abortion, so her father would not find out. That is a ... he never got to know his grandchildren because he is a racist. I might have had the same problem if I had married a black man. Not that my parents are racist, but my neighborhood is all white and it would be very awkward to be the only black person in the town. It is a sad thing to say but this ... happens every d...

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... , but in all reality she is blinded by his faults. Joe values his prized possessions and wealth more than he does his wife. He believes that Janie cannot be socially active with anyone but him. Soon Joe becomes sick, but with the love that Janie has for him. This doesn't allow her to leave him. ... She stays by his side, and does everything that she can for him. In the end, Joe dies and Janie feels prize winning; as if she has won freedom ... at last. Janie's relationship with Tea Cake was extremely powerful, loving, and caring for Janie. When Janie first meets Tea Cake, she is a little...

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... self-recognition of Jane becomes traceable. It is not until she runs from Rochester and Thornfield that she realizes what she really wants. Jane is able to return to Rochester finally independent, with a desire to love, as well as be loved. In the beginning Jane seems a strong character who is very rebellious; In the Victorian times it was considered "deceitful" for a child too speak out. Jane wishes ... you . . ." (56). When Helen is dying of Ty! phus she reminds Jane, "I believe: I have faith: I am going to God," (82). Jane is able to draw strength from Helen's faith, making her stron...

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... her sanity and Aylmer's peace" (452). In fact, Aylmer renders the birthmark as "a symbol of his wife's liability to sin, sorrow, decay, and death" (453). Georgiana not only believes her husband is correct in everything, she wants to aspire to become even one of his failures. "The Birthmark" proposes that human nature is compound, a sacred mystery. The only way to effect a celebration of the body is not through distillation, but ... through unification, sympathy, and love. Hawthorne suggests in the story that human nature is its own proof of divinity and human ... ...

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... he would need it. Gimpel is not very good at understanding his new wife nor does he see fully the concept of having children in his life. Throughout the story, Gimpel is given clues that his wife is not faithful to him. For one, Elka continues to have children even though Gimpel sees that he could not possibly have fathered them. Also, he notices one ... sending him away and hiding the apprentice. Naive Gimpel then dismisses it as possibly his imagination. At the end of the story, she finally confesses to him that she had been unfaithful to him. The next portion of the plot takes a sudd...

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... sent on a business trip together, assigned to a special project, or simply sit near each other. The possibilities are endless. Romances such as these can cause much turmoil in a business setting. Once involved, it can be harder to leave personal issues at home because often times you"re car-pooling with the very "problem" in question. Often times, innocent flirtation becomes ... and adulterous affair. One's concentration and over-all demeanor can be altered considerably. Also, management may take into consideration the quality of the office environment. The parties involved can bring uni...

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... Townsend may not want to marry Catherine for love. As it turns out, Dr. Sloper is right, Catherine gets her heart broken and the dad dies. The theme of the play seemed to be one of coming of age. Catherine Sloper was extremely nave and not a "people person- in the least during the beginning of the play. By the end she is cold and in charge, not afraid to be thought down ... upon. The acting and lines were very good, especially for a small theater ... , with the exception of Tim Murphy, (Dr. Sloper) who dropped quite a few lines over the course of the play. The sound effects were subtle ...

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In "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane, you see the changing of Scratchy Wilson. When he first comes into the story he is depicted as someone who is the village drunk, he is calm most of the time, but every once in a while he gets drunk, and goes looking for a fight, mainly with Jack Potter. At the end of the story he is then greeted by Jack and ... is now a husband, he was no less of a person before this, but it took the marriage to make Scratchy realize it. At the beginning of the story we also see that Jack also has a conflict. He thinks that by bringing his new bride home he ...

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