... it picks up the mussel and his little shell and pries it open. And the mussel dreams that of all the mussels in the world for some reason, for some bad luck reason or other, he was chosen for this awful adventure."" (587). Lou seems to connect her mussel to her own life, considering her family to have been pried apart and ... what bad luck she has received. Lou connects this same mussel in the end of the story to her family when she responds to her son's announcement that the mussel was still dreaming ... ...

• Word Count: 1554
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... "tender glow of the fading sun," is juxtaposed against the dead carcass of a dog "the dogs that taxi drivers hit for good luck. This juxtaposition is meant to parallel the juxtaposition of memory versus reality. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that Obi still seems optimistic at ... he is at a Cabinet meeting. Moreover, Achebe is illustrating that even men in very high positions of power, men who are apparently not altogether bad, and quite popular even, are tinged by the thread of corruption and bribery. Then finally there is the issue of Miss Tomlinson. Miss Marie ... Tomlin...

• Word Count: 7844
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School

... fall in love with him. Mr. Rochester is still uncertain about Jane and starts to see Blanche Ingham, who is a very wealthy and beautiful woman. Jane wants Mr. Rochester so bad, but Blanche is just another obstacle that Jane has to overcome. Mr. Rochester finally sees the mysterious and loving woman Jane is and proposes. As soon as Jane thinks that ... is perfect, Jane meets Bertha Mason. Bertha Mason is Mr. Rochester's insane wife. Jane is petrified and runs away to end up finding finds cousins. Jane finally comes on some luck and inherits twenty-thousand pounds from her uncle. Twenty-t...

• Word Count: 927
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... fall in love with him. Mr. Rochester is still uncertain about Jane and starts to see Blanche Ingham, who is a very wealthy and beautiful woman. Jane wants Mr. Rochester so bad, but Blanche is just another obstacle that Jane has to overcome. Mr. Rochester finally sees the mysterious and loving woman Jane is and proposes. As soon as Jane thinks that ... is perfect, Jane meets Bertha Mason. Bertha Mason is Mr. Rochester's insane wife. Jane is petrified and runs away to end up finding finds cousins. Jane finally comes on some luck and inherits twenty-thousand pounds from her uncle. Twenty-t...

• Word Count: 929
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... will not end up in the wrong place in their lives. In a homeless shelter, one may see many different kinds of people. There are some who are just having a bad run of luck, some who are having substance abuse problems, and then there are those who have some sort of mental illness. Between 35 and 40 percent of any group of homeless ... ...

• Word Count: 1110
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... , "Look at me. I used be something in my days. God bless my soul, I used to be something- (La Guma, 25). With this conversation La Guma shows that when Uncle Doughty's luck started to change, so did his attitude. He ended up in the District Six; his life to him had gone completely down hill. He was upset not only with his ... wasn't straight. He was under the influence and because of this his anger took over him. He felt that the old man's problems weren't even as close to being as bad as his and he deserved the bottle of alcohol more than Uncle Doughty:   "'The old man tried to get up ...

• Word Count: 2482
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School