., To "mess up the mess" is saying that it is really useless and that things get messy and worse and there is no point in tidying it or putting any effort into it. ... "Tinned breath" suggests very restricted breathing, that the new industries and factories cause pollution which restricts breathing, causes respiratory diseases as a result of the dirty thin air. ... It is the idea of the quality and power of the people in charge and that there are too many brainless cabbages and one should just plough them back into the soil. ... His feeling of hatred towards Slough is changed into a very enj...

• Word Count: 1282
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The other in the decadent cauldron of 1930's Cairo where everything is profane, and yet the love story that sprouts up between Katherine and Almasy is irresistible - and it draws us into its tale of desire and destruction. ... He is a "desert man" (p.162) and is easily irritated even by as little as thin air. ... The oldest son would go into the army, the next brother would be a doctor, a brother after that would become a businessman. ...

• Word Count: 1594
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School