... Jim as "he stand[s] a moment on the steps of the bank, watching the human river that swirl[s] down Broadway" (1). In this statement, "human river " represents the rest of society, and the image of this swirling human river signifies the unified and constant movement of other people towards a communal end. The collective action of the rest of society stands in direct contrast to the motionless protagonist. By presenting Jim in relation to the "human river,"" Du Bois vividly suggests his alienation ... and used for different purposes. In The Comet, Du Bois expends a lot of thought and att...

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... through Indian villages ruthlessly attacking tribes, capturing their children and putting them to death. Governor Sir Thomas Dale introduced a policy that would give three acres of land to settlers, which, according to Morgan, was the start of the capitalist system in English America, ultimately resulting in the annihilation of American Indian tribes on the East coast, (Morgan 119). Dale's policy of giving away free land to settlers encouraged white ... forced to move to reservations west of the Mississippi River, leading to incidents such as the Trail of Tears in the late 1830's. The T...

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