... recipient. Even the narrator, in one of his or her digressions, goes into depth about the loneliness of love. The narrator describes love as a selfish, horrible experience, detrimental to the parties involved and a cause of great pain and suffering. The degradation of such an inherently human emotion as love evokes a strong emotional response from the reader, especially that of pity for the characters and their plight borne of an ignorance and misunderstanding of love. This ... initial pity by the reader, however, goes far beyond ... ...

• Word Count: 426
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

... no matter how much they loved each other, society would not let them be together. This constructed reality of sixteenth century England is very strange to me, because of the abundance of unhealthy lifestyles, the manner of clothing and speech, and the close proximity of buildings. However, if you could erase the unhealthy lifestyles by throwing in some indoor plumbing and put out some mouse and rat traps, then I could ... be to keep the believability of the performance for the audience that is watching both from the audience of the play's viewpoint and the audience of the movie's viewpo...

• Word Count: 1874
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Graduate

... qualms instilled by difference in cultural influence, plays an imperative role in the full understanding of David Guterson's novel, Snow Falling on Cedars. Many perspectives are possible in interpretation of the piece: for example, interpretation as a romance versus a mystery. Credited with instigating the versatility of the novel are countless trivial and more importantly three prevailing subplots: interracial tension, ... a love affair forsaken by the race gradient and obstructed by Hatsue's marriage to Kabuo, and finally ... its verdict decided by the speculation of white Americans,...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

... that John Ferguson is a good strong name," also serves to strengthen his ego, as well as increasing his desire to protect her for good. Scottie and Madeleine's fulfillment of the classic roles of strong savior and helpless maiden then becomes a driving force of the events leading up to Madeleine's "death," as he chases after her compulsively in a misdirected attempt to save her from herself, until he ... woman that Scottie becomes hopelessly obsessed with. It is his inclination for romantic delusion that leads him to fall prey to Judy's trickery, readily rejecting real love in favor of ...

• Word Count: 868
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate