Dalton not being able to see Bigger which causes him to kill, similarly relates to whites seeing blacks not as humans, but as animals and their everyday fear of life. ... The blindness represents the distance between the black and white communities, explaining the everyday struggles that the blacks must face just to survive. ... The cat, which first breaks Zeena's pickle dish and then sits on her chair causes an "invisible presence". ... The actions of this cat can be interpreted as blindness and not being able to recognize the larger aspect of life. ... She looked like a doll ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For example when he says that Henry is like a "proverbial dead chicken- or when the armies "roar- or when Henry "fights like a wild cat- all examples of humans using their animal like instincts which makes this novel an example of naturalism. 5. ...

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Whenever two novels were written in different time periods, many differences can be found between these novels. They may have been written in different styles for different classes of readers. Viewpoints and beliefs change with time, and the writing styles in these novels reflect this evolution. ...

• Word Count: 1913
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• Grade Level: High School