... the house of the seven gables; her insane brother Clifford, who was just recently released from prison; their devilish cousin Judge Jeffrey, a man fixated upon his own greed; and their distant cousin Phoebe, the sunny country girl that will be their redemption. Also, the last surviving descendant of the Maule lineage, the handsome Holgrave Maule, resides at the house. In a compilation ... , motherless "children" are left who must wander through the darkness of their own tortured psyches in hopes of finding some redeeming light. The light comes in the form of a slightly distant cousin, wh...

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• Grade Level: High School

... on the women's side; we are always manipulated into believing their idea of right is acceptable. But, the difference lies in the way the society's values shape the women. The blatant lawlessness in Chicago' (2002) allows it to become a carefree world of murder that is supported by society, which contrasts with the down to earth law abiding world in Double Jeopardy ... ...

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... what the killer thought he or she represented. The image of a fiancee who rejected the killer, the echo of the voice of the hated mother, or the taunting of the distant father; all remain vividly in the killer's mind after the crime. Murder has not erased or changed the past because the killer hates himself even more than he did before ... ...

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... authors. For some authors it could be childhood emotional isolation; transformation in feelings and understanding of the society; or secession from society. Lessing's character Judith said a lot about an emotionally distant family's negative influence on young women. This is obviously a byproduct of childhood emotional isolation. On the other hand, the author, Adrienne Rich, writes about her personal experience as a woman writer ... ...

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