... (lines 32-42). The passage reveals the stunning reality of the hunchback, as this "woman figure" is his nighttime companion (whether figurative or literal, Thomas leaves open to interpretation) and his only friend. Even though the reader does take solace in the fact the hunchback at least "has his nights," Thomas's closing ... - once again becoming an artist. However, even though Thomas hints at the hunchback's nighttime relief as an artist, overall the poem itself leaves the reader distraught. Thomas clearly does not attempt to restore order or coherence in the audience - it is an unforg...

• Word Count: 1641
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... - (330). The nurse signals him to come into the room and he approaches Catherine and begins to cry by her side. Catherine dies from her birth labor. After a while he leaves the hospital and walks back to the hotel in the rain. Henry has lost something of great value and realizes death is the end and, when it comes, there is ... 's death, and serves to mark these events as random occurrences, just like rain itself. Hemingway uses rain in the scene when Henry leaves the train station to go back to war. It rains hard the entire night that Henry leaves: "Outside the mist turned to rain and in...

• Word Count: 2198
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School