... indeed a beast. After Ralph and Roger witness the strange creature, the three race down the mountain to bring the news to the others. The next morning, as the news of the beast spreads, the group becomes frightened and confused. Ralph, frightened as well, recognizes the inadequacy of the hunters in fighting the beast. An insulted Jack snatches the conch without warning and gives the signal for an assembly. Jack announces that ... should paint their faces in order to camouflage themselves in the jungle. In this task, Jack is beginning to take on a new personality and is expressing his new...

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... symbol - again a hint towards sexual hysteria. At first, she does not recognize the man as a dangerous person but only at second glance does the man transform into a frightening stranger. Moreover, the exact timing of her daydreaming and the appearance of the man seems already suspect. But more than that, the governess is able to describe the person in all detail and identifies him as Peter Quint. An important ... question to which also Renner is aware comes up - why is the governess able to describe the man on the tower so ... ...

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... in Milton) and people from the upper-class (the manufacturer John Thornton) allows her to see both sides of the class conflict. Since she is able to impress and charm people by a certain "glamour" (Gaskell 374), she manages well to incite the interest in others – particularly in men – to explain to her, the stranger, what the political workings of Milton are. ... All in all, Margaret proves to be a highly perceptive, strong, independent, empathetic heroine, whose interest in her environment is the perfect precondition to explore it. Her concern for the poor results in befriending som...

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