... and each person's devotion to leaving the American dream, marred by secrets and the unwillingness to reckon the responsibility. In Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," money and responsibility play a huge role as themes, as does loyalty. However, it is an obsession with the American Dream which not only drives the plot but also ... 't work you're out of business[] they close you up, they tear up your contracts, what the hell's it to them? You lay forty years into a business and they knock you out in five minutes, what could I do, let them take forty years, let them take my life away?" (Miller 6...

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... upset over his father's death. Hamlet wants to free himself from all his responsibilities and return to a time of peacefulness. He has been raised as gentle man and it's very hard for him to avoid his responsibilities. He feels that he can get away from his problems through suicide. However, ... she is a woman, and he also admits that he knows he cannot say anything about this. Hamlet did not think that his uncle was as a great king as his father. In his soliloquy, he said, so excellent a king that was however Hamlet's anger towards his mother was more intense. '' King Hamlet was a spir...

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... person be suffered to live of himself ."1 There was a formal law that was sometimes enforced, as in the case of John Littleale in which Littleale was found to be living by himself and was found to "lay in a house by himself contrary to the law of the country, whereby he is subject to much sin ... went on, it became more and more difficult, however, "to support a family on farming alone," and many had to resort to working in factories or shops as well as owning a small farm to earn enough to afford the family's basic needs.8 It was a well known fact that "relationships within native Amer...

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... impact of Greek theatre had upon Desire Under the Elms, he wrote that: I tried to see the transfiguring nobility of tragedy, in as near the Greek sense as one can grasp it, in seemingly the most ignoble debased lives. I am always acutely conscious of the force (fate), God, our biological past creating our ... cannot. Therefore, he prefers to burn the farm than leaving to any one: But if I could, I would, by the eternal! „R if I could, in my dying‟ hour, I‟d set it afire on an‟ watch it burn(p.2 s.3) Ephraim extraordinary desire to possess the land drives his two older sons to be...

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... concerning the breakdown of marriages and families. It is now estimated that one in two marriages will end in divorce. In fact, about one out of every six adults will endure two divorces during their lifetime. (Amato, 2000) With epidemic statistics as such, it truly baffles social scientists as to why such a rise has occurred. The theories behind this increase will be ... parental absence from death or divorce. (Morrison, 1999) Morrison conducted his own research and discovered that factors associated with divorce, such as parental absence, changes in custody and relationship, and decli...

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... not human beings anymore. Everyone seeks for his/her own interests without paying attention to any restrictions. And as in King Lear, blood is not thicker than water anymore. The familial bonds have been shaken in King Lear. Family members are mistreated by each other. Brothers and sisters betray each other and betray their ... evils, instead she accompanies an invading French army to rescue him from danger. The French army is defeated by the British. As a result she dies. She put her life at stake in order to take revenge for her father. She proved to her father and the readers that sh...

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... this ascendancy leads to his destruction. Paul's mother, Mrs. Morel, is his "soul" support and is the most important person in Paul's life, but appears to be viewed as her husband's property". Even if she was hit by her husband, she had to do much for her husband. Furthermore, she ... for becoming an authoritative, independent and responsible man. "If I were a man, nothing's gonna stop me " As the England industrial atmosphere came, in the man-centered family, her husband treated her sadistically, in order to live, Mrs. Morel naturally constituted an alliance with her sons. She taught t...

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... be needed and appreciated both at home and at work. One of her friends, a house keeper who has to run numerous domestic chores is described by Nancy as "a younger version of her mother, depressed, lacking in self-esteem, a cautionary tale whose moral was "if you want to be happy, develop a career and get your husband to share at home"" [Arlie Hochschild, 1989 ... the most common symptoms women were dealing with on their return to work. Eleven women said they needed more flexible work packages to smooth their return to work in line with their new responsibilities as mothers. Several wome...

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... cases adolescents try to take advantage of parents' low energy and high stress levels, attempting to take control over family. Extreme behavior (good and bad) is common, such as becoming moralistic, or getting involved in high-risk behaviors (drugs, shoplifting, skipping school). Some children try to be an "angel" to bring the family back together, while others may try to cut one ... maintain rules, reminding the child that the parents "own" the problem (free him or her from guilt); continue to monitor the child's activities. Children should never be involved in parental struggles, or b...

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... . Two parent families with children currently make up sixty-nine percent of all families, while the remaining thirty-one percent identified themselves as one-parent families (Statistics New Zealand, 2002). Another family type in New Zealand is known as the extended family', and is generally considered to be a nuclear family with one or more other related people; or two or ... for Maori. Whakapapa whanau refers to the traditional definition of whanau whereby kinship ties are strictly related to genetics, whereas kaupapa whanau explores the divergence of family types present in Aotearoa tod...

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... made his living. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. (Miller 81). Dave Singleman symbolizes Willy's complete dream of success, as Gordon declares (as std. in French 276). Singleman's highly appealing personality overflows into his insatiable appetite for his work, which enables him to gain a wealth of "fame and fortune"(276). Willy, however, fails to ... the junkyard!"(Miller 73). Willy's poor choice of a job forces the entire Loman family into a life of financial hardship. One critic, Choudhuri, declares that Willy "failed as millions do...

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... was one occurrence that exemplified her early relationship with her mother. Recalling the event, Barnes wrote: "Stepping from the water into the warmth of my mother's arms . . . I felt in that moment wholly loved." As Barnes grew older, resentment and contempt for her mother began to grow. She found her mother's "seemingly perfect submissiveness" despicable. While Barnes began to pull away from the ... fourteenth year with the Langs, Barnes changed her ways and asked for God's forgiveness: "This is God, I thought. I whispered, "I am done forgive me." The next morning I woke as I knew I ...

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... the odds are stacked against them, and he favours true stories. Detailed Summary: This is just the story basically Ab ;0) The film opens in Brooklyn, New York 1935, where Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt and their four children are celebrating the birth of their fifth child, and ... and comes home with the smell of whiskey . . . . " (p.210) The Irish and family tradition of story-telling was an important element in McCourt's life. Telling stories was a way of remaining human under inhuman conditions. Reading--the route to an inner life of stories--was equally important. He .....

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... dropout rates, unemployment, income, etc. These types of statistics are generally a good barometer of how troubled a young man might be and will serve as the independent variable in this instance. There is a great deal of research to back up the claim that fathers are an integral part of a boy's life. Countless studies ... father"? It cannot be expected that the individuals surveyed would give truthful responses given the personal nature of the questions I would be forced to ask. In addition, as I stated earlier, only about two percent of children live with their father alone. There is ...

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... and check to see if religious and family values determine the respect for and of authority on Wiley's campus. Studies and observations of other campuses as well as Wiley, has lead this observer to believe that due to the lack of religious and family values, students have grown or became disrespectful to any ... own power of thought and judgment in exercising that choice; and further, if we open our hearts to God, He has promised to work within us. Third, that Our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God, when faced with His terrible choice and lonely vigil, chose to lay down His life that our ...

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... the incident. Later An-Mei's mother partially redeemed herself. When Popo was dying, she attempted to save her life. Following an old Chinese custom, she severed part of her own flesh and put it in a "soup" that she created to heal her mother. As a result, An-Mei's mother also bore a physical scar. This chapter ... Popo chased her out of the house when I was dying. This I knew. She did not need to tell me she married Wu Tsing to exchange one happiness for another. I knew that as well. Here is how I came to love my mother. How I saw in her my own nature. What was beneath my skin. ... f...

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... there needed to be someone who would be willing to pay 50 pounds and the incoming children would need to have families willing to take them in (Into the arms of strangers; Gallant, 214). Although the Kindertransport was used to save many Jewish children, there were many different pressures put ... One of these challenges was the language barrier between the foster parents and the children. Those who learned English often stopped speaking German. In her essay Gallant states that as a result of "uprooting alone, they may have suffered from personal and cultural bereavement" (Gallant, 208)...

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... that Desiree isn't either. She refuses to accept his answer, pointing out that her hair is brown, her eyes are gray, and her skin is white. "As white as La Blanche's, " he says. He leaves the room. She immediately writes a letter to Madame Valmonde, saying, "My mother, they tell me I am not ... of a person primarily on his or her race and gender. Women are subordinate to men, he believes, and persons with a black in their family tree are little more than subhuman. As master of the L'Abri plantation, he is a strict taskmaster who treats the slaves harshly "so much so, the narrator says ......

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... and tradition, a double weight that crushes some of her characters and warps others, but leaves none untouched. Roy takes up classic material, but she delights in verbal innovation and stylistic tricks. She runs words together -- "thunderdarkness," "echoing stationsounds" -- and plucks nouns from verbs and verbs from thin air. And ... she has hit on a striking way of getting at a child's point of view (told in third person, the story unfolds more or less as young Rahel and Estha experience it). When her mother tells a rambunctious Rahel to "Stoppit," Rahel "stoppited." At Sophie's funera...

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... tend to be less mature, more irresponsible, and more conforming to their peers. Neglectful: Low on both responsiveness and demandingness. This type of parenting is viewed as "Parent Centered". Parents show very little interest in child's interests, activities, actions, or whereabouts. Parents actually try to minimize the time spent with the child, parents are more concerned with themselves than with the ... were very young. However, Mary's parents were very warm and indulged the children with various treats: " He (my father) was a recklessly extravagant man, who lay in bed planning trea...

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... from the dominant norms; and it has blinded Americans to the social, economic, demographic, and ideological pressures that have contributed to familial change--and made transformations in gender roles and family structures irreversible. Despite the changes that have taken place, the family is not a dying institution. About ninety percent of Americans marry and bear children, and most Americans who divorce eventually remarry ... . In many respects, family life is actually stronger today than it was in the past. While divorce rates are higher than in the past, fewer families suffer from th...

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... Identity or psychological identity is a person's capacity for self-reflection and awareness. An individual's identity is usually formed by important people in one's life, as well as life experiences which have had an influence on their lives. These links are very crucial in controlling an individual's behaviour or psychological state; it's what makes them who they are, it's their identity. Once these psychological links ... exposed. This violent event had a detrimental effect on his family's honor, especially his father's pride, which the protagonist valued with his life. This 'value' is ...

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... "Redburn" (1849) and "White-Jacket," (1850) returned to the style that had made Melville famous, but neither work expanded the author's reputation. In the summer of 1850, under the influence of Nathaniel Hawthorne's, "The Scarlet Letter," Melville bought the Arrowhead farm near Pittsfield so that he could live ... increasing fame, especially for his metaphysical whaling novel, "Moby-Dick." Like much of his writing,  Moby-Dick  originates in his experiences as a common sailor and in the complex reactions of his lively mind to ageless spiritual questions and to the ebullient society ...

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... periods of time because of the emotional blows that Hamlet undergoes. I and many literary folk believe that Hamlet suffered from a Oedipus complex. Freud described this as a desire for a young boy to kill his father and become sexually involved with his mother. Now that Hamlet's father is eliminated, he believes that ... spur of a moment. Hamlet is brave and careless of death; but he vacillates from sensibility, and procrastinates from thought, and loses the power of action in the energy of resolve." Being a Renaissance Man or thinking man of wide and keen intellectual powers, but feeble...

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... opinions does Casy, the former preacher, have about sin and using "bad words?" Casy, having previously been a preacher, had a change in his views about morality. When he was a preacher, he would lay with girls after his sermons, and then worry himself "till [he] couldn't get no sleep." (Steinbeck, 31) However, his views ... Wilsons? What is the significance of the change from "I" to "We"? The Joad's are an open family who understand that resources are low as well as spirits. When the Joad's first meet the Wilson's, Gampa is already stricken with sickness, and soon dies inside the Wilson'...

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