.... in a basic sense; whites were not to mix with blacks. Associating with Blacks was considered inappropriate, and the whites had to protect themselves from Blacks. Clearly, we can acknowledge of hatred towards Blacks. In Columbia, Pennsylvania 1834, skilled workers went on riots hysterically fueled by the threat of inter-racial sex. Again, we see that society did not want Blacks to mix with white. This was more emphasized with white women mixing with black men, because the white working class did not want the physical blending of black and white people. Mobs .....

.... The author is also very detailed with her description of Mr. Mayherne. The narrator depicts him as a small precise man, who is neatly dressed and recently had his boots shinned. She also said the most striking characteristic of Mr. Mayherne is his shrewd and piercing gray eyes. From his brief encounter with Mrs. Mogson, we found out that she was scared with sulfuric acid by Romaine's boyfriend and has been bent on getting revenge on Romaine. Plausible characters and vivid description make this story more interesting and add to the plot of the story. The .....

.... most interesting and frightening is the concept of creating an alternative reality to control a mass population. The Inner Party stays in power by shaping the thoughts and opinions of the masses and it does this by creating a reality where everything suits whatever it is the party needs to be believed. This is accomplished in three ways. The first is revisionism or the act of changing facts such as history so that the Party is always made to look good and mobilize popular opinion against its enemies. The second way the party creates an artificial reality is t .....

.... to go back to his violent past. Shane dresses back up in his all black clothes, just as he wore when he first arrived. Shane grabed his gun and met Stark Wilson for the final showdown. By having Shane return to solving problems with a gun, Jack Schefer implies that a man can not changed, there is no breaking the mold. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens expresses his belief on changing ones personality. The moral of A Christmas Carol is "People can make changes in their lives whenever they really want to, even right up to the end." Charles Dickens sho .....

.... in the text, “People are happy in their ignorance. They resent those who force them to recognize that they are ignorant”. Plato's Allegory of the Cave greatly symbolizes man's struggle to reach the light of knowledge and the suffering of those left behind who are forced to sit in the dark of their ignorance and stare at shadows on a wall. I think the problem is with those who choose to stay in the dark. People are afraid, why, or is it simply that they are not ready? For the truth and reality both require change. People can only learn and acquire knowledge through reasoning and open-mindedness. I b .....

.... women, and they creep so fast." She knows that she has to hide and lie low; that she would have to creep in order to be accepted in society and she does not want to see all the other women who have to do the same because she realizes they are a reflection of herself. She expresses how women have to move without being seen in society. The window does not represent a gateway for her. She can not enter what she can see outside of the window, literally, because John will not let her, (there are bars holding her in), but also because that world will not belong .....

.... marriage vows and became one half of the Ratignolle family. “The Ratignolles understood each other perfectly. If ever a fusion of two human beings into one has ever been accomplished on this sphere it [is] surely this union.” Madame Ratignolle has surrendered to her husband’s world as proper wives at the time were expected to do. She obeys her husband and assumes the responsibility of keeping him satisfied. “She would not consent to remain with Edna [when] Monsieur Ratignolle was alone, [because] he detested above all things being .....

.... as rather common people living in a frusturated middle class world. O’Connor described the old woman as she settled herself comfortably, removing her white cotton gloves and putting them up with her purse on the shelf in front of the back window. The children's mother still had on slacks and still had her head tied up in a green kerchief but the grandmother had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collar and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace, and at .....