.... fault if Uncle Atticus is nigger lover”(83). And although Scout didn't truly know the meanings of these statements seemingly rooted into the core of many Maycomb populants, she did sense that they were not statements of reverement. Another type of prejudice in the book would be the sexism and resulting stereotypical views of how women and men should act, dress, and what they can and cannot do. A good example of this being the many times Mrs. Dubose made statements like, “What are you doing in overalls. If you don't start acting proper you will end up serving .....

.... represent the lives of the people of this novel to a point. Together, the citizens of this book are more concerned with their possessions and money, than their health and lives. Subsequently, the people at his parties show careless recklessness with their abuse of alcohol and their bodies. First of all, the people at Gatsby¹s balls drank all night and showed no respect for Gatsby¹s house or possessions. Also the participants of the parties held at Gatsby¹s mansion are audacious enough to drive home while very intoxicated. Furthermore the individuals who were .....

.... them. The boys have the entire island to themselves. But Ralph is a strange boy. He wears a belt with a snake-clasp that implies menace. Snakes are an important symbol that we will encounter again. Ralph then takes off his clothes which implies goodness and naturalness. He accepts the island as his home. The fat boy who follows Ralph is worried. As I mentioned before Piggy is an asthmatic, nearly blind without glasses, he sees his life easily threatened because of his weaknesses. He doesn't belong in a wild place. When Piggy asks Ralph his name, we realiz .....

.... by proposing a wager. He bets two million dollars of his wealth that the lawyer will not be able to stay in a solitary confinement for 5 years. The lawyer demonstrates his impulsiveness when he replies, “I’ll take the bet, but I would stay not 5 but 15 years”(160). The lawyer does not even reason about what he has just committed to. Furthermore, he raises the stakes of the proposal as a result of his confidence in winning the bet. Although he begins his confinement secure that he will be victorious, the lawyer gradually becomes very despondent over the cou .....

.... adult authority. Therefore, Golding succeeds in effectively portraying the interests and attitudes of young children in this novel. When children are given the opportunity, they would rather envelop themselves in pleasure and play than in the stresses of work. The boys show enmity towards building the shelters, even though this work is important, to engage in trivial activities. Af ter one of the shelters collapses while only Simon and Ralph are building it, Ralph clamours, "All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing or eating, .....

.... acts "like the King's yarn in a coil of Navy rope." I believe that quote says that he is a puppet of the King. All of these aspects of Captain Vere seem to make him a "robot" of the King. The King says and the robot obeys. When Billy kills Claggert, Captain Vere has to decide whether or not Billy should be punished and if so, how he should be punished. He decides to hang Billy. Then the possibility of a revolt on the ship comes up. This revolt would probably cause the death of the Captain and his officers. If he lets Billy go, he would be going against the law .....

.... a Native American community. Pearl had trouble because of the fact that her mom committed adultery and the kids laugh at her. Both of the children were also social outcasts in their community. The community was different from them didn't accept them. Rayona and Pearl were also similar in another way. Through the tough times of their mothers they stood by their side and endured the same hardships. Rayona and Pearl also have many differences. Rayona was of American Indian and Black decent while Pearl was of American decent. While Pearl had to live with her .....

.... to be a gentleman. He dreaded the word “common”. It was not good enough for his girl, Estella. He had what Dickens called “great expectations”. Pip’s expectations of are what finally bring him to realize the importance and value of true goodness. He is brought to London where he was to become a gentleman. But he only finds that life there was even more unsatisfying. He grows deeper in debt, and starts loosing friends because he felt he was better than them. When he visited Pip was actually embarrassed by him, one of the few people who loved him most and .....