.... commented about by characters in the book, some feeling pity, others feeling hostility. "External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he… Nobody ever stopped in the street to say, with gladsome looks, ‘My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me?'. No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge." (Dickens .....

.... is also one of the main parts of the story. Daisy, Nick's cousin and the wife of Tom Buchanon, once knew Gatsby when they were in high school together and they had a thing going. After a while they separated and Gatsby went into the Armed Forces. Now, at the time when this story takes place in the spring of the 1920's Daisy and Gatsby still have a thing for each other and their growing romance develops throughout. Taking what he has got going with Daisy for granted, like almost everything else he's got going for him, he begins to loose what he wants the mos .....

.... his father, an engineer for the General Electric Company, is reassigned, the family moves to move to Berlin, Germany. After World War II, Howard is secreted by the CIA back to New York to escape extradition for crimes committed while under cover. Howard eventually turns himself in and is sent to Israel to be tried for war crimes. In the novel Mother Night, Howard’s crimes are not justified by his position in the CIA. Werner Noth, Police Chief of Berlin and Campbell’s father-in-law, believes that Campbell is a spy from the beginning. In a conversation with C .....

.... symbolism, but the several above are probably the most significant. Another good example of symbolism, brought to my attention by a site visitor, is the shape of the island. The boat shape of the island is an ancient symbol of civilization. The water current around the island seems to be "flowing backwards," giving the subtle impression that civilization may be going backwards for the island or its inhabitants. Additionally, another reader pointed out that Jack could also represent Communism or Fascism. Golding was influenced by events during the time period .....

.... the good in all the people, even the bad ones. He also made a commitment to this woman for his life, and even when she cheats repeatedly, he sticks with her. He loves her for her good and not her flaws. When Elka had her children, Gimpel loves them like his own. He knows that they are not his, obviously, but he doesn’t let that child grow up without love. He probably knows what it’s like to not be loved because he is an orphan. He doesn’t want that child to go through the pains he went through just because his mother wasn’t perfect. He is an extremel .....

.... means of learning. Through her tale she explains herself, in a sense. She speaks of a wise, but ugly old woman. A handsome young knight happens upon the old woman. She asks him what he is seeking. The young knight explains to her that he, as punishment, was sent on a quest to discover what women desire most. The old woman's answer is a simple but costly one. In exchange for her assistance, the old woman demands that he oblige her one request. The knight hastily agrees that he will allow her the request. Thus, she has taken her wisdom and used it to her .....

.... this story rivets primary attention on Paul Crown. A young German immigrant. Paul leaves behind a Germany of cholera, poverty and political upheaval only to face problems of equal magnitude in America. Undaunted by a difficult ocean crossing Paul arrives at Ellis Island penniless but naively optimistic about his future. He makes his weary way to the opulent home of his Uncle, Joe Crown, a well-established brewer in Chicago. Jakes uses the Chicago setting as a backdrop for his “class struggle” motive, which is central to the plot of his story. Paul’s uncle, Joe, and his cousin, Joe Jr., are foils in thi .....

.... was hunted by the Morlocks. He escaped by scaring them with fire. The Morlocks had hidden his machine. He finally found it and returned back to his own time and home in England. certainly makes you think. We picture the future as very advanced and evolved with much more technology than we have now. But in this novel, the reader can see that the progress of mankind could almost go in a cycle. We start off at a low level and as a species, we grow and evolve becoming more advanced. We can only reach a certain peak before we go back down again, which is what .....