Orlick loses his job because it is discovered that he is the one who has attacked Mrs. Joe so long ago with the convict's legirons and caused her to be a little less than she was before...rather more like a disabled zombie until her death. Pip also feels guilty for this since it was he who stole the file from Joe to allow the convict to get free from his legirons leaving them free to be found by Orlick and leading to the attack on his sister.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
What is the period of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost?
The poem, "The Road Not Taken" was first published in 1916 in Robert Frost's book "Mountain Interval". The internal evidence in the poem seems to suggest that the seemingly casual and inconsequential choice he is forced to make in the poem is really likely to have been crucial—one of the choices of life that involve commitment or lead to the necessity of other choices that will divert the traveler forever from his original destination. His choice, in any event, “has made all the difference.”
Since that decision "has made all the difference", enough time seems to have elapsed for Frost to see the consequences of his choise.Thus, it seems to involve a choice that was made several years earlier, perhaps even when he was a young man. That period of time could be as early as 1892 when Frost graduated from high school as class poet and valedictorian or as late as 1915, a few years before the poem was published. Most likely, as with many poets, Frost started to write the poem and then took quite a bit of time polishing and refining it.
What social and ethical beliefs does Amy Tan seem to hold?i need help on this The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Having most of her narrative told from the mothers' points
of view, it is evident that Amy Tan values the mother/daughter relationship and holds
strong mothers in high regard. In her novel, The Joy Luck Club,
the mothers are portrayed by Tan as strong, determined, and intuitive: "they see things
before they happen." However, because they are such dominant forces, there is conflict
in the mother/daughter relationships albeit strong
ones.
With some mothers, there is too much involvement.
For instance Lindo Jong is overbearing with her prodigy daughter who is a chess player.
She tells her daughter to use strategies against other players, she hovers over her, and
when she wins, her mother boasts, much to Waverly's
chagrin.
This involvement is sometimes due to the cultural
differences between the Chinese mother and the American-born daughter. Sometimes
misunderstandings develop from their linguistic differences; the mothers are not able
to communicate well their good intentions for their
daughters.
Nevertheless, misunderstandings do not come from
just the language. There is a past that the mothers have brought to American, a past
about which their daughters know nothing. Yet, the daughters are, as critic Carolyn See
writes,
drowning in an American culture at the same time
that they starve for a past that they can never fully
understand.
Because they are
caught between two worlds, some of the daughters and, later, their children, do not make
wise choices in mates. For instance, Ying-Ying's daughter Lena is exploited by her
husband in the name of feminism and free-thinking. He has taken her business ideas and
money, but given her little in return. Harold is unethical in his relationship, and
Lena's mother hopes she will recover her own spirit in order to give it to her
daughter.
While there are conflicts and uncomfortable
circumstances, the relationships of the Chinese-American daughters and their Chinese
mothers are always loving and strong ones. In the end, it is the mothers who connect
their daughters of the present with the historical past of
China.
Friday, September 4, 2015
What are 3 quotes or examples of verisimilitude in the novel 1984?
In 1984 Orwell uses artifacts from
the past to layer his dystopian novel with verisimilitude. Namely, he quotes old poems
and nursery rhymes, both symbolic language of a past that no longer exists. In this
way, the truth seems but a distant memory, like the blurry face of Winston's
mother.
Here are two quotes as
examples:
[Charrington and Winston look at an old
sketch of a church]
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
What was that?
Something old...
This is a nursery rhyme that children used
to know:
Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of
St. Clement's
You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of
St. Martin's
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old
Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of
Shoreditch.
When will that be?
Say the bells of
Stepney
I do not know,
Says the great bell of
Bow
Here comes a candle to light you to bed
And here comes a
chopper to chop off your
head!
[reciting poem] Under the spreading chestnut tree / I sold you /
You sold me
This is Orwell's take on a poem by Longfellow
called "The Village Blacksmith":
Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The
village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and
sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron
bands.
What are some similarities between the character of Pi (from Life of Pi) and Macbeth?
That's a tough question! I suppose you could argue that both Pi and Macbeth are introduced as rather innocent characters, but through their journeys become more ruthless.
When we meet Pi, he is searching for truth, yet he is still a boy, who cannot understand why he cannot be three different religions at the same time. Through his journey, he must embrace a brutal lifestyle, killing anything that threatens his life, just to survive on the boat with the tiger.
When we meet Macbeth, he is an adult, but also rather naive. He begins as a faithful servant to his King and a noble soldier. When the witches tell him that he will be the next king, Macbeth does not believe them because he never thought about it before. But as his ambition grows, so does his ruthlessness. Macbeth sacrifices all that he once cherished for power. He allows his wife to go mad and murders everyone else that tries to overthrow him.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
I need help outlining the sections of the poem, "To His Coy Mistress." Outline the sections of this poem. If you were to paraphrase its argument,...
The poem in its three parts has been directed to the end of ‘carpe-Diem’ theme. Marvell revives the theme expounded by the earlier poets, - Spenser, Herrick, and the other Elizabethans. Marvell introduces the lyricism and courtly manner of the Tudor-court. There are number of metaphysical points, allusions, abrupt comparisons, far-fetched images, and all these are centered to vivify the object of love-making at blooming youth.
The opening stanza is an assumed proposition on vast time and space. If the lovers were allotted vast space and were placed in eternity, then they would have been able to pass their ‘long loves day’ by making love, remaining separated from each other. The lady-love in that case, could pick up rubies walking over the ‘Indian Ganges’ and the lover could sing his love -song as love-loran swain from the side of Humber. There are other speculations as, - how long their ‘Vegetable love’ may continue and the lover, subject to the condition of being placed in eternity could allow as vast time as the conversion of the Jews, faster than Empires or ten years before the flood. Besides these, the courtship, lover would continue by praising the other parts of the lady far more than a period of ‘thirty- thousand’ years.
The concluding stanza becomes a conclusion of the lover. And the conclusion is drawn from the first two stanzas. As life is not placed in eternity and as the lover and the lady-love would grow and die, so they should not lose a single moment of youth. For, youth is fast-fading. This idea has been decorated, with a number of images as ‘willing soul’, (transpires) ‘instant fires’, ‘amourous birds of prey’, ‘one ball’, ‘rough strife’, ‘iron gates of life’. These images are suggestive to signify the quick and violent love-making. Besides, during the love-making the lover and the lady-love would be forgetful of the effect of Time upon them .For the aesthetic delight in which they would be dipped into ecstasy, would be to them the highest bliss of the mundane existence,
“Thus though we can not make our sun
Stand still yet we make him run”
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
How are Duncan and Macbeth similar to and different from each other?
Duncan is a divinely appointed king. He became king through his lineage, his bloodline, descending to the throne. He is a much loved king. Macduff refers to him after he is murdered as:
"The Lord's anointed temple, and stole thence
The life o' the building!" (Act II, Scene III)
Macbeth becomes king through murder. He is not divinely appointed by God through succession of his birth like Duncan. As Macbeth assumes the throne, he becomes consumed with holding onto his power. He does not care about his subjects, only power.
Duncan appoints his son, Malcolm as his successor, Macbeth is ready and willing to murder anyone who threatens his throne. He has no children, but can't imagine not being king.
Duncan is a noble king, recognizing his authority, and revered by his subjects. Shakespeare shows how much Duncan is loved when all of Scotland is in disarray when he is murdered.
When Macbeth is murdered, on the other hand, everyone is relieved. Macbeth was a tyrant as king, Duncan was a kind and wise king.
One is legitimate - Duncan. The other is illegitimate - Macbeth.
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