Neighbors Who Visit L'Abri Point of View Kate Chopin presents "Desiree's Baby" in an omniscient third-person point of view; meaning that the narrator not only describes events as they unfold but also reveals the thoughts of the characters from time to time, as in this sentence: "When the baby was about three months old, Desiree awoke one day to the conviction that there was something in the air menacing her peace." ... A short while later, Armand enters the room to search through documents on a table. ... He leaves the room. ... Finally, like other Old South plantation owners, he ...

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Reed automatically blames Jane for the dispute and has her locked away in the red-room, "take her to the red-room, and lock her in there" (page 8). Jane believes the red-room is haunted by her late uncle, Mr. ... The red-room is the first in a series of imprisonments for Jane in the novel. The red-room is a symbol of Jane's feeling of isolation, although she feels both "locked in" and "locked out." While the red-room has her locked in, or locked out, from the rest of civilization, Jane feels as if she is cut off and unable to communicate with the outside world. ...

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Gillian shows these values only to represent the materialistic views of society, and that they should not be thought of as achieving true happiness. ... which shows that he has recognized what has happened and can now deal with it by grieving. ... The first scene shown in the movie is the where Jack is on the radio in a room that seems to look somewhat like a jail. ... Gillian uses the glasses as a symbol of Jack hiding his true emotions. ... From the beginning when he relies on materialistic objects to the end where he has achieved true happiness by becoming friends with Perry and finding tru...

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The men dressed in black, colorless business suites, with fashionable ties, fashionable outfits, and with any accessory that could compliment their fashionable lives. ... Among the many events that gave him inspiration, such as the rising power of upper-class America during the 1920s, his draft into The Great War would eventually push him to publish his first work, The Enormous Room. 1 The rest, as they say, is history. ... While Cummings fought in World War I, he experienced first-hand the chaotic destruction during battle, and later carried his personal beliefs of freedom to protest aga...

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In her room, Juliet awaits the arrival of her new husband. ... Romeo sneaks into Juliet's room that night, and at last they consummate their marriage and their love. ... He concocts a plan to reunite Juliet with Romeo in Mantua. ... When Juliet refuses to leave with him, he flees alone. ... Among his friends, especially while bantering with Mercutio, Romeo ...

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