Characters such as Fresleven and Kurtz entered Africa as rational, decent civilians underwent significant psychological distress during their time there. ... Many characters, such as Kurtz, are judged by their exterior successes when in fact they have succumbed to the madness prevalent in Africa. ... All around him, he sees practices that are seemingly illogical: the artificial hole in the side of the cliff, the tame cannibals and crazy ˜pilgrims' during the attack on the boat, and the fact that the ship's foghorn is its best method of defense. ...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The story is intriguing because until close to the end the writer does not start to reveal the true nature of the character. ... Because we are have this image that what we all do individually does not effect us as a hole, because of course we are all individuals that live in separate planets which don't effect everybody else's, right? ... So he puts down his deepest yearnings into this hole immortality bid, which gives insight of the common bond of all living things. ...

• Word Count: 932
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

His character shows how a healthy balance between the two can lead to happiness and understanding. ... We have mindless jobs, we take frantic vacations, deficit finance trips to the mall to buy more things we think will fill these holes in our lives. ...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In Native Son, Wright employs Naturalistic ideology and imagery, creating the character of Bigger Thomas, who seems to be composed of a mass of disruptive emotions rather than a rational mind joined by a soul. ... All of the characters that Bigger says are blind are living in darkness because the light is too painful. ... He has grown up in an environment where enormous rats fester in holes and water is a maybe situation, where meals are precarious and money is almost nonexistent, and where he is told time and time again that he has no worth, no dignity, no intelligence or creativity. ...

• Word Count: 1197
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In Native Son, Wright employs Naturalistic ideology and imagery, creating the character of Bigger Thomas, who seems to be composed of a mass of disruptive emotions rather than a rational mind joined by a soul. ... All of the characters that Bigger says are blind are living in darkness because the light is too painful. ... He has grown up in an environment where enormous rats fester in holes and water is a maybe situation, where meals are precarious and money is almost nonexistent, and where he is told time and time again that he has no worth, no dignity, no intelligence or creativity. ...

• Word Count: 1197
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Lord Of The Flies by William Golding Title: Lord Of The Flies Author: The book was written by William Golding. Golding is a British writer and poet. Golding was born in 1911 and died in 1993. He won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1983. In his books, Golding often deals with evil and emerges...

• Word Count: 1170
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Melinda's life goes down the proverbial hole once the school year starts, and her only friend is her art teacher. ... "The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. ...

• Word Count: 1020
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School