This passage goes on to note how black people laughed and tormented him. ... The key word is seen, the facade would soon come down and the resiliency of the southern mentality revealed. ... The black boy still sees himself as Weddel's master and he refers to him as such in many passages, "Wait Marsa Soshay," he screams to Weddel (Mountain Victory 774). ...

• Word Count: 1688
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As Janie grows, however, she realizes that Nanny's material emphasis on idolization of whites is not the key to happiness or success. ... It is hard not to notice the repetitive white images in this passage. ... She knows that material wealth is not the key to happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Heart of Darkness opens on a boat called "Nellie." Marlow and his shipmates, including the narrator whose descriptions of the scene fill the few breaks in Marlow's stories, loll on the deck waiting for the tides of the Thames River to change. To entertain his compatriots, Marlow begins to talk about his philosophies on colonization, his personal history, and his voyage up the Congo River into the heart of Africa. Like many storytellers, Marlow speaks in a stream of consciousness, skipping forward and backward in time without warning. The reader is left to infer from symboli...

• Word Count: 4309
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School