The narrator of the story uncovers the truth of the world and discovers how life was intended to be. ... In the opening sentence of the story, "It is a sin to write this. ... Furthermore, this quote describes the non-intellectual world of the future. ... He is not allowed to convey himself, and Rand makes sure to point this out with this quote. ... The quote "I wished to know the meaning of things. ...
The Narrator, in his right mind, proves this through out the story. ... This quote clearly shows the sanity of the narrator. ... The narrator tells the reader of his sanity in this quote, and then goes on to tell us how he hid the body. ... At the end of the story, the narrator confesses to the police his murder. ... This direct quote from the story tells us his awareness and intelligence. ...
In this story the environment is the most important factor. ... Also, " The furrow of the old sled trail was plainly visible. " He again quoted that, " It was seventy five below zero." These quotes give direct proof that the environment is key and by emphasizing the surroundings the landscape and climate giving an idea of where the story takes place. They also help set up the events that will take place later in the story. ... This story shows the whole of naturalism. ...
In the book African Short Stories, there are natural beings like animals and super-natural beings such as gods that have surreal powers. ... One quote that proves that humans are being threatened, "Mr. Elephant shall continue his occupation of your hut, but we give you permission to look for a site where you can build another hut- (p.38 bottom) , this quote shows that the elephant had his say in the story and they went by that, the man did not get to tell his side, they are a threat to him because they outnumbered the man. ... One quote that shows the threat to humans is, "I"ll get you ...
The story takes place on a deserted island and happening in the time of world war II. The Main Problem: I think the main problem in the story is the surviving. ... It's easy to understand the plot of the story and the idea behind it, mostly because I think many people in our world today can relate to this story. ... -Simon, Chapter 5, pg. 80 I chose these quotes because each quote shows a different point of view about the beast that the children think is on the island. It shows more than just their opinions about it, you can also see their personality differences from these qu...
The dramatic story begins with no defined setting. ... As there are no people in the story, the story was told from the house's point of view. ... As it becomes obvious during the course of the story's development that there will be a void of humanity in this unusual story. ... This is an important quote because the author begins to make a comparison between the house and a human being trying to survive. ... The quote also symbolizes the last operation of man's greatest machine, as it meets its demise at the hands of nature. ...
There are, however quotes that point out the mortal's view of the gods. ... Both of these quotes are saying that the Gods really do control our fate. ... Therefore these quotes supports my first chosen quote in saying that this is the view the mortals have of Gods. ... I believe that through the epic story of the Odyssey, it is clear that men do have a significant role in their fate. ... The Gods, in turn, do not hold as much power as the mortals in the story believe. ...
This quote says that the people who fought at war and died had great consequences that united our nation and we will remember that. ... Limerick explains this as she quotes, They are tales from hell because they are stories so loaded with tiresome detail and pointless plot twists that narrative art bends and breaks under their weight. They are tales from hell, as well, because they are stories that drive their tellers and readers to a confrontation with the darkest and grimmest dimensions of human nature... (472) From Limerick's quote she is explaining how readers don'...
As the story develops, Victor becomes increasingly like his creation. ... This quote goes very well with the theme, of the paper, of human injustice towards outsiders. ... In many ways, Shelley uses this quote to underscore the theme of man's cruelty and injustice. ... The monster sees it so clearly and states it that it is one of the bigger parts of the story. ...
When the story first began, Prometheus was being dragged a location where he was forced to spend eternity, "ironbound". ... Later in the story, the Chorus visited Prometheus to ask him about what had happened. ... {PB, pp. 42-43, ln. 402-414) From this quote, it is evident that Prometheus was aware of the actions he chose, as well as the consequences that would lie ahead. ... (PB, p. 53, ln. 743-748) From this quote, it is evident that Prometheus" actions were not a "regrettable or unfortunate thing", nor were they, "caused by awareness of wrong or foolish behavior." ... Both men in t...
The story Haunting of Hill House? ... Throughout the story the guests experience some ghostly moments. ... This quote shows the lack of confidence she has. ... Eleanor quotes,? ... The character that gave examples of this lesson in the story was Eleanor. ...
We find this out in this short story. The characters and their names mean a great deal in this short story. ... But at the very end of the story, she quotes, "Some can't be that simple, I know I never could"(143). ... She makes it very clear that she believes in nothing several times in the story. ... In "Good Country People" Pointer poses as a Bible salesman in this short story. ...
Steve Jobs attempts to continue to this aspect by using rhetorical devices to convey his three stories, however he is dealing with graduates who just paid a fortune to be where they are today so it shouldn't have been issued the way it was. ... Although he uses this method, the rhetorical devices he uses in the three stories he shares. ... Coming to an end, life holds much more value than some phrases or quotes that were shared today. ...
Through out the story more questions about the mysterious monolith that was found on the moon are answered. ... One of the greatest relationships that this story brings forth is within the short amount of time that Dr. ... Clarke chose a very common but very useful point of view with this story. ... The narrator tells the facts and does not add a direct opinion into the story. ... To embody this novel in a single quote would not do it justice but the whole series can be summed up in six words; "My God it's full of stars."...
Some would argue that scientific explanations are the only means of explaining our existence, while others would argue that religion and the story of creation which is found in Genesis provide a sufficient account of the world's beginning. ... This is absolutely true the story of Genesis opens with "In the beginning God created- (Gen 1:1). ...
In Descartes's theory of animal, he contributed a quote, which is that "animals cannot use language to express themselves" as we do when placing our thoughts on record for the benefit of others, or in other words using language to make known ones thoughts in a meaningful manner (Lavine 118). ... This is a true story. ... Hence, the famous quote "I think therefore I am," in Latin, which would translate to "cogito ergo sum....
The story of Hamlet presents to us not one of treason and murder, but of self-reflection and a lack of self-trust. ... Throughout the story we watch as Hamlet delves within himself to find the reason for the delay, only find out that there is no reason. ... The answer lies in each person who reads the story. ... This last quote explains quite accurately how Hamlet lived his life, or better yet, started to live his life. ...
A.I. deals with a variety of different moral philosophies ranging from personal identity, to AI itself and on top of that morality. The basic storyline of A.I. is that a group of scientists create a little Mecca (mechanical) boy who is supposedly supposed to "have a mind". The story then develops a...
Steinbeck used many examples in the story to show how "normal" people treated the handicapped. ... Another example of how mentally handicapped people, like Lennie show their emotions is when he said, " `Well, I can go away, I'll go right off in the hills an' find a cave if you don' want me.' " (Page 104) In this quote, he displays sadness and uncertainty that he is wanted by George. ...
By this quote, Butler wants to argue the idea that both sex and gender are products of the culture; we can say that they are socially constructed. ... The author does not focus on an issue to find an answer in her novel; she focuses on the idea of telling a story in a different way. ... The story is told by a genderless and outsider narrator, since we do not know any trait of him or her, and also we cannot enter the issue of cliches of gender identity. ... This character shows the typical stereotype of feminine and she also, represents the heroine of the story. ... Although when she becomes il...
In his poem "Greed", Philip Schultz tells a story of someone who seems to be affected greatly by social class in a negative way. ... The first line of this quote says so much in one sentence. ... There are two sides to the story of race in society. ... The moral of the story here is that there is no escaping despair. ...
"What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after." (Hemingway) Every person on earth follows a moral code that defines his or her actions. Mersault of Albert Camus" The Stranger and Raskolnikov of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment follow simila...
The story behind Snowman's miserable existence slowly unravels as he begins to delve into his childhood. ... This ordering was achieved through the personal development of virtue...Without ethical guidelines, we like Jimmy-Snowman have no story to tell excepts that we are driven to consume"(139). The world that unravels to the reader is explained effectively with this quote because the corporations, are free to do as they please for profit. ...
