Following the loss of the family fortune, both of Lily's parents died, leaving her to live with her aunt, Mrs. ... Before this event, Lily lived her life in a way that she was generally confident with. ... There he found that she had died in her sleep. Although several lessons can be drawn from this story, one of the most evident, especially at the end of the book, is that one must never take someone else for granted. ... Had it not been for rumors and their triumph over her, she may not have died the way she did. ...

• Word Count: 1570
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The third decade of the twentieth century brought on more explicit writers than ever before, but none were as expressive as Anne Sexton. ... Sexton's first book, To Bedlam and Part Way Back, was published in nineteen-sixty, a year after her mother and father died. ... Many other works were created in the years that followed including "The Double Image" which evokes rage, guilt, and love, and Live or Die which was said to be one of her best works (Anne Sexton 1). ... She had a rough life and was very confused, and although not all of her work is very positive, Anne herself can be look...

• Word Count: 1368
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In chapter 23, Roger Chillingworth kneels down toward the dying Reverend Dimmesdale and says "Thou hast escaped me!" ... I immediately concluded that the story must have taken place before the English language evolved into what it is today; Hawthorne again wanted to show the "proper ways" of the Puritans, as they relied heavily on the holy text. ... Hawthorne writes, "With a convulsive motion, he [Chillingworth] tore away the ministerial band from before his breast. ... A lesson was learned, however, by the characters involved and the people who read this novel. ...

• Word Count: 1296
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Pearl emphasizes the beauty of sin and how it can not only be a bad outcome, but a lesson to learn. ... Before the sin was committed, Hester's appearance was stunning. ... (Stubbs Caldwell) There after he then died. ...

• Word Count: 1408
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

While at Denishawn, she also taught dance lessons to children enrolled in the school, some of them only being three years old. ... While teaching dance lessons at Eastman, she was able to experiment on her students, and make up her own choreography, without the influence of anyone else. ...

• Word Count: 2407
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School