None of the material problems (such as finding a job, solving Harvey's drinking problem, or moving) were solved by the end of the book. ... Jed is there to lend further knowledge of the characters past. ... The theme is about small town life and coping with the family issues that go on there. ... If it would have been written differently then I probably would not feel the same about the characters or their actions. ... Another symbol were the woods that constantly surrounded him, and the woods that he got lost in. ...

• Word Count: 1542
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

None of us seem to have a problem with this as long as we"re using these powers for the good of mankind, such as in the practice of medicine. ... There is an ongoing debate among pro-life protesters and the continuing of stem cell research. ... But, if lawmakers were willing to make small moral compromises in hopes of progress toward a cure, then what's stopping then from making even a bigger compromise if it promised a miracle? ... Our soul is granted to us at conception and there is one soul for every one man. ... There have also been discoveries made in "Designer Babies." ...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Then later on, as Phineas saves Gene from falling of the tree, rather than feeling grateful for being rescued, Gene blames Phineas for even being there in the first place. ... He compares himself with Phineas and sees that while he has to deal with his own negativity and adversity, Phineas apparently had none to fuss about. ... " (Knowles 196) Through Phineas' passing, Gene's inner demons were eliminated. ... In everything good, there must be a bad. In anything joyful, there must be despair. ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"My dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality; and I entered with the greatest diligence  into the search of the philosopher's stone  and the elixir  of life." ... The next character whose pursuit of knowledge brought him to be confronted with dire consequences was none other than the creature himself. ... Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled, and whom all men disowned? ... Yet, his plans failed and after being chased away by the Delacey's and then shot by man as he was rescuing a girl from drowning, all the knowledge that the creature had accumu...

• Word Count: 1600
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the novel there is a sense of sisterhood and although they had many differences, this is what helps them all to deal with the men who creates their problems. ... But mattie then loses the house when her son, Basil, jumped bail after Mattie used their home as collateral for his bond. ... The second generation inhabitants were the family members of those world war one and the Ones unable to leave. ... She then became protective of Serena, who is the only thing ever loved without pain. ... One of the good aspects of the book includes Naylor telling these stories all in ...

• Word Count: 1933
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In this respect, and others, The Rainbow was quickly deemed to have gone too far: in November copies were seized by the police, the novel was tried and found obscene, and on November 13th the magistrates suppressed the novel and all unsold copies were burnt. ... However, there is recognition that consciousness is not separate from history. ... In the various relationships that make up The Rainbow, women tend to dominate men in whom there is an imbalance between the male and female principles and as a result none of the relationships in the novel is fully satisfying, the male characters failing...

• Word Count: 1985
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate