I want to take a fair path, not choosing the easy way out and seeing it through. ... One other quote that comes to mind is towards the end of the book, Alex's father received news of his sons death. ... I wouldn't become someone I am not because of the influence of others. ... I first noted his sense of pride from the quote "Beowulf got ready, donned his war gear, indifferent to death.... My parents taught me to be proud of who I am, but not to be conceited. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

If he were to make decisions based on his desire not have people get hurt or killed, his goals would most likely not be met. ... Shall I tell them or not?" ... Also, later on at Katerina's funeral, he thinks to himself that "the thought of death and the presence of death had something oppressive and mysteriously awful", but yet he was capable of murdering two women. Emotionally he may not like the presence of death, but his intellectual side was telling him to kill the women for his own theory. ... He is too proud to admit that he is afraid, so he puts on his superior attitude to fool...

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Accompanied by the triumph over old age and emotional blindness, only to be granted "sight" on the eve of her death. ... She is too proud to play her mother and unable to accept the role even in such a distressful situation. ... Even under the circumstances of the death of her son. ... She lives her life joylessly: not sharing her inner-self with her husband or two sons. ... While lying in bed, very close to death Hagar actually ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It's not their fault or the fault of any person, organization, or television show. ... I wish I made my mother proud. ... I have feelings, but do I have a heart that's not black and full of animosity?" ... Look at our history it is full of death, depression, rape, wars and diseases. I also do not believe in love at first sight. ...

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• Grade Level: High School