However, the story ends with hope when the young Cathy and Hareton seem to be happy. ... Lockwood's fascination of Heathcliff and his curiosity in telling 'he is the kind of man that he would like' begins with a lighter mood and tone. ... She says that her dreams, "have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind" (Chapter 9, p. 58). ... " She compares the dreams diffusing into her mind to water mixing with wine. ... Nelly narrates the event saying, "He f...

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• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School

The mood of the story is created with the narrator's description of the boy's home and neighborhood. ... Finally it was Mangan's sister who spoke with him to ask he if was going to Araby. ... The train is practically empty which indicates that most people have already gone to the fair and have travelled back home. ... The story was one filled with frustrating trials, challenging circumstances, and defeat. ... The entire mood of the story is as if the boy is trudging forward against the winds of change. ...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Great writers possess abilities to empathize with their readers. ... As the novel winds down, Illyich realizes his mistake in isolationism, however, too late to fix the repercussions of his actions. ... He feels "at home" with his distress and doesn't take change well. ... Dostoevesky illustrates this by saying, "She was gone. ... The novel shows how modernism rose along with the rise of isolation. ...

• Word Count: 1366
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School