Madame is surprised at how the child, a boy, has grown. ... His happiness makes Desiree happy, for she is deeply in love with him. ... As master of the L'Abri plantation, he is a strict taskmaster who treats the slaves harshly "so much so, the narrator says, that the "negroes had forgotten how to be gay." ... Although his manner softens after the child is born, his demeanor remains in question. ... Come with your child." ...

• Word Count: 2905
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

At times, Cather portrays Claude as man who is crippled in his sexuality and is this act is demonstrated with the way he handles himself with women. ... Claude's depiction of the judge demonstrates how he was able to overcome his "stump." ... Cather fills this entire scene with symbolic meaning. ... After the scene with the couple Claude's curiosity with the soldier does not die out. ... This passage comes across sad to the reader because the soldier cannot remember any women in his life because of a tragedy of war, but this fact only intrigues Claude to the man even more. ...

• Word Count: 5298
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

From that day on, her honor and disgrace, the sacrifice to her after her death had nothing to do with her parents' family any more. ... For instance, the boy's parents will meet the girl, or the girls parents meet with the boy. ... Some TV programs enable young people to choose their "the other half" through playing games and answering each other's questions. ... On the Tian Du Peak of the Huangshan Mountain in central China, there is an astounding view that thousands of locks tied on to the safety chains of the passage way, they are called the lock of love. ... Theref...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School