Conflicting values are another key component that will be discussed as two different social classes collide inevitably and there is a definite outcome to this. ... Wilcox never showed his inner true emotions before and as readers it is difficult to comprehend his character for this reason. ... The reader can acknowledge that if he connects to the true inner self of his mind he will blossom as a character in the novel as well as individually as a person. ... Finding that connection from inner life to outer life is the ultimate goal according to E.M Forster from his work. ... Wilcox opens up t...

• Word Count: 2048
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Characterization is the process writers use to draw us into the story and get us interested in the complexities of the characters and the conflicts and challenges. ... Immediately we sense an inner-city youth with anger issues who is somewhat rebellious and irreverent. ... The vernacular used by the narrator is indicative of an inner-city youth, likely from a lower income family. ... Someone reading "The Lesson " might see the protagonist as a tough-as-nails inner-city kid who does not care about anything, but that soon changes. ... A writer might also penetrate the hearts and minds of the ch...

• Word Count: 1262
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Choose a novel or play that depicts a conflict between a parent (or a parental figure) and a son or daughter. Write an essay in which you analyze the sources of the conflict and explain how the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work. ... As a result, Stephen is often conflicted when it comes to his loyalty and adherence to certain doctrine. ... " (72) The resolution of these conflicted emotions toward religion and God is seen in Stephen's penultimate journal entry. ... As A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is largely autobiographical, the denouement seen in Stephen'...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, the steamer is repaired, and they begin the last part of their trip to the Inner Station where Kurtz is being cared for. ... When they get within miles of the Inner Station they are attacked by natives and the helmsman is killed. They reach the Inner Station and Marlow learns the attack was out of fear that Kurtz would be abducted. ... The major theme this novel deals with is the conflict between what is savagery and what is civilized. ...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Something physical does not necessarily have to happen for someone to come out of a situation or a thought to have his or her inner selves changed. ... At the beginning of the story, Harry is a very melancholy, troubled man, who is extremely conflicted by the pains of his everyday existence in the "real"" world, while dealing with his spiritual world at the same time. ... He is extremely conflicted in that he scoffs at the way people act in this middle-class society, yet he yearns to be a part of it. ...

• Word Count: 1384
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Walter's inner turmoil regarding his strange encounter with the woman in white becomes more apparent the harder he works to unravel her mystery. ... The plot creates the pattern of confusion which must be sorted through in order to resolve the conflict and bring closure to the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1673
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School