From time to time, a novel's most powerful moments end up being those that take place in the minds of the characters themselves. ... As time passes, we become more aware, almost subconsciously, that Biff is unlike the rest of his family. It is through Miller's unique style of mixing the present day with the memories of what set Biff's change into motion, that the discovery of who he really is and the reality of his situation, although purely in Biff's mind, and largely unspoken, becomes so powerful and climactic. ... The author uses these delusions as a front, showing...

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This means that Anderson was not only trying to trick the reader into accepting the character as real, but also take the reader into the deep mind of the character to help them to better understand the seemingly uncomplicated, but truly complex, individual. ... "The theme that dominates all Anderson's works [is] the conflict between organized society and the subconscious instincts of the individual" (Columbia pg 1585). ...

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While most renowned novels and other literary works possess some form of propaganda, it is usually so disguised that the reader only feels its presence subconsciously. ... Isherwood brought to mind an excellent point by his assertion that every novel had some form of propaganda in it. ... The Grapes of Wrath in Isherwood's mind is a "milestone in American fiction, but [he does] not believe that it represents the height of the author's [Steinbeck's] powers (Bloom's 29)."" ...

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Durring the climax, where the girls and Lengel confront each other, Sammy makes the decision to quit, and the two different thought patterns climax as well in the reader and subconsciously force the reader to decide if Sammy quit because he is honestly concerened about society or if it is because he wanted to be a "hero" for the girls, making him look better to them. Sammy's mind takes a sharp turn during the climax of the story. ... The first time I read it, I had thought he was just another kid looking for some female attention, and that quote had solidified that opinion in my mind. ...

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By using that expression she is trying to bring up the "elephant in the room" which is the abortion, yet the American doesn't realize it right away and he subconsciously uses an ironic term by stating that he has "never seen one". ... Though Jig showed signs of not wanting the baby, she changes her mind later on by saying the hills in fact don't really look like white elephants,but are actually " lovely hills". ...

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Even if Paul dismisses these actions because of his narcissic tendency to be unconcerned with his peers opinions (the fact that they are rapidly glanced over in the text shows how little importance he accords them), the truth is that they are still happening and his subconscious records that. ... Throughout the story, Paul wears a red carnation to symbolize that his mom his alive in his minds and in his heart, but at the end, he buries that flower under a white blanket of snow, finally making peace with her death. ...

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Trace the psychological progress of Raskolnikov's mind from the planning stages of the murder through the final realization of love. ... Eventually, after deciding to undergo his original plan to murder, Raskolnikov's mind faces a series of stages in progression from the murder to his realization of love. ... At the end of the story, Raskolnikov confesses for the murder, goes to prison in Siberia, and realizes that surrender to true love and equality finally puts his mind at peace and ease. ... The reader can clearly discern Raskolnikov's instability of mind – perhaps even...

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Even though she says "maybe," I think that in her mind she expects him to be awake when she returns. ... With the other family, they are not really remembered till the end when we learn the boy died, but subconsciously you might think he would live. ...

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