It depends on
which occasion you are referring to. In the beginning, she merges to public scrutiny with a
quiet dignity and defiance. She retreats into memories of her past to deflect the humiliation
she must endure. The second time, she is much less composed. She is worn down, and appears to
suffer the consequences much more openly .
Saturday, 4 June 2011
What is Hester's demeanor, or mein, as she emerges from her prison cell? please give detail (describe)
Why was Farquhar captured? Why did the Federal scout lie?
Based on what the
Federal scout tells Peyton Farquhar in part II of the story, we have to make some assumptions,
because we are never told explicitly why this man is being hanged. The Federal scout is
"gray-clad," which tells us that he is wearing a Confederate uniform (in the American
Civil War, the Confederate soldiers wore gray, while the Union army wore dark blue). This
compels Farquhar to trust him, because he believes they are on the same side. The soldier tells
Farquhar about how dependent the Union war effort is on the railroads and how anyone who
interferes with the railroad "will be summarily hanged" by official army order. This
seems to provide clear evidence that the railroads are vital, and so a Southerner who wishes to
thwart the Union army could do great damage to it by disrupting the railroad.
Farquhar takes the bait and asks what kind of damage a person could do if he could
sneak past the guards at the Owl Creek Bridge (the bridge from which he's being hanged in parts
I and III), and the soldier explains "that the flood of last winter had lodged a great
quantity of driftwood against the wooden pier at this end of the bridge. It is now dry and would
burn like tinder." We can assume that this is what Farquhar did, and because the soldier
was actually a Federal scout, he informed his regiment, and they caught Farquhar red-handed
attempting to burn the railroad bridge down. Therefore, the scout lied because he was trying to
trick Farquhar into acting against the Union so that he would be caught.
What are some differences in the Romeo and Juliet book and the 1996 movie? I have read the book, watched the 1968 version of the movie, and then the...
The obvious
difference is of course the time period in which it is set. Some other differences are 1) In Act
I, the dialogue between the Montagues and Capulets is...
Friday, 3 June 2011
In the second discourse, what does Rousseau identify as the cause and origin of the inequality? He identifies the cause of growing inequality as the...
The
difference between amour de soi and amour-propreboth
of which mean, essentially, "self-loveis a significant one. To understand the importance of
this distinction made in the Discourses on Inequality, it should be
understood that Rousseau idealizes what he viewed as man's natural state, free of society. In
this state, he claims, man was free to take care of himself, "his first care [was] that of
self-preservation." Rousseau characterizes this as love of self, or amour de
soi. He views this as a natural, healthy (indeed, essential) orientation toward the
world. Men were free, only limited by the restraints placed on them by nature, and they assessed
their own selves in terms of their ability to meet these needs.
Over time,
though, men would change. They would begin to associate together, first as families and then as
villages, cooperating on the hunt as they realized they could become more effective by doing so.
In time, this led to a transformation in how they thought of themselves. Within these societies,
men would begin to view themselves more in terms of how others viewed them. This might have to
do with their ability to attract sexual partners, their ability to lead others, or other
factors.
But the point is that this understanding of self was derived from
interactions with others. This regard for self on the terms of the perceptions of others is
described as amour-propre by Rousseau. He regards this development as an
unhealthy ona fundamentally corrupting consequence of living in society with othersand, in fact,
the very origin of inequality itself, since it causes people to amass property in order to gain
standing vis-a-vis other people.
What are three major things Jay Gatsby does to win Daisy's affection, and could you explain them?
first
moves to a giant home across the sound fromand throws lavish parties to try to attract her
attention. Then, once he reunites with her throughand , he tries to win Daisy's affection in the
following ways:
He gives her a personal tour of his immense home, showing off
all his possessions. This includes having , a party guest who lurks around Gatsby's mansion and
more or less squats there, play the grand piano for her. Gatsby also shows her his many, many
shirts in a myriad of colors, which makes her cry. He is conveying to Daisy, who has long
represented money and security to him, that he has wealth to rival 'swealth enough to support
her in the style to which she has become accustomed.
Gatsby also invites her
to one of his lavish parties, which she attends with Tom. However, she is unimpressed by the
crush of people not of her social standing, and Gatsby understands she is unhappy. He therefore
stops throwing his famous parties, as they have...
What Does Dill Dare Jem To Do
In Chapter One
of , Charles Baker Harris, known as "Dill," arrives in Maycomb to
spend the summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel Haverford (who also happens to be the next door
neighbor ofand ). Dill, Jem, and Scout form a fast friendship predicated on their wild
imaginations. When the trio finally gets tired of acting out stories as entertainment, they
decide to up the stakes.
Dill, who is fascinated with the mysterious , bets
Jem his copy of The Gray Ghost against two Tom Swifts that Jem couldn't
walk past the Radley's gate. It takes three days of Dill's persistence for Jem to finally accept
the dare, at which point Dill decides to make it more interesting. He promises Jem that he won't
say he "ran out" on a dare and will give him The Gray Ghost if
Jem goes up and touches the Radley's house. Jem winds up running through the gate and slapping
the house, which evokes a tiny movement in the window; for the children, this seems to be yet
another spooky sign of Boo's presence.
I have to write a letter of compliment from Winston Smith to Big Brother from Orwell's 1984. What should I put in it?
For writing
this letter, it does matter whether this is thewho has not yet been arrested or the Winston at
the end of the novel, who has been tortured and brainwashed into complete love and acceptance of
Big Brother.
The earlier Winston would focus not on worship of Big Brother
himself but on praising him for being such an effective tool of propaganda. Winston would talk
about how Big Brother has truly made people aware that they are constantly being watched, so
that they do censor themselves against possible thoughtcrimes. He might praise Big Brother for
having posters of himself everywhere and for the way he has managed to make himself a father
figure to so many people. The focus would be on the success of Big Brother as an image rather
than on any personal devotion to Big Brother himself.
The later Winston would
not perceive Big Brother as a propaganda tool wielded by the state but would focus on him as a
genuinely great leader. This Winston would write about his sense of personal love and loyalty to
Big Brother as his savior and protector. He would express his willingness to die for Big
Brother. He might even hope to meet Big Brother.
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