Silas Marner , Literary Analysis

(Kline261) Also, in the beginning of the book, Molly pities herself because she is a foster child. She’s had a pretty tough life: her father died, her mother was put away in a mental institution and she was placed with foster families that didn’t treat her well. But Vivian tells Molly that she had a

Parenting played a big role in shaping the two boys lives. Having a parental mentor is important because they assist and guide children to take the right decisions about their lives. The author had his two parents at the beginning of his life. Also, the author’s parents, especially his mother, tried to raise him in an effective way wanting him to know the right from wrong at an early age. “No mommy loves you, like I love you, she just wants you to do the right thing” (Moore 11). This quote was a live example of the author’s life with his parents. It reflected the different ways his parents used to teach him “the right thing.” Though his mother was upset from his action toward his sister, his father

Mr. Farebrother didn’t do anything in regards to this injustice and even forgave Mr. Lydgate for casting the deciding vote against him. He is a good man who takes care and provides for not just his old mother but her sisters too. Mr. Vincy, who was the mayor of Middlemarch, described him as “good a little fellow as ever breathed, and the best preacher anywhere, and companionable too” (100). However, he was not “a model clergyman’, which he himself agreed on (113). He was involved in gambling and relied heavily on it to earn his income.

In the book, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, I was surprised that the judge decided that Anthony Marston was the least guilty. In my opinion, he was the most guilty. Not only was he drinking and driving, but he ran over two kids and felt no remorse whatsoever. If he wasn't as guilty, then he would have at least felt bad about what he did.

Curley’s Wife’s mom, Lennie Smalls, and Curley’s wife are the most responsible people for the death of Curley’s wife. Out of the three Curley’s wife is the most guilty, but since she is the one who died she cannot be accused in a court, the next most guilty would have been Lennie but since he also died he couldn’t be accused in a court and because Curley’s Wife’s Mom didn’t directly kill Curley’s Wife she couldn’t be accused. Ultimately no one would be punished since the guiltiest people are

In the book responsibility and culpability was more of an argument of who was to blame for Laura's death. Her death leads to overwhelming guilt for Charlie and Eliza even though it was neither of their faults as her death was due to suicide. As her demise was caused by her own actions. These actions had established a crushing responsibility on both Charlie and Eliza. Eliza witnessed the event and believed she could have done something that she could have prevented it and saved her. ‘I killed her. It’s my fault I killed Laura’ (pg 329). Charlie helped Jasper remove the rope from her neck, ‘they restrained her to the back of a rock, they threw her into the water and then sunk her’ (pg 227). The guilt he felt for his actions and the fact he had to hide the truth from the town that. He was innocent but was dragged into this chaos but supported his friends for the

With consistent persuasion from John, Mary agrees to talk to the Mr. Danforth, the judge over looking the trial, about faults in her accusations. She admits to faking and only cried spirits because the other girls were (pg. 100). With this event, Mary demonstrates that she does not have integrity. Regret, accompanied with pity, assists Mary in convincing Mr. Danforth but it does not work in her favor because he does not want to backtrack on previous convictions made. Feelings of regret are very influential in determining a persons actions. Miller uses Mary, who has now shown to be morally uncertain, as a scapegoat for all the girls who are fabricating seeing the devil. As tensions rise, Mary becomes unsettled by the consequences that follow lying under oath. Swapping sides once again to save her life, she proclaims, “I’ll not hang with you! I love God, I love God” (pg. 110). Striking emotion from her declaration tells a story of discord between her ethical thinking. She is now only worried about her life and the author incorporates pathos to make her claim stronger. Fear is the single greatest motivator for humans and Mary is fearful. John will see the repercussions of these actions by facing death later in the book. Due to Mary's incapacity of raining truthful, an innocent citizen would sentenced to

In this world what people often forget about that a human can do is cause mass destruction, things one should remember can be forgotten easily and just as fast as it came it leave, this can be seen in the books around us. Authors share their opinion through the words they write talking about society and how if we keep going the direction we are going we will find ourselves in deep trouble, the messages authors are trying to send can be seen through social commentary, many books have powerful messages behind them; especially in dystopian novels and movies. They show these messages through diction,syntax, imagery, and character development; for examples the books and movies; Fahrenheit 451, Incarceron, Wall-E, and Hunger games. The authors Ray Bradbury, Catherine Fisher, Andrew Stanton, and Suzanne Collins all convey a message through their works through syntax, diction, camera angles, and imagery; emphasizing their warnings of what they fear may happen.

Molly has a strong character and is very intelligent. Whenever Alan has a question she can always answer it whether she makes it up or tells the truth. Molly is also determined to make a success out of her son. Most of all Molly is a caring and warm person. She loves her son and is loved by everyone in the town.

This essay originally titled Studying Literature in Grade 12, has an abundance of information regarding and convincing the readers that the grade twelve English course should be composed of Canadian literature. The grammar in this essay however, was weak. The subject did not agree to their pronouns, making many sentences awkward. Overall, improvements could have been made. Some of these include MLA format, the title, introduction paragraph, grammar, punctuation and the citation format.

There are many ways to decide what makes a man guilty. In an ethical sense, there is more to guilt than just committing the crime. In Charles Brockden Browns’ Wieland, the reader is presented with a moral dilemma: is Theodore Wieland guilty of murdering his wife and children, even though he claims that the command came from God, or is Carwin guilty because of his history of using persuasive voices, even though his role in the Wieland family’s murder is questionable? To answer these questions, one must consider what determines guilt, such as responsibility, motives, consequences, and the act itself. No matter which view is taken on what determines a man’s guilt, it can be concluded that

“Then, moaning, she ran forward, seized a book and ran toward the kitchen incinerator. He caught her, shrieking. He held her and she tried to fight away from him scratching,” (63). In the novel Fahrenheit 451 follows the protagonist, Guy Montag, and his interactions with society discouraging and encouraging his discovery of the illegal books. Along the way he understands who are the poisonous people in his dystopian world and who are not; changing his perspective to lose trust in his wife Mildred, from previous quote, and finding safety with Faber, a retired professor he came by one day in a park. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 the author demonstrates the idea that when there is censorship in the world, ignorance will follow because when a subject is hidden from one anything they do regarding it is under the impression of their lack of knowledge surrounding the topic, this becomes more relevant when Ray Bradbury acknowledges the emotions of people who have read books and whom haven't and their general opinions of them.

Gwladys and Cadwollon of Llanrug were good as dead, accosted at the city gate with the baby they’d been wringing their hands over. The baby they’d been tending with the last of their milk and borrowed oatbread.” Though they both had evidence to prove their innocence. From Cecily’s aspect, Nessy hadn’t been hurt but beside that she had no other evidence to prove their innocence. Compared to Gwenhwfar’s angle, she has reasons to prove their innocence like them giving some oatbread and the last of milk, tending to her, and returning her with no harm done.

Chapter 12 sees the turning point of Silas’ life. The readers are also introduced to Molly Farren, Godfrey Cass’ wife. Molly is addicted to opium and this leads to her dying and, perhaps by coincidence, her baby arrives at Silas’ door. At first, he thinks his gold has arrived but this ‘gift’ is more important than his gold according to him. Silas instantly becomes a better person when the child arrives at his door. He used to crave his ‘precious’ guineas but now he desires this baby. The thoughts and cravings he had for his gold have now been replaced by this ‘treasure’. He says that “She’ll be my little un and nobody

The Relationship Between Parents and Their Children in Silas Marner by George Eliot "A child more than all other gifts