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Cruelty can be a major conflict within a story, whether it destroys the characters physically or mentally. Perpetrators who attempt to diminish a victim’s humanity want to gain the power that would give them a sense of control over certain situations by draining happiness from them. Doing this contributes to the energy source that the perpetrators use in order to live a fulfilling life. These actions reveal that they not only want to cause chaos, but that they believe it will help their victims comprehend where they stand in society. In East of Eden, the theme of good versus evil opens the doors for cruelty, as seen through Cathy’s abandonment and Adam’s favoritism, causing the destruction of family members and unlocking the characters’ path

Shakespeare's works have persistently influenced humanity for the past four hundred years. Quotations from his plays are used in many other works of literature and some common phrases have even become integrated into the English language. Most high schoolers have been unsuccessful in avoidance of him and college students are rarely afforded the luxury of choice when it comes to studying the bard. Many aspects of Shakespeare's works have been researched but one of the most popular topics since the 1960s has been the portrayal of women in Shakespeare's tragedies, comedies, histories and sonnets.

She realises that she has been living with a stranger, since the whole marriage is a charade to fulfil the expectations of Victorian society.

From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. ---Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do’” (97). Mrs. Bennet makes a fuss over trivial things and is partial to exaggeration. These attributes prompt her children and husband to see her as unimportant and harmless. Although her word is ineffective in her household, Mrs. Bennet’s persistence to marry her daughters is ceaseless: “Not yet, however, in spite of her disappointment in her husband, did Mrs. Bennet give up the point. She talked to Elizabeth again and again; coaxed and threatened her by turns” (97). Mrs. Bennet can’t see past her marital ideals for her daughters and can’t understand why they don’t concern themselves as ardently as she does with them. In a fit of anger, Mrs. Bennet claims to disown Elizabeth for refusing Mr. Collin’s proposal by stating, “’But I tell you what, Miss Lizzy, if you take it into your head to go on refusing every offer of marriage in this way, you will never get a husband at all --and I am sure I do not know who is to maintain you when your father is dead’” (98). Elizabeth’s mother thinks that her threats have weight but all the Bennet children know her warnings are hollow. Even when Lydia runs away with Wickham and brings shame to the Bennet family, Mrs. Bennet is only concerned with the fact that Lydia is getting married: “She was now in an irritation as violent from

Mrs. Bennet’s desperation is especially noticeable when Elizabeth, the protagonist, is given the opportunity to marry Mr. Collins, a distant cousin and a wealthy land owner. After learning of Elizabeth’s refusal to marry Collins, she implores Mr. Bennet to force Elizabeth to change her mind. In her final efforts to convince Elizabeth, Mrs. Bennet addresses,

Elizabeth becomes acquainted with and attracted to a young officer named Wickham who tells her of how he and Darcy used to live under the same house because the late Darcy was his guardian. Wickham explains that Darcy cruelly cheated him out an inheritance. This information makes Elizabeth despise Darcy’s character even more than before. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bennet eagerly waits for Mr. Bingley to visit them like he said he would, however, Jane suddenly receives a letter in the mail from Miss Bingley informing her that the Bingleys and Darcy have returned to London for the winter. Jane is sad but does her best to hide it. Meanwhile another shock arrives for Elizabeth when Charlotte Lucas tells her that she is engaged to Mr. Collins. Charlotte explains that she is getting old and needs security and a comfortable home and that she is not looking for love in a marriage. Elizabeth does not believe that Charlotte will be happy but agrees to visit her and Mr. Collins after they are married. Jane travels to London with her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, to get away from the family and the countryside and also in hopes that she will see Mr. Bingley. However, Miss Bingley visits her and behaves very rudely, reassuring Jane that Miss Bingley never intended to be her friend in the first place, and that her friendship with Mr. Bingley is beginning to look very unfortunate. Later in the spring, Elizabeth visits her best friend Charlotte Lucas, who is now known as Mrs.

The siblings’ daily life continues in such a manner until the girls’ cousin, Charles, comes into town, for unknown reasons. Charles is the son of Uncle Julian’s brother, to whom Uncle Julian had not spoken to in many years and views as a sort of “scoundrel.” It later becomes clear that Charles is hoping to marry Constance, for the large amount of gold that is rumored to be hidden on the family property. However, throughout this journey, he is not greeted with the warmest of welcomes, especially not from Merricat. Charles attempts to brings the property back to daily order and the “notion of progress,” both of which have all been but lost from the family since the homicide. His most pressing desire is to have Merricat act her adult age, and

In the novel East of Eden many examples show just how powerful fear can be if used for selfish gain or as a defence mechanism even though it may backfire from time to time. Fear being one of the biggest overtones (if not the biggest) allows us to see how huge an influence fear can be in a person's life and on other people. As with Cathy the main antagonist who lives to hold the fear of her blackmailing someone and men’s sexual desires over their heads to attain whatever her twisted desires are no matter what method she has to use. Cathy the embodiment of evil in the novel, who lives by fear is found consistently using it to her advantage to apprehend whatever her dark corrupted heart desires from the unsuspecting people around her.

First, Lizzie’s father and twin brother join the army and go off to fight in the civil war and everything changes. Lizzie and her mother are left to run the family butcher shop with help from Amos, an african-american man who worked for Mr. Allbauer. Meanwhile, Rosanna is distraught because her crush, Henry Phelps, also went off to join the army. On her first day running

Soon after the ceremony, Miss Finch’s brother sells Isabel and Ruth to Anne and Elihu Lockton. As Isabel goes about her duties for the Lockton’s, she meets Curzon, a slave who works for one of the law enforcement officials for the Patriots. Curzon says that if Isabel comes to him with any information about he Loyalists' plans, he will have his master set her free. Back at the Lockton house, Madam mistreats Isabel and makes Ruth into her personal servant. Isabel overhears Master Lockton and some of his friends talking about money they have hidden in a chest that they will use to bribe the rebel army with. Isabel takes that information to Curzon but never gets freed. A couple weeks later, Ruth has several seizures from an illness, which make Madam believe she's possessed by the demon. Madam gives Isabel a sleeping drug to keep her from fighting back, and takes Ruth to market. When Isabel learns the truth, she argues with Madam, who has her punished by being branded on her cheek. Isabel feels more hopeless than ever from that. Curzon comes to apologize to Isabel and inform her that his master, Mr. Bellingham, has asked

It starts off with the Narrator, Nick Carraway, moving next door to a wealthy and mysterious man, Jay Gatsby. Jay happens to be living across the lake from his ex-lover, and Nick’s second cousin, Daisy. Daisy and Jay were together until she left him, for he wasn’t wealthy enough, and later married another man after Jay went to war. Daisy and Tom begin to have an affair and when Tom, Daisy’s husband, finds out everyone starts yelling at each other and Daisy and Jay leave and drive off. Daisy, feeling an immense amount of emotions, accidentally runs over and kills Tom’s mistress, Myrtle. Myrtle's husband, George, believes that Jay had killed his wife and shoots Jay in the head, leaving him dead in a swimming pool.

When Geraldine MacIntyre's marriage falls apart, she returns to her childhood home expecting her mother to welcome her with open arms. Instead, she finds all is not as it should be with her parents.

The Film follows the character of Joanna, who was a very successful woman, a TV producer, but unfortunately lost her Job. After loosing her job, her husband decides to get out of the city, and moves their family to a town called Stepford. When they get to Stepford, Joanna and Walter get the tour of the perfect suburb by Claire. The houses are all beautiful, the yards are perfect, ect. They are shown the men’s association, and the Stepford day spa. This is where we find out how perfect all the wives are. Joanna and Walter go to a picnic where one of the wives starts to spark, and Joanna tries to call a hospital, but no one will let her. This is also when Joanna meets Roger, and Bobbie, who are not perfect like the other wives. Joanna, Roger, and Bobbie decide to investigate a little. They go

What literary criticism lens is most effective in creating meaning and entertainment throughout Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream? The play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, has several characters involved in a love triangle. Many scenes in the story involves power being used or taken away and use of money. Throughout the play, readers and viewers experiences Hermia’s power is being taken away by her father, Eugues,which is her kindred, not letting her marry the man she truly loves,Lysander. Later throughout the story, Robin, character from the story contains a enthrall love juice that has power and makes another character from the story, Titania, fall in love with a donkey.The marxist literary criticism lens is the most effective in creating meaning and entertaining readers and viewers in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The situation becomes urgent when the old man's wife dies. He seems to accept the death as an inconvenience, transferring his grief to memories of his own mother's death half a century before. But his dependence upon his son becomes almost total. His daughter (Estelle Parsons) comes home for the funeral; in a fit of rage, the old man had banished her for marrying a Jew. Now she explains to Hackman, with an objectivity that sounds cruel but springs from love, that an arrangement is going to have to be made about their father. He can't live in the big house by himself.