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Consequently, it is because of the ideal she’s fulfilling that Connie is so incredibly vulnerable to the dangers of Arnold Friends tactics since it prevents her from defending herself in time to save herself, both emotionally and physically. Arnold Friend, at first glance, embodies everything Connie appreciates. An open, bright gold jalopy, shaggy black hair, wears sunglasses, seemingly suave talking about his car and enticing her with a ride, and “Connie liked the way he’s dressed, which was the

Leiningen Versus The Ants Would you risk your own life and the lives of another 400 people just so you might have a chance at saving a coffee plantation? Well that’s what Leiningen did in the short story “Leiningen Versus the Ants”. And by doing so he has proved himself to be an over confident, persuasive, and sexist man. And is not a person to be admired. In this story Leiningen has shown himself as an extremely over confident person. From the time he was aware of the impending danger of

Character Analysis of Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” Jack London’s short story, To Build a Fire, is a heart-wrenching story of a man’s struggle to defy the forces of nature in the most extreme environment of the Yukon Trail, Canada. While warning against traveling alone, the man sets out by himself with only a dog at his side on a long journey across the pond in a frigid weather to meet his fellow campers. The man is full of hubris. He believes he can conquer Mother Nature, and this belief ultimately