… and unflinching portrait of modern warfare and humanitarian engagements to make war more "civilized." While Ignatieff is skeptical towards avowedly "neutral" engagements such as the Swiss Red Cross, he retains a measure of hope or at least reserved…

… maleness is a big deal. Men aren't supposed to do what is feminine. Through the many incidents in the novel, maleness is most emphasized on, reason being of the war in the novel, all these men have to act like "tough guys" because their sensitivity…

… first apparitions made Macbeth greedy. AfterMacbeth became king, they influenced him into thinking that he was invincible. This let him make for himself a safe security which would come back to haunt him, and at the end destroy him. The WeirdSisters…

… are many characters who play significant, but small roles. They may show up at one part of the book and never resurface again, due to the fact that this book is more about a situation than a person. There are three characters, however, that do appear…

… graphically portray Steinbeck's themes of strength and sacrifice. They are universal characters, the people who hold up the fabric of society. Through them we view the need for unity and desperation of all those who went west only to find life as…

… world of Ancient Greece and the important figures associated with that time period. The major events take place in the Mediterranean Basin centered upon Greece, her surrounding islands, and Asia Minor. This time period of mythological hysteria and…

… represented one’s surroundings. In the stories “Wunderkind” by Carson McCullers and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charolotte Gilman, there are examples of the immediate surroundings taking affect in their writings. Both writers prove a point, conditions…

… in a position that is dominated by men. Especially in the nineteenth century, women were repressed and controlled by their husbands as well as other male influences. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the main character’s oppressio…

… vs. “The Story of an Hour” “The Yellow Wallpaper”, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and “The Story of an Hour”, by Kate Chopin, are alike in that both of the women in the stories were controlled by their husbands which caused them to feel an intense…

… in with her peers. This was partly because of her nice clothing, wonderful complexion, and long beautiful hair. Janie’s grandmother encouraged her to be different from her peers. She wanted to make up for her past mistakes raising children by…