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Invisible Man Chapter 1 & 2 Questions

1) Allusion is used in the second paragraph when the narrator alludes back to a time where slavery was prominent, he also talks about his own personal experiences. 2) The quote said to the narrator by his grandfather can be received as him saying that you can solve most problems by being the bigger person and eventually you will prevail. 3) The significance of the narrator viewing of himself as Booker T Washington comes from the prominent roll he played in the African American history and he views himself as someone that important. 4) The narrator felt uncomfortable and out of place in the presence of the naked blonde. 5) This chapter shows the limits of assimilation by showing although the narrator is content amongst the whites, there is still a sense of uncertainty. Chapter 2 1) The road symbolizes the different paths people tend to go down throughout their lives. 2) The rhetorical purpose of the founders statue was that it send a positive message but wasn’t taken care of. 3)...

Huckleberry Finn

In the book Adventures Huckleberry Finn, we see our main protagonist Huckleberry Finn, who was a prominent character in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and his the adventures he goes on. Huck, who is the son of a verbally abusive drunk, was adopted by a widow named Mrs.douglas and we see her try to domesticate Huck and teach him to read which he reluctantly does. We see him and his friend Jim go on adventures and they eventually meet a pair of con artists named Duke and The Dauphin. As they go through town scamming, they encountered deaths and violence, but the worst thing they end up doing is selling Jim to a local farm. When Huck goes to rescue him, he realizes his new “ owners” are actually Tom Sawyers aunt and uncle. After plenty of obstacles they eventually rescue him and it is revealed that Jim was a free man all along. Aunt Sally then attempts to adopt Huck but Huck decides that he is done being domesticated and decides to move west.

Emily Dickinson Quotes

 1. “ Forever is composed of nows”       •  This quote can mean that forever can on my be determined by our actions and choices that are made now because they affect our future and forever. This also means that right now can determine our forever.  2. “ That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet”       • This quote means that the fact this is our only life to live it makes it significant. By saying this          Dickinson is saying that significance of life is that we only live it once so we should appreciate it and live it to the fullest. 3. “ If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain”      • This quote can be interpreted as Dickinson saying that if she could prevent one person from experiencing the pain of a heartbreak, she would have not lived with our purpose and would’ve accomplished something positive and lived her life with purpose. ...

Frankenstein Response

In response to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the story depicts a young Victor Frankenstein and how his curiosity resulted in the creation of his monster. We see his monster deal with an array of emotions from anger, loneliness and neglect from his creator which his desperately seeked. In response he reacts in anger by killing Victors brother, friend and his fiancĂ© Elizabeth. In the end of the story we see the monster show a emotion he had not shown, remorse, as he weepers of his dead creators lifeless body in realization that his only chance of having a companion was gone and he was part of the reason.

Act 3

In act 3 Banquo voices his suspicions of Macbeth.  Macbeth announces that he will be having a banquet and Banquo will be the guest of honor. Banquo dismisses the honor saying that he has to ride that’s afternoon. Macbeth then orders two murders to kill Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth also hires a third murder and while the succeed in killing Banquo, Fleance escapes. When they return with the bad news Macbeth tells them to finish the job and kill Fleance. While at the banquet Macbeth sees a hallucination of Banquo and begins to act erratically and Lady Macbeth dismisses it as a illness.

Macbeth Act 2

In act 2 we see Lady Macbeth’s plan going into action. In scene 2 we see Macbeth returning from killing Duncan. He is in shock and has not even cleaned himself off. He was deeply shaken. Lady Macbeth warns him to not act suspicious. She then tells his to plant the daggers on the bodyguards. Then while attempting to “wash” the blood of their hands, it is obvious that the only washed the physical damage away. Their house is also referred as hell due to the ghastly murder that occurred in the house. As the people in the house began to realize that Duncan was dead, Malcolm runs away drawing suspicions towards him.

Macbeth Act 1

In act one of Macbeth we are introduced to Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the witches, Malcom, Banquo and king Duncan. In the first scene we see the witches wait to meet Macbeth in a scene with thundering and lightning. In scene 2 king Duncan is returning from war. Also Macbeth is being honored as a hero. In the scene 3 the witches finally meet Macbeth and address him as thane if cawdor. This frightens Macbeth. Banquo begins to become suspicious and questions Macbeth. In scene 4 Duncan thanks Banquo and Macbeth for there bravery and announces that his son Malcolm will be the heir to his throne. He announces that he is coming to Macbeth’s home. Macbeth then prepares for his visit. In scene 5 Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth about the two witches and feels he is too nice to kill king Duncan. She then makes preparations for king Duncan’s murder. In scene 6 Duncan arrives and is looking for Macbeth. In scene 7 they plan to murder the king