Steinbeck depicts Henry and Elisa’s marriage as lukewarm and strained as a result of a lack of physical affection. Elisa is described as a strong, lean woman of thirty-five years of age (Steinbeck 227). Despite her health and age, Elisa has borne Henry no children. Either the couple cannot have children, which understandably throws a wrench in their relationship, or they do not sleep together. Either way, Elisa and Henry’s relationship is suffering. This couple never show love through physical affection
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The description of the “valley of ashes” opens this chapter. Literally, what is the valley of ashes? massive trash dump What might it represent on a symbolic level? Note the colors used to describe the valley and the connotations of those colors. The Valley of Ashes in The Great Gatsby represents the corruption of the Jazz Age with its lack of morality and hollowness that results from the relentless pursuit of money Compare and contrast George Wilson and Tom Buchanan. Then, compare and contrast
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Death Valley All of the sudden, we see them. We see trees. “Oh, my, gosh.”, Gina says, stunned. I can hardly believe it myself. In the middle of this endless wasteland. we see trees, and trailers. We all walk slowly toward them. I feel like we should be running, but then I realize that I’m too tired to run, I can barely walk. We finally get there, after what seems like years. CRASH! The door to one of the trailers flies open and hits the outside paneling. A man with a straw hat,long, baggy overalls
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Just one More Puff Smoking has carried our soldiers through war, the working class through debt, and cancer patients through pain. Taking the edge off when things get rough has caused an increase in premature deaths around the world, both for smokers and non-smokers. Some may say that smoking bans are proof that the government is restricting our rights as free people, however supporting smoking bans that restrict smoking in public places serves a communal purpose for a longer, and more enjoyable
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Green-Eyed Monsters The truth about humans is that we are extremely covetous beings. We shake our heads and adamantly affirm that we do not spite every person we can. In devotion that borders delusional behavior, we do all we can to ascertain that we do not bear a single green hue. The truth is, we are all afflicted with envy. Dictionary.com defines envy as “feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another’s advantages, success, or possessions, etc.” This is an understatement for
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it touches little upon the most important themes in his oeuvre at large (beauty, expression, love, imagination). Still, “Ozymandias” is a masterful sonnet. Essentially it is devoted to a single metaphor: the shattered, ruined statue in the desert wasteland, with its arrogant, passionate face and
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Both Children of Men’s Britain and The Road’s wasteland exist under the same gray sky, worlds where the smoke of burning corpses is too often indistinguishable from the bleak horizon. Cuaron’s Theo heads for the coast hoping to find sanctuary. McCarthy’s protagonist, an unnamed father, also heads for the coast hoping that warmer temperatures will be more forgiving to him and his son. Theo and the unnamed father are kindred spirits. Both are just as lost as those they guide but feign competence nonetheless
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The land was a barren wasteland of dust and dirt in which it got it’s name the Dust Bowl. In other areas, the extreme opposite took place: farmers overproduced and prices rapidly dropped because the demand decreased. The drastic result of this oversupply made it hard for farmers
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slave being sold to his unjust master. His “majesty” sees itself as a seated, rich person while we are the humble slaves bringing him food and gifts (4). We are now people relying on our own country and our country only. Britain can scavenge the wastelands of battle. What kind of man fights for an area and gives it back up? Britain!we will defend
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That afternoon on the trail was one of the most halcyon and relieving in my life. I remember how colossal the hills looked and how their curvature arched over the withered fields from the scorching sunlight. It was as if a conflagration had swallowed up the land; there was something so curious about it. It was a cemetery, and although the thin tails of smoke slithered throughout the decayed terrain, they hissed mellifluous poetry among each charcoal patch. I had never been so tempted to explore among
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