.... into America and their unspeakable travel conditions and treatment, the callous buildup of the agricultural economy around these slaves, the discontented colonists whose plight was ignored by the ruling bourgeoisie, and most importantly, the rising class and racial struggles in America that Zinn correctly credits as being the root of many of the problems that we as a nation have today. It is refreshing to see a book that spends space based proportionately around the people that lived this history. When Columbus arrived on the Island of Haiti, there were 39 men on board his ships compared to the 250,000 Indians on Haiti. If the white race ac .....

.... Finny says; "I just don't care. Nevermind" (168). Finny's outburst causes his second injury, which is rooted in Gene's spitefulness towards him. Gene's feelings and their effects are linked together by the Assembly Hall. Finny's anger toward the events of the trial eventually leads to his own death as he storms out into the corridor. As Finny runs down the corridor, the marble staircase that he approaches is symbolic. Finny storms out of the Assembly Hall in which Gene's trial is being held and begins running down the corridor. At this point, Finny fully realizes that Gene intentionally shook the limb, which made Finny fall out of the .....

.... himself, from his neck to his collar. Ada and Ruby took care of him. Inman was afraid to fall apart at a bad time. Then he realized there is never a good time to fall apart. He thought of Ada. He thought that maybe she could save him from his troubles and redeem him from the past four years in the war. He was trying not to listen to the voices in his head, but he couldn't avoid them. They told him that it was possible to be lost in bitterness and anger that you are no longer able to find your way out. Inman finally got up from his slumber and continued on his journey. Inman would never have been able to follow the track if it were .....

.... and Huck are two adventurous souls but in very opposing ways. Huck’s idea of adventure is to escape from society, their beliefs and all of their conformities, but he does it in a way that is level-headed and sensible. Tom, on the other hand, is more likely to make up an adventure based on something he had read in a book and not really trying to escape anything. All of his ideas and schemes come from books, unlike Huck, who has actually lived the fantasies Tom has imagined. The two are alike in one way though. They both have a very strong sense of adventure. I think this one trait along with their similar ages is what makes them f .....

.... celebrate with a night on the town. Elisa is earthbound, rooted securely in her garden but also held down by her connection to it. Their house is described as “hard-swept” and “hard-polished,” and is the only outlet for her talents. However, Elisa needs something more in her life than a neat house and a good garden. Their marriage is childless and conventional and she has begun to sense that an important part of her is dying and that her future will be predictable and mundane. Elisa is a barren woman who has transferred her maternal impulses to her garden, a garden full of unborn seedlings. On the other hand, Elis .....

.... and then moves to Transylvania in Germany, and eventually back to England. The protagonist Jonathan Harker, after visiting Count Dracula, learns that he lives by drinking human blood. Jonathan tries to kill him but he escapes. The count then takes fifty boxes of earth and a ship and escapes. Ironically, the ship lands in England where Harker's fiancée Mina lives. The Count then attacks Mina's friend Lucy while she is sleepwalking, and she eventually dies. Jonathan finally returns to England and marries Mina. Meanwhile Arhtur Holmwood, Lucy's husband, Dr. John Seward and Quincy Morris, both of whom proposed to Lucy but were rej .....

.... Maggie endures throughout the novel. Maggie in the beginning of the novel is determined not to do two definite things: “be like her mother or be a prostitute� (10). Maggie succeeds at first, but Maggie’s environment takes control, forcing her to make the decision to get a job or go to hell. This was the first sign of her turning into her mother, and Maggie knew it. This caused her to begin losing hope, and then when Pete turned his back on her she lost all hope. With no hope, the environment forced her to what she set out not to become, a prostitute. Here Maggie could not come over the adversities and problems her environment .....

.... of “Dusseldorf” before she immigrates to the United States in 1965” (Simon 1). It was unusual for her to write about this because the people who survive the holocaust never will talk about the past, they all believe in the ‘tight lip’ philosophy. In the novel Jews, Catholics, and Protestants become victims of the Nazis. Religious prejudices are common throughout the novel. However, Hegi portrays Catholicism as the primary faith. The author scatters many fairy tales and stories inscripted about the different types of religion throughout the text. “Catholic water rusted Jewish cars.”( .....

.... around the living room. My head kept knocking on things.... What do you do with love like that?.... People are different, Mel. Sure, sometimes he may have acted crazy. Okay. But he loved me. In his own way maybe, but he loved me.” (pp 110-111) To the reader, it seems hard to believe that there could be love in a relationship where one partner physically abuses the other. However, in Terri’s case, both Terri and her ex-husband felt that they were in love. This coincides with the author’s theme that early on in a relationship, people have misconceptions about their love. Later on, Mel describes his former relationsh .....

.... himself was also a religious man, but he would question his religion as the devil tried to pursue him as the devil did to Goody Clause, the Minister, the Deacon, Brown’s wife, and others. The devil would immediately approach anyone who entered the woods and try to recruit them into his ways. The woods in the Brown story are definitely nowhere anyone would want to journey off into, as they may never leave in the same state of mind. The woods, in my story are creepy in appearance as most woods are, but are very safe and calming . My woods are overcome with nature at it’s best and great scenery. As one passes through my woods, they wil .....