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Is th e p oin t o f " R ip V an W in kle " to d epic t a s ym boli c s tr u g gle b etw een A m eric a ( R ip ) a nd E ng la nd ( w ife )? In W ashin g to n Ir v in g 's li g htly s a tir ic s to ry , w he n R ip v a n W in kle r e tu rn s fr o m h is lo ng s le ep, h e le arn s th a t th e A m eric a n R evo lu tio n h a s ta ke n p la ce , a nd h is w ife h a s d ie d: F re edom h a s b een a chie ve d o n tw o fr o nts . B ut, Ir v in g w rite s, The re w as a s u ...

In " T he L ove S ong o f J . A lf r e d P ru fr o ck", a t w ha t p oin t in th e p oem d o y o u r e ali z e th a t P ru fr o ck w ill n o t d ecla re h is lo ve ? T he e n tir e p oem s eem s t o r e veal h is h esit a tio n, h is f e ar, h is in secu rit ie s, a n d t h e e xcu ses t h at h e g iv es h im self fo r N OT a skin g h is q uestio n. H e v acilla te s b ack a n d f o rth , b ut m ost o f t h e t im e e xp re sses h is t r e p id atio n a t a skin g. H is ...

W ha t p oin t is H uxle y m akin g a bout m arria ge a nd r e la tio nship s in Bra ve N ew W orld ? In A ld ous H uxle y's c e le bra te d n o ve l Bra ve N ew W orld , h e d epic ts a d ys to pia n s o cie ty w he re e ach c itiz e n's p rim ary lo ya lt y is to th e W orld S ta te , w hic h is e xtr e m ely s tr u ctu re d a nd d riv e n b y a dva nce d te chno lo gy. In th e W orld S ta te , c itiz e ns a re clo ne d, c o nd itio ne d, a nd m anufa ctu re d in ...

In S ta ve 3 o f A C hris tm as C aro l , w ha t is th e p oin t o f g oin g to th e li g hth o use a nd th e s hip , a nd w ha t is th e g re at s urp ris e S cro oge h a s? In A C hris tm as C aro l D ic ke ns u se s th e th re e g ho sts to s ho w S cro oge th e d eve lo pm ent o f h is a ttitu d e to C hris tm as--w hic h w ork s a s a b ro ader s ym bol fo r h um anity in g ene ra l- -th e r e la tio ns o f h is a ttitu d e to th e a ttitu d e o f [v ir tu a l...

W ha t p oin t is G uy tr y in g to m ake w he n h e a sks M ild re d, " d oes y o ur fa m ily lo ve y o u"? A fte r M ild re d a lm ost k ills h e rs e lf b y ta kin g to o m any s le epin g p ills , M onta g s ta rts to w orry a bout h e r. H e th in ks th a t o ne o f he r p ro ble m s is th a t s he d oesn't c a re a bout a nyo ne o r a nyth in g - - th a t s he h a s n o e m otio n le ft in h...

A t w ha t p oin t in th e e ssa y " A M odest P ro posa l" d o y o u b egin to s usp ect th a t S wift is u sin g ir o ny? W ha t a dditio na l e vid ence o f ir o ny c a n y o u fin d ? The p urp ose o f s a tir e is to m ake p eople th in k. W ha t S wift is d oin g in th is p ie ce , th e n, is m akin g th e E ng li s h p ub li c ( a nd th e K in g ) th in k a bout w ha t th e y a re d oin g to Ir e la nd a nd h o w th e y m ig ht m end th e ir w ays . L et...

In V ic to r H ug o’s Les M is e ra ble , a t w ha t p oin t d oes M onsie ur M adeli n e / J e an V alje an r e ali z e w ho h is r e al a dve rs a ry is ? In V ic to r H ug o’s Les M is e ra ble s , P art I, B ook V , C ha pte r V , M onsie ur M adele in e r e enco unte rs In sp ecto r J a ve rt w ho is n o w th e p oli c e in sp ecto r o f M ontr e uil- s ur-m er w he re J e an V alje an h a s r e deem ed h im se lf , m ade h is fo rtu na te a nd e ve n b eca m e m ...

In Bra ve N ew W orld w ha t p oin t d oes A ld ous H uxle y m ake a bout h um an n a tu re a nd th e n a tu re o f h um an c o m munitie s? T he re a re m any p ossib le p oin ts th a t H uxle y m ake s a bout h um an n a tu re . In Bra ve N ew W orld , th e re is a c o m munity o f ha ppy, e nte rta in e d, p eace fu l a nd p ro ductiv e in d iv id ua ls th a t fu nctio ns w ith o ut w ar o r r e belli o n. H ow th e y h a ve a chie ve d th is , if y o u s e t a si...

A t w ha t p oin t d oes H am le t s a y th e li n e " H ow a ll o cca sio ns d o in fo rm a gain st m e"? T his li n e c o m es fr o m th e c lo sin g s o li lo quy in A ct 4 , s c. 4 . H am le t h a s ju st h a d a c o nve rs a tio n w ith th e c a pta in o f F ortin b ra s' a rm y. T he c a pta in h a s in fo rm ed H am le t th a t F ortin b ra s is s up pose dly p la nnin g to in va de s o m e p art o f P ola nd fo r a s m all p atc h o f g ro und th a t h a s li tt...

A t w ha t p oin t d oes a cute w ound b eco m e c hro nic w ound ? A n a cute w ound is a w ound th a t u sua lly h e als in a bout tw o w eeks. W he n h e ali n g d oes n o t o ccur a ro und th is tim e fr a m e th e w ound b eco m es c hro nic . C hro nic w ound s c a n ta ke u p to , a nd o ve r, fo ur to s ix w eeks fo r th e h e ali n g p ro ce ss to o ccur. A cute w ound s m ay tu rn in to c hro nic w ound s w he n... S olu tio n A n a cute w ound is a w ou...