Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
514 Hardy, Thomas lures Jude into marriage by employing sexual desire and alcohol as bait. The overall impact of sexuality and e ...
Tess of the d ’Urbervilles 515 they are willing to accept Tess, she feels threatened and remains distant from them. Consequently ...
516 Hardy, Thomas wealthy d’Urberville family to whom, her mother and father believe, they are distantly related. In an effort t ...
“The Luck of Roaring Camp” 517 father’s death, Alec takes control of the fortune and makes the most of the new money and the new ...
518 Harte, Bret Several months after the birth of the child a great flood washes Roaring Camp away, sending buildings and the ca ...
“The Luck of Roaring Camp” 519 is capable of civilized behavior. The camp undergoes a complete transformation, illustrated throu ...
520 Harte, Bret rugged male-dominated society to one that clearly is capable of civilized behavior. The camp undergoes a complet ...
“The Outcasts of Poker Flat” 521 HarTE, brET “The outcasts of Poker Flat” (1869) “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” one of Bret Harte ...
522 Harte, Bret the situation to a streak of bad luck. Their luck has changed since they left Poker Flat, he announces to the ot ...
“The Outcasts of Poker Flat” 523 Mother Shipton, in an act of selflessness that belies the town’s moral judgment of her, starves ...
524 Hawthorne, Nathaniel After 10 days of dwindling provisions and 20-foot snow drifts making a prison of their small cabin, esc ...
“The Birth-mark” 525 give up her life. Georgiana’s love for him is so great that she is willing to give up her life in an attemp ...
526 Hawthorne, Nathaniel obsessed with his own knowledge, he can enjoy her presence only when she reflects his love for science. ...
The House of the Seven Gables 527 two come to the conclusion that work must be done to get rid of it. It is clear at this point ...
528 Hawthorne, Nathaniel commerce in The House of the Seven Gables Hawthorne’s descriptions and characterizations pro- vide a le ...
The House of the Seven Gables 529 something destructive if pursued with unmitigated greed and avarice, as in the case of the col ...
530 Hawthorne, Nathaniel represented most concretely by the thoughts, feel- ings, actions, and relationships of Hepzibah, Clif- ...
“Rappaccini’s Daughter” 531 ness of spirit” and the decay of the titular house are a direct result of the effects of greed, trea ...
532 Hawthorne, Nathaniel bringers of death. Thus, Rappaccini is presented as an egotistical character whose only design in life ...
“Rappaccini’s Daughter” 533 once inside, he meets Beatrice and talks with her. It is in the conversations between the two youngs ...
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