Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
774 Mistry, Rohinton and taking on the “lowly” identity of a human—even a reviled and a murdered one. Before the Fall, human rel ...
A Fine Balance 775 demic community at the college Maneck attends. In addition to communities defined by socioeconomic circumstan ...
776 Mistry, Rohinton and his family at the end of the novel. All characters seem to transcend ethnic and religious allegiances i ...
A Fine Balance 777 ments to his monkeys and later to his niece and nephew cause him to take revenge upon those who took away all ...
778 Molière his characters refer to the unnamed “Prime Minis- ter.” Dina yearns for independence but understands, especially lat ...
The Misanthrope 779 of misunderstanding for the other members of his upper class. Alceste’s ethics is fast described: A man has ...
780 Molière (9). From a dialogue among aristocrats in act 2, we also learn that two things cannot be forgiven within the microco ...
Tartuffe 781 it is his beloved Célimène’s turn: “Am I to blame because, it seems, I set some hearts aflame?” (24). In both cases ...
782 Molière often include strong female characters, men behav- ing badly, and servants who outwit their masters, the themes of g ...
Tartuffe 783 the entire family against the threat, albeit too late. His family unit repaired, Orgon must wait to see whether the ...
784 Molière When Orgon turns to chastise Tartuffe, Cléante cautions him not to gloat and urges him to go and thank the king for ...
House Made of Dawn 785 how to distinguish between true Christians and those who are abusing a heavenly pose for earthly gain. In ...
786 Momaday, N. scott community, he is numb, disconnected even from his own people, traditions, and way of life. Abel finds he “ ...
House Made of Dawn 787 mistake. On the battlefield, he feels more out of place and lost than ever, the horror and violence a com ...
788 Momaday, N. scott aspects not only establish a basis for identity, but also provide a connection among the people. However, ...
The Way to Rainy Mountain 789 see the rain and the river and the fields beyond. He could see the dark hills at dawn” (21). Runni ...
790 Momaday, N. scott Tracing back to the very beginning, the tribe was first named Kwuda, which means “coming out.” Coming one ...
The Way to Rainy Mountain 791 These particular visitors were using their memo- ries as well. By rubbing fat on their hair and wi ...
792 Morrison, Toni to starve to death as a sacrifice to Tai-me. When an epidemic of smallpox broke out within the tribe later th ...
Beloved 793 demands eventually overwhelm Sethe, who increas- ingly sacrifices herself to the girl’s bottomless hun- gers. The no ...
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