Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature

The Heart of the Matter 503 from the doctrines and toward matters of the heart. He claims that both the human heart and God’s me ...

504 Haley, Alex, and Malcolm X is a remarkable judge of character, viscerally perceiv- ing her husband’s emotional dryness and i ...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X 505 power comes from the fact that he wrote it while internalizing facts about Elijah Muhammad an ...

506 Haley, Alex, and Malcolm X he would say, his “stock of knowledge” in his work as a human rights advocate. At the end of the ...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X 507 he believed in himself.” This realization provided Malcolm with the strength to face the fact ...

508 Hansberry, Lorraine After leaving the Nation, Malcolm still adhered to the philosophy of economic self-determination: “It’s ...

A Raisin in the Sun 509 and her care for the plant represents not only her protection of her dream but also her care and protec- ...

510 Hansberry, Lorraine runs through her family. Though she and her late husband, Big Walter, had to flee southern violence and ...

Jude the Obscure 511 HarDy, THomaS Jude the Obscure (1895) The love and life story of Jude Fawley is Hardy’s last novelistic ach ...

512 Hardy, Thomas leaving him; this noble trait is revoked, however, when he takes back devastated Sue in the end. This, as a si ...

Jude the Obscure 513 The catastrophic death of their children marks the end of their union. It throws Sue’s mental bal- ance, ca ...

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 ...