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…in those days. Though she chose a man as her narrator, My Antonia is more concerned with the lives of the immigrant girls who grew up strong on prairie farms, worked in town to earn their way, and then made lives for themselves in their new country…

…their neighbors. After about three years, Jim’s grandparents move to the town of Black Hawk so that Jim can go to school. Antonia also comes to town so that she can work for the Harlings in their home. Jim spends a lot of time with the Harling children and Antonia…

…judgments about. Boo Radley is a significant changing character in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. As we start the novel, We are given a clear picture as to how the town of Maycomb views Boo Radley. He is described as a man who had made one mistake…

…home. The cottage is located “on the outskirts of town”(p.74). The town represents civilization, a rule-bound space where everything anyone does is on display. The forest, on the other hand, is bound by a different set of rules that are not as strict. Hester…

…. By the end of the novel Philip has taken charge, snuck his mom ahead to be flown to a burn center, and in a sense saved his town from thirst. He truly survived the terror, shock, and danger of the bomb. The novel goes through a couple of settings…

…a sexual relationship with Hester Prynne resulting in a baby girl, what is weird is that Chillingsworth comes into town the day that Hester is sentenced for public humiliation. When Chillingsworth finally speaks he has to help heal his step- daughter. He…

…by bombarding them with neutrons. For the first time in history, the atom had been smashed through man-made means. One day in July 1939, Szilard and Edward Teller, another Hungarian born physicist who studied in Germany, went to the home of Albert Einstein. They told…

…to survive a brief shortage of fish while Randy solves a crisis involving a lack of salt. He combs the diary kept by his ancestor, who founded the town, and finds a location to a nearby pool with a plentiful supply of salt. At the end of the story a helicopter…

…respect. That was all out of need for his assistance because that was his job. Then one day a stray elephant was spotted ravaging the other side of town. He was asked to go and do something about it. It was his duty. This was an elephant which was tame but his…

…inhabitants to enhance the overall theme of Ethan Frome. Imagery can be used in a likable manner making the reader enjoy the setting so that the theme may be elevated. The town of Starkfield is at first described as a cheery uplifting place saying, “The winter…