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…was, standing in that breadline for hours, while I'm sure Hoover and Mellon were eating steak, or poultry. "A chicken in every pot, eh?" says Frank, reading my thoughts. Frank's an old neighbor and an even older friend of mine. "It's not possible for me now; the wife…

…is visited in his sleep by a giant bunny called Frank, god-like prophet who has a gunshot wound over his eye, encourages him to sleepwalk, and consequently, saves Donnie from the jet engine, telling him that the world will end in 28 days. As this day (Halloween…

…harmonica and synthesizer representing his contentment with his new found freedom. Karl heads back to where he was raised in a small country town in Arkansas. Karl stops and rests outside the local Laundromat and notices a young boy by the name of Frank…

…And then hatefully forget All the evidence that proved you ever loved me Let crystalline tears shine as memories You're so beautiful it hurts Your perfectionism is too penetrating I can't even begin to express my hatred Remove my true heart, write it into a diary…

…"Diary" substantiated the accuracy of the conditions described in Heart of Darkness: the chain gangs, the grove of death, the payment in brass rods, the cannibalism and the human skulls on the fence posts. Conrad did not exaggerate or invent the horrors…

…Dear Diary, Today has been quite stressful. I had to look over my case before going to court tomorrow and suddenly realized that someone had stole the file from my office, and therefore the trial was postponed until next Thursday. I still don't know yet…

…discovered Rough Rider diary, published here for the first time. This additional material, written and edited by biographer Richard Bak, helps put Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the era of American history they galloped through in perspective. Combined with 160…

…of the danger that he has encountered. So for example he knew it from the very beginning that his diary would be found. And as one can see the things that are written in this book (that freedom is to say that two and two makes four) are used against him later . He…

…minute of every day by “Big Brother”, an omniscient leader who can only be seen on “telescreens,” but never in real life. Winston illegally purchases a diary in which to write his criminal thoughts, and becomes fixated on a powerful Party member named O’Brien…

…Literary/Aesthetic The style of using a series of letters, journals, and diaries to tell the story was perfect for this novel because this technique is highly effective in keeping the suspense. The reason is, because of the various sources that made…