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…a Fresno County vineyard received “two housing code violations: a cardboard fire wall by a stove and lack of fire extinguishers” (Hanley). These houses are not suitable to be lived in and yet the contratistas endangered the safety of their workers…

…and supernatural characteristics in his stories, Poe’s popular “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, and “The Tell-Tale Heart” clearly reveal ways in which Poe can be described as a Gothic writer. In “The Fall of the House of Usher…

…At Richards' grandmother's house. He sets some curtains on fire, which leads to the house catching on fire. The family moves to Memphis. Richard hangs a cat after his father tells him to (sarcastically) Richard's mother punishes him. At six while…

…Black Boy By Richard Wright At Richards' grandmother's house. He sets some curtains on fire, which leads to the house catching on fire. The family moves to Memphis. Richard hangs a cat after his father tells him to (sarcastically) Richard's mother…

…Black Boy By Richard Wright At Richards' grandmother's house. He sets some curtains on fire, which leads to the house catching on fire. The family moves to Memphis. Richard hangs a cat after his father tells him to (sarcastically) Richard's mother…

…are completely different. Maggie seems to be indifferent about her surroundings. Her attitude towards everything is very humble. This is perhaps due to the fact that she was burned very badly as a young child, in a house fire that destroyed the family's previous…

…their stay in the Nazi slaughter houses. Perhaps one of the most influential characters we hear of in Night is arguably none other then Elie's father. Elie's father was a prominent member of the Jewish society in their Hungarian town, Sighet. Elie describes his…

…A Lesson Before It Was Too Late Five servants walked into their master's studying room with energy and confidence, but came out with disappointment and confusion. They were fired by Mrs. Burston, their master. Mrs. Burston fired them not because…

…she saw a face at the window in the living room. Was this ghostly face in the window her husband? Realizing that maybe it was her imagination, she went to the basement to get wood to make a fire. The basement was damp and dark…

…about himself. These books also made the monster long for companionship. He decided that he would go talk to the blind man in the cottage hoping that he would except him into his home, but when the family comes home they freak and chase him out of the house…