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…that they were innocent and pure. Scout is an innocent, a five-year-old child whose wholesome heart had never had an encounter with evil. While Jem is older, he has been well sheltered by Atticus, so for the most part he is almost as unaware of the cruelty…

…claims. The fattening up of the boys is then proposed but it is immediately rejected by Swift's narrator because it might be "little bordering upon cruelty." (805) Ironically, though the whole proposal is cruel, the narrator seems only concerned…

…One of the main themes expressed by Tennessee Williams in his play, A Streetcar Named Desire, is to condemn those who display cruelty and harshness in their treatment of others, especially those who are weak and vulnerable. Three characters who…

…, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty!" This shows that her cruelty is not natural but results from her superhuman will through which she is able to repress her true nature and assist in planning and execution of a murder. Also, Lay…

…to a concentration camp. This can be regarded as active resistance, whereas their prayer meetings were passive, and anyway their work was mainly to help victims of Nazi cruelty. There might have been a few who secretly opposed Hitler in the army, but especially…

…his affectiveness. Tennyson, by using different figures of speech and imagery, shows the speakers desire for immortality. He also creates a thought that immortality is no more than cruelty consuming man. Through this idea, Tennyson shows the consequences…

…in reality the author creates an unexpected ending by revealing the cruelty of this lottery through false impressions in the story by contrasting the setting and the actions. <Tab/>The setting and the actions are contrasted in The Lottery because…

…to evil. She longs to be even more evil, and tries to commune with unseen spirits to help her. She says, 'Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here./ And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full/ Of direst cruelty! make thick my…

…the prophecy that he had witnessed. She starts by praying, "Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top full of direst cruelty; make thick my blood..." (I. v. 38-41). With this she wants the spirits…

…. This act of extreme brutality only serves to deepen the sins of mankind for the acts of cruelty inflicted on their fellow human beings for just being on the wrong side. There are no benefits to this step backwards to the barbarianism that characterised early…