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…-hearted person who didn’t just think about herself. She was loyal to her late brother, Polynices, who was killed by his brother Eteocles who was fighting for Creon’s Thebes. The king Creon and other people of the kingdom were against the burial of Polynices…

…situations? These questions linger in the mind of the reader as they indulge in Baldwin’s masterpiece. Being that Baldwin grew up in the slick city streets of Harlem the story portrays a similar aspect. Baldwin takes two devoted brothers who share memories…

…adn is going to have Antigone put to death for committing hte crime of burying her brother, Polyneices. Polyneices was killed by his brother and found guilty of treason, and was sentenced to public humiliation by a refusal of a burial. Because of her love…

…with the opinions of the self righteous government (Big Brother) that rules Oceania, one of three superstates in the world of 1984. We begin the book with Winston, and learn that Big Brother is quite fictional. The government has developed its own language…

…about statistics that showed life in Oceana getting better when it was actually getting more restricted and more poor. This was done in order to increase morale and loyalty to Big Brother. The lies were what kept the people of Oceana content. As long…

…How do sonny & his brother try to escape the past? Is sonny's brother able to accept the past? "Sonny's Blues": Learning To Accept The Past What is the past? Webster's Dictionary defines the past as a person's history or background…

…The main character, Isabella, is a very virtuous and chaste young woman who faces a difficult decision when her brother is sentenced to death for fornication (unlawful sex). Isabella does not approve of her brother's actions at all, but she pleads…

…. Sonny's brother, whose name is never mentioned, tells the story in first person point-of-view. The narrator begins with the event of his brother getting caught in a raid for using heroin. And for that the narrator was even further divided from his brother…

…of his belief in God. One day Jacob gave Joseph a beautiful, brightly colored coat. When the older brothers saw this, knowing that he was Jacob's favorite son, their anger was greater than ever toward Joseph. Joseph frequently had dreams about his future…

…“Civil Law vs. Moral law” In Sophocles’ play “Antigone”, Antigone’s life is taken from her because of her choice to follow the moral law by burying her brother and disobeying the civil law, which forbid this. According to the gods everyone…