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…wonderful until Mortimer discovers that there is a dead body in his aunt's window seat. He immediately thinks that his mentally ill brother, Teddy Brewster killed the old man. Not long after he finds out that it was not his brother but his sweet little aunts. He…

…1984 BY GEORGE ORWELL THE BOOK 1984 BY GEORGE ORWELL IS ABOUT A MAN NAMED WINSTON SMITH. HE LIVES IN THE COUNTRY OF OCEANIA. IN THIS COUNTRY EVERY THING IS CONTROLLED BY A PARTY NAMED THE BIG BROTHER. THIS PARTY CONTROLLS EVERY THING…

…"The Red Convertible"?A Connection Between Brothers The problematic moment in the short story, "The Red Convertible", by Louise Erdrich, is the death of the older brother, Henry Jr., by suicide. It is clear to see the dramatic change that he undergoes…

…by whatever the Party and Big Brother tell them to do. They live in fear that their every action could be reported to the Ministry of Love, which could torture them until they love Big Brother and abide by what the Party tells them to do. Orwell’s 1984 depicts…

…It is a story of two brothers with different perspectives on life. At the beginning, Sonny was caught with heroin and went to jail. Throughout the story, the flashbacks gave the reader insights to why Sonny and his brother behaved like they did. So many…

…“William’s” Growth as an Understanding and Loving Brother In James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues,” the protagonist is an African-American high school algebra teacher who lives in the projects in New York City. (This character will be referred…

…“There is no worse enemy and no better friend than a brother.” In “The Lagoon,” Joseph Conrad uses a literary device called a story within a story. Conrad executes this device through the main character, Arsat. Arsat’s narration gives us his own…

…Comrades is a celebration of male friendships. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward -- he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them…

…Winston Smith lives in Oceania. Oceania is the utopian vision of Big Brother and the Inner Party. The year is 1984 and Winston’s world is made up of telescreens and thought police. At any given moment in time he is being watched. Despite all…

…in the narrator’s life, but also in the reader’s life. By following the difficult lives of two brothers who grew up in Harlem, New York, Baldwin explains the painful process of one brother’s learning to listen. As the two brothers attempt to heal wounds left from…