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…knowledge. During the time of the Ancient Greeks, similar guidelines were in place that delineated the relationship between guest and host. According to a commentary by Russell Murphy, this was a time in which "One [was] required to be welcoming to strangers…

…to sustain suspense throughout the story is the death of strangers. The two characters in 'The Signalman,' are both strangers to the reader. We don't even learn their names. This could have been because they were working class men. At the time it was written…

…that makes it almost believable especially through the eyes of a child; and best of all: open-mindedness- to believing in the best of all things in strangers and other creatures.                  Every child, and thus, the child in us, loves…

…, sometimes going against the values of society. This is shown through his many experiences with the Duke and the King, the Peter Wilk's scam, and Jim.         Huck displays his kindness when he picks up two strangers and lets them travel with him and Jim…

…into what I could only describe at the time as a horseless chariot.'         'After many days there slow minds concluded that I was a stranger in this land, and sent me to this house with many other young men my age.' (Timé Pasá…

…much that could not work any more. There was also other ways that the people in power caused the laborers to have health problems. According to Max Havelaar that strangers from the West came to Java and made themselves lords of the land. Then they would make…

…be dangerous. Since the night is rainy and stormy, Mrs. Murray even offers Mrs. Whatsit bed to sleep upon. Even though she refuses this offer, the compassion and hospitality offered to a complete stranger by Mrs. Murray gives us a hint about her loving attitude…

…place during the whole chain of events. Mostly, I liked that relationship that Anderson formed with the nuns and the children. He was willing to risk his career and life for those strangers. Was it really for those strangers though? Not at first, I think…

…is growing up. Andrew is getting older, starting to think of what he wants to be when he grows up and learning more about the people around him and relationships. Andrew is a humorous character, making up funny names in his head for the strangers on the bus…

…to people, but he always ruins the conversations by saying something inappropriate to a stranger, for example when he asks the taxi driver where the ducks go in winter, or in his comment to a stranger, "'Have just one more drink,' I told him. 'Please. I'm…