As a group of Mexican American children play together, they develop understanding of both their personal and national identities.
During the Vietnam War, American soldiers carry not only their weighty equipment but many memories. A husband and wife receive a blind visitor who affects the husband's way of seeing things. What would it be like if the prize at a community-sponsored lottery were not the cash that people ordinarily hope to win?
The Sky is Grey: On a trip with his mother, a boy learns about the harshness of life and what it takes to survive. In a small farmhouse kitchen early in the twentieth century, the wives of men investigating a murder discover significant evidence that forces them to make an urgent decision.
What is the definition of a "brave" man, and does that mean he commands fear or respect? Miss Brill goes to the park for a pleasant afternoon, but she does not find what she was expecting. Jing-Mei leads her own kind of life despite the wishes and hopes of her mother. An introspective boy learns much about himself when he tries to keep a promise.
Can a mother in a Nazi concentration camp save her starving and crying baby? When a Native American dies, his friends must pose their respect for ancient tribal beliefs with the conventions of contemporary religion. An intelligent black student, filled with hopes and dreams, is treated with monstrous indignity.
Mei Ling Teng's long life leading from the Orient to the United States has been filled with the deprivation, agony, and insult of war, but she has also known love.
A new employee is introduced to the rather unusual and surprising situations in the office. Phoenix Jackson, a devoted grandmother, walks a worn path on a mission of great love.
Louise Mallard is shocked and grieved by news that her husband has been killed, but she is in for an even greater shock. While waiting for a train, a man and woman reluctantly discuss an urgent situation. Jackie as a young man tells about his first childhood experience with confession. In ancient times, how could a superior woman maintain power and integrity? How do we judge whether people have lived up to their fullest potential, and what effects the way people develop over their lives? In colonial Salem, Goodman Brown has a bewildering experience that changes his outlook on life.
Is there any limit to what a person can do to make divine forgiveness impossible? As the end nears, Granny Weatherall has her memories and is surrounded by her loving adult children.
As a housewife on a small ranch, Elisa Allen experiences changes to her sense of self-worth. How accurately does the word "happy" fit any of these endings, and why? When a group of children visits a toy store for the wealthy, some of them draw conclusions about society and themselves. Is American liberty restricted to people of only one group, or is it for everyone?
Illustrative Student Essay: D. A young country boy grows in awareness, conscience, and individuality despite his hostile father. Who is the woman who is trying to emerge from behind the yellow wallpaper? Despite the "generation gap," a mother tries to teach her daughter how to behave properly.
She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennessee. Johnson, with her daughter Maggie, is visited by her citified daughter Dee, whose return home is accompanied by surprises. Evaluating Sources box. Taking Complete and Accurate Notes. I Dwell in Possibility F, J Who Are You? J, F In White NEW.
Acquainted with the Night Bad Man NEW. Dream Boogie NEW. I, Too NEW. Alfred Prufrock. Two young men meet in New York City and engage in a surprising dialogue about racial identity.
As Carla and Bethany talk together, they go through a transformational experience. What happens to people facing disappointment, anger, alienation, and lost hope? A woman must choose between her family obligations and loyalty to the state.
With all his hopes unfulfilled, Willy Loman still clings to his dreams. The problems of lovers are resolved through the magic of the natural world, not through custom and law. A bachelor and a widow meet and immediately berate each other, but their lives are about to undergo great change. A young Hispanic man finds sweet, humorous way to memorialize his lost father.
Mulatto and the Reality of the Southern Black Experience. On a Southern plantation in the s, a young man tries to assert his rights, but there are those who will not grant him any rights at all. A professional wrestler tries to forge a better life for himself and his family.
Tom would like to escape the memory of his home life, in which he finds only confusion and entrapment. Troy Maxson, who as a young athlete could knock baseballs over fences, has led a life enclosed by other fences. In their seemingly perfect household, Nora and Torvald discover the severe differences between them. Freedom, Truth, and Society—Rhetoric and Reality. Comparison-Contrast and Extended Comparison-Contrast.
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He graduated from the Minneapolis public schools in , and received his Doctorate from the University of Minnesota in He served in the U. Army in and , seeing duty in Arkansas, the Philippine Islands, and Colorado. He published articles about the plays of Henry Fielding, the subject of his Ph. Since then, this book has undergone twelve separate revisions, for a total of thirteen editions.
In , with Henry E. After Professor Jacobs's untimely death in the summer of , Professor Roberts continued working on changes and revisions to keep this text up to date. The Ninth Edition was published early in , with Pearson Longman. When the two teams play in inter-league games, he is uneasy because he dislikes seeing either team lose. He also likes both the Giants and the Jets. He has been an avid jogger ever since the early s, and he enjoys watching national and international track meets.
Zweig has numerous peer-reviewed publications in journals, encyclopedias and books. Zweig is co-author of Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing , a bestselling introduction to literature textbook published by Pearson.
Zweig has lectured extensively throughout the United States and Italy on Victorian Literature, Poetics and contemporary culture. Zweig has lectured extensively throughout the United States and Italy on Victorian Literature, Poetics and contemporary culture. Convert currency. Add to Basket.
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From the Back Cover : Technology continues to play a major role with the success of "Literature" through the online study resource These modules include: Essay questions Multiple choices Built-in e-mail routing options that give students the ability to forward essay responses and computer-graded quizzes to their instructors "Communication Modules" include tools such as "Live Chat" and "Message Board" to facilitate online collaboration and communication.
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