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Brave New World: “Most historical facts are unpleasant.” I selected this quote because, in all honesty, it is the ugly truth. If you look back at history, most of it is going to be unpleasant. For example, Christopher Colombus finding North America and then killing off dozens of indigenous Native Americans is a historical fact that is indeed unpleasant. #532338

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Offred's dislike of the new political system leads her to develop a need to rebel in any way that she can. The opportunities to do so are few and far between, since any insurrection can lead to her death. However, she finds moments of agency, such as when she carved writing into the wall of her closet, tried to steal small items from the living room, or slept with Nick. #573496

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Janie wants love and happiness and she tries to gets it by doing whatever makes her happy, and being with people that make her feel special.
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Yossarian wants any other possible outcome that isn't heading out on missions. He is incredibly paranoid that everybody is out to get him, whether it be gunshots from the opposition in the war, or people poisoning his food in the mess hall. He achieves this goal through several different means of stalling and deception. Yossarian stayed in the hospital much longer than was necessary (even though nothing was wrong, but he wouldn't tell the doctors that) just to avoid heading out on missions. He pulled out the intercom in his position in the plane purely with the intentions of cutting off communication to his team and forcing them to turn back around. These are the methods Yossarian utilizes to get what he wants: the least amount of work/chance of death possible. 559403

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One of the symbols that is used in Brave New World is the act and experience of sex which is supposed to provide a commentary on human affection and just how sterile human interaction can be without the lens of romance to guide you. Sex, in this book, is something without borders or rules or regulations (except for the odd deeming of chastity being a perversion) and it is encouraged that children partake in "erotic play" which may allude to masturbation or manual sex of sorts (groping). This is meant to be  a precursor for sex to be had later in life. Now, this does happen in our real world although it may not be talked about, but the freaky part isn't that it's happening or that it's being allowed, it's that it's being almost required of by adult supervisors. This is meant to make the reader perhaps a little uncomfortable; sexualization of children is never okay, but this is also meant to, in a way, humanize them in some way. It is often said that "sex is the closest one can get to another person", the ultimate form of intimacy (or at physically). It's made to be a bit artificial though since it is being used as a means of teasing the kids with a sense of freedom, that the only thing they could control was their sexuality, if that. Sexuality is not necessarily an emotional occurrence, but it can be and something unique to humans is their romanticization of sex and procreation. Sex becomes a symbol of love but of love that will never be attained.
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Janie makes it very clear that she wants love, and not the kind that her grandmother sets up for her. Janie wants to find someone that makes her feel special. To find love, Janie does what makes her happy, and she tries to find someone who makes her feel important and treats her right.Janie has to experience many relationships to finally find the right one. -560525

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The main character, Yossarian, wants to survive the war. He is trying to survive by faking illness and staying in the hospital wing as long as possible. Also, when he must fly, he takes extreme evasive action to avoid incoming anti-air fire and speeds out of harm's way as soon as possible.
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Kafka wants to be free. He wants to be away from his father. Kafka runs away and he takes 3,500 dollars from his father to support himself until he could figure out what he is going to do. By running away he gets what he wants and sets himself free but little did he know being alone comes with facing your own dark side and your own problems.
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Kafka wants to be away from his father and to be able to live on his own. He is also striving to be the toughest 15 year old on the planet because that is what he thinks, he needs in order to survive. Once Kafka has made it to the new town he finds himself making friends with Oshima, a worker in the library, who gives him a place to stay within the library. Though he is not technically living on his own he is able to survive without his father.
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"You could either strain and look at things that appeared in front of you in the fog, painful as it might be, or you could relax and lose yourself."
I chose this quote because you can choose to look at what is right in front of you but it may not be clear. You can try to understand it but understanding what is right in front of you can be hard and painful at times. You might not want to accept what you just saw. You could also choose to forget or not care about what you see but if you do this you could risk losing yourself or losing who you are.
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Bromden has been in the ward longer than any other patient. He has fooled everyone into thinking he is deaf and mute, thinking it life would be easier that way.  But when McMurphy arrives, Bromden slowly finds himself becoming more than a dumb, deaf patient.  When cleaning he notes the smell of McMurphy is that of dirt and work.  Bromden thinks more of the outside world even gets up in the middle of the night to look at the world outside of the facility,  He also has not been seeing much fog, which we assume is either due to the medications or his mental illness.  This shows that he is more aware and in touch with reality.  All of this started with the admission of McMurphy.
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Milkman changes his attitude about his father throughout the novel; when he is a younger boy, he submits to his father and has no real voice to his own, practicing obedience and learning from greater figures like his father or Guitar. As he progresses to reach an age where he is surely an adult, he is more independent and looking to dominate; Milkman no longer is looking to follow in his father's footsteps/ job and stands up to Macon when his actions are seen as too extreme by Milkman. Milkman also brings himself to his own lifestyle choices, and grows to be less reliable on others for cues. Also, Milkman grows to be more assertive and quick to assume. for Example, Guitar states he and Milkman are not the same, but are friends regardless. Milkman is not satisfied with this statement, and takes it in as a sign of betrayal from Guitar.
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Brave New World takes place in a setting that is foreign from what we believe and is controversial with the ideals we are surrounded with. It is a world that is very erotic and open to the thing that in our society would be considered shameful to talk about. There is importance of recognizing the setting, because the scenes to follow are of very erotic/sexual behavior and embracing that behavior openly, its actually seen as a very good thing and if you do not engage in it then your behavior is thought to be abnormal. The world these characters live in from the beginning conditions them to be promiscuous and engage in those acts, it makes them know that this is the norm.  563409

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McMurphy started out as an energetic, instigating womanizer. He went against every rule and did things his way. He was anti-Nurse and challenged her authority. During pool time, McMurphy was talking to a lifeguard about the time inside. The lifeguard said that in jail, they tell you the amount of time you have left. In a mental hospital, you'll never know and you can possibly be staying for the rest of your life. After that, McMurphy began to act right to avoid suspicion about his mental state so he could leave as soon as possible. He didn't fight with the Nurse anymore, he didn't hold any protests, and he minded his business.
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Since Offred is in a place where she has no freedom, she mostly just wants a chance to feel somewhat free again. Sometimes she'll have memories or flashbacks of her past life and other times she gets urges to break the rules. During one of the times she wanted to feel free again, she attempts to steal something even if it goes unnoticed, it would be for her own mind to know that she can still have even a little bit of power in the new world she lives in.
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"Sometimes they'll be here for days, until there's a new batch, so as many people as possible will have the chance to see them."
This community in Gilead is very strict and tight-knit and with this quote you can see a more specific reason for that. The whole community is very carefully crafted, with such a precision that it's shocking. The hanging of the bodies of those who have committed crimes gives everyone living in the community a reason to stay in line. The community is ruled by fear under the guise of religion. This quote exemplifies that and enforces the idea of how this community stays so intact in a sense.
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"Years ago Professor Antoine told me that if I stayed here, they were going to break me down... he didn't tell me that my aunt would help them do it." I selected this quote because Grant never favored the idea of him making a man of Jefferson, only now hates it even more because upon entering the jail to visit he gets treated as if he is the one behind bars. His aunt contributes to this because she is making him go to the jail.
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This book takes place in the 1940's which significantly impacts Grant's , the protagonist, attitude. Since racism and segregation is prime during this time period, Grant,an African American male, is constantly biting his tongue when surrounded and addressed by white people. Also, when Jefferson is on trail, the jury comes to a very quick decision. Being that the jury consisted of all white males, they declared Jeff guilty and to serve the ultimate sentence, death by the electric chair. There is no doubt that the racism and prejudice during the novels setting impacted both Grant and Jefferson.
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"It's an old form of greeting. I haven't heard it for a long time, for years." "...I think I will cry." This quote takes on the perspective of the protagonist of the book, Offred, and this quote stood out to me, because it shows the significance of verbal or social interaction with other humans. Within previous chapters of the story, there have been many parts that had led off to the loss or lack of affection and love. For example, sex is no longer filled with desire, love, or lust. It is only for the purpose of breeding, like a business deal of some sort. There are no emotions put into it anymore like how sex was often perceived to be. With the lack of social interaction, Offred feels the urge to cry because she hasn't heard someone greet her or acknowledge her like a human being in such a long time. It really shows how strong and captivating words and social interaction could be for an individual. There are many moments within the story where Offred clings onto her old memories about her husband, in which she longs for his touch, his warmth, and the feeling of love once again.
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Gaines uses the term "hog" to define the young boy who has been convicted of a crime. Hog means fool, one who is childish and immature, but it is a symbol of disgust. The young boy, Jefferson who knows he is about to die, simply gives up since he has let those around him define who he is. To the jury he is a hog, to Grant, and to his family. Jefferson is the antagonist of the book, since he is nothing like Grant. Grant is supposed to turn this "hog" into a man, simply meaning an 18 year old boy to an 18 year old man before he dies.
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The setting of the book takes place in a mental hospital where the patients that are emitted to the hospital are seen as not normal. Knowing that allows us to understand why the patients are in there and what type of treatment is given to them.This impacts the characters by having them always constantly being watched and having their behavior observed. An example or experience they have to go through is shock therapy. Which is a type of therapy that corrects the patients when they are not doing the correct response to a given situation.
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In this story of an affluent African American family, symbolism is evident in the use of Biblical names for almost all of the characters such as Ruth, Magdalena, Hagar, and First Corinthians. This presents readers with irony since the characters of this story are not very virtuous. Contrary to this symbolism, there is actually a great deal of vice in this book since it accounts for abusive relationships, family strife, incest, and greed.
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Janie's hair is a reoccurring symbol throughout the story. Based on the context, I have interpreted the representation to be her confidence and power. She knows exactly who she is and does as she pleases while her hair is down and swinging, big and beautiful, and is degraded as a person when she has to hide her hair or tie it up away. It breaks down her power. 560888

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Brave New World: A symbol that is widely referenced in the book is family. Family symbolizes everything that is horrifying and wrong in the world. Fathers represent misery; mothers represent “every kind of perversion from sadism to chastity”; brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts represent madness and suicide. In the book, an idyllic family life is no longer envied because it is perceived as being wrong.  #532338

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McMurphy is a character that has made a big impact to the story since his introduction. He's talkative, unapologetic, combative, and at times, surprisingly thoughtful. He is the obvious catalyst for a change in the ward. He remained consistent until part 2 of the story, the section is where we begin to learn more about him. He likes painting and writes letters to an unknown person, revealing a milder side to him. We also see a change in his perceptive. He goes from a guy without a care in world, enjoying his stay at the ward to a person realizing that there's no guarantee he's getting out anytime soon. He has become more aware of the gravity of his situation, which makes him mellow.

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The setting is set in a poor African American neighborhood in the 1930's. Macon Dead being a wealthy African American who owns many houses does not like the fact that he cannot relate to the poor African Americans and does not want to be compared to them, but also can't relate to the rich Whites since he is African American. So this makes Macon Dead a ruthless and lonely person as he has no one to relate to. This also leads to Macon Dead viewing himself at a higher standard.
In conclusion, the setting of "Song of Solomon" contradicts Macon Dead's wealth and status, and influences Macon Dead as a person and his beliefs.
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An important symbol of the book is the color red. It represents the Handmaids since they all have to wear long red dresses, red shoes, and have to use red umbrellas and bags. Red is an intense color that can represent the dangers of the Handmaids as women because they are forced into sexual actions.
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Offred wants to have a sense of freedom that she isn't getting in this new political system because of this she can sometimes be very rebellious and do things she isn't supposed to.
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Hester wants to live out her life normally despite the looks and stares of everyone around her. However she still longs to be by the aide of the man who gave birth to her child. She tries hard to live normally by trying to teach her child how to behave and she keeps herself in check in despite the constant gossip and degrading comments she receives.
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Kafka experiences a life changing scene when he wakes up with blood covered on his shirt in a forest with all his valuable stuff still with him but a painful bruise on his shoulder. Kafka panics and the image of the blood stays with him. He can't focus as well as he use to and he can't erase it from his memory. He can't remember how he got there or what happened causing him to be filled with confusion.
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Catch-22 takes place during a war in Europe, probably World War 2 or a similar fictional war. There is evidence in the story that the main character, Yossarian, was a sane, order-following individual before the war however through his service he has become paranoid and extremely self-focused.
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One of the more important symbols of the book is the Latin phrase found on the wall of the cupboard of Offred's room. In chapter 29 it is revealed that the quote that has been somewhat of a tool used to ground Offred and help her remember herself means 'Don't let the bastards grind you down.' This phrase in Latin was left by the previous handmaid, as Offred had expected. While it serves as a reminder to Offred to remain strong, it also tells her that the previous handmaid had learned this phrase from the Commander. This provides Offred with the knowledge of the Commander's intentions. #557701

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"Hester Prynne yet struggled to believe that no fellow-mortal was guilty like herself"

I chose this quote because it shows a different side of the main character, shows how she feels about her punishment for her sin, and it created an argument or question for readers of the book.

I chose this because I can agree with her. The people in her town punish her for her sin by using public shaming, but yet there are or may be others who have committed a sin like hers or just a sin in general. Then, the idea that can be argued is to why is Hester received a big of a punishment while others are kept in the dark. #569038

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Part of what makes the shift to the new political system so intense is the reminders of the old way of living through the location of the book. Offred was trained to be a handmaid in an old gymnasium. They arrange marriages where there used to be football games. This juxtaposition of the old and new has a jarring effect on our main character, who is constantly haunted by her past with her husband and daughter. #573496

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Janie's hair is a symbol that frequently pops up throughout the novel. To me, it represents not only her beauty, the affect she has on others as well. Almost every time her hair is mentioned, it is in regards of her looks or how she should hide it to keep other men from looking at it. Throughout the book, people always seem to talk about Janie, and are worried about what she is doing.
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The story takes place during the 1900s. Milkman experiences and witnesses a lot of racial discrimination. The anger caused by racial discrimination and the desire to be looked at as an equal to everybody else is what fuels many of his actions. 553296

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The story occurs in the Boston of 1640s, a few decades after the witch trials. The setting was a "somber, gray, violently moral community founded as a kind of Puritan utopia." The combination of a newfound Puritan utopia and a history of witch trials made the condemnations towards Hester much harsher and extreme.
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" 'Look's like everybody is going in the wrong direction but you, don't it?' " -Guitar
This quote was selected for its truth. Milkman is at a time where he is conflicted amongst who he can trust in his circle of family and friends. Guitar was previously states in the book to be the only one Milkman could truly trust. Having said that, it is a powerful move for the person with the most valuable insight in Milkman's life to tell him what Milkman is feeling. Milkman believes his family and friends are going crazy, but he is in the right state of mind. In reality, it is Milkman who has not developed his sense of direction and clarity.
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The quote "Begin at the Beginning" I feel is a powerful quote throughout the book that can be digested in many contexts. In the books context, the reason why they begin to condition the "Children" in the beginning is to provide them with the knowledge they need to be able to accept the society they live in. Although it correlates with the book, it may also apply to our modern day societal beliefs, as we are raised in school to learn new words and expand our vocabulary to keep building on it later, but in order to do that we first must begin at the beginning, at the very bottom. The quote itself proves to be a action we do on a daily. 563409

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One important symbol that continuously appears throughout the book is Janie's long black hair. Her hair symbolizes her sense of power, self, and strength. When Janie is forced to tie her hair up, it's almost like she looses a piece of her. -560525

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In the book, the current setting is in a place where women don't have as much power as they once did three years prior. The women who are fertile are held as handmaids in a household in which the woman of the house is not fertile. Other women have the role of being Martha's/servants. The main character is a handmaid which makes her experiences different from other characters and has different impacts since the role of a handmaid is to have a child with the man of the house, or the "commander". The character has many traumatic moments and memories of when the past transitioned into the new political system.
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Janie's goal is to find real genuine love. She doesn't want the expectations her grandmother set for her because it twisted the meaning of love to her. To find the love she's looking for, she begins doing what she finally gets to do for herself, lets her hair down, and take care of herself. She knew she found the one when he began to bring the joy and beauty out of her and only loved her for her. He made her feel excited and the thoughts of him never left her mind. That is when she came to the conclusion that she found the love she was looking for. 560888

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The setting is very important because the story jumps perspectives every chapter. The settings allow one to see the difference of location between perspective. Kafka is in a small town and mainly lives and works within the library while Nakata stays in the Nakano ward looking for lost cats. These locations also reader to see how the characters will react with certain altercations. Kafka having to learn how to speak to the patrons of the library or understanding how Nakata makes his way around town without being able to read or write.
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With the setting of the book based in war, what I believe to be World War II, much of Yossarian's paranoia probably comes from that fact. With his participation in the war, he is probably fearful for his life, and is incredibly superstitious towards all of the possible outcomes that could get him killed. This explains his reasoning for wanting to stay in the hospital or at camp for so long. However, almost every other single character within the book does not mind heading out on missions, and don't seem to be adversely affected by what Yossarian is experiencing. 559403

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A major aspect of some of the symbolism in Handmaid's Tale revolves around the color red. It not only identifies the women as handmaids, but also represents many things that are defining parts of this world. Red is the color of blood, it's noticeable even though the handmaid's are supposed to stay quiet and in their expected place. Red being the color of blood also could represent that in each month their failure of not conceiving a child, the color being a reminder of what their duty is.
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Grant wants to be with Vivian. Although she is still married, has 2 kids, and has trying to get a divorce within the last 2 years. Vivian tells Grant they can never been seen with each other, but he still visits her when he can. They go to bars and drink, but she's never been to his house . He loves her and doesn't care about getting caught, or being in trouble with whoever she's afraid of. It's mainly her holding them back from seeing each other, he just wants to make her happy. He reminds her that he does want to have kids with her, just not in the city they live in. He wants a family, and he's not going to be stopped from achieving that goal.
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McMurphy has changed throughout this story. Ever since McMurphy arrived at the mental hospital things have been changing. McMurphy has conflicts with Nurse Ratched all the time and he tries to get on her nerves. He has successfully made her made a couple times too. He also got all the Acutes and Bromden to protest by sitting in front of the TV instead of doing chores because Nurse Ratched wouldn't change TV time so they could watch the World Series. But the day they visited the swimming pool McMurphy changed. After the swimming pool McMurphy was on his best behavior and tried not to irritate Nurse Ratched. He talked to the lifeguard and the lifeguard said that the mental hospital isn't like jail. You aren't just there for a certain amount of time then you get to leave. You are in a mental hospital until the nurse decides you are "cured" and good enough to leave. McMurphy wants to get out of there so he started to be on his best behavior.
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Hester has found herself in a community where everyone judges her for committing "adultery". Hester want many different thing but on of the main things she wants is for people to forget her previous actions. She wants society to stop looking her down  and maneuvering her as if she is worth nothing. In order to obtain this Hester devotes her time to helping out in charity and enjoys knitting in order to help out other people in need.
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The book being set in a new political system where woman don't have the same rights as they once did really impacts our character because she still has her old memories and flashbacks of what her life was once like
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Grant's feelings in regards to teaching Jefferson have not changed.  His aunt is making him do this or else she'll kick him out the house. He doesn't really have a choice and this angers him making him very much dislike the  agreement she made for him. He also doesn't see a point in trying to make a man of someone who is going to die. To Grant, Jefferson is pretty much already dead.
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“Every one belongs to every one else.” I chose this Quote because of its duality. You can read it and think it’s a nice thing about equality and community or you might read it and think it’s kind of sick and describes a lack of control of your life and your body.
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Milkman tries to find love and wants the feeling of being appreciated. His family is not a typical loving family. Therefore, he spends most of his time with people that actually enjoy his presence. He spends a lot of time with his friend Guitar, and he also visits Pilate and her family. 553296

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"No mother is ever, completely, a child's idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well...I wish she were here, so I could tell her I finally know this." This quote is Offred speaking of her relationship with her mother. While it doesn't have much impact on the grand scheme of things, this quote suggests that one of Offred's deepest regrets is not telling her mother she knows they did well by one another. Offred knew then that they didn't have the best relationship but she discovers (when it is too late) that they did the best they could and she is grateful for that because neither was perfect and shouldn't be expected to be. I wrote this quote down because I relate to the rough relationship between mother and daughter. I thought 'I might really understand this quote in my own relationship, someday, hopefully not too late.' #557701

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"Nobody complains about all the fog. I know why, now: as bad as it is, you can slip back in it and feel safe. He (McMurphy) keeps trying to drag us out of the fog, out in the open where we'd be easy to get at." I selected this quote because it's interesting and something I'm familiar it. Everyone has something they have adapted to. Once you adapt, you're comfortable. It's your comfort space and no one likes changing or leaving their comfort space. The patients have gotten used to their illnesses, fog, or demons, they're comfortable McMurphy, on the other hand, is trying to bring them out of their toxic nature and expose them to sunshine and happiness. They don't like it because they're not used to those emotions and rather be in their comfort zone of the fog. I can relate to this.
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'Him dead and white and puffy and skinny , and she had his fingers in her mouth.' This sentence perturbs me greatly. It was the 1960s and Ruth, the mother of the protagonist, Milkman, has just lost her father. We learn that after his death, Ruth was found naked in bed with the corpse of her father. The 60s were a progressive decade in comparison to the start of the century and to the century before that so it was a bit alarming to me for that to still occur. This does give us more insight into the peculiar character of Ruth. It was not the first account of odd behavior by her, such as when we learn that she breastfed her son out of pleasure until he was 13. All-in-all, it adds to the interesting turns that this novel holds.

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McMurphy within the story proclaims that he does not like spending more than six months with in any mental hospital. In order to get out McMurphy puts on his best behavior. Hes puts on this facade that he appears normal and ready to be let out. Hes already been in the current mental hospital for over one month.
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An interesting quote I read this week was said by Nurse Ratched.  In the staff meeting she said, "The length of time he spends in this hospital is entirely up to us."  To me this shows the true corruption of Nurse Ratched.  She understands that she has all the authority and is eagerto use that over the patients who defy her.  I did not take this to mean she would decide when McMurphy was cured of his illness and fit to join society once again.  I took this to mean that McMurphy would be under her authority until he learned to bend to her will and submit to her power.  Nurse Ratched is willing to take as much time as needed to break McMurphy and this very idea excites her as if his life were a game.
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In the beginning of the story there is symbolism of flying . It starts of with the Doctor committing suicide and jumping of the hospital building. The author describes the Doctor's "blue silk wings.." as he is on top of the hospital. There is also a woman singing "O Sugarman done fly away". This symbol of flying represents people and their attempt of trying to escape their terrible living situation in poverty. Flying is usually seen as something majestic but in this story it can be represented in a negative way to maybe represent people running away from their problems.
This symbol of flying in the beginning of the story sets the tone for the rest of the story.
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The fog is reoccurring symbol in the story. Bromden seems to be the only one who can see it and he believes it is mechanically induced by the Big Nurse. The fog can represent either the effect of the drugs given to the patients or just lack of mental clarity. The fog is made to be comforting yet dangerous as it alters reality.

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Because Offred lives in a political system that gives her little or no freedom at all, she develops a feeling of rebelliousness to satisfy her needs to feel free once again. This is evident throughout the book as she does things that she is not allowed to do and that could risk her life. For example, she steps out of her room in the middle of the night to steal and develops a relationship with Nick.
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A very noticeable symbol is the color red. Handmaids are required to wear red which makes them very easily identified compared to other women. The color red is also usually connected to danger and the color of blood which only the fertile woman are made to wear it .
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"But she named the infant Pearl, as being of great price -purchased with all she had -her mother's only treasure!"
Throughout the chapter it begins to explain how Pearl acts and grows up both as a baby and later on as a child. However it isn't until this quote that I was able to confirm that she actually loves the child rather than considering her as a burden to her life. I especially selected this quote as the name behind her child has such a deep meaning that only she may know and appreciate.
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One of the most important symbols that was introduced very early on in the book was the color red. In the book, red signifies the handmaid's position in the new system. The women wear clothes in red to distinguish them apart from other women such as the Martha's. Red is also most associated with blood which in this case could refer to the fact that the handmaid's are the only women who are fertile and therefore able to bare children.
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" 'Even Epsilons are useful' and so am I. And I damned wish I weren't!" (Page 91)
This quote peaked my interest out of all the things that I read because it shows some bit of individuality, individual desires. It's been stressed time and time again in this story that a person belongs to every other person and that everyone has a role to play in the creation of a perfect society, one opposite of ours where there is no use of frivolous hobbies and interests. This quote though, shows a sense of rebellion and angst. He doesn't want to comply with things but is rather forced. He doesn't want to fit in, and he doesn't want to be of use to anyone. He would rather be his own, useless person. Which I found profound and relatable.
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Offred, the protagonist, holds a rather strong impulse to rebel against the system that she feels is constricting her and others of too many things, such as having the status of being a 'woman' once again, being able to enter into certain rooms, or something as simple as having hand lotion to keep their bodies moisturized. As the story progresses, her feelings and thoughts proceed to become actions, which resulted with Offred sneaking into a rooms, carving words into the wall, stealing objects, and ultimately lusting for another man. Although she is aware of the rules and the consequences for breaking the rules, she overlooks them throughout the story and acts upon her impulsive thoughts.
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"that the outward guise of purity was but a lie, and that, if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom besides Hester Prynne's?"

I chose this quote because I think that it has a valid point, and is what the author wants to tell about the dark side of Puritanism. While all the townspeople were condemning Hester for her sin. which she took claim of with dignity, they themselves were also sinning as the saying from the bible goes "love thy neighbor as thyself." This is the irony that is presented in the quote which points out the fact that Hester's society is so adamant on being good and not sinning, however it is hypocritical of them to be putting her on display on a scaffold and publicly shaming her, which is a sin when they were not treating their neighbor as themselves. Religious as they were, their claim that her sin is bigger than theirs is not valid because the bible or similarities say that all sin are equal.
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So far throughout this novel, the protagonist Grant has not changed. Before agreeing to teach Jefferson, Grant believed the lessons would be useless. By his fourth visitation, Grant still has a sense of negativity and doubt that the lessons are not being beneficial. Grant makes it seem like his time and energy is being wasted because Jefferson is bound to die with or without learning something.I believe both Grants and Jeffs negativity is holding them back from change because Grant doesn't care to teach and Jeff shows no real interest to learn.
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"locked in a frame for safety"

When Offred says this, she's talking about a picture kept in a picture frame. She talks as if the frame will protect the family or the memory of when they were once happily in each other's lives. As if the frame could protect the family in that picture from the horrors to come.
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Hester wants her child, Pearl, to live a life that isn't affected by her own actions and treatments. For example, Hester doesn't want her treatment from her sin punishment to be rubbed onto Pearl. Like the constant stares and hearing others talk about her sin that comes with receiving shameful disrespect from others. She wants to be apart for her daughter's life but doesn't want Pearl to receive treatment like she receives, but struggles because wherever Hester goes Pearl is with her. So Hester tries to solve this by not imposing strict rules for Pearl, so that people can see that Pearl has a good and pure personality and heart unlike what the rumors say about her mother Hester. #569038

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The book is set in a distinct area where a new political system is being used. This political system impacts the character in a negative way as she and others like her are limited in their freedom and the things they can and can't do. The character is also messed up mentally because she is always mentioning being drugged and how everything is a "reconstruction."
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In the beginning, Offred was more careful about what she did and said . As the book progresses, she wants to break the rules to get a sense of freedom. She turns to stealing and even kissing a man she shouldn't have.
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A common symbol in the book at the Alpha, Beta, Delta, Epsilon people. These rankings symbolize a social hierarchy decided at birth, similar to the mestizo system.
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In this book revolves around a huge symbol which is the letter "A". This letter is worn on Hester the letter "A" is also known as the Scarlet Letter.The actual features of it is a Golden -embroidered patch of cloth which Hester wears on her chest. Hester is forced to wear this letter which mainly symbolized she did something against regulation which is that she committed adultery. This is huge in this book as it is the title of the book and it also sets a tone and description how times where then. This symbol also effects how people in town view Hester as. So far in the book, Hester has always worn this letter and hasn't removed it since it was implied upon her.
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Throughout the whole book Janie wants to find true love and it controls pretty much everything she does. Janie was forced by her grandma to marry a man she never loved.  So she tries very hard to get the attention of another man, then she runs off to marry him thinking she's in love with him. Turns out, she isn't in love with him, so when he dies, she falls in love with another man from her town. She sacrifices everything to run off with him hoping that this is finally true love.
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The most important symbol in Their Eyes Were Watching God is Janie's hair. She has very long beautiful black hair that all the women are jealous of and all the men dream about. Janie's hair represents her freedom and strength.
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