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W ha t is th e p oin t F am es T hurb er is tr y in g to m ake in h is e ssa y " M y S ecre t W orld o f Id io m "? Ja m es T hurb er's e ssa ys a re a ll a uto bio gra phic a l, m eanin g h e s p eaks a bout h is o w n li fe . H e u se s s ub tle ir o nic h um or to la ug h a t h im se lf a nd h is fa m ily o f r e la tiv e s a s a r e pre se nta tio n o f w ha t h e s e es a s th e p ro ble m s o f th e n m odern s o cie ty . W ha t th is m eans is th a t T hurb er...

W ha t is th e p oin t o f u sin g th e c o nch ? In th e fir s t c ha pte r o f th e b ook, P ig gy n o tic e s th e c o nch s he ll in th e w ate r. H e s ug gests to R alp h h o w it m ig ht b e u se d. W he n y o u m ake a h o le in it a nd b lo w it c o rre ctly , it m ake s a lo ud s o und . S o P ig gy s ug gests th a t R alp h c a n u se it to le t... S olu tio n In th e fir s t c ha pte r o f th e ...

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W ha t is th e p oin t o f th is p oem ? T he p oin t o f W alt W hitm an's p oem 'A S ig ht in C am p in th e D ayb re ak G ra y a nd D im ' is la ck o f h o pe. T he la ck o f h o pe is fo r m ankin d a nd fo r p eace . T he p oem h a s a s li g htly d esp air in g to ne a bout it, fr o m th e v e ry fir s t li n e 't h e d ayb re ak g ra y... S olu tio n T he p oin t o f W alt W hitm an's p oem 'A S ig ht in C am p in th e D ayb re ak G ra y a nd D im ' ...

W ha t is th e s im ila rity b etw een th e fa cto ry w ork e rs o f C oke to w n a nd M r. G ra dgrin d 's c hild re n? In C ha pte r V , th e n a rra to r s p ecula te s th a t th e re is in d eed a n " a na lo gy b etw een th e c a se o f th e C oke to w n p opula tio n a nd th e c a se o f th e li ttle G ra dgrin d s." B oth g ro up s li v e in s e ttin g s th a t a re m ono to no us, " s e ve re ly w ork fu...

Is th e p oin t o f " R ip V an W in kle " to d epic t a s ym boli c s tr u g gle b etw een A m eric a ( R ip ) a nd E ng la nd ( w ife )? In W ashin g to n Ir v in g 's li g htly s a tir ic s to ry , w he n R ip v a n W in kle r e tu rn s fr o m h is lo ng s le ep, h e le arn s th a t th e A m eric a n R evo lu tio n h a s ta ke n p la ce , a nd h is w ife h a s d ie d: F re edom h a s b een a chie ve d o n tw o fr o nts . B ut, Ir v in g w rite s, The re w as a s u ...

In " T he L ove S ong o f J . A lf r e d P ru fr o ck", a t w ha t p oin t in th e p oem d o y o u r e ali z e th a t P ru fr o ck w ill n o t d ecla re h is lo ve ? T he e n tir e p oem s eem s t o r e veal h is h esit a tio n, h is f e ar, h is in secu rit ie s, a n d t h e e xcu ses t h at h e g iv es h im self fo r N OT a skin g h is q uestio n. H e v acilla te s b ack a n d f o rth , b ut m ost o f t h e t im e e xp re sses h is t r e p id atio n a t a skin g. H is ...

W ha t p oin t is H uxle y m akin g a bout m arria ge a nd r e la tio nship s in Bra ve N ew W orld ? In A ld ous H uxle y's c e le bra te d n o ve l Bra ve N ew W orld , h e d epic ts a d ys to pia n s o cie ty w he re e ach c itiz e n's p rim ary lo ya lt y is to th e W orld S ta te , w hic h is e xtr e m ely s tr u ctu re d a nd d riv e n b y a dva nce d te chno lo gy. In th e W orld S ta te , c itiz e ns a re clo ne d, c o nd itio ne d, a nd m anufa ctu re d in ...

In S ta ve 3 o f A C hris tm as C aro l , w ha t is th e p oin t o f g oin g to th e li g hth o use a nd th e s hip , a nd w ha t is th e g re at s urp ris e S cro oge h a s? In A C hris tm as C aro l D ic ke ns u se s th e th re e g ho sts to s ho w S cro oge th e d eve lo pm ent o f h is a ttitu d e to C hris tm as--w hic h w ork s a s a b ro ader s ym bol fo r h um anity in g ene ra l- -th e r e la tio ns o f h is a ttitu d e to th e a ttitu d e o f [v ir tu a l...

W ha t p oin t is G uy tr y in g to m ake w he n h e a sks M ild re d, " d oes y o ur fa m ily lo ve y o u"? A fte r M ild re d a lm ost k ills h e rs e lf b y ta kin g to o m any s le epin g p ills , M onta g s ta rts to w orry a bout h e r. H e th in ks th a t o ne o f he r p ro ble m s is th a t s he d oesn't c a re a bout a nyo ne o r a nyth in g - - th a t s he h a s n o e m otio n le ft in h...