Washington Square is a novel by Henry James about the Catherine, the daughter of Dr. Austin Sloper, who, against her father's wishes, wants to marry Morris Townsend. Fearing that Morris is marrying her for money, Dr. Sloper refuses to give his blessing and takes Catherine on a world tour. Catherine refuses to call off the engagement, but Morris soon leaves her and Catherine never marries. The novel features a conflict of loyalties and themes of love and betrayal.
A youth named equality 7 2521 who has found a hidden tunnel and hides in it to write knows his solitude violates all the laws of his society Even though he does not feel guilt for his actions he begs the forgiveness of the ruling Council As he spends more time alone he realizes that solitude suits him and he begins to crave more and more time by himself From his tunnel Equality 7 2521 records episodes from his childhood As a child Equality 7 2521 wanted more than anything to be a scholar He bel
Lena Grove a pregnant teenager has made her way to Mississippi in search of her babys father She hitches a ride into the small town of Jefferson which is home to a planing mill One of the workers at the mill Joe Christmas is a brooding racially ambiguous man who appeared suddenly at the mill one day in search of a job After gaining employment he was soon joined at the mill by another man named Joe Brown The two formed a partnership making and selling liquor illegally and eventually quit their j
In the short story What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie a character by the name of Jackson Jackson sets out to collect money to purchase his grandmothers long lost regalia Jackson Squared as he is so often referred to in the story is a homeless Spokane Indian His efforts at raising the money needed to buy back the regalia are strong However throughout the story he squanders the money her earns Allowing the reader to see his generosity is counter intuitive to his cause and leaves him wi
The Good Earth The Good Earth is a book by Pearl S Buck that was published in 1931 The Good Earth is a story that explains about the struggles that a farmer and his family had to live Wang Lung a young farmer Lung is a hard worker man and at the same time ambitious O lan a poor girl that was slave in the old mistress house she was a not the good looking O lan had a square honest face a short broad nose with large black nostrils and her mouth was wide as a gash in her face Her eyes were small an