I couldn't have imagined their lives even if I had tried. (Broyard, p.42). When she reveals this, Broyard demonstrates an attitude that is probably shared by many white people; a desire to talk about race, but the concern that even broaching the topic is impolite. Therefore, the gulf between the races gets wider and wider. Broyard also acknowledges the problem with claiming her own African-American identify. Talking about her first post-funeral

Bliss oModernist literature distinguishes itself from literature that came before it by employing a number of literary devices that make the stories more personal and introspective. Katherine Mansfield's story "Bliss" is a good example of modernist literature because of her use of symbolic language, and the protagonist's impressionistic feelings regarding the events around her instead of providing direct interpretation. leading to an ambiguous ending. The reader realizes that the protagonist, Bertha,

The satisfaction derived from that is by reason of good will towards the common man and not some universal pleasure felt by all men. But what about pain? Is Mills seems to be stating that happiness is the absence of pain. But is not some pain beneficial? Our reaction to spoiled milk that prevents us from drinking it for example. Wait, perhaps there are levels of pain that need to

His enlightenment comes when he is forced to be fully self-reliant. He realizes that he cannot depend upon his father or upon anyone else for omniscient knowledge, and that he is left to his own devices and beliefs in a world without morality. Like the cave-dweller, Elie eventually realizes that the material world does not offer moral answers; rather moral answers come from his own mind, sense of fortitude,

Plato, Descartes, And the Matrix The Matrix can be compared with Plato and Descartes. While that might seem like a very odd comparison, there are many similarities. In each scenario, there is the concept of reality and how to determine what is real and what is not. While it may seem as though it is easy to tell if something is real or not real, the truth is more complicated. People

The scene is full of hope and joy, and the use of light helps to illuminate this mood. Once Laura crosses the road, the scene is described quite differently. At first it is "smoky and dark," however Laura does manage to see in some of the cottages flickers of light in the shadows. These flickers of light represent flickers of hope, but they are far less luminous than those which