Furnace

more cases, however, involved illegitimate babies. In 1593, a woman named Anne Lynsted allegedly “killed her newly born female child by throwing it into a seething furnace,” (Chamberlain, 76). According to historical records, the word “seething” referred more to Anne’s intense state of agitation, and less to the temperature of the furnace (Chamberlain, 76). There are many more cases similar to Anne’s, with women stabbing, suffocating, or choking their newborns. These women are referred to as…

The Prelude: Wordsworth’s Mental Conflicts and His Imperfect Solution The Prelude, an autographical epic poem by William Wordsworth, describes not only a journey of the author’s life and experience, but also a process of how he “fixes the wavering balance of” his conflicted mind, by seeking comfort in the “spots of time,” or, in other words, his memories of childhood and nature (Book I, L622; Book XII, L258). Just as Martin Gray notices, “The poem is itself a therapeutic exercise” (Gray 62). To…

In Native Son, by Richard Wright, the protagonist character learns that various factors, such as race and heritage, can greatly influence a person’s life. This is demonstrated through character motivation, conflict, ethos, and symbolism. These elements are illustrated by Wright’s indigent character, who is obstinate to reach his goal and persevere through any obstacles that he may face. Character motivation, conflict, and ethos are all illustrated through the protagonist character, Bigger…

Ignorant.Amused.Dumbed-down.Entertain.Blissful.Control. This describes the society in the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray bradbury. The story portray a society without knowledge in order to keep the people ‘’happy it was best to censor what they know’.In fact they have fireman that instead of putting out fires are the ones who starts them to burn the books .So that they can continue to feed the society facts that they don 't have to worry their pretty little heads about . Instead they…

necessity of appeasing the slave workforce was illustrate in Weaver’s ironworks between the late 1820s and early 1830s, were 10 slaves escaped due to their treatment under a particular manager. The cost associated with establishing and running a furnace came at a significant financial cost, therefore the owners were dependent on slave labour to prevent their financial destruction. This significant risk drove ironmasters to treat their workers accordingly, as their success rode on the efforts…

demolishing of the captives soul happens slowly for some, for others it happens immediately. Elie experiences a gradual breaking of his soul. This comes with his contemplation of death at the beginning. Upon seeing that they are going to be thrown into the furnace, Elie tells his father it would be better to just run into the barbed wire fence because it would be faster. He gave up on fighting for his life. Elie then loses his faith. During the hanging of the small child, someone behind Elie…

The Cerebrum is the biggest part of the brain and is responsible for important brain functions such as thought and action. The Cerebrum is separated into two hemispheres, the right and the left hemisphere. It is divided into four different parts: the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe, and the occipital lobe. (See annexe 1) The first lobe is the frontal lobe; the frontal lobe controls your creativity, your problem solving, your judgement, your intellect, your attention, your…

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark," Hawthorne focuses on science vs nature, symbolism, and overall failure. Aylmer seems to believe science can achieve anything, and his craving to make his wife perfect is doomed from the start because only divine beings can achieve perfection. Aylmer is a brilliant but foolish scientist who decides to use science to make his beautiful wife perfect. Aylmer has accomplished many things that he seems to be proud of and willing to show off to Georgiana.…

In the first book of Milton’s Paradise Lost, he describes evil’s violent and elusive nature. Satan has been recently sent to Hell, a place that is the epitome of the character of Evil. Taking in the atmosphere he says, “As one great Furnace flam’d, yet from those flames/No light, but rather darkness visible” (I. 37-48). The portrayal of Hell as a lightless fire showcases its violent nature. The word “fire” serves as an indicator of evil’s anger, intense, and powerful nature. Labeling the fire as…

All his dreams and suspicions manifest into reality, revealing his vision of smothering furnace, patients mechanically moving and hanging from a production line, infinitely long tentacle-like electric wires strangling the victims. The next morning, Old Blastic’s death justifies his dreams, worthy of reader’s attention (82). For most of the book…