Matt Hardy

Have you ever wondered what would happen if cloning existed? The House of the Scorpion is about cloning and the many moral problems it would cause. In The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer throughout the story with the help of others, Matt changes greatly. Tam Lin changes Matt, Maria changes Matt, and El Patron changes Matt. Maria makes matt kinder. It is after El Viejo’s funeral and maria and matt are in the computer room. “‘So you have to promise to be good’ ‘okay,’ said Matt, who would have promised her anything at that point,” (pg. 158). This is partially what made Matt feel more human. This is the first time Matt has really tried to be nice and it has a large impact on him later. Later in the story when El Patron is sick and is getting the piggyback heart transplant. “‘Saint Francis says it's good to give stuff away to the poor,’ Matt suggested,” (pg. 183). This is caused by maria causing him to think about the poor and other people in general. This is the effect of all…

In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is very depressed and given time the bird is there to give him hope. Before the thrush enters, The speaker does not know how hope can be such a helpful tool and seeing the bird, he learns that this is true. The speaker says that the thrush shows him “Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew / And I was unaware” (31-32). Until he hears the bird’s song, he believes that there will be no aspiration for things to get better. However, hope is always present as both…

Modernist Poets Discuss the Impermanence of Glory In the period following World War I, citizens of all nationalities faced a dark disillusionment forcing them to grapple with personal identity and the purpose of life. People looked to artists of the age as builders of morale and shapers of societal perspective, yet the writers of that time had little more sense of direction than anyone else in the midst of ideological desolation. The only thing to be certain of was uncertainty. Two Modernist…

In Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, the men in Tess Durbeyfield’s life objectify her, trying to make her into a woman who would benefit themselves. In doing so, they shape Tess into the woman that they want her to be, who commits murder and is put to death. Tess’ father objectifies Tess by trying to use their name and Tess’ looks to “claim kin” with the d’Urbervilles and eventually become rich. Alec d’Urberville, the man whom Tess’ parents expect her to marry, objectifies Tess by…

d’Urbervilles, which gives audiences a glimpse into a young woman’s life in the late nineteenth century. Tess Durbeyfield is a simple country girl of the lower class whose life takes a different turn when her family discovers they are descendants of the d’Urbervilles, a once wealthy and noble family. From then on, fate took control of innocent Tess and led her to a guilt-filled life. Hardy utilizes Tess’s lack of control and guilt to convey a woman’s…

no, I am not!” (Hardy 156). Although she loves him as well, when he asks her to marry him several times, it’s only after much persistence that she accepts. Tess also wishes that Angel had picked one of the other three dairymaids as his wife. She explains how they were all worthier for him than she. “They had deserved better at the hands of Fate. She had deserved worse- yet she was the chosen one. It was wicked of her to take all without paying” (Hardy 179). Furthermore, Tess does not have great…

ancient traditions, Angel tells his father he does not want to study to become ordained because the church, “refuses to liberate her mind from an untenable redemptive theolatry” (Hardy 91). Despite Angel’s desire to be different from his brothers, become a more modern man, and break away from religion, his strict religious childhood influenced his morals, making him unable to accept Tess once he finds out her secret: “Angel is obsessed with the idea of ‘feminine purity’ as any of…

Thomas Hardy is a name well known when it comes to classic literature. Some of his most notable works may include Jude the Obscure, The Return of the Native, The Woodlanders, Wessex Poems, and Under the Greenwood Tree. Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840 in Bockhampton, England, where he grew up in an isolated cottage with his family. He was the oldest of four children and a hard worker, but was often found to be sick. His father was a stonemason and builder while his mother was well-educated…

“Remember my lady, I was your master once! I will be your master again. If you are any man’s wife you are mine!” (Hardy 335). These are the despicable words of Alec Stoke-d’Urberville, the antagonist and villain of Tess of the d’Urbervilles, authored by Thomas Hardy. Within this Victorian Age novel, a blossoming young woman by the name of Tess Durbeyfield finds herself in a sinister relationship with a malicious and cunning young man by the name of Alec d’Urberville. Although he is mistaken to…

characters mysteriously appearing or storms occurring at the worst possible time, the stars always align in order to secure a tragic downfall. In Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, some readers have scrutinized the events that transpire throughout the novel. They argue that the circumstances of Tess’s life were too “far-fetched” or improbable. However, when considering the novel beyond its minute details, it is clear that Hardy intended to write an effective social commentary. Although…