The Secret Life of Bees

cynical view of life. Lord Henry is an advocate of hedonism, i.e. he pursues pleasure as the overall aim of his life. Despite this, his character remains fairly consistent and tamed. While Lord Henry 's philosophy of hedonism would lead us to believe he would live a life of immorality through sordid affairs etc. we later find out that he actually spends his time going to theatre 's and perhaps does not live the lifestyle he wants to portray to others. Lord Henry does not take life seriously;…

“Vigilante” - This poem is exactly what the title says it is. In this short poem, Komunyakaa describes the short journey of a hired vigilante. He describes the vigilante’s work to kill another fellow human as routine when he states that the vigilante in “a dusty boot in a stirrup / swings himself into a sweat-burnt saddle” (2). The dust on the boot describes and emphasizes how the due to the fact that he’s always being hired, the vigilante doesn’t have time to clean his shoes, and so they…

After only a day together, Jim has gained enough trust in Huck to tell him his secret and felt enough affection for him to attempt to protect his young friend. His willingness to assert himself to Huck is another sign of his level of comfort around the boy, doubtless garnered through his previous acquaintance with him. They are at the very least equals in Jim’s eyes, and probably in Huck’s eyes as well. In the next episode, we see that although Huck is beginning to respect Jim, he is still…

by in Lord of the Flies, but a few characters naturally have a grasp on their goal to get home. Simon, for example, is the definition of innocence. From the beginning of the book, he is seen as a good, Christ-like character. “Then, amid the roar of bees in the afternoon sunlight, Simon found for them the fruit they couldn’t reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the…