In The Great Gatsby, what is the significance of the "owl-eyed" man?

This minor character contributes to the motif Fitzgerald introduces early in the novel through the presence of T.J. Eckleburg and his huge eyes on the billboard in the Valley of the Ashes. Like the inanimate Eckleburg, Owl Eyes acts as an impartial observer of events. Unlike Eckleburg, Owl Eyes does make a final moral judgment of Gatsby's life and death.

It is through his character that we learn Gatsby's library is full of books that are real, if unread. Owl Eyes is amazed.  For the reader, Owl Eye's discovery suggests Gatsby's wealth and the detail in which he constructed his new identity in order to impress Daisy. This incident gives us another insight into Gatsby's commitment to his dream.

The real significance of the owl-eyed man, however, is found in the novel's conclusion when he suddenly appears at Gatsby's funeral, one of only a handful of people who attend. His presence itself suggests moral responsibility in his character: He shows up. He also apologizes to Nick for not paying his respects at Gatsby's home. Owl Eyes is someone whose opinion deserves our respect.

It is he who recognizes and acknowledges the tragedy of Gatsby's life and destruction. Owl Eyes wipes the rain from his glasses. Seeing clearly, figuratively as well as literally, he pronounces Gatsby's benediction: "The poor son-of-a-bitch." With this, impartial observation becomes moral judgment and the novel's themes are further emphasized.

To whom is Sir Philip Sidney's "Sonnet 31" addressed?

Sir Philip Sidney’s “Sonnet 31,” as a perfect example of apostrophe (the figure of speech in which the speaker talks to an absent person or an inanimate object), is a direct address to the moon.  This is obvious even from the first line.  “With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb’st the skies!”  The speaker makes his direct address to the moon even more obvious within lines 9-10.  “Then even of fellowship, O Moon, tell me / Is constant love deemed there but want of wit?”  It is interesting that Sidney makes the moon into a proper noun by capitalizing it, almost giving it human qualities in doing so.  The speaker's address to the moon isn’t his main point, of course.  The moon, which remains “silent” and “wan” and with a “languished grace,” simply looks to the speaker the way he feels.  The speaker, then, uses his observance of the moon as a springboard to talk about the negative aspects of love:  loyalty looks like lack of intelligence, beauties are too proud, lovers scorn their partners, and ingratitude is something to be prized.  Taking the analysis of the poem a bit further, one can consider the speaker to be Astrophel and the woman in question to be Stella.  "Sonnet 31" is one of the more famous sonnets in Sidney's Astrophel and Stella sonnet sequence.

In the eleventh book of The Odyssey, what is the message Achilles delivers to Odysseus?

When Odysseus sees him in the Land of the Dead, Achilles doesn't really have a message for him, but wonders why Odysseus has ventured to such a horrible place.  Odysseus tells him he's there for information from Tieresias, but praises Achilles and tells him not be be disheartened because he's dead.  He is still the prince of the underworld.  To that, Achilles answers, "I would rather be a paid servant in a poor man's house and be above ground than king of kings among the dead."  In other words, he'd do anything to be able to live again, rather than have it all in the land of the dead.

The only other thing he wants to know from Odysseus is how both his father and his son are doing.  Odysseus gives him good news about his son's valiant efforts at war.  And then Achilles leaves him.

Can anyone write a suitable description essay for me?about 350 words and this should be the last paragraph of it. many people find autmn...

We are here to answer specific questions, not do your writing for you. The paragraph you have suggested for the ending is a nice one, and I am sure you could do a great job with the rest of it!  What other images does autumn bring to mind for you? Where I live in Minnesota there is a crisp, cleanness in the autumn air.  Grains are harvested and apples are picked.  What is it like where you live? 

An interpretation of the following lines from "Invictus"? "It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll...

The lines…

"It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll ..."

…must be analyzed in light of the stanzas before it, because this gives these lines context and contributes to the whole of the poem and a better understanding of the first two lines of the final stanza.

One interpretation of these lines is that the writer of this poem, William Ernest Henley, believes, through his words in the opening stanza, that his soul is unconquerable.  He indicates here that he is the master of his own fate, that no god or gods, nor anyone in essence can conquer his soul. This is a defiant, bold statement that he will stand his ground concerning his beliefs, which he holds to (whether they are right or wrong).

In addition, the poet indicates that, although he has been beaten and bloodied in life because of time, chance, and circumstance, he has not wilted in defeat. He says that he has remained “unbowed.” He champions the thought that he has not cried aloud in distress with an attitude of defeat. He has plodded on and continued to fight the fights in life, because of his own sense of what bravery and stalwartness is, in association with his beliefs and ideologies.

He sees ahead, beyond the trials and tribulations of this life, a time of darkness of death. Whether he believes in an afterlife or not – his view is that life in an afterlife will be desolate; if there is no afterlife, then he ceases to be and that is it. This is, as he says, “…the Horror of the shade…”

As a result, the final stanza, and the abovementioned lines that prompted this question, are now clearer, based on the words preceding them. Henley doesn’t care how strait the gate is, or how charged with punishments the scroll is (talking of the Bible here). Defiantly, he, as one who has freedom of choice, is the master of his fate and the captain of his soul (his life) based on the decisions he makes.

These decisions do have consequences. He upholds his right to be the master of hi fate – he can choose right or wrong, good or evil, and reap the consequences of his choices. He is saying, no matter what, he will decide and hold his fate in his hands by his decisions and actions and beliefs . The rewards and punishments to come in the future will not stop him from being his own man now. He fears the "horror of the Shade", but this will not stop him from calling the shots in his life as suits him.

When looking at the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, explain why the poem begins with the Trojan War and not with King Arthur or Sir Gawain?

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight begins with a short recap of the Trojan War because the author desires to put the grand reign of King Arthur in historical context.  Within thirty short lines, the author gives a very poignant summation of English history.  By beginning with "Since the siege and the assault was ceased at Troy," the author proves that he is mentioning only the most important of events and eventually filtering down to King Arthur.  Ironically, however, it is a few lines down (from lines 20-26) that contains the support you are craving for the reason.

And since this Britain was built by this baron great, / Bold boys bred there, in broils delighting, / That did in their day many a deed most dire. / More marvels have happened in this merry land / Than in any other I know, since that olden time, / But of those that here built, of British kings, / King Arthur was counted most courteous of all.  (1.20-26)

In other words, Britain was built by great people and many amazing deeds have been accomplished there, but of all the marvels that have happened, the reign of King Arthur and his court is counted as the best of all.  Therefore, with all of the historical studies that we adhere to about Troy and Rome and France, nothing can top the story of England's King Arthur.

In addition, it is important to say that the poem not only begins with Troy but also ends with Troy, framing the story quite nicely.  Therefore there is another vastly significant quote from the very end of the poem:

After the siege ceased at Troy and the city fared amiss. / Many such, ere we were born, / Have befallen here, ere this. / May He that was crowned with thorn / Bring all men to His bliss!  Amen. (4.2525-2530)

Again the reader can see the author's point:  to glorify the reign of King Arthur and, even further, to show that under King Arthur England glorifies Jesus Christ.

What was another name for World War I?

World War I or the First World War: The name “world war” came into use shortly before the First World War and likely came from the German word “Weltkrieg,” or world war.

The Great War: World War I was one of the largest wars in history. It was the first global war and it lasted over four years. 70 million combatants were involved, 10 million of whom were killed and 20 million of whom were wounded.

The War to End All Wars: World War I was unprecedented when it happened. War on a global scale with that many casualties and advances in military technology was something no one had ever seen. After all the destruction the hope was that it would be the last war.

The War to Make the World Safe for Democracy: This name is based on a speech given by US President Woodrow Wilson to Congress on April 2, 1917 in which he asked them to declare war on Germany. This was his statement

“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.”

The War of the Nations: Thirty-two countries were involved in World War I, thus the name the War of the Nations.

What did Chris mean when he said this quote? Can you explain please?"I know you're no worse than other men but I thought you were better. I never...

You might want to think of this story as a contemporary "Young Goodman Brown."  Chris, perhaps the supreme idealist, has never been able to see him as just another man, much as Brown held his townspeople in such high regard that he could not accept them as complicated moral beings.  Of course, part of this is Joe's fault since he did violate a basic moral principle.  But Chris always expects more of people that he, perhaps, has the right to.  The Bayliss neighbors have been "contaminated" by his idealism; Sue is very clear about what she sees as the damage his vision had done to her husband; she is the realist who knows that earning a living is what it is about.

Chris needed to understand that his father IS a man; expecting more than that can lead to trouble.  I suspect that if Chris had been able to accept his father even with his failings, Joe may not have committed suicide.  Who knows.  But I think Miller clearly suggests it as a possibility.

In Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," what is the tone of the piece?

"Good Country People" has a deeply ironic, almost sardonic, tone. Consider the irony of the title itself—these are not good country people, especially the salesman—and then move on to the first lines: " Besides the neutral expression that she wore when she was alone, Mrs. Freeman had two others, forward and reverse, that she used for all her human dealings.  Her forward expression was steady and driving like the advance of a heavy truck."

She is supposedly "free" (a free-man), but has only three expressions, and acts like a machine…which is hardly like a person at all. To have only these expressions is hardly to be a good person; where is the nuance? The gentle spirit?

How would a paraphrase be put into APA style format for in-text citation?Paraphrase: The author speculated that negative exemplars within the...

APA in-text citation can take many forms depending on the surrounding text and the kind of quotation, paraphrase or reference being cited. Any reference to the research or findings of another person requires the author-date APA style of in-text citation. If the idea is only referenced one time without specific quotation or if a reference to an entire book, article, or other work or material is made one time, the in-text citation is all that is needed. Otherwise, an in-text citation must be accompanied by a required complete reference to the author and work in the reference section at the end of your article/paper.

When summarizing or paraphrasing what an author has said, APA in-text citation only requires author and date reference, although also providing the page number is encouraged by the APA. APA style in-text citation of author-date for your paraphrase, with APA encouraged but optional page number reference, would be:

Option 1:
Brintaup (1983) speculated that negative exemplars within the self-concept are more confidently known than affirmative exemplary (p. 52).
Option 2:
There is speculation that negative exemplars within the self-concept are more confidently known than affirmative exemplary  (Brintaup, 1983, p. 52).

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Who are the bookie, the bomber, the burglar, and the mistake in The Westing Game?

The bookie (short for "bookmaker", the name for a person who takes illegal bets) is, shockingly, none other than the respected podiatrist, Dr. Wexler.  The bomber, perhaps even more surprisingly, is his shy, quiet, "perfect" daughter Angela.  The mistake is the secretary Sydelle Pulaski, whose name was mistaken by Otis Amber for the intended heir, a woman named Sybil Pulaski.  The burglar is Madame Hoo, who in her non-English-speaking isolation is misguidedly stealing trinkets to sell in order to get enough money to go back to China.  Each of these people (even Ms Pulaski) is struggling with various issues which are eventually resolved through the personal interactions made possible by Sam Westing's game.  Dr. Wexler is far more interested in gambling (legal or otherwise) than he is in medicine.  He goes onto a different career after the game.  Angela, a quiet girl who has always wanted to go to college, would prefer studying to marrying the young up-and-coming Dr. Deere.  She sets the bombs in order to derail her mother's relentless plans for her early marriage.  Sydelle Pulaski craves attention, and through the game she gains money and confidence, which eventually leads to her marriage and the personal contact she wants.  Madame Hoo's depression becomes evident to her family during the game, and the discovery of her kleptomania leads to better understanding between her and her husband. 

Is "Lord of the Flies" a dystopian novel?

I don't think so, no. A utopia is a society in which everyone is happy, everything goes wonderfully, everything is fair - a dream world! A dystopia is the opposite: a society with awful conditions, usually ruled over by a strict regime, where everyone is miserable. And I don't think that "Lord of the Flies" is either a dystopia or a utopia.

Firstly, it's important to point out that, when talking about "Lord of the Flies" as a society, it's a sort of society, within a society. The boys crash to the island because their plane is shot down, the parachutist is shot out of the sky in his plane, and, at the end, they are rescued by a naval officer. A war is raging outside. We don't know the details of it - and certainly not enough to call it a dystopia - but the novel is set against a background of war.

Then there's the society on the island that the boys create. Ralph's equal society, though flawed, aims towards being a utopia with rescue as its main focus. Once Jack takes control, the boys' society veers toward utopia: Jack a tyrant, ruling unilaterally over the boys, and violence administered when Jack is disobeyed. Those last few chapters are as close to dystopia as the novel gets. But it's not a term I'd use to describe it - call it a "tyranny" if you like, or a sort of "sub-fascist regime".

What does this simile mean? "The facts closed in on him like prison-warders handcuffing a convict. There was no way out...."I'm terrible at...

The trick to understanding the simile or metaphor is to visualize it. Place yourself in the convicts shoes for instance. Imagine yourself surrounded by prison wardens, say four to gain a good understanding, and they are all trying to handcuff you. The prison wardens are overpowering and may make you feel suffocated or trapped. Then compare that to facts overwhelming someone as if they were huge wardens with handcuffs, trying to trap you. Get the idea? The handcuffs symbolize constraints on the prisoner as the facts do on the main character. Remember: a simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

How did the congregation of Calpurnia's church sing their hymns without hymn-books?

They had one hymnal. Calpurnia's son, Zeebo (the town trash collector), was taught to read by his mother, and he uses the call and response technique. He'll sing a line or two from the hymnal, and the congregation repeats it. This episode in the novel highlights many important elements, not the least of which is what the children learn about Cal. That her son is literate is important. In addition, they get a first hand sense of the scale of poverty within the town.

In Into the Wild, how is Krakauer's life related to McCandless'?

Krakauer's life and McCandless's life are similar in a few ways. Concretely, there is the similarity that both men decided to venture out, alone, into the wilds of Alaska.  Both men did so at relatively young ages as well.  

Another similarity between Krakauer and McCandless is their relationships with their fathers.  During college, McCandless quickly became disillusioned with his father.  As a result, McCandless began distancing himself from his dad and developed an aversion to his father's financial support.  For example, McCandless ended up donating his remaining college money to a charity.  Krakauer doesn't go into detail about his own father, but he does admit that he feels kinship with McCandless because of their father issue.  

But I believe we were similarly affected by the skewed relationships we had with our fathers. And I suspect we had a similar intensity, a similar heedlessness, a similar agitation of the soul.

A key difference between the two men though is that McCandless, by all accounts, was not likely to ever return to civilization. He was too much of an idealist for it.  Krakauer, on the other hand, is more of a realist. He realized that while he enjoyed his adventures, he ultimately saw them as exactly that -- adventures.  Not a way of life. 

What is the rising and falling action in this short story?

This short story is really all about the conflict between Jing-Mei and her mother. One useful exercise I get my students to do is to trace this conflict throughout the story on a graph with two lines: one representing Jing Mei and the other her mother. The distance or closeness between these two lines indicates the closeness in their relationship.

For me, the rising action begins when Jing Mei's mother comes up with the piano idea. Jing Mei talks about "warning signs" and then regrets defending the Chinese girl her mother is watching playing. After this we can see the conflict escalating between Jing Mei and her mother. Jing Mei feels like she has been "sent to hell" when told about her piano lessons and this leads to an outburst where she demands to be accepted for who she is: "Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius!" The centre of the conflict is clearly Jing Mei's disastrous performance and the accompanying fall-out with Jing Mei screams that she wishes she was dead like her dead baby brothers and sisters. The falling action therefore is what remains of the story between this point and the end - Jing Mei's gaining of the piano and her final self-acceptance. This period, before the end, Jing Mei describes as follows: "In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations."

Why does Hawthorne choose the forest as the setting for the meeting in "Young Goodman Brown"?Is it a suitable setting?

Nathaniel Hawthorne's setting of the forest is appropriate for the story "Young Goodman Brown" because the forest is where all the "dark, black" events occur, thus where the devil (evil) presides.  The setting provides the perfect backdrop for the main theme of Good vs Evil.  In literature, it is universally known that the forest is where the devil resides.

In addition, Hawthorne's story is an allegory where "symbolic elements...represent various human characteristics and situations" such as the forest being the appropriate place where Goodman Brown challenges his "Faith."  Unfortunately for Brown, his spiritual journey begins in the forest and also ends there.  Upon returning home, Faith greets him with open arms, but Brown "looks sadly and sternly into her face and passes without greeting".  His spiritual journey into the forest has changed him forever in that he realizes that all mankind possesses evil.

Also, Hawthorne uses this setting as a characteristic of the literary movement, Romanticism.  In keeping with the characteristics of romanticism, "its writers emphasized the dignity and freedom of the individual; rebellion against restrictions, whether political, cultural, or social; the importance of emotion over intellect; and the need for a personal relationship with God and the natural world".  All of which the setting in "Young Goodman Brown" provides by having Brown search his spirituality in the "natural world," that being the woods. 

What happens at the end of Hamlet?

A lot of things happen, all in quick succession. Osric brings Hamlet an invitation to fence with Laertes, and Hamlet agrees. The duel will happen before the court and, when it does, everything comes apart. To be specific, Claudius poisons a cup of wine hoping to kill Hamlet that way. However, Queen Gertrude drinks it, accidentally killing herself. Laertes is using a poisoned blade. He wounds Hamlet, then they scuffle and end up swapping swords, and Hamlet wounds him. When Laertes asks forgiveness, pointing blame to Claudius, and Hamlet realizes that he's been betrayed again, Hamlet stabs his uncle with the poisoned blade. By the end of Act V, Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, and Laertes are all dead; Fortinbras is handed the Crown of Denmark thus according with Hamlet's last request.

In "Ozymandias," what is the thematic significance of the poem? What are its universal connections?

The poem deals with the transitory nature of power. The mighty Ozymandias lived and ruled with great power and cold arrogance. His words to future generations reflected his attitude: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" The "king of kings," however, dies and with the passage of time, his "works" consist of the remains of a shattered statue strewn about on the desert sands. The theme is clear: Powerful rulers and great empires rise, but eventually they fall; they are no match for the ravages of eternity. Considering the history of the world, this is certainly a universal theme.

In Lord of the Flies, how can you tell Ralph's life has not always been easy?

It's only a subtle mention that comes as one of Ralph's extended thought monologues. We know already that Ralph's father is in the navy: and that information plays out in the passage.

Once, following his father from Chatham to Devonport, they had lived in a cottage on the edge of the moors. In the succession of houses that Ralph had known, this one stood out with particular clarity because after that house he had been sent away to school. Mummy had still been with them and Daddy had come home every day. Wild ponies came to the stone wall at the bottom of the garden, and it had snowed.

Daddy clearly does not come home every day now - there's a war on, and he's fighting in the navy. But Mummy is no longer with them. Has she left? Is she dead? We don't know. But it is the one time that the word 'Mummy' appears in Golding's novel. So there clearly is some issue here. But the passage goes on to make the point, not that Ralph's life was difficult, but, actually, that 'everything was all right':

And the books—they stood on the shelf by the bed, leaning together with always two or three laid flat on top because he had not bothered to put them back properly. They were dog-eared and scratched. There was the bright, shining one about Topsy and Mopsy that he never read because it was about two girls; there was the one about the magician which you read with a kind of tied-down terror, skipping page twenty-seven with the awful picture of the spider; there was a book about people who had dug things up, Egyptian things; there was The Boy’s Book of Trains, The Boy’s Book of Ships. Vividly they came before him; he could have reached up and touched them, could feel the weight and slow slide with which The Mammoth Book for Boys would come out and slither down... Everything was all right; everything was good-humored and friendly.

What are the themes in Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh?

There are many themes in Mrs. Frisby.  For example...

1.  Courage, especially in those who are small, can overcome great obstacles.

2.  Loyalty to family and friends is important and valued.

3.  Teamwork is valued and successful.

4.  Surviving on one's own hard work is better than relying on others (such as stealing from humans).

5.  Everyone is an important part of a team, no matter how small or seemingly unimportant.

6.  Technology has its place in our world and should be used carefully.

7.  Perseverance brings reward or relief.

8.  Life is uncertain.

What is the theme of the novel The Thorn Birds? the thorn birds,themes,imagery,plot,point of view

The theme in The Thornbirds is complex.  The novel spans across three generations of a family, and deals primarily with the restrictions placed upon women in society.  The emphasis is women who have little freedom and are dependent on man.  In essence, women during the time period of the novel, 1915-1969, had little options without men.

In addition, the novel deals with forbidden love, as third generation Maggie falls in love and has an illegitimate child with a priest, Ralph de Bricassart.  It explores ambition, lies, and imperfection in a world of religious morality.  Maggie unhappily marries while still desiring Ralph, as Ralph does her.  But because of Ralph's ambition to further his career and the position he holds, they are torn apart left only with the burning desire of love for each other. 

So to summarize, the themes deal with forbidden love and the sacrifices made in the name of love, ambition and power, and the oppression of women to choose and be what they want.

In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," Prufrock is a character caught between desire and decision. Elaborate with suitable references.

His desire is strong, but always overpowered by his fear of rejection, by his fear of seeming absurd in his intensity.  Throughout the poem, there are many quotes that refer to his desire, and its intensity.  He calls his question "overwhelming" for one thing, one that is so important or big that it will "disturb the universe."  He really desires to speak to her, so much that he wonders, "Should I, after tea and cakes and ices,/Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?"  Key words:  "force" and "crisis" indicate the extent of his desire; he is dramatic when describing it.  This continues with "To have squeezed the universe into a ball/To roll it toward some overwhelming question/To say: 'I am Lazarus, come from the dead,/Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all'—".  Comparing himself to a man revived from death, to squeeze the entire universe into a ball; very powerful desire.  He feels such a drive to voice himself; if he didn't, he wouldn't come back to it over and over again in the poem.

That desire is overwhelmed by his fear though.  He justifies not speaking by saying, "would it be worth it, after all"?  He answers that near the end, saying, "No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be" referring to the fact that he is no great orator or mover of destinies, but "a bit obtuse...ridiculous...at time, the Fool".  He decides to not give play to his desires in the real world; his insecurities and fear win out in the end.

Who represents who in "The Crucible", and why?

Arthur Miller wrote this play as a commentary on the Red Scare that happened in the United States where people engaged in a "witch hunt" of communists.  Many people were brought before the government and questioned about being a communist.  They were brought in if anyone even suspected they were a communist; they were ratted out by fellow workers, friends, and brought in for any tiny communist-esque slants in their work.  So, in "The Crucible" the courts and the judges would represent Senator McCarthy (who led the red scare in the senate) and the others in government who questioned people and blacklisted them from working, just like Danforth and others jailed "witches".  Proctor would represent any rebellion movement against the red scare, and the voice of reason and logic against mass hysteria that often gets squelched in the craziness that accompanies any type of witch hunt.  Miller used Proctor and others like him to symbolize the ulterior motives that many people had for labelling people as witches, or as communists; for example, Abby was jealous of Elizabeth and so labelled her a witch.  Most of the accused in "The Crucible" can be tied back to greed, hatred, insecurities, grudges and hatred-not to actual witchcraft.  Miller also felt that many of the accusations of communism were motivated by politics, fear, and personal vendettas that were given a "just" playing ground.

Those are just a couple ideas; I hope they helped.

Please solve -4-5v

But when you multiply both sides of an inequality by a negative number, you reverse the inequality.  So the answer is v>5

Note this example, if answer were v < 5 :

suppose v=1;

then -4 -(5x1)<-29

-4 - 5 < -29

-9 < -29--which is not true.

But suppose v is a number greater than 5, like 6:

-4 - (5x6) < -29

-4 - (30) < -29

-34 < -29.

and just to be sure, let's make sure v cannot equal 5:

-4 - (5-5) < -29

-4 - (0) < -29

-4 < -29--not true, so that's settled.

To recap then, solve -4 - 5v < -29 like this:

-4 - (5v) < -29

-5v < -29 +4

-5v < -25

(-1/5)5v < -25(-1/5)

when multiplying both sides of an inequality by a negative number, you need to flip the inequality

v > 5

In "The Crucible", what two pieces of evidence regarding his Christian nature are presented against Proctor?

In Act Two of “The Crucible”, Rev. Hale comes to the Proctor’s house to question them since Elizabeth Proctor’s name had been mentioned in court and she may be the next to be accused.  Hale questions a few different things about the “Christian character” of John Proctor.  One of the aspects that Hale questions is the fact that only two of their three children have been baptized.  John Proctor’s response to this is that he does not want Rev. Parris to touch his children because he “does not see the light of God in the man.”  A second aspect that Hale questions is the amount of times that John Proctor has gone to church in the past six months – apparently he has not been there enough.  Also questioned is the Proctor’s knowledge of the Ten Commandments and the fact that Proctor plows his fields on Sundays which is looked down upon in the Puritan community.