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This source references to the comparison between Victor and the monster. Thus the two are doppelgangers while they are also each others foils. They cannot survive without being near each other, and while they share many traits, one has the traits that the other lacks.

This here shows Perry's irrational thoughts as stemmed by his parents neglection. His odd dreams help the reader understand the effects of the poor parenting in his life.

This quote has to due with the Invisible Man's attempt to break away from his past. This shows his progression as he knows that it is only holding him back. He needs to thirve in the new north with a new life

This quote gives a broad example of what blacks need to do to overcome the racial oppresssion. This key to the education of both men as it leads to their rebirths

This shows how Faulkner uses his Gothic elements to highlight his specific themes such as isolation. this is the main theme in As I Lay Dying, as it leads the the struggles in the family and their destruction

The oppressive economic system is symbolic of the poor treatment of the workers by the nasty aristocrats. Steinbeck was in favor of changing the images of the migrants and economy and therefore he used the plight of the migrant workers.

The underlined quote is the epitome of the higher management's philosophy. They knew to run a prosperous business, they must sacrifice the safety and wages of their employers. Thus the labor force was despensable so conditions and wages we as cheap as they could be

This is the "kill to birds with one stone" philosphoy but in a negative way. By the greed that pursues the corporations, it not only gives the workers poor conditions but endangers the lives of the consumers also. the lack of ethics which hurt the people are not important to making profits

It seems that no matter who the corporations had to degrade to make a profit they are willing to do it. They have absolutely no problem endangering anyone, whether its the workers with the inhumane conditions they are pressured into because of their economic circumstances or consumer because of their ignorance, the underlining message to the reader is that there is nothing they would not do.

This shows the unfair treatment of a companies employees. The people are seen as animals as described by this quote in which they before diffiuclt manual labor and receive the bare minimum to be kept alive. The corporations and the managers define their selfish qualties unlike the poor who believe in the universal theme of helping others

Virginia Woolf ties in the two classes of women and low wage workers. She understands the full comlpexity that workers esp. women are taking advantage of and used for their labor while compensated for with lousy pay. Knowing the the bosses are cheap with their money as seen in the other novels read, they know they can get away with stiffing heir employees as there are many other people wanting for jobs to open up

This quote discusses the reality of the american dream and how it appears to those in search of it. It shows the connection between the jungle, and grapes of wrath