Why BLET Is in the Catbird Seat: With Crew Consist Size on the Bargaining Table, SMART and BLET Forge an Uneasy AllianceWilner, Frank N
Things have slowed down quite a bit. As it happens, I was supposed to get up early and over to Columbus Park this morning to join Henry and the Oak Park Migration Bird Walkers at 7:00 AM, but the walk was called because of rain. As it has been usual lately, the rain is not a ...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is narrated by Chief Bromden who pretends to be deaf and mute but has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The novel was adapted into a 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson (Randle), Will Sampson (Chief Bromden), and Louis Fletcher (Nurse Ratched)....
The main character in the short story ''The Possibility of Evil'' is an old lady named Miss Adela Strangeworth. Miss Strangeworth is portrayed as a kindly woman who smiles and engages in conversation with her neighbors. She has a beautiful home ...
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Mary is Junior's sister. She is the only person on the reservation whom Mr. P thinks shows more promise than Junior After graduating from high school she did not pursue a career as a write...
In 'The Catbird Seat,' why didn't Mr. Martin kill Mrs. Barrows in her apartment? Why didn't Ted Bundy kill Ann Rule? Why is Agatha Christie's story called Crooked House? Why is The Little Match Girl so sad? In Louise Erdrich's The Red Convertible, why does Lyman keep the...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is set in a mental ward. Randle McMurphy fakes insanity in order to dodge a prison sentence. However, he quickly learns that the entire ward is controlled by Nurse Ratched, a cold, calculating woman who punishes anyone who threatens her ...
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel. Published in 1970, it went on to gain controversy across the United States. It remains a subject of debate and has even been banned in several school districts. Reasons for banning it included explicit descriptions of violence and s...
Why is Julie of the Wolves banned? Why was Julie of the Wolves banned? In 'The Catbird Seat,' why didn't Mr. Martin kill Mrs. Barrows in her apartment? Why was The Book Thief banned? Why was A Clockwork Orange banned? Why was The Naked and the Dead banned? Why was In Cold Blood...