Word: preys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...revelation that Barclay experiences drives him to take the initiative against Tucker. He had already decided that he would no longer flee from Tucker; instead, "Rick should become my prey." But when a friend recommends that Barclay overcome his "universal indifference" by cultivating his affections, even starting with a dog, Barclay adapts the suggestion by trying to reduce Tucker to the condition of a dog. Tantalizing Tucker with the prospect of being Barclay's literary executor, Barclay forces Tucker at one point to lap wine from a saucer...
...show how a sociable man came to perceive himself as evil. Golding isolates Barelay to show the frequent condition of cultural archons, people who wish to forward the work of art without committing themselves to any ideas about his life, but the fact that lonely people are often prey to all sorts of revelations, not all of them believable, is one of the novel's chief drawbacks...
Kalait is a collection of smashed huts, thorn trees and wrecked vehicles. The army's divisional headquarters is a green canvas tent captured from the Libyans. Inside, sitting with legs crossed on a carpet, is the general, Abdul Raman Berdabali, 47, looking like a bird of prey. "Oh, yes," he says, pointing to a heap of seven land mines sitting next to his sleeping mat, "there are plenty of mines about. They are plastic, which makes them hard to detect." Under his watchful eye, everyone devours trays of boiled mutton covered with flies. Again, all eat together. "Even Camarade...
...level we need to seriously consider the issue of pornography as a direct threat to women's safety, freedom of movement and freedom of speech. Within the Harvard community, we must also recognize the threat to women presented by the Pi Eta's depiction of women as sub-human prey for sexual violence. If Harvard can shut the Pi Eta down because of the club's initiation rites, it can certainly do so on the basis of this (especially given that it is already on probation). Harvard has demonstrated its muscle in cases of student misconduct, under similar circumstances...
...rebellious and idealistic Svanhild (Caroline Isenberg). Around them, innumerable friends and relatives are becoming engaged--and, soon thereafter, seeing all the light and joy drain from their relationships. Falk spends most of his time vehemently denouncing these engagements and marriage in general, but soon finds himself falling prey to his own emotions Svanhild, for her part, in choosing between Falk and another suitor, must weigh the conflicting claims of freedom, a "perfect" and fleeting romance, and social convention...