Anaya grapples with images, forces, and actions that are divided by the line between good and evil. Some characters possess more “good” than “bad,” others possess more “bad than good.” Some characters are cast in an entirely positive light, while others are dismissed as outright evil. How does the author use Narciso to problematize what it means to be “good”? Narciso is both a reckless drunk and a loyal and devoted friend. He leads a life of unethical daily behavior but demonstrates high levels of morality when it really counts. Write an essay of at least 300 words in which you analyze the author’s purpose in his depiction of Narciso. Use examples from the text to support your analysis.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .