In an attempt to deal with this, he leaves school a few days prior to the end of term, and goes to the city to take a vacation before returning to his parents. The central theme of The Catcher in the Rye emanates from the confrontation and ultimate loss of innocence that occurs hand in →
Although the story is short, it is complete with each word carrying deep sense and meaning. It is written in the 19th century, a time that had highly restrictive gender roles that forbade women to live as they saw fit. Mrs Mallard experiences something not everyone during this time has the luck →
Although the pinnacle of maturity Holden reached concerned his pessimistic view of the world and Henry s was a unifying moment of bravery, both boys experienced an epiphany over the course of their respective tales. As The Catcher in the Rye progresses, Holden comes to terms that he is powerless to rid the world of →
His work continues to influence literature in United States of America and the world at large. Edgar began his literary career at a very difficult time in the United States. In the end, his literary work earned respect and admiration from fans and peers. Edgar Allan Poe's life was full of challenges and events that →
There is a special place that Holden use to visit in the story which is The Museum of Natural History. He seems to be the most normal person everywhere he goes however he made a commentary about his way of thinking and craziness." I felt like marrying her the minute I saw her.
Links to prescribed text in terms of ideas and techniques : Humour is used in The Crucible to relieve the tension and convey the ridiculous situation at hand. Through the use of humour, both John Proctor and Josie Alibrandi are singled out and looked up to.
Kind of like the groups and cliques we have in society today. Themes: The Coexistence of Good and Evil The most important theme is how the book's explores of the moral nature of human beings. As they grow they see how the evils of others →
The two main themes in A Farewell to Arms are the gruesome reality of war and the relationship between love and pain. The first main theme of A Farewell to Arms is the devastation that war brings.
Most of her novels were published in the 1930s and included Jonah's Gourd Vine , Their Eyes Were Watching God , and Moses, Man of the Mountain. Hurston spent the latter parts of her career writing for magazines and newspapers, before she disappeared from the public eye, and died in 1960 from a →
The Storm and The Story of an Hour illustrate the viewpoints of women's restriction in marriage. The paper below compares and contrasts two short stories with the aim of expressing the themes of marriage's restriction on women. In the two short stories, Calixta and Louise play the key characters.
He is not an idealist and he does not believe firmly in the integrity of the courts or the jury systems , for him, it is a living working reality. He is understanding and respects the differences and privacy of his neighbours.
The sentence of life in prison to Tom Robinson, Atticus defending Tom Robinson, and Jem's thoughts on Black people's blood are all examples of Harper Lee's intentions. The sentence of life in prison to Tom Robinson, Atticus defending Tom Robinson, and Jem's thoughts on Black people's blood are all examples of Harper Lee's intentions.
Fitzgerald explores and displays insufficiencies of the characters in The Great Gatsby where they are the direct reflection of the " lost generation" to which Fitzgerald belonged. That fantasy of the girl he loves and of their relationship outweighs the reality.while in reality, it punches Gatsby in the guts.loss of innocence and moral values, greed →
John Steinbeck travelled with the Oakies to research before writing the " Grapes of Wrath". The dust bowl was a time of severe dust storms that devastated crops and left farmers, especially small farm farmers.
The Slaughter of a Songbird The reason behind the title of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. In Chelsey Philpot article The Long Life of a Mockingbird it stresses the importance of a mockingbird and the impact it has throughout To Kill a Mockingbird.
All throughout the novel, it is clear that Holder hates hischildhood; the division in society and the phoniness of people. It is clearly indicative that Holder's childhood is scarred because he loses his own innocence, which explains his hatred of his younger years. Another concept that Holder hates is the division and inequality →
She wanted security of her wealth in the future." She wanted her life shaped now, immediately and the decision must be made by some force of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality that was close at hand".and that's when Tom came along, a young man from a solid, " old money" family who could promise →
In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain illustrates the injustice and ignorance of the antebellum south through the eyes of a young boy named Huck and his journey with an escaped slave. In contrast to the evils of society, Twain depicts nature as a sanctuary for Huck and Jim.
This essay will prove that a critical reading of Melville's " Bartleby, the Scrivener," and Irving's " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" utilizes representations and depictions of the gothic, the portrayal of black characters and their isolation, and blackness suggests the preoccupations of the American writer. Authors use gothic elements, metaphors and the imagination of →
I am self-determined, If I want something, I would try my ultimate best to do so. If I fully believe that I am doing the right thing, I will stick to what I believe in and fight.
The opening to " The Great Gatsby" is undoubtedly effective as it successfully introduces both the main protagonists, Nick Carraway, a traditional and open minded narrator who comes from a " prominent, well-to-do" family" and Gatsby, an elusive and as yet, un-introduced character who is undoubtedly the main subject of the book, and the →
The story revolves around the town; specifically, Emily Grierson's house is a main view point and symbol of the story. The townspeople act as the narrators of the story, their rumors and ridicule of Emily and her ways as well as their sympathy for her as time progresses, helps to tell excel the plot. The →
Today we live in a world were females can work and have the same right to speak as men we are somewhat equal to men except in salary but it has not always been like that.in the early 1900 we see thru many short stories how females were living under their husbands rules and commandments. →
The beginning of the novel displays an evening in the house and how influential the ladies try to be on Huck's life and how he reacts to their attempts. When the family sat to dinner, Huck wanted to start eating right away, but he knew " When you got to the table, you could not →
Furthermore, when Atticus was cross-examining Mayella he asked her if she remembered Tom " beating her about the face" and she said " No, I do not recollect if he hit me. When Atticus is speaking to Mayella he asked her if she has any friends, and she says, " Miss Mayella, " said Atticus, →
Through Ma Joad, he emphasizes that the poor and lower class should unite and continue to push for their American Dream and that this will create a better country and future. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses Ma Joad to show that people should continue to strive for the American Dream through perseverance →
If I did not [defend Tom Robinson in court] I could not hold my head up in town" - Atticus Finch That's what answered to the question what were the reasons for him to defend Tom Robinson in court. So what he does is he dehumanises him and compares his to a beast (: " →
Two Bildungsromans in One Story In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem Finch become more cultured and mature young-adults by experiencing different events. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem Finch became more informed, and mature young-adults by watching the examples set by their family, and the people →
This creates the author's effect because it helps Scout think about Miss Caroline's point of view. The author may use this to develop the theme ofracismbecause it shows that you should think about what other people may be thinking. The author may use this to develop the theme of coming of age →
There, your capacities are sure to be appreciated and your industry and energy rewarded"., were the words of the former lead editor of the New York Tribune Horace Greely, regarding the necessity of expansion of the United States of America to the Western coast. Before the Joads make the journey to California, Steinbeck foreshadows the →
The paper will discuss the color green and give direct quotes with explanatory sentences of the color green. The color green is mostly related to the nature, whereby in relation with the western culture it represents the spring, youth, hope and confidence. The color green is used a lot in the novel to symbolize Gatsby →
This ignorance of and disregard for the law was rarely punished, as the US government at the time was not as powerful as it is today, allowing much personal freedom. One of these personal freedoms was women's ability to vote, through the implementation of the 19th amendment to the US constitution. Prohibition gave many people →
Mark Response to Literature: The Prince and the Pauper In the literary work, The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. The author had placed a great emphasis upon the contrasting between the prince, Edward Tudor and the pauper, Tom Canty.
It is written about a young man named Nick, from the east he moved to the west to learn about the bond business. On the other hand, we had Nick chasing his American dream of learning the bond business. Through the process, he fell for Jordan and was the observer of Gatsby's life, which just →
Where others would shy away and save themselves, Proctor gives it all in service of a greater cause. The lead-up to Proctor's self-sacrifice is first developed early on in the play, with his internal conflict. This allows him to do what is right in his mind, and sacrifice himself for something greater, as is the →
And yet, Nick Carraway's description of the protagonist asserts that Gatsby seems curiously out of place among the ' whole damn bunch' which inhabits this lavish, showy world. Indeed, despite the aura of criminality surrounding his occupation, his love and loyalty to Daisy Buchanan and ultimately his capacity to dream, set him apart from the →
Through an effective blend of a personality naturally inclined towards success and the influence of others, Gatsby manages to reinvent his own image in the eyes of those around him, just as America has done in the eyes of the world time and time again. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.Ed.
While it is true that Atticus Finch caused dissension by defending a black man, he had no choice but to defend Tom Robinson, a man created in the image of God and therefore equal to his fellow white and black brothers. Although Atticus loves his family and would never want harm to come to them, →
Evidently, the Box plays quite a significant role in maintaining the traditions of the village. Similarly, Behr uses apples as a symbolic means to remember the heroic past. However, both taint their symbols to criticize the influence of tradition.
The discussion that follows considers Lee's use of literary devices to highlight the themes as well as the novels significance in the classroom today." Lee combines the narrators voice of a child observing her surroundings with a grown woman's reflecting on her childhood, using the ambiguity of this voice combined with the narrative techniques of →
Because she sets the story firmly in a specific place and time, Jackson seems to suggest that the story will be a chronicle of sorts, describing the tradition of the lottery. The specifics continue throughout the story, from the numerous rules Mr. The fact that some rules have remained while others have disappeared underscores the →
American Dream is the belief that if you work hard, you are creative and persistent; you will succeed and achieve prosperity. To my mind, the reason why the American Dream is not dead is that it works. Scott Fitzgerald paid a lot of attention to this in his Winter Dream and The Great Gatsby. At →
It is clear that Fitzgerald's formative years led him to become an author who would eventually live in New York City his early affinity for writing encouraged him to further explore his skills in college; his chance relationship with Zelda Sayre sealed his fate as a New Yorker, as Fitzgerald was compelled to make his →
In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird Scout and Jem were told it's a sin to kill a mockingbird, but in some ways Tom Robinson and Boo Radely became Mockingbirds themselves. Tom was a mockingbird to Mayella especially because he always helped her when he passed by the house, and Mayella ended up accusing →
The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a book filled with twists and turns of events from beginning to end. Because of this, Gatsby is one to strive in being a people pleaser and a thoughtful host.
Everything except Janie" exhibits the way Joe stresses that Janie give the feeling that she is experiencing the white lady's fantasy of unwinding at home and being humanized, as that is the part directed by her sexual orientation and in light of the fact that it advances the his depiction as an intense →
Fitzgerald had a deep and personal affliction with the 1920s (most notably in the Eastern United States), and in both The Great Gatsby and " Babylon Revisited," he hones his conflicts into a furious condemnation. He is the absolute personification of the reckless actions and attitudes that characterize the era.
Truman Capote, along with his book, also drew a lot of attention to the photograph of Truman which was a provocative posture. Once Truman was done writing In Cold Blood, he got involved with a lot of drugs and became an alcoholic.
B Underwood, I strongly believe that Tom Robinson was not guilty of the crime and the sentence was untrue and unjust. I conclude that the sentencing of Tom Robinson was appropriate and just.
Arthur Miller keeps the audience in suspense by delaying Cheever's actions. Hale: " What signifies a poppet, Mr Cheever?" Cheever does not respond to any of the questions asked to him and it is as if he is in a trance. This is a very nerve-racking moment for both the audience and the characters as →
You see, he come to town the morning after the murder, and told about it, and was out with 'em on the ferryboat hunt, and right away after he up and left. So then they put it on him, you see; and while they was full of it, next day, back comes old Finn, and →
In a stage of life which is consistently recognized as a time of exploration, it is critical that we are providing insights into experiences which they are bound to encounter, so that students are given the opportunity to develop thoughts, opinions, and value-systems. Literature serves as a key into a new world which contains stories →
Though Gatsby has always wanted to be rich, his main motivation to reach his fortune was his love for Daisy Buchanan, whom he met as a young military officer in Louisville before leaving to fight in World War One in 1917. Gatsby's father was obviously proud of what his son has achieved and he seemed →
The symbols Fitzgerald uses in his novel are the green light and Gatsby's flashy, luxurious car to show what really mattered to Gatsby and how it affected him. Fitzgerald uses Nick, Gatsby's friend, to describe Gatsby indirectly by commenting on his car. The car symbolizes Gatsby's need for materialistic satisfactions and him appearing to be →
To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Introduction: * Thesis: In To Kill A Mockingbird, characters such as Calpurnia and Boo Radley are not who they are made out to be in the beginning of the play to both the readers and Scout.* Point 1: Jem and Scout learn that Calpurnia, their housekeeper, is not who →
My second point is the way in which Mr Gilmer threatens Tom Robinson at court. We find in this novel that at the beginning of the book we see the immaturity arise in Jem and of course Scout. In the court case and the few months before we see Jem mature and not be the →
He became found of using imaginary characters in his novels like he had used a character by the name Tom sawyer in his other book and made many readers fall in love with the character almost instantly but he choose to change his protagonist to Huck Finn in the other book as he saw Sawyer's →
Through the use of the lively, yet scandalous, jazz music from the 1920's, Fitzgerald reflects the attitudes of the characters in The Great Gatsby at the end of innocence and prevalence of carelessness within the elite of New York's society. Jazz music was created by African Americans during the turn of the century in →
The people in the story were not protected by the government and were forced off their land during the great depression. The familys farm is taking by the bank because they were not able to pay the bills due to the drought that caused everything to die (hints where the protection from the government would →
The storyteller approaches the pool that lies close to the house and looks down into it in order to analyze the modified impression of the house as opposed to the house itself. The name of the home, ' The House of Usher,' has come to allude both to the house itself and the family who →
Arthur Miller wrote ' The Crucible' to compare the injustice of America in 1950's to the witchcraft in Salem in the 1960's. They were accused of witchcraft. The only alternative for the people were to confess of trafficking with the devil even if the accusations were not true.
Having started with the announcement of her death, the author then reveals the main facts of her life from the point of view of the community of the city. Another crucial moment is the horrifying discovery of the corpse of her husband and the obvious signs of her lying in the bed with this body. →
On page 19 Daisy says to Nick, " You remind me of a-of a rose, an absolute rose." The red color of the rose represents his passion and care for other people. He looks out for all of the other characters throughout the book even while he struggles with his own personal →
The people in New York who end in an unsuccessful attempt to catch wealth, end up in a place known as The Valley of Ashes. The moral decay of the Valley of Ashes separates the two successful branches of New York, known as West Egg and East Egg. The physical divide of living locations, lifestyles, →
To Gatsby she is not only the woman he loves, but also the woman he has invested all his hopes and dreams in.' For a while these reveries provided an outlet for his imagination; they were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely →
In Arthur Miller's powerful stage play The Crucible, written in 1953 as a metaphor for the McCarthy hearings on communism in America, the idea of conscience is greatly emphasized in many of the main characters. Thus, this establishes that theologically, a minister is the ultimate decider of morality in the parish of Salem, Massachusetts, →