Just as Daisy left Gatsby empty in the end of The Great Gatsby, so did Fitzgerald to the readers with his last line, “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” The Great Gatsby is set during the 1920s …
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth becomes a killer to many people close to him. Macbeth was Thane of Glamis, but King Duncan thought he was doing well in war. In reward, Duncan gave Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor, which was …
Mariah Lindsey A. P Literature & Composition 9/7/12 Catcher in the Rye Analysis Essay Elizabeth Norton once used a quote that’s states “To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy. ”” Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented …
Reliance on technology can be detrimental to people’s daily lives. In his novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury confronts a naive society’s use of technology through allusion. He does this to suggest that when manipulative technology controls a dystopian society, it may change or harm humanity …
Freak the Mighty is a novel about two young boys who are both challenged going through life. Freak is crippled and Max is a dysfunctional retard. When they get together, they become Freak the Mighty and go on quests, as Freak rides on Maxs shoulders. …
Expelled.It was one of the scariest words a high school senior could think of, and it kept ringing in Thea Harman’s mind as her grandmother’s car approached the school building. “This,” Grandma Harman said from the front passenger seat, “is your last chance. You do …
During the mid-twentieth in century America, racial tensions had risen to a level rarely encountered in recent history. White prejudice and hatred came face to face with blacks fighting for true equality. Although all are supposed to be created equal, many, including James Baldwin, experienced …
Good morning teacher and fellow students. The idea that we continue on as we are: unchanged, unchanging is unbelievably illogical. In a time and world where things are constantly changing, it is impossible to be in existence without being affected by the process of change. …
In the play of Hamlet, Shakespeare sets up three plots of revenge which involve three characters, each determined to avenge their deceased loved ones. Revenge is essentially a recurring element in the play and can be noted as an important theme. Revenge is often lead …
In Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep the material value of real animals is a major theme. Animals have become objects of wealth for humans on the post World War Terminus earth. Animals are still not appreciated for their intrinsic value. The …
The roars of modified import cars stimulate my senses as I walk towards the Dallas Convention Center, where the 2001 Hot Imports Night car show is taking place. All around me, groups of anxious car enthusiasts rush towards the convention center. Hundreds of people were …
He rushed to the vault to free Antigone of the imprisonment he placed upon her himself, little did Creon know, it was too late. With a swing of the door, death looked upon his face. There lay Antigone, sulking in her own bereavement, she hung …
The first stepping stone in Pip’s coming of age is finding a place to belong. A quote that shows the fact that Pip did not know where his place was is when he says “l am ashamed to say it,” I returned, and yet it’s …
In the poem Ballad of Birmingham, by Dudley Randall, written in 1969, Mr. Randall uses of irony to describes the events of the mothers decision, and also her concern for the welfare of her darling little child. It seems odd that this child would even …
Beowulf’s sea journey and arrival into Denmark is expressed with potent dramatic splendour and magnitude. The immediate realisation of our being introduced to a character of great consequence is shared by the Shieldings’ watchman and highlighted with Heaney’s colourful adjectives and powerful imagery. Before Beowulf …
Alexis Montgomery Professor Jonathan Luftig English 102 Women of Frankenstein: Impact Based on Influence The novel Frankenstein touches on many controversial themes such as, solitude, the division of “good” evil, rejection, debate about Nature vs. Nurture, manipulation and etc. Among the many controversial themes, the …
Jane Eyre Enduring relevance. It has been suggested that a key element. In Jane Eyre’s enduring relevance to readers is the novel’s examination of society and its expectations. To what extent does your personal understanding concur with this view? In your response, you should critically …
It was my mate’s birthday. He was going to turn 14. I wanted to get him something really special because I have known him since we were two years old. My mum told me that we were both born in the same hospital in London …
Summer Reading: Things Fall Apart by China Achebe Seniors: Your summer reading assignment is China Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Get a copy as soon as you can from the School Store at Lamar High School for $9. 00. Also, if you qualify for free/reduced lunch, …
The Iliad is a greek epos written by Homer amid the sixth and the eighth centuries B.C. in ancient Greece. the flaws in the gods and people drive the story of the epic. The royalty taints coercions their country and men into war. The epic …
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe is a story riddled with deeper meanings than the superficial plot line and analogies to draw. With the first read through, the story seems quite confusing in a sickly twisted sort of way, but …
In May, the author tells of his/her chance encounter with a copperhead on the road one night as it lay “golden under the street lamp,” silent and tense and fearless. Having long wanted to see one, he/she kneels down transfixed, fascinated by its lethal grace, …
The “Yellow Wallpaper” is a vivid, partly autobiographical tale of clinical depression and the struggle for selfhood, written by an early feminist, Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This short story is focusing on the American Gothic Fiction Literary Movement. This story is about a woman who fights …
When talking to Polonius ( Excerpt 1 ) , Ophelia about becomes dense. Although she expresses herself, she does so in an highly laden manner. When asked about Hamlets stamps, Ophelia responds by stating that she doesnt know what to believe. This is an unfastened …
A famous work of literature by William Golding, “Lord of the Flies,” offers readers a compelling story that explores the worst aspects of human nature. The story, which takes place on a desolate island, investigates the fall into anarchy and the loss of civilization when …
In Annie Dillard’s book, An American Child; chapter two describes the fear she had as a child, of the night shadows that would appear on her walls. Dillard was five years old and shared a bedroom with her little sister Amy, who was two at …
Part I. Ralph Waldo Emerson In an essay published in 1841, Emerson addressed one of the central characteristics of the American sensibility: individualism. Before you read, take a moment to think about the term “self-reliance” and what it means to you as a teenager and …
Introduction “The Accident at Owl Bay Bridge,” written by Ambrose Bierce, – a novella of frequent visitation and thought-provoking that explores the ranges between reality and illusion. Set over the course of the American Civil War, the story revolves around Peyton Farquhar, a Federal compassionate …
Gulliver’s Travels is written from the perspective of a shipboard doctor named Lemuel Gulliver, and tells of four of his journeys into remote parts of the world. At the time Jonathan Swift wrote (1726), the increase in exploration of all parts of the globe had …
janskii – Othello Response. Mr. jannski Othello Response After reading “Othello” by William Shakespeare i found it to be a very intriguing story that contained great details and imagery. This tale also includes a fascinating plot line. I can relate to the text in this …
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