In The Tempest, Shakespeare poses the mystery of “man” versus “monster” through Caliban, the half-human son of the malevolent witch Sycorax. In his speech with Miranda and Prospero in Act I Scene ii, Caliban manages to capture the sympathies and the disgusted reactions from the …
In both “Catrin” and “The affliction of Margaret”, both poets talk about their child who is either changing or has left them. The main difference however is that “The affection of Maraget” is a narrative while “Catrin” is written as a first person perceptive. Both …
The narrator of this book is the author. I can tell that the narrator of this book is the author because the book says what Anne is thinking. The narrator is telling the story in third person form. The setting of the story changes in …
Edgar Allen Poe makes tales of imagination and fantasies the irrefutable realms of fear. His tales and poems “have influenced the literary schools of symbolism…as well as the popular genres of detective and horror fiction (Stern xxxxviii). However, as many of Poe’s tales and poems …
The characters In the science fiction genre are too small minded to see the big picture. These characters are unable to evaluate the consequences of their actions. The characters are also resistant to the warnings of others. As a result, their ignorance may not only …
He soon finds out that all he has is $1.87. He can barely buy a meal let alone Christmas presents for the people he loves. In “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young do not have a lot …
In the novel “Night” by Elie Wiesel and the play “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, characters are faced with complicated relationships, however the characters ultimately came out stronger than ever before. In Night Elie‘s relationship with his father undergoes a change in …
One of the most well known, well loved and influential genre of literature is the fairy tale. A fairy tale is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “A children’s story of magical and imaginary beings and lands”. Overtime the concept of fairy tales has changed. …
The literary genre known as horror has intrigued readers’ for centuries. One of the masters of horror, Edgar Allan Poe, uses many elements to horrify and captivate his audience. These elements include sense of sight, and sense of hearing. In the stories “The Tell Tale …
In “Modern Fiction,” Virginia Woolf comments on the flaws of modernist writers such as Wells, Bennett, and Galsworthy. Their narrow focus on the material and lack of affinity for the spiritual or realistic, is evidence enough that they have fallen short in the literary sense. …
George Orwell’s magnum opus, “1984”, is not merely a work of fiction but a stark warning of the perils of absolute power and unchecked government surveillance. Set in a dystopian future where the “Party” oversees all, the novel grapples with intricate themes that are alarmingly …
Gothic Elements In Jaws In June of 1995, Director Steven Spielberg released a terrifying thriller called Jaws. In this film a gigantic great white shark terrorizes a small island, which is solely dependent on its beach for revenue. This movie was so scary because it …
Eddie is the main character or protagonist of this story. We begin the book learning that Eddie is an 83-year-old ride inspector who works at Ruby Pier, and although he may not have always done it with a smile, he dedicated his life to keeping …
Intro: Fairy tales are things we know to be true. We are believed that if we have a hard life to grow into, a “prince” one day will come and give us a kiss and make it all better. “bring us back to life” if …
The Story of an Hour is both a liberating story as well as a tragic story. Mrs. Mallard’s situation is most likely not an unusual one. It is so well demonstrated that Mrs. Mallard’s devotion to her husband is not without limit. It seems that …
I think that, as a general rule, humans love to categorize things. We like to organize things. We like things to fit into our neat, little organized view of reality, whether it’s a can of soup we buy, a movie we watch, or a person …
The Kite Runner is a story told in first person by a character named Amir. He begins by telling about an unknown experience that happened in the winter of 1975 which changed forever who he was a person. This sets up foreshadowing and anticipation of …
Katie Kukay Wednesday Sept. 10 OutlinePd. 9 Winston Smith From 1984 by George Orwell Thesis: Winston Smith is an average man living in totalitarian-ruled London, where he must fight to keep control of his own thoughts and his own mind. I. Winston shows his rebellious …
“A Rose for Emily” is a well thought out short story by William Faulkner published on April 30, 1931. This short story is told from the townspeople of Jefferson (first-person) to create a point of view to be able to see from the outside of …
Araby Araby is a short story about a young boy that falls in love that has little or no experiences on the subject he in turn gets to feel for himself some of the follies that come along with it. Firstly we see the awkwardness …
In the short story “The Story of an Hour” the theme is clearly stated. The theme is “Mrs. Mallard’s desire to be independent. ” The theme is expressed through the story through characterization and irony. However, the theme is expressed the most though many examples …
Forgiveness has been a prominent theme in many of the books studied throughout Lit Comp 2. Three works of literature where this was a major theme are Ordinary People by Judith Guest, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom and All My …
The plot takes place in Japan and tells us the story of a young girl; a fisherman’s daughter and her journey through life to become a famous Geisha, a Japanese female entertainer. The book describes the struggles of a young girl, Chiyo, who is abandoned; …
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote several detective stories. His first story was ‘A Study in Scarlett’ which he published in 1887. After his first book he wrote many more. The famous detective that is in all his stories is Sherlock Holmes, along with his associate, …
There are many reasons for a person to watch a movie. Most people watch a film for the sake of entertainment, namely to unwind from their daily bustle. Others watch movies as a hobby. However, not many people watch films for the sake of the …
Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” stands as a lone monument to intense, often sinister feelings amid the broad literary landscape. This book is much than simply a story of love and retaliation, set against the bleak background of the Yorkshire moors. It is an investigation of …
Our stage type was the arena. The arena is also known as a theatre in the round, central stage or island stage. Common shapes of the arena stages are a triangle, diamond, rectangle and circle. The theatre in the round became popular in Rome and …
Ethan Frome: Tragic figure that functions as an instrument of the suffering of others ay cache1897 unit Four: Ethan Frome In the novella Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, main character Ethan Frome is a man that faces many disappointments as well no self-assurance. Ethan Frome …
Creatures of the night, drinkers of blood, the scourge of the living, vampires From Dracula to Twilight, vampires have been a pervasive part of our culture for decades and a part of folklore for centuries beyond that, from campfire stories to novels, films, comics and …
In the book, The Outsiders, the author, S.E. Trinton, portrays the Curtis brothers’ relationship as a loving, but rough relationship Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Barry Curtis are all brothers part of a gang called the Greasers. Their parents died, forcing Barry, the oldest, to take the …
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