The Parable of the Sower Earthseed is a fictional religion based on the idea that “God is Change.” Created by Octavia Butler, this story is told by the main character Lauren Oya Olamina in both of her books: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents.…
Main Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland was first published in 1891 following a visit to his parents, in South Dakota, in 1887. This excursion was what inspired Garland to compose stories depicting the various hardships people experienced in the Midwest. In addition to this, Garland’s stories, such as “Under the Lion’s Paw,” are able to convey many of his own economic and political concerns in hopes of prompting a change in the nation. Through the Haskin family, who looks to finally purchase new land that they have put an immense amount of work into, “Under the Lion’s Paw” illustrates the cruel nature of land speculation and economic practices imposed on rural families. Garland is fully cognizant of the lifestyle differences on the east coast…
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs is a story of misfortune. The author uses foreshadowing in the story to build tension, and suspense to keep the reader entertained. W.W. Jacob does this by creating certain plot twists, and pacing the story rapidly but still having lots of detail. This book reminds me of being careful for what I wish for and lessons learned. The story begins with the main character, Mr. White, receiving a monkey's paw from a friend.…
I walked into a pitch dark room. I couldn’t even see my hand in front of my face. When, I walked in a tiny bit. I just didn’t know what to do now. I couldn’t see anything around me.…
If someone was granted an object with three wishes, but they all ended in a tragic way, would they still take the wishes? In the short story The Monkey’s Paw, the Whites are faced with this challenge. Although they do not know it, their lives are about to be changed forever.…
Entering Paw Paw I was filled with excitement as I saw the stage being set up and all the campers. Once we were directed to our parking spot, we both got out and gathered our camping supplies. Once we gathered our supplies, we decided to walk around looking for people we knew, as well as camping spots that were not already reserved. After tirelessly searching for friends that were not even there yet to figure out, we came upon what seemed like a perfect spot until we saw that it was reserved. After leaving this campsite, we retreated back to the woods area to sit and think of what to do. Shortly after his girlfriend contacted me saying that she and my ex were there. Hearing this we decided to walk all the way back to the entrance to meet them,…
Have you ever wished for something and it came true? Or maybe it never happened? Or maybe you never wished before. “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken compare the wishes between the two stories.…
“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing” (Blair). In the short story, The Monkey’s Paw written by W.W. Jacobs a mother, father, and their son are visited by an old friend that is in the army. He tells them about the monkey’s paw that grants three wishes to the person who is holding it. He tried to warn them about the great cost to each with, but they would not listen to him. They made one wish for 200 pounds and because of that the mother and father had lost their son. They could not see that what they wanted was the wrong thing to do. The son being dead drove the mother to wish for him to come back, but that was when the father realized that what he wanted was not right, so he used his final…
If you were given the opportunity to change your fate at the expense of others, would you have the courage to risk it? In the story, “The Monkey’s Paw”, the author shows how the characters take a leap of faith without knowing what the consequences may be. The White’s family is made up of three, Mr. and Mrs. White along with their son Herbert. They live in a safe and comfortable house with everything they need, but it’s also separate from the outside world. Through a mixture of gruesome reality, the author portrays a horrific scenery of society’s greed and the danger of wishing. W.W Jacobs describes these horrific scenery over supernatural occurrences and motifs.…
Pow Pow Pow as the machine guns shot from The American Soldiers and myself.The first day of WW1 started and my friend Dave and I was sitting in the trenches.…
12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.…
What is one thing that we all struggle with? What is one thing that is the hardest for some of us? Isn’t it how we use our words? Looking into this book War on Words by Paul Tripp was a truth taking book that gripped my understanding of words and exploded it with truth. This book from Tripp allowed me to look into the importance of words and how they affect you and me. In the beginning God spoke the earth into existence, now this might not sound big to some people, but if we think about it what other things could God have done in order to form humanity and Earth? Well I’m sure he could’ve done many other hand gestures and other things, but he decided that the formed ground on which we stand and the people that we see everyday are to be formed out of the words formed in the very mouth of God. When this was explained in the book I absolutely lost my ability to think and focused on this one thing that truly is important for us as Christians. If God had placed that into thought shouldn’t we understand that our mouth has so much more of significance than we think? In the beginning Tripp says first there were God’s words and then there were Satan’s words, and Tripp says that there is a difference between words that build up and words that destroy and how Satan is going to use truth but distort it and with his words he will deceive the world of men. God’s words were words of power and purity. This is the call that Tripp asks us to look into, and ask ourselves which ones are we?…
The Monkey’s Paw, written by W.W. Jacobs, is a short story about the consequences of messing with fate. Mr. White is a simple man living with his wife, Mrs. White, and his grown son, Herbert. One evening Sergeant-Major Morris, a family friend back from India, visits them and shows them a monkey’s paw he had gotten there, saying that it will grant a man three wishes, but that it was made to prove that when you mess with fate, bad things happen. Even with the warning, Mr. White uses the monkey’s paw to grant his wishes, and soon pays the price. I think the theme of this story is basically, “Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.”…
A parable is story's that Jesus used that often had a twist to teach his disciples. The story's were used to teach. These were not story's that were just for fun, they had a purpose and meaning in everyone. The story's often had a twist at the end, that changed the story a lot. The story's could tell about God to Gods Kingdom, or pretty much anything to do with that.…
The novel is a fiction story depicting the future of the Americans in relation to the trends of the life that the citizens lived. Crime, drug addiction, illiteracy, corruption, and gated communities are the main issues in the book. Not to mention the huge gap between the poor and the rich. The novel depicts the significant role of the religion while people trying to survive from an apocalyptic scenario in the gated communities and draws its inspiration from Moses and Jesus in the Bible.…