I believe I explained the characters effectively because people want to sympathize with them and also want to get to know the characters and learn more about their experiences in the story.…
Vraj Patel 7/25/2014 Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Piggy and the Beast In the novel Lord of the flies, author William Golding uses symbolism of Piggy and the beast to demonstrate that fear contains immense power and changes people’s actions. After the plane wreak, the boys get together and start discussing on what their next actions will be, so they decide to learn each other’s names.…
Intro statement: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Fellowship of the Ring both have similarities when it comes to the topic the hero’s journey.…
Harry Frankfurt’s article, “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person,” discusses how the structure of an individual’s will becomes the basis for whether or not that individual can be considered a person. Frankfurt begins the article by describing two common, yet insufficient views of the concept of a person. The first is P.F. Strawson’s explanation, which states that the concept of a person refers to an entity with a mind and a body. Frankfurt shows how this view falls short by pointing out that many animal species have psychological and physical properties, and yet they are not considered persons. The second unsatisfactory view about the concept of a person is the assumption that the word “person” is the singular of “people” whereby…
From the beginning lines of Pride and Prejudice, marriage is expressed as a central theme of the novel. Austen even makes the bold statement that “it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large fortune, must be in want of a wife” (1). Throughout the novel, the question arises whether marriage is meant for love or for wealth and social status. Although Austen presents both sides of this argument in the text, marrying for love is favored.…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is said to be one of the most important pieces of American Literature. It is the story of the adventures of an adolescent boy, but more deeply a story that addressed many problems of America during the time. One such example is the theme of companionship. Twain uses the theme to express not only the benefits of companionship, but the out right need for it. William Bridges says that Huck will always be a loaner in society because it would allow them to instill values and demand that he meets cultural needs. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in an excellent account of the need for companionship, especially the male-bonding relationship.…
The Hound of the Baskervilles was a very good page turner book. It had many clues to help you get a closer idea of who the real criminal was. As I kept on reading, the facts were getting clearer by the second and as different events past in the book I just wanted to keep reading the book to unmask that horrifying criminal and hope that he didn’t kill his next victim who was Sir Henry Baskerville at the end. In the paragraphs below I will be describing why I think Sherlock Holmes got involved in this case in the first place, why did he send Watson to pursue the case, rather than go himself or solve it with him, and If I was surprised to discover who the actual criminal was.…
In Harry Potter, the Sorcerer’s Stone movie many characters severed as foils to each other. A foil is one character that serves as a contrast to another. First, I will talk about Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. Once Draco introduced himself to Harry, Harry knew they would not get along because Draco acted like an entitled wizard and is an uncaring spirit. As the movie progressed, Draco continued to develop as a foil he went to the house of Slytherin, bullied Harry’s friends, and serves as an enemy to Harry. Harry not knowing he was a wizard makes him feel lesser and not as entitled as Draco. Also, Harry has a good spirit by protecting his friends, standing up for what is right, choosing the house of Gryffindor, and uses his bravery to be the…
In The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien uses an interspecies friendship, a interclass friendship, and obligatory alliances to bring together the people of Middle Earth and to examine the effect war has on people. Through Legolas’s and Gimli’s unlikely friendship between elves and dwarves, Frodo’s and Sam’s loyal friendship between employer and employee, and the coming together of all the species for the Battle of Five Armies, Tolkien displays how war’s devastating consequences helps people empathize with others and brings them together.…
This book starts with telling us about the Dursleys and how they are the most normal non-magic people there could be. This is just to build up the irony for what will happen later that night when Albus Dumbledore the headmaster of Hogwarts brings Harry Potter a wizard to their doorstep. The next chapter already goes into ten years later and is written about how badly Harry is being treated by his aunt and uncle. The book goes on telling about how Harry finds out that he is a wizard and He was told how his parents passed away. Harry then goes off to school meeting friends like Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom. Harry also met some enemies like Draco Malfoy. When Harry gets to school he is put in Gryffindor one of the four…
On May 3rd 2002, many comic book fans walked out of their local movie theater saying "Finally! They actually got it right this time!" The movie they just saw was Spider-Man, a movie that was based upon a comic book that defied the seemingly impossible. It actually pleased fans of the comic book and became a box office smash at the same time. The movie managed to keep the look and feel of the characters and the environment of the Spider-Man comic books all the while not getting twisted in the Hollywood machine. So, if this one went right, what exactly went wrong with all those other comic book based movies? Why is it so difficult for the Hollywood "suits" to get it right? It seems, for the fans at least, that for every good "Spider-Man-like" film, there are five terrible "Catwoman-like" films waiting in the wings. The problem is that Hollywood sees comic book properties as easy money. Throw a square-jawed actor of the week in a costume and just like that they think that they have a summer blockbuster on their hands. Comic books are not nearly as vapid as Hollywood would like to have you believe. In actuality comic book plots are all about the story, the characters, and the trials and tribulations they face on a daily basis. Many of these comic book based films lack the wit, the genius, or even the coherence that their comic book counterparts possess. To put it mildly, Hollywood simply falls short in recreating the magic that is printed on those pages.…
The very popular children’s movie “Beauty and the Beast” was originally a fairy tale written by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont. While the movie holds true to many of the themes displayed in the fairy tale, it falls short in other aspects. In the original fairy tale, the deal between the merchant and Beast is that one of the merchants daughter die in place of the merchant. However in the Disney movie the deal that takes place between Belle and Beast is only that Belle stays in the castle as his prisoner instead of her father. I feel that this takes away from the overall drama of the fairy tale as death seems a much harsher fate than being held prisoner in a mansion. This is of course excluding the fact that Beast never actually intended on killing Belle, although we don’t know what fate would have had in store for the merchant if Belle didn’t volunteer to die in her father’s place.…
The function of a hero is inspiration which encourages people to be better and work harder. As described by Abrams, since the beginning of storytelling tales of gods and heroes described mankind’s desires, fears and ideas of an ideal future. Every culture has a different symbol and representation that tries to construct the perfect specimen of human power. In America this desire is described in comic books, the construction of Batman is a prime example. Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One and Batman: Court of the Owl by Scott Snyder discuss the altering battles faced by Batman and illustrate an almost flawless transition of how the characters progress throughout the years. The evolution of modern vigilantism from when comics were first introduced during the Great Depression to current times define their ability to adapt to the ever changing periods faced by society that allows for superheroes to remain relevant.…
The Lord of the rings was written in by Mr. Jr Tolkien between year 1937 and 1949 and is said to be one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written. Using a combination of lore depth and beautiful language the novel has become one of the most popular books ever to be published, selling over 150 million copies worldwide. There are many reasons why this particular novel is said to one, if not the best epic fantasy novel ever written, one of these reasons is the vivid world in which Tolkien has put so much effort and detail.…
Tommy Frazer- A twelve year old kid who moves to a new town and goes to a new school, he decides to help decorate for the upcoming school dance. He was silent in some ways because he didn’t know what to do or to communicate with other people because he was new. He was persistent to face all the obstacles and help other people.…