I have been a huge fan of Roald Dahl’s works since I could read, but I had never read James and the Giant Peach until this paper. I knew I would probably love it, but I never quite found the time or the effort needed to search out and read this book. I sat down and read it all in one sitting, delighting in Dahl’s descriptions of the world that James and his insect friends interact in. I quickly realized how difficult it would be to decide upon a medium to display a film based on this book.…
I think the guy in the story seems to always take his dog for granted. He should listen to the signs the dog gives him. The dog is letting him know he’s in danger, but the man simply ignores the dog. When Jack London wrote “the dog followed again at his heels, with his tail hanging low.” the man should have known that…
Abortion is a topic that has been argued for years. Many people are for or against it. Many people do not know how they feel about it either. An abortion is when a women decides she does want to have a child anymore when already conceived. She will have a doctor at an abortion clinic help her rid of the fetus. There are many ways to do this, depending on the trimester of the baby. She will eventually go to the abortion clinic and have the procedure done to no longer have the baby in her but, it will no longer have a life.…
In the poem ‘The Wood – Pile’ Robert Frost uses a very tight structure, it is a sum of one stanza which he has used in other poems such as “Out Out -”. This poem is first person narration, which is another thing that a lot of Frost poems share in common, the setting of the poem is introduced in the first line of the poem ‘the frozen swap’ this releases visual imagery straight away. The last two words of the first line of the poem ‘gray day’ Frost uses internal rhyme the theme of the poem is nature it is set outside and it also it involves tree’s and birds Frost tells the story using this as the stake and the prop is natural resources and the wood-pile is society and because we are using nature up, it is soon going to collapse.…
Dr. Seuss, one of the greatest poets, used his imagination to create humorous works for children and adults. He was so well known and loved by everyone, schools still celebrate his birthday for weeks at a time.…
There are many authors who have the ability to be one of the greatest writers of all time, but to my knowledge of books I believe the majority I read are excellent. Virginia Woolf to many, is a prominent writer. I wish I could say the same as well. I can not judge her writing for I have just began to study such remarkable essayists. I can state this, her ability to capture ones mind is unprecedented. She does it so well, it is almost natural.…
Bernard mix dog, is placed into a new environment where he is required to adjust quickly or face certain death. Buck was raised under comfortable conditions where he had no expectations other than to be a companion to his owners, who considered Buck to be part of the family. In order to prevail in the Wild, a place with mantras of survival of the fittest, kill or be killed, and favoritism to the most experienced, adaptation is imperative. Buck’s careful observations of how Curly, a genial dog who died while trying to befriend others, teach him how there is “No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you.”…
Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most prominent writers of the early twentieth century. He based a majority of his writings on World War II, which he took part in. In his book “Slaughter House 5”, Vonnegut effectively uses his techniques of characterization, symbolism, and theme to establish the major themes of the novel.…
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the story “The Birthmark”. So many people have just read the story and not really paid much attention, but if you really read it there are so many underlying messages and symbols. Hawthorne did one thing stuck out and it was he used the three main characters in the story to represent the three characteristics or traits of mankind which are spiritual, natural, and mental.…
"Most of those persons condemned were convicted on the basis of spectral evidence that is to say, prosecuting witnesses declared that they felt the presence of evil spirits or heard spirit voices" (pg. 2, Paulo Coelho). "The Witch of Portobello" by the renowned Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is a novel about love, passion, joy, spirituality, and sacrifice. The circular structure of this story is very fascinating. There are really several narrators that tell the story of Sherine Khalil (better known as Athena) in their own points of view. The main narrators are Heron Ryan (journalist), Andrea McCain (actress), and Deidre O'Neill (doctor, better known as Edda).…
In the early nineteenth century during the Romanticism period, Nathaniel Hawthorne became famous for his novels and short stories that mirrored the dark image of the world. His works became a huge contribution to the modern world of American Literature and now have been given its proper recognition for more than a century.…
A dog is a man’s best friend. In the Japanese prisoner of war camps dogs were always a common sight6, but you never seen the same dog twice. A stray may walk into the camp giving excitement to all the children that live inside but the weekly or at rare times monthly decapitation was never far away and just like the time before it all the children were forced to watch someone or an animal that they had to clang onto for some kind of love, be killed in front of their scared…
The story I chose to evaluate was “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. “The Birth-mark” is a story about a scientist named Aylmer who marries a beautiful lady named Georgiana. Georgiana knew she was beautiful with her birth-mark and says “To tell you the truth it has been so often called a charm, that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so.” “Ah, upon another face, perhaps it might” says Aylmer. This is the beginning of Georgiana feeling insecure about her birth-mark. The birth-mark starts to bother her and now she knows her husband does not like it. Aylmer starts obsessing out removing the birth-mark and having dreams about ways to ridden the mark from his beautiful wife’s face. He confides in Georgiana about these horrible dreams and she want to please her husband and stop the horrific dreams. She decided that she loved her husband so much no matter her fears of her fate she would let him remove the birth-mark. Aylmer created a mixture that Georgiana drank that faded the birth-mark he had disliked so much that hindered the full beauty of his wife. Aylmer felt success when he realized his potion was fading the birth-mark but it also took his beautiful wife’s life.…
Like discussed in class, Nathaniel Hawthorne writes more about the guilt that comes from the sin. A lot of his stories are about the sins people did in their lives or he would even make up things that people did. His main theme that he focuses on is the theme of loneliness. When a person reads stories created by Nathaniel Hawthorne, you can feel the loneliness of the characters. In a way I find that some of his stories are depressing because the way he makes some of the lives of characters. For example, “The Scarlet Letter” is filled with samples of the lonely feeling of the characters in his stories. Sometimes a person might even feel bad for them even though his works contain fiction. According to studies, there was nothing major in Hawthorne’s life that would make him a sinful person. Just like in his story “The Minister’s Black Veil” it says that everyone is not perfect and there is some kind of sin. So my point is that he was not a bad person he just liked writing about people doing bad things and committing sins. I do believe that the loneliness in his life is what brought him to talk about the loneliness in his characters lives.…
In the early 1800s America was still a budding nation and its developing culture and arts had yet to be established on the global stage. During this time One of Americas most talented fictional writers came about, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Because of him American literature would finally be recognized because of his many great works such as the Scarlett Letter and The House of The Seven Gables. His contributions to literature cannot be understated and the praise he receives to this day is rightly given. His works were largely influenced by his unrelenting believe in New England puritanism and therefore he can be considered a profound Christian writer.…