Did you know that the word bug is a verb, because it shows our attitude. Did you also know that they have unnatural pinchers and antenna's. Did you also know that a lot of people have a small fear of bears, but we are very scared of little bugs. Did you also know that they are very interesting to many people in the world. Did you also know that very few can ever hurt us.…
In addition to the influence of the children’s perspective on the reader’s interpretation of the adults’ roles in the novel, the reader also makes inferences and conclusions about the adults based on their actions. Consider the various failures of the adult characters in this novel: moral failures, the failure to parent well, and the failure to negotiate life successfully, to name just a few. You may choose to analyze only one character and his or her failures, or write a comparative analysis of several characters, but in any case, build an essay in which you posit reasons for the failures of adults to protect children and to offer hope to the next…
The short story “Sweat,” by Zora Neale Hurston, seems to exemplify the epitome of a bad marriage. Hurston uses foreshadowing and irony to demonstrate the disintegrated relationship between the abusive husband and the diligent wife. Throughout the story, it becomes obvious that the husband does not oblige by the motto, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Hurston’s use of irony and foreshadowing helps reveal the fact that “the good will prevail” and Sykes will finally get what he deserves.…
Suspicious actions occur when the winds are present, her descriptions of darkened houses and husbands “roaming” the place in search of trespassers and snakes show how the winds truly effect people. However, an even better description Didion gives for how sinister the winds’ true nature is, was with Raymond Chandler’s quotation of how all the parties end in fights and “meek little wives” feel the edge of the carving knife and stare down their husbands neck, “anything can happen”. It was with this description Didion truly showed how malevolent and frightening these winds were. Even with the research, facts, and scientific evidence from the end of the excerpt, an uneasiness is still with the winds and the mystery surrounding them. The clear objective tone in this part of the essay shows how emotionless and possibly…
In the renowned fantasy novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore says, “indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.” The play, Angels in America, A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner, presents several relationships of characters. The relationship of Joe and Harper Pitt in particular plays a vital role in his play. By not making the effort to fix the problems in their relationship, Joe and Harper have finally grown so distant from each other that it is impossible to fix it. Kushner uses many different writing techniques to present that Joe and Harper have a failing marriage. He uses tone and dialog to show that Harper isn’t going to follow Joe in his advancing career. Next, Kushner references movies that parallel Joe and Harper’s relationship. And lastly, Kushner adds real world examples to show the neglect of Harper’s emotional problems. All of Kushner’s writing techniques add up to clearly explain why the marriage is failing.…
“All of us are better when we are loved”, this is one the main ideas that Alistair MacLeod wishes to convey in his first novel “No Great Mischief”. Born in Saskatchewan, the Canadian author makes a remarkable debut as a first class novelist. The book has prized him several awards including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Trillium Award among others. MacLeod conducted his studies in the University of New Brunswick and Notre Dame, where he took his Ph.D. He worked as an English professor in the University of Windsor until he retired in the spring of 2000. His works include 3 prestigious books of short stories. In this novel, MacLeod executes a masterpiece with density and exquisite descriptions that will raise emotions in the hearts of the readers as they embark with him in this unpredictable journey.…
Ariadne Oliver, Poirot, and Miss Marple live in a time and a world that has changed drastically and perhaps that is why the world of Agatha Christie is so interesting to us still: nostalgia. Although she is from a small village, Miss Marple seems to get around a great deal. In one adventure, she is convalescing in the Barbados when a murderer strikes in the resort where she is staying. Poirot and Ariadne Oliver can be found in small villages, London and exotic settings in the Middle East. Despite their varied locales, the common element that runs through Christie’s novels is the “closed” society. These worlds are cut off culturally, economically, or…
In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” the author conveyed a story about brotherhood between two brothers. The narrator was overwhelmed by his internal conflict of guilt and felt that his actions were having its consequences. Doodle, the main character of the story, lived a life that consisted of constant struggles. His brother, the narrator, helped him through his external conflict, but one day, he pushed him too far. The color red appears constantly throughout the short story and to express the theme and conflicts the short story was comprised of. The Scarlet Ibis, Doodle’s death, and the love the narrator had for Doodle were all elements that were represented by symbolism through the color red. The love and pride the narrator had…
Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his short story, 'Young Goodman Brown', generates a relationship in direct contrast with that of a true romance among the roles of Faith and Young Goodman Brown. Whereas, a…
The major conflict of this story occurs with the teenage girl and Mrs. Turpin. The conflict is not given away at one point in the story but gradually develops between the two women with many different facial…
In this novel McIlvanney introduced the central character we are to follow through several books. In some ways, Laidlaw seems an unlikely hero. Whose side is he on? Sometimes he seems more on the side of the criminals than the police. He tries to sympathise with Bud Lawson when Bud reports his daughter’s failure to return home.…
The intense bond between father and son is full of subtle meanings and inferred emotions, but this bond remains strong nevertheless. This relationship has been examined time and time again, but Trumbo sheds new light on it when he focuses on the particular relationship of Joe and his father in “Johnny Got His Gun”. This passage looks at the significance of the annual fishing trip they take and the careful way in which they approach each other. When Joe’s friend Bill Harper decides to come to this sacred fishing event, the equilibrium of the whole relationship is questioned. Trumbo combines the use of perspective, syntax, and specific selection of detail in order to depict the precarious balance of their father-son relationship during the confusing…
Change is a major conflict for many people of the world today and in the past. In Loraine Hansberry’s, “A Raisin in the Sun”, each of the characters undergo a transformation either in their personalities or in their daily routines. However the reader gets to see three sides of Walter and how he reacts to the different situations placed before him in this drama, “A Raisin in the Sun”.…
Marry Karr’s The Liars Club is a haunting memoire, depicting a young Texan girls struggle to survive the trials of adolescence in home that finds stability in chaos and comfort in the abusive habits of her parents. Illustrating both fond and painful memoires from her past, Karr paints a complex image of the relationship she shared with her mother; giving readers everywhere the ability to relate and empathizes with the emotional complexity of their mother daughter relationship. This complexity of relationship can be explored in three main ways: the conflicting views Karr formed of her mother, In Karr’s ability to read her mother’s moods, and an analysis of the disciplinary approach Charlie Marry Karr used on her daughters.…
In the novel The Outsiders, two members of the gang the “Greasers,” Johnny and Ponyboy, become muddled in a murder. There are two central gangs in the story, the Greasers and the Socs, who are antagonistic throughout the novel. Two characters in the novel, both from conflicting worlds, share an interest for admiring sunsets. Metaphorically, sunsets in The Outsiders provide comprehension about rival gangs, exhibiting that we are more akin to our rivals than we speculated, we are all a component of the equivalent world, and that everyone confronts hardships in life.…