Watch out for that shark! This is one of many thoughts you might have while reading Michael P. Spradlin’s book, Into The Killing Seas. In this book you will get a glimpse of what is was like for the 1196 men that were aboard the USS Indianapolis. The author describes these tragic events in history very well through the eyes of a fictional young boy. The accurate portrayal of these real life events will help you get a good look at one of the worst disasters in U.S naval…
In chapter one "Time and the Mythic Present" of the novel, "Thunder Rides A Black Horse" by Claire R. Farrer discussed Native American people live with those who have gone before them with those who are present at the moment. In the American West and Southwest, Indians on multiple reservations live their life in the "mythic present". What modern Americans considered to have occurred long ago, if it even occurred at all, is actual and visible everyday on reservations. There was a co-presence of events in which the warrior twins engaged in which took place at the dinner table was sought to have been the "mythic present". "Both the Long Ago and the Now are present together in thought,…
In Cormac McCarthy’s novel All the Pretty Horses, the setting is used to represent the main characters transformation over time from one terrain to another. The limitedness of the Texan terrain scattered with barbed wire restrictions identifies the restlessness that motivates John Grady’s brevity in the region at the beginning of the novel. Meanwhile, the Mexican wilderness that John Grady Cole’s sets out for comes to epitomize how the vast territory of fenceless space shapes his experiences as they outline his true character. The result is recognition of the parallel between open terrain and his character, each one exemplifying one another and in the end explains the enlightenment he struggles for.…
In chapter one of “The Color of Water”, Ruth, James McBride’s mother, starts out the book by saying she’s “dead” to her family. Her family wanted no part of Ruth and nor did she (Mcbride1). When she and her family moved to America, back then, her name was changed from Ruchel to Rachel. Ruth got rid of her name, Rachel, when she left to Virginia when she was just nineteen. The fact that Ruth becomes a fugitive is to stay away from her greedy, unaroused, racist father and the suffering of being forced into the practice of Judaism. Since she disliked her father, she distasted the relationship between her mother and father. Even though she deserted her home, she adored her mother. However, Ruth did not fully commit to Judaism and did not see…
In Rebecca Kanner’s Sinners and the Sea and Yasmina Reza’s The God of Carnage the human capacity to commit violence is emphasized. Kanner portrays violence during the time of Noah time before and during the flood. The sinners of the town of Sorum, as well as some members of Noah’s family, commit acts of violence toward one another. Reza portrays violence with the same intensity as Kanner, but with a limited cast of characters. The difference between the two portrayals of violence is that Kanner uses evil as a transformative force, while Reza depicts evil as an end. Kanner is hopeful that evil restores the good, while Reza believes that evil does not bring positive outcomes.…
The story “Horses of the Night” centers the theme of depression. The story is told from Vanessa’s point of view, a 6 year old girl, who idolizes her cousin Chris, a teenager who comes to live with them to complete his high school. Vanessa grows closer to Chris during his stay. He would talk to her about his life goals or occasionally also talk about his “beautiful” hometown. She describes Chris as a handsome boy who is very creative, entertaining and a dreamer. She admired the little things about him, how he overlooked negative comments instead of talking back, how he would easily mix up with children etc. He seemed to have everything figured out and he made it look so simple. As Vanessa grew up she started to understand the realities of…
Within the novel All The Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy attempts to associate the appeal of the Wild West in comparison to its reality. A prevalent idea that concludes the book on a slightly somber note appears in the form of John Grady’s character going into the western plains. As the narrative comes to a close, it is the diction and imagery that ultimately show how John Grady lets the story end with his departure into his life as a cowboy, having completely bended into this unique lifestyle and having lost a piece of himself along with it.…
The concept of a ‘rite of passage’ is a historical phenomenon that dates back to most, if not all, human cultures. Whether it is the vision quest of the Native Americans, or it is the acquisition of one’s driver’s license as an American, the story that is born from a rite of passage event is often a heartfelt and passionate tale from beginning till end. All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy, is no exception.…
The first three sentences of the excerpt are a comparison of Douglass to the many ships in Chesapeake Bay. He gives the ships many attributes such as being free or being merry (lines 1-4) and in every sentence…
Frederick Douglass was an extremely intelligent man. He is one of the best writers in his time. He uses metaphor, wit, irony, and many more literary devices. His tone is very even-tempered and distant; when speaking on on many of the most horrifying events he keeps a stable, to the point attitude. Sometimes a little more emotion and exaggeration comes into the writing, but most times Douglass is very calm and cerebral. He often jumps between past and present, sometimes relating personal stories and sometimes reflecting on society and slavery as a whole. There is not that much dialogue present, which helps to elevate the text from personal narrative to historical document. His prose flows well and is unambiguously rendered. He has a great command of language and provides the narrative in an elevated, intellectual fashion. This was much more advanced than many of the other slaves were thought to be able to…
“I have heard the stories that go round, 'bout how I lost my sight; few, are brave enough to ask. You, Little One, are braver than those who claim to be brave.” Charity did not respond; she was busy studying his face. She could tell that he must have been a handsome man at one time; now, not so much. His skin had the appearance and texture of the underside of a dried boar hide- his face, trenched with deep, fissures that reminded her of the lines on the map she saw hanging by the door on her way out of the Mercantile.…
Not all seahorses are fish... Ha,ha get it? Well actually no seahorse is a fish, they’re mammals because they give birth to live young. Enough of these bad jokes and keep reading to learn more about the seahorse!…
Jones, Suzanne J. “New Narratives of Southern Manhood: Race, Masculinity, and Closure in Ernest Gaines 's Fiction.” Critical Survey. 9.2 (1997) 15-42. JSTOR. Web. 31 July 2014…
Although RTTS is much shorter than a GT, it is considered to share the distinctive features of this kind of play. In this essay the elements present in RTTS which make it possible to identify it as a MGT will be analyzed.…
part of the clothes taken from the body of a drowned man far in the…