Natures transcendental quality is described in Robert Frosts poem Birches The speaker of the poem is an older man who recalls the memory of being a swinger of birches The overwhelming aspects of his life cause him to yearn for the trouble free and undemanding times of childhood Although the poem is written from the speakers viewpoint the perspective of a specific boy is introduced These two outlooks offer contrasting perceptions of what the birch tree and act of climbing and swinging represent
Wonderland In the midst of the Victorian period the story of Alices Adventures in Wonderland emerged Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll invented the story as he told it Six years after the novel Alices Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1865 Carroll created the sequel to it Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Saw There Some years later in 1920 Walt Disney decided to make an animated film based on Lewis Carrolls story Finally close to 100 years later Tim Burto
Illusiveness of Identity After people were born and started to think who they are they try to define their identity or build up their identity Build their own identity is first step to start one persons life Most people around the world their identities are influenced by their circumstances such as their family friends education society or maybe what their interests are In addition many other factors could affect one persons identity There are many ways that we can affect our personality depend
The Kite Runner The first book that I have chosen to read is the Kite Runner This book would have to be probably one of the greatest novel written ever and the best book written by a Canadian author Khalid Hosseinis use of settings and characters to tell his story is something of magic The main character used by the author was very well used but the uses of sub characters were used very effectively Each character was put in place to help Amir the main character grow and serve as not only suppor
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Scout learns valuable lessons on the evil of prejudice present in her Southern town of Maycomb on the true nature of courage and on the dangers of judging others before climbing into their skin and walking around in it Set in the mid 1930s Scout Finch is a young girl living with her older brother Jem and her lawyer father Being a kid Scout has the simple duties of a minor to have fun and to stay out of trouble But along the way she also learns many important t
Theodore Roosevelt once said In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing the next best thing is the wrong thing and the worst thing you can do is nothing Roosevelt meant that success is a consequence of action and inaction teaches us nothing other than regret Roosevelt must have been an existentialist The cornerstone of existentialism is that the individual is responsible for his own happiness and success The Guest a short story written by Albert Camus himself a well
The title the bell jar can symbolic the emotional states of the character Esther The emotional state of Esther can be divided into several states The first state is about her internship life In the beginning of the book when Esther first time went to New York City for her summer internship she started to feel sick toward her surroundings As she described I didnt know what I was doing in New York I am stupid about execution The idea of being electrocuted makes me sickbut I couldnt help wondering
In Shakespeares introduction Romeo is telling Benvolio how depressed he is over Rosaline Alas that love O brawling love O loving hate in Act I Scene i Lines 168 173 This is supposed to tell the readers that Romeo is an emotional boy on the other hand in the movie Romeo is shown writing a poem about Rosaline in his diary The way Baz Luhrman did Romeos actions in that scene made the fans more attracted to the new Romeo instead of Shakespeares Romeo because he is shown very young cute and emotiona
Krystle Hernandez In the Romantic era literature became increasingly subjective personal emotional and imaginative Whereas Enlightenment writers focused on the similarities between people Romantic era writers like William Blake were becoming more interested in individuality and the differences between human beings Blakes collection of poems Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience written in 1794 particularly the first version of The Chimney Sweeper reflects these tendencies of the Romantic p