The Color of Water This report is for Mr Yellums period two English four class The name of the book I chose is The Color of Water The author is James McBride and contains 256 pages The Color Of water was published by Riverhead books in 1996 and is copywrited by James Mcbride I decided to read this book because I had heard good things about it from some of my friends and it seemed like an interesting book from the summaries I read about it online On the back cover there are 5 quotes from differe
Obi nkwo an Igbo villager who through a community scholarship given to him by the Umofia Progressive Union UPU is sent to England to attain the only hope of advancement in the colony a European education Upon his return he settles into a senior government post which he eventually loses to corruption by an acceptance of bribery After Obi is caught and is facing trial for bribery The Umofia Progressive Union describes obi as A man who runs after sweet things of Lagos This paper will therefore dis
Guilt is a powerful feeling of remorse that takes control of your life you always feel it both mentally and physically You will feel this remorse until you have admitted to it and have accepted what you have done and are willing to partake in your punishment This is portrayed throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare where the main character commits various devastating murders He must hide all of them in his quest for Kingship and to remain on the throne As we can see through Shakespea
V for Vendetta Dystopian futures in society often spring from conflict in society This often results in a vision of an authoritarian or totalitarian government and the resulting conflict that the two forms of government cause The graphic novel V for Vendetta written by Alan Moore is no exception This novel was also adapted into a movie In the process of adaptation the directors of the film version attempted to maintain the overall characters and anarchist themes of the graphic novel however the
Duong Thu Huong writes Paradise of the Blind intending to expose the poor workings and of Communism and demonstrate the adverse effects felt by the people effected Huongs sees that Hangs self discovery and acceptance of her dissatisfaction with life heavily characterises the novels final passage By the end of the passage Hang has come to terms with her place in her Vietnamese culture deciding she will leave all this behind Huong establishes this decision through the use of contrasting natural i
Crossing the River A desperate foolishness The crops failed I sold my children This is how Caryl Phillips begins his novel of suffering and slavery that spans whole continents and centuries The author uses several narrative voices throughout his novel covering a two hundred and fifty year time period of a father waiting patiently for his three children Nash Martha and Travis to return home however they wont make it We as readers are never told who the father is but from narrative voices we can
General outline for any essay question Themes Characters and Techniques Robert Cormiers We All Fall Down explores the April Fools Day trashing of the Jeromes house that leaves the youngest daughter Karen in a coma the house a physical disaster and an emotional state for Jane and her family The trashers are four average high schoolers led by the domineering Harry Flowers Harry manipulated the group and takes advantage of Buddys state of mind The Avenger an 11 year old boy witnesses it all but re
Every ones opinion of what is funny and what isnt funny differs some like the tawdry jokes while others prefer dry wit Others find sarcasm funny while still more may find it offensive Each person has their own particular sense of humor In Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard Kiran Desai creates relatable characters and situations that allows for the reader to have easy laughs throughout the novel no matter what their humor preferences may be Kiran Desai is able to create ample amounts of humor throu
Betty Wehner Smiths unique ability to capture the reality of American society in the early nineteen hundreds is seen in the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The setting of the novel stems very much from the authors own childhood Society can truly relate to this story as it has a place in every American familys roots The time defying novel evokes sympathy by telling the story of a young impoverished family comparing their rough lives to a relentless tree native to Brooklyn New York Betty Smith was
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary Wide Sargasso Sea begins in Jamaica after the Emancipation Act of 1833 under which Britain outlawed slavery in all its colonies The first part of the novella is told from the point of view of Antoinette Cosway a young white girl whose father a hated former slaveholder has died and left his wife and children in poverty The familys estate Coulibri is quickly falling into ruin and Antoinettes mother Annette is rapidly sinking into a deep depression Since her mother freque