The Devil in the White City is a historical novel set during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It follows two primary plots. The first involves Daniel Burnham, architect of the Fair and designer of most of its structures and layout. The second narrative follows serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes, also known as Herman Webster Mudgett, a man who built a hotel specifically designed to trap and kill guests of the World's Fair. The novel explores Chicago at the turn of the century.
The City of Ember is a children's science fiction novel that tells the story of young Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, who live in the city of Ember, designed by "The Builders" hundreds of years ago. Lately the city has been running out of supplies, and when Lina and Doon discover a forgotten box that contains instructions for how to leave Ember, they know they must follow them in an attempt to save the city.
William Shakespeare is considered to be among the greatest playwrights that have ever lived He has written dozens and dozens of brilliant plays most of those plays have been made into movies One such play that has been made into a movie is Othello The play Othello is one of Shakespeares greatest tragedies It is about a black general in the Italian army Othello and what happened between him and his wife Desdemona The main villain in this play is Iago who is a soldier under Othellos command Iago
Real Life and a Very Old Man with Enormous Wings A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is a story about a Colombian family visited by a mysterious man with wings A very old man with enormous wings is the angel who represents the mysterious and unfamiliar elements in life The angel is not just something supernatural but also something foreign someone who stands out from the crowd as being different from the rest of the civilization As in the movie City of Angels we can perceive the existence of an
How does Carroll present Eccentricity in Chapter 11 The chapter begins by describing the courtroom of Wonderland As the reader would expect the courtroom is not a normal one mainly because the inhabitants are not supposed to be there e g birds and beasts The reader is first introduced to eccentricity in this chapter by the appearance of the King who is also playing the judge The judge by the way was the King and as he wore his crown over his wig This shows eccentricity as firstly the King is no
In a city of millions it is possible for two very similar men to lead distinctly opposite lives While one aspires to be the best architect America has ever seen the other falls pray to a sadistic calling full of murder and the sick pleasure he finds in the anguish of others Erik Larson author of The Devil in the White City uses the images of good and evil Burnham and Holmes as a doorway into the world of the chilling mysteries surrounding one man and the brilliant designs of the other Though bo
In The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Larson uses two quotes at the beginning of the book to describe the two main characters The first quote said by David Burnham Make no little plans they have no magic to stir mens blood Helps to describe his ambition and creativity Burnham was one of the lead designers in building the White City This quote shows that even though it is easy to make little plans and go step by step Burnham only felt anticipation and excitement when he made plans on a l
How do the ideas and the language of these speeches help to reveal the different attitudes we observe in the play to Othellos blackness Racism is a massive theme throughout this play Particularly with Brabantio who thinks the only way to solve his problems with Othello is to be nothing other than racist and rude However the use of language throughout this play proves that its the way in which someone says something that gives it a different effect and we are learning that as the play progresses