In Ordinary People Conrad struggles with finding the difference between who he is and how he feels about himself After the death of his brother Buck Conrad feels extremely guilty about the accident He blames himself for not being able to save him This is too heavy a burden for him to handle and he attempts to kill himself Conrad should have realized that what happened doesnt define who he is He wanted to kill his guilt and his poor self image but along with it he was killing himself When Conrad
Three Cups of Tea The first time you share tea with a Balti you are a stranger The second time you take tea you are an honored guest The third time you share a cup of tea you become family and for our family we are prepared to do anything even die Haji Ali This quote was one of the most important quotes in this book Three Cups of Tea by David Oliver Relin and was most likely the basis for which the title was formed This quote also had more significance in which it explained the concept of the t
The bet After reading the bet by chekhovs one can see through the young mans decisions the cost of capital punishment versus life imprisonment as both equally immoral In my beliefs and views of the young mans decision was the value of human life money teaches life lessons and the lack of courage to endure reality The story begins with a heated debate between a banker and many clever men on capital punishment versus life imprisonment The host of the gathering was the banker who started the debat
A View from the Bridge A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller which is set in America in the 1950s The play is about a family unit which is disrupted by the arrival of two illegal immigrants The main protagonist Eddie Carbone is an over protective man who becomes obsessive with his niece Catherine When Catherine instantly falls for Rodolpho one of the illegal immigrants Eddie quickly becomes jealous of him and the entire household is destroyed by Eddies feelings for Catherine Through
One little Indian boy left all alone He went and hanged himself and then there were none Christie 31 And Then There Were None is a murder mystery by Agatha Christie It takes place on the eve of World War 2 on the newly purchased Indian Island Ten victims were invited to spend a weekend as guests to a Mr Una Nancy Owen a person that no one is familiar with As soon as they arrive the sooner they began to get killed off Sometimes called the Grand Dame of Mysteries Agatha Christie is one of the bes
The Colour of Magic Colours surround us It has the ability to stir emotion and change feelings as colours change Not only in everyday life but also through the written word colours play an important role in our imagination Colours affect the mood and emphasize the importance of events in a novel The concept of colour symbolism is prominent in The Great Gatsby White yellow blue and green affect the atmosphere of scenes through association with a specific mood When analyzed the frequent use of co
The contrast is quite apparent throughout the story Lives of Girls and Women She had been brought back to Garnets homestead where he lived with many of his family members He came from a family that was not as fortunate and she was able to notice many differences then that of her own lifestyle The household that Garnet grew up in was run down and in dire need of repairs She had also been warmed up to by his family members making her feel comfortable Both of which are circumstances and situations
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
Afghanistan is a coarse and dishonourable place to reside Khaled Hosseini explains this in his novel The Kite Runner Afghanistans degrading class system is horrific and inhumane This inhumane rigid system allows for ethnic discrimination constant warfare and poverty To begin Afghanistan is divided into two main ethnic classesthe Pushtuns and the Hazaras The Pushtuns believe they are better than the Hazaras due to the fact that they are more financially stable In The Kite Runner Baba a wealthy P
The novel Twenty thousand leagues under the sea describes the battles in the sea that many people experienced while operating vessels in the sea These people had always reported cases of either meeting a naval wreck submerged a giant whale ramming them or going into an island floating in the sea Many people had therefore met face to face with death from this unknown creature Different people had viewed this creature in different forms and there was a need for its identification to reduce the nu