The balance of evil and innocence is a common theme in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A finished piece of art work is a master piece Though the colors may not blend perfectly it is the imperfections in life that make it worth living Sadly not all people were able to make their mark on the canvas we call life This period in time was dangerous for non whites The Depression threatened their way of life and made people angry Anger turns to evil and evil corrupts the innocence of huma
In William Shakespeares The Tempest the play opens in the midst of a violent storm onboard a ship that was bound for Naples It was later shipwrecked on an island where the exiled Duke of Milan Prospero and his daughter Miranda lived for the past 12 years On board the ship were Alonso the King of Naples his son Ferdinand his brother Sebastian his counsellor Gonzalo Prosperos brother Antonio and other members of the Court The story goes Prospero the Duke of Milan was devoted and engrossed in the
In this last scene between Mr Stevens and Miss Kenton Mr Stevens makes an act of sacrifice to protect the happiness and stability of Miss Kentons life In the process of doing so he abandons his last remaining hope of ever achieving a fulfilling and wholesome life Unable and too late to express the feelings he has bottled up within him behind his prim faade Mr Stevens must forever carry the weight of his regrets until the day he dies He will never be able to fill the holes in his heart and be co
The Red Badge of Courage Summary During the Civil War a Union regiment rests along a riverbank where it has been camped for weeks A tall soldier named Jim Conklin spreads a rumor that the army will soon march Eventually word gets to Henry Fleming a recent recruit with this 304th Regiment who is struggling to find his courage because he fears that if he were to see battle he might run Yet ironically the narrator reveals that Henry joined the army because he was drawn to the glory of military con
Merchant of Venice Characters Analysis features noted Shakespeare scholar William Hazlitts famous critical essay about the characters of The Merchant of Venice THIS is a play that in spite of the change of manners and prejudices still holds undisputed possession of the stage Shakespears malignant has outlived Mr Cumberlands benevolent Jew In proportion as Shylock has ceased to be a popular bugbear baited with the rabbles curse he becomes a half favourite with the philosophical part of the audie
Grannys hard knock life In Katherine Anne Porters short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall there is a vivid picture of an elderly womans last moments and storm of mentality on her death bed The story is shown as a stream of consciousness in which granny remembers the grievances she had throughout her life This making it obvious to the reader that she has had not one or two but three jilting in her life that has affected her character through the last shreds of her life Her past love George
Nobody heard the shot Not one of Jay Gatsbys servants heard the gun go off George Wilson had fired the perfect shot to kill Gatsby or did he Although Anne Crow makes a few questionable points in her critical review titled The Great Gatsby Mystery but I in fact believe Anne Crow successfully pieced together holes in the story to lead me to believe that Gatsby was not in fact killed by George Wilson but somebody else Throughout the novel George Wilson was portrayed as a spiritless worn out man An
Throughout The Crucible many literary elements are shown through many different characters One character who seems to stand out in the story is Abigail Williams For the most part the people in the town of Salem see her as a wholesome young girl Little did they know she would be the cause of a widespread hysteria amongst their town Abigail is a young 17 yr old who is the niece of reverend Parris She Lives with reverend Parris in his household after being fired as a worker for the proctors One da
Arthur Millers The Crucible is an over the top and irrelevant piece of drama Discuss this comment with close reference to the play Arthur Millers The Crucible is a piece of drama that involves a dilemma affecting the town of Salem The drama can be in some cases viewed as over the top and irrelevant because of the language used the superficial characters and an outstanding increase in tension Arthur Miller highlights these themes by using a range of techniques like melodrama metaphors and differ
Washington Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle with the American people in mind At this time society was changing drastically America was attempting to go through a struggle with forming their own identity America was wanting to have an identity that would set them free from English culture and rule Irving uses his main character Rip Van Winkle symbolize America Rip goes through the same struggles that America was going through at this time before and after the Revolution Irving uses such great symboli