The Ironic Jonathan Swift In A Modest Proposal written by Jonathan Swift the main objective is to pay attention to the misfortune of the Irish people Swifts so called modest proposal begins by describing the very real poverty of people in Ireland Swift presents this situation quite sympathetically by portraying a surplus of children that cannot be fed and therefore the children turn into beggars and thieves Afterward he creates a persona who is an extreme patriot and draws out a scheme the poss
One of the greatest American short stories ever written is The Jilting of Granny Weatherall written by Katie Porter in the year 1930 An interesting critic claims to reveal the flatness of Porters story He states that the story is not interesting enough and that the story does not have any plot because nothing really happens Unfortunately the critic fails to realize the true essence of the story where illusion and reality in Grannys mind play a major part in the story Contrary to the critics arg
Fear makes people do crazy things In the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell and the movie Quarantine people face adversity that forces them to fight for themselves by all means The characters in both the short story and the movie show that facing difficulties makes people stronger as they begin to value their lives For instance the main character in the short story a big game hunter from New York falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean where he is
CHAPTER I INDRODUCTION ALDOUS HUXLEY AND THE MODERN NOVEL It is rightly said Aldous Huxleys writings express the disillusionment of the 1920s the cynicism of the 1930s and the questioning of the 1940s 45 Paul W P S Huxley was the product of the times and his novel and essays are the expression of his beliefs and concerns Huxley was twenty when the First World War began in 1914 His book of stories Limbo was published in 1920 and his last novel Island in 1962 His work covers forty there years whi
An Analysis of the Theme of Class in the Hairy Ape Eugene ONeills play The Hairy Ape tells the story of Yank an American stoker on a steel steamship in 1922 In the play Yank is a hard working and proud steel worker who feels secure in his position and content with his identity Yanks position and identity is put into question after Mildred Douglas the companies presidents rich daughter is bored and enters the stokehole to encounter Yank Overcome by this unfamiliar environment she cries out at Ya
Addie Bundren the wife of Anse Bundren and the mother of a poor southern family is very ill and is expected to die soon Her oldest son Cash puts all of his carpentry skills into preparing her coffin which he builds right in front of Addies bedroom window Although Addies health is failing rapidly two of her other sons Darl and Jewel leave town to make a delivery for the Bundrens neighbor Vernon Tull whose wife and two daughters have been tending to Addie Shortly after Darl and Jewel leave Addie
Joseph Sharp 9 28 11 English 1302 The Theme of Marriage in Cranes The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Jack who is the main character of Stephen Cranes The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky rides on a train bound for his hometown He is going to the town of Yellow Sky with his new bride which none of the town people know about He is extremely anxious and nervous to arrive at Yellow Sky with his bride He is worried because he is the town Marshal and he feels like he has betrayed his friends and fellow town peop
Shakespeares play The Tempest revolves around the theme of power A duke is usurped a conspiracy to kill a king is made and everyone seems to have a different notion of power But there is one belief they all agree on Calibans inferiority including Caliban himself While it is certain that Caliban has more to his character than what is superficially portrayed he is still considered the lowliest creature This is the manifestation of the social hierarchy that existed during the time this play was wr
The Greek drama is the earliest type of play making one expect a plethora of plays both modern and classical that are based on the structure of a Greek drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has several elements of the Greek drama that add to its charm Among these elements are the unities the modes of persuasion and the tragic flaw The unity of time is applied by Tennessee Williams in this play The unity of time states that the time span of a play should be close to that of the time for the events of the
Each and every action the children performed in school and in any place is a reflection of the quality of life they have in their own homes Parents have a responsibility of taking care of their children and parents have the influence and impact that creates the primary personality of an individual This influence can mold a certain individual into a responsible citizen or a rebellious delinquent as perceived in J D Salingers The Catcher in the Rye The protagonist Holden Caulfield interacts with