Lisa Haff Contemporary Literature Question 4 Passion is usually considered to be an exhilarating and desirable trait however when uncontrolled it can also lead to a dangerous and destructive path It can end up causing devastation and distress for oneself as well as others Salter and Coetzee captured the essence of passion through the characters in both novels Last Night and Disgrace Whether in the form of love hate lust or regret passion played a major role in these two works of literature Salt
Cold Sassy Tree written by Olive Anne Burns is a story about a young boy named Will growing up in a small town Will has many questions as he is coming of age Usually when these questions arise he turns to his Grandfather for answers Wills Grandfather serves as his mentor through out this book and Will knows he has a lot of learning to do Will starts to wonder about death and the after life When he asks his Grandfather he responds As you know son jest believin we gon live forever in the next wor
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
Cold Mountain People usually begin a journey to achieve a goal or arrive a destination but more importantly through the journey they can find a self they have never noticed before or create a new self who adapts to the current environment In Charles Fraziers Cold Mountain the Cold Mountain is the destination the Inman wants to arrive at Although not physically starting a journey Ada goes through a mental journey which causes physical and spiritual changes in her Metaphorically she reaches Cold
S cout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society One summer Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill who has come to live in their neighborhood for the summer and the trio acts out stories together Eventually Dill becomes fascinated with the spooky house on their street ca
S cout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society One summer Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill who has come to live in their neighborhood for the summer and the trio acts out stories together Eventually Dill becomes fascinated with the spooky house on their street ca
The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper evolves a woman who id suffering from post partum depression The woman in the story is anxious and nervous Her anxiety and depression worsen as a result of the proposed treatment prescribed by her husband John She and John rent an old colonial mansion so she can rest at ease and become well Ironically the lack of socialization and involvement in her new born childs life causes her to become insane She becomes obsessed with the
English literature essay In William Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew Petruccio attempts to tame Katherine and uses love and affection as a way to trick her into thinking women are owned by their husbands and should obey them in every way Katherine is referred to as the shrew and is considered to be an unattractive candidate for marriage to men but she must marry before her sister Bianca can marry She speaks her mind and it seems she would be the last woman to ever be tamed by anyone but as