The Outsiders The Outsiders written by S E Hinton is the story of Ponyboy Curtis a greaser in the 1960s who lives a fairly ordinary life until one day he and his friend Johnny are jumped by several Socs members of their rival gang and his world is turned upside down This book shows the struggles that young people have to face through the themes of class divisions death of loved ones and loss of innocence S E Hinton is one of the few authors in American history that actually acknowledges the soc
The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller regarding Salem Witchcraft Trials The play takes place in Salem Massachusetts during 1692 To summarize the play Abigail Betty and other girls are seen running around the forest naked by Reverend Parris Soon girls fear accusations of being witches and start blaming innocent people of Salem in order to get out of trouble Giles Corey is one of the characters in the play who is in early eighties at the time Giles is constantly blamed for almost everyt
How does fate affect all of us Fate has been predestined for everybody and nobody can avoid it Fate sometimes shows its signs of taking on affect on people In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare The two main characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet have been taken by the effect of fate They are two teenagers who fall in love at first sight but without knowing fate has already begun Fate works in mysteries ways but always works in the end of what was predestined Fate sho
In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck idealizes male friendships of both George Milton and Lennie Small explain the nature of being human and ones struggles in life The novel shows the struggles of two men in California in the great depression era come to a ranch in Salinas vally to work up a stake They hope to one day attain their shared dream of settling down on their own piece of land Lennies part of the dream which he never tires of hearing George describe is merely to tend to and touch soft rabbits
MacbethI think Macbeth is about a noble fighter from Scotland called Macbeth who is told by three weird sisters that he will be king hereafter after that he becomes crazed with power and plots to kill the king however Banquo his best friend also got told something that Thou shalt get kings though thou be none Macbeth also plans to kill Banquo and his son fleance The themes I believe are Tyranny masculinity and ambition I think it would appeal to an audience because it is a horror and at that mo
Hamlets mental state is always in question because he does not express himself in the same manner as other thus the other characters isolate him due to his mental abilities and their inability to control his emotions Polonius believes Ophelia and Hamlets past relationship and how she let go of his love causes Hamlets insanity I will be brief Your noble son is mad Mad I call it 2 2 36 Polonius explains to the Queen Gertrude of his beliefs about Hamlet in addition he reads some of the poems Hamle
In the novel Great Expectations Charles Dickens brings into close focus the social attitudes of 19th Century Victorian England and warns readers of the destructive nature of unrealistic aspirations The protagonist Pip attempts to climb the social hierarchy and become a gentleman Pip goes through three stages of moral maturity He begins the story as an innocent and nave boy with no aspirations but in his desire to better himself he becomes an arrogant young man where self gratification is the dr
Eveline Looking into Eveline which written by James Joyce I have experienced Evelines inside world witnessed her dream to leave home This paper is going to focus on the analyses of Eveline and her dream She was tired she sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue She was to think to recall something Once upon a time the children of the avenue used to play together in the fieldthe Devines the Waters the Dunns little Keogh the cripple she and her brothers and sisters As the developm
Peter Goldsworthys coming of age novel Maestro discusses the implications of lost dreams deep regret and human limitations but also delivers a message of encouragement and hope The protagonist Paul Crabbe is raised with a sense of self entitlement and a predestined career as a concert pianist but is forced to deal with an inability to attain perfection or concert glory The high hopes of his parents eventually give way to the realization that their son lacks the rubato and musical flair for a pe
Social Discrimination and Loss of Humanity Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Awofeso Many times patients suffer a loss of self worth even more devastating than their actual disease Illness attempts to bring down the protagonists of the texts Night Mother 1983 The Doctor 1991 and Philadelphia 1993 Each suffering their own physical battles they all share a sense of powerlessness and hopelessness that challenges t