In Ernest Hemingways masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea much symbolism is used to help the readers understand the message he is trying to relay The Old Man and the Sea isnt just about an old man fishing on the sea There are many messages hidden inside the book that are often overlooked Some elements are overlooked simply because they do not necessarily seem important For example the marlin represents many things including glory strength and beauty The sharks represent death and defeat Even the
The Grapes of Wrath Summary The book Grapes of Wrath was written by John Steinbeck written in 1939 this book reflects the hardship and oppression suffered by migrant laborers during the Great Depression There is exactly no specific main characters Tom Joad just got out of prison for murder His mother is the moral center of the family His brother Noah is brain damaged from childbirth his sister Rose of Sharonis married and pregnant Toms younger brother Al is only sixteen The Joads plan to go to
John Steinbeck wrote the The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 to rouse its readers against those who were responsible for keeping the American people in poverty The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family migrant farmers from Oklahoma traveling to California in search of an illusion of prosperity The novels strong stance stirred up much controversy as it was often called Communist propaganda and banned from schools due to its vulgar language However Steinbecks novel is considered to be his gr
Gilgamesh and Enkidu From Enemies to Lovers Gilgamesh is an epic poem written supposedly by he himself Gilgamesh dated back to 2000 B C The ancient authors of the stories that compose the poem are anonymous It is told that Gilgamesh wrote this story himself This poem was originally written in Sumerian Akkadian Hurrian and Hittite The story took place in 2700 b c in Mesopotamia which is present day Iraq The literary form is an epic poem The main character in this poem is Gilgamesh who is two par
Arthur Miller was born in New York on October 17th 1915 When his fathers business failed the family moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn Miller had neither the money nor the grades to attend college His athletic abilities exceeded his academics Miller worked for two years to save enough money to be able to attend the University of Michigan He worked at night as an editor of the Michigan Daily to be able to pay tuition Miller began writing plays at this time and won multiple awards for his achieveme
In The Catcher in the Rye the story of a teenage rebel is told in a first person narrative Holden Caulfield is the main character and most troubled character in the book The story is told by Holden himself and about his everyday encounters with problems in society J D Salinger the author of the book creates a rather interesting and controversial character of Holden leaving Salinger many critics to questions his use of language and life examples The book is written as if it is an edited psychoan
the caretaker The Caretaker was the first of Pinters plays to bring him artistic and commercial success as well as national recognition Opening on April 27 1960 at the Arts Theatre in London The Caretaker was an immediate hit with audiences as well as critics receiving mostly favorable reviews In addition The Caretaker received the Evening Standard Award for best play of 1960 In the many years since its first production the play has continued to be the recipient of critical praise It has been a
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Death is a thought that overwhelms people through its mysterious and very little known entity The subject of death can make anyone stop and wonder of what it could be to experience what those that have have never gotten the chance to explain it before Death is experienced everyday by people all over the world by different causes Some people experience the unfortunate event due to an accident others at the hands of other people and some even suffer it at thei
John Donnes Paradox O death where is your victory O death where is your sting Now the sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law But thanks be to God who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ I Corinthians 15 55 57 55 The Sonnet of Death Be Not Proud is an eloquently told argument for why death is not to be feared but embraced Its author John Donne argues that death is weak and cannot hurt us He knows death is what all men by nature fear because we have not seen what
Of Mice and Men is a novel set on a ranch in the Salinas Valley in California during the Great Depression of the 1930s It was the first work to bring John Steinbeck national recognition as a writer The title suggests that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry a reference to Robert Burnss poem To a Mouse Of Mice and Men was selected for the Book of the Month Club before it was officially published an honor that encouraged 117 000 copies of the novel to be sold before its official pub