James Joyces Development of a Young Artist As an account of the formative years of ambitious author Stephen Dedalus James Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man suggests by the title that the focus covers events in Stephens life relevant to his development as an artist On a moral spectrum Stephens development ranges from devout Catholicism to the depths of sin and as the driving forces behind this moral ambiguity shift him between the two Stephen eventually puts himself in the center of
A Tyrannical End In Anthem a novel by Ayn Rand a collectivist Society keeps its members subjugated by using force and constant indoctrination The hero of Anthem Equality struggles with the ideals of the collectivist society because his values are not in accord with them Ultimately Equality is able to free himself from the Tyrannical end by understanding the falseness of its metaphysical premise and realizing his own individualism At most the collectivist society is able to maintain power and co
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Klause is the second book I read The main character here is Vivian a mythical creature Vivian appears to be human but can turn into a werewolf wolf Throughout the story Vivian wants to tell the human boy she fell in love with Aiden about her secret She fears that he might not love her anymore if that is to happen Not only will there be a chance of losing him she will also be betraying the pack her family all for a meat boy Vivian fell in love with Aiden something
Critical Research Essay on Everyday Use by Alice Walker It is argued that Dee Johnson is a shallow insensitive self absorbed daughter and sister Critics say she passed up her right to her true heritage for a false African heritage all because she has adopted an African name and she has failed to learn how to quilt a skill that critics will have you believe is vital to Dees understanding of her true identity Her hair and style of dress are called into question as though they are a deliberate sla
Anthropomorphism and Personification In Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey is in a pursuit of seeing nature as it is without humanly ascribed qualities 7 Although Abbey does not want to use anthropomorphism or personification he finds that it is impossible to avoid because he sees life in the desert and writes all living things on earth are kindred 25 And if we are all kindred then we share many of the same attributes At first the author defends his position by stating that it is possible for wild a