It is always a rewarding experience to discover an author whose books are a pleasure to read Such is the case for a book called Crow Lake written by a relatively unknown author named Mary Lawson Lawson was born in a small rural farming community in Ontario where she spent her childhood Crow Lake takes place in a remote farming community in Ontario which obviously is based upon the authors years growing up The book is centered on the Morrison family who farm on rugged land which had been free to
Betrayal President Nixon betrayed his country Brutus betrayed Caesar and even Anakin Skywalker betrayed the Jedi From the past to the present betrayal has been one of the most acclaimed human faults It has appeared in history novels plays movies video games and plays The Crucible is no exception Arthur Millars The Crucible like the historical Salem witch trials is rooted in betrayal The tragic tale tells of the betrayal of others the betrayal of expectations and in the eyes of the puritans the
In Arthur Millers The Crucible a whole village is put through trials and tribulations that essentially turn their lives upside down Few survived through these tests and even fewer kept their pride and dignity until the end John Proctor is one of them Proctor is found in the center of all the action in The Crucible He has to balance his situation with Abigail and his wife with the chance that both he and his wife are facing the end of both their Christian and mortal lives Proctor does this howev
Injustice and Hysteria in The Crucible All throughout history there were many instances where injustice was present Injustice arises due to numerous reasons Some may be that there is segregation among races or there are stereotypes which leads individuals to treat others unjustly Sometimes injustice may arise because of the presence of a problem such as hysteria Injustice surfaced for this particular reason in Salem Massachusetts in 1692 Most of the inhabitants of the town seek to rid Salem of
More weight Miller 1247 when Giles Corey said this he was being slowly pressed to his death by a giant stone The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a somewhat historically accurate play about the Salem witch trials that he wrote as an extended metaphor to show how he felt after being persecuted during the red scare The initial outcry of witches happened after a few girls were caught dancing and conducting witchcraft in the woods the girls then blamed other people in order to protect themselves from p
Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe analizes the coming of the white man and its results on the culture of the people of Umuofia The coming of the white man brought about culture conflict which affects the people of Umuofias religion their judicial system and their social life Their lives are transformed in many different ways and change the perspective they have The arrival of the white man affects the people of Umuofias religion and cause culture conflict The people of Umuofia have man
Christopher Boone is a 15 year old autistic child living with only his dad Ed Boone Early in the book Chris discovers his neighbors dog Wellington dead with a garden fork through him Chriss neighbor Ms Shears calls the police who grab Chris and blame him for the murder Chris unhappy with the blame and wanting to clear his name goes out and investigates Chris nervously interviews his neighbors recording his findings in his book The Incident of the Dog in the Night time When Chriss dad finds the
The American Dream Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller tells the success struggles of Willy Loman Willy is married to Linda and they have two sons Biff and Happy Throughout the play the Lomans next door neighbor Charlie is very concerned about Willy and constantly tries to help Willy is a traveling salesman that hasnt provided a much for his family to thrive on He is obsessed with this ideal of greatness and an American Dream that is completely unattainable due to his imagination He wants to l
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon audistic 15 year old Christopher Boone finds his neighbors poodle Wellington murdered The neighbor Mrs Shears discovers the dogs death when she sees him holding it covered in its blood She has him arrested for killing Wellington without finding out why Christopher was in her garden to begin with She assumes that because he was trespassing and was found with the dead poodle that he killed the dog despite her previous knowledge t
Drinking Away Your Life As Ned journeys through the stream he discovered and named Lucinda things gradually get worse Ned goes through a change from realism to surrealism The use of alcohol consumption throughout The Swimmer helps demonstrate and show Neds drastic change from sanity to insanity John Cheever used events that happened to him such as his drinking problem to make a more realistic relatable story that allows more people to connect with While at a friends house Ned decides to swim hi