Atticus is the descendant of Simon Finch an apothecary from England who settled near Maycomb Rather than stay in the family homestead named Finchs Landing Atticus went to Montgomery to study law He was later elected to the Alabama State Legislature was then reelected without opposition many times and was known as a respected and hard working lawmaker although its never stated whether he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives or the Alabama Senate While a legislator he met and marr
Beloved Showing the Dehumanizing Effect of Slavery on Sethe In the nineteenth century most printed black literature consisted of slave narratives These narratives showed true stories of slaves escapes to free states or countries These stories were mainly published by white abolitionists to educate whites about the evils of slavery Toni Morrison is a black African American novelist and also her novels show and record the history of African American Toni Morrison has written a historical trilogy
Antigone is a Greek tragic piece that stresses the use of power and morality versus the law written by Sophocles Both Antigone and Creon the main characters in the play could represent the tragic hero A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall In my opinion Creon best qualifies for being the tragic hero and fitting the definition read in the previous sentence The things he said did and the comments that were made by those aro
How does Brave New World show the danger of technology I have been asking myself Technology what is it I guess its usually something new and better than the old idea Technology started with cars stoves TV radios etc Cars takes somebody from one place to another faster than walking running or biking and one could go places without getting tired Stoves allowed one to conveniently be able to turn on and off heat to a cooking utensil with less clean up The biggest contributor to making our lives ea
As people live day to day they are faced with numerous decisions and choices Their decisions result in consequences for better or for worse Even in the early 1600s these ideals are still accepted Criminals in Shakespeares society are still punished for their wrongdoings and noble warriors rewarded for their bravery in battles In his tragedy Macbeth Shakespeare reflects the principle that an individual is responsible for his own actions and therefore determines his own fate though the protagonis
In fact Frodo Baggins Gandalf the Grey and Aragorn each in a remote way embody one of the three aspects of Christs ministry as priest prophet and king Each also undergoes a kind of sacrificial death and rebirth The priestly role belongs to Frodo and he is the sacrificial lamb of Middle earth who bears a burden of terrible evil on behalf of the whole world like Christ carrying his cross Frodos Via Dolorosa or way of sorrows is at the very heart of Tolkiens story just as the crucifixion narrative
Topic Comparative analysis of the W B Yeats s poem The Second Coming W B Yeats wrote The Second Coming in January 1919 while Europe and much of the rest of the world was trying to recover from World War I therefore it is necessary to place the poem in historical context This period was a time when the crisis of the bourgeois world reached its highest point and revolutions took place in several countries in Ireland in Russia in Germany and in Hungary The poem refers to those revolutions but it i
Hamlet has been praised and revered for centuries as one of William Shakespeares best known and most popular tragedies Based on its popularity critics alike have taken various viewpoints and theories in order to explain Hamlets actions throughout the play The psychoanalytic point of view is one of the most famous positions taken on Hamlet Psychoanalytic criticism is a type of literary criticism that analyzes and classifies many of the forms of psychoanalysis in the interpretation of literature
Critical Review of Oedipus Rex Sophocles Oedipus is a highly regarded play which has survived many years in the world of literature A tragic play should make the audience feel both pity and fear The tragic play Oedipus does just that Sophocles uses sudden and tragic plot twists throughout the play to grip the audience and fill them with pity and fear To fill the audience with pity Sophocles develops the main character with unique characterization In the beginning of the play it becomes clear th
In his Divine Comedy Dantes punishment directly parallels to the sinners state of mind during his or her time spent on Earth Dante uses symbolisms to explain and reflect the penalties for each circle with the lives of the sinners For example the second circle of hell if full of lustful individuals who were not able to exercise their God given reason and allowed the desires of their flesh guide their actions and emotions Because of their inability to maintain control of their passions they are f