Henry David Thoreaus Civil Disobedience shows his dislike of the government We live in a world where everything we do is related to the government There are many things that happen in which the citizens do not agree with but we have to or get ourselves killed or into jail There are many things that the government has not done right but I do not believe that we should have a government at all as Thoreau suggested The government should not be used to control the people but to direct them in the r
Cold Sassy Tree written by Olive Anne Burns is a story about a young boy named Will growing up in a small town Will has many questions as he is coming of age Usually when these questions arise he turns to his Grandfather for answers Wills Grandfather serves as his mentor through out this book and Will knows he has a lot of learning to do Will starts to wonder about death and the after life When he asks his Grandfather he responds As you know son jest believin we gon live forever in the next wor
William Goldings Lord of the Flies Best Understood from a Freudian Prospective William Golding is a British novelist of the twenty first century He is most famous for his allegorical novel Lord of the Flies which was published in 1954 The novel has been highly criticized and has been one of the most analyzed novels for many years Educators and students have performed extensive research on not only Lord of the Flies but its writer William Golding as well The characters in Lord of the Flies have
Wuthering Heights Emily Brontes haunting novel Wuthering Heights tells a tale fraught with obsession revenge heartache and ultimately grief Heathcliff a man who as a child was adopted into a wealthy family falls in love with Catherine the daughter of Mr Earnshaw the man who adopted him Mr Earnshaw becomes quite fond of Heathcliff and grows to love him even more than his biological son Hindley Life is good for Heathcliff until everything changes with the death of Mr Earnshaw Hindley inherits Wut
Books Reading and Learning in Wuthering Heights In Emily Brontes book Wuthering Heights books reading and learning seem to play a pivotal role in each characters persona Heathcliff and the elder Catherine seem to despise reading Catherine does say after all that she took her dingy volume by the scoop and hurled it into the dog kennel vowing I hated a good book Chapter III page 26 The real objects of their resentment however are the moral and religious lessons that are forced upon them via books
The ideal of chivalry and knighthood is deeply grasped by Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and portrayed as flawed Within this display of knighthood it is recognizable that human nature simply ruins knighthood This is the key image that is taking place in the background throughout the entire narrative poems This image is the basis for all the events that fall into play and eventually foreshadow an imminent downfall The downfall may be imminent but its not going to happen just yet Chivalry is thr
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a popular childrens book about a young girl named Alice who travels to a land full of riddles and rhymes where nothing makes sense and everything is a contradiction As Alice travels down the rabbit hole the reader is instantly removed from reality and transported to a fantasy world that isnt what you would typically expect in childrens literature This is a story that shows the struggle of a young girl growing up in wonderland she meets a series of charact
If one day while sitting by a tree you saw a talking coat wearing pocket watch holding rabbit how would you react Well Alice reacted just as any child would by chasing after it By doing this she entered Wonderland Throughout the course of the novel Alice learns many things and there are many signs of maturity Wonderland was a wake up call for Alice This dream she had taught her to love and enjoy life through childhood but it also taught her how to grow up Throughout the course of Alices Adventu
When Alice first came to Wonderland she was very foolish and put herself in danger many times As the book progresses we see Alice becoming more mature When Alice needed to shrink to fit in the door she saw the bottle that said Drink me Alice looked to check that it wasnt poison When Alice was shrinking she forgot to bring the key with her If Alice remembered to bring the key with her she would have been able to go into the garden in chapter 2 In Chapters 2 4 Alice is still immature and nearly k
A Childlike Heart Throughout the novel Alice in Wonderland Alice faces many changes not only growing physically but mentally The many changes in Alices size along with her actions mature vs immature can be closely associated with the transition from childhood into adulthood that we all make Alices many adventures in Wonderland include the many changes she goes through after her fall down the rabbit hole and into a strange world Alice faces many challenges that test her maturity As the story pro