Watchmen is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore Dave Gibbons and John Higgins The series was published by DC Comics in single issue during 1986 and 1987 and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form On Examining the Theme of the Watchmen the main Theme was to examine what superheroes would be like in a credible real world Characters of Watchmen were Moores admonition to those who trusted in heroes and leaders to guard the worlds fate To place faith in such icons was to give up per
A Car and A Church Flannery O Connors novel Wise Blood 1952 is the story of a very confused man named Hazel Motes who lives in Taulkinham Tennessee Hazel has recently been let go from the military due to his injuries During Hazels time spent in the military he is told that he does not have a soul and believes this assumption His grandfather was a preacher who taught Christianity from the hood of his car and also traveled Hazel later creates his own church after he witnessed a blind man preachin
White Oleander by Janet Fitch is a book that viciously grabs my mind and emotions and plays with both my intellectual and emotional comfort It is a heartbreaking story of a young twelve year old girl who is taken away from her mother whom she is deeply attached to and placed in a series of abusive and harsh foster homes This is because her mother is sent to a life sentence in prison for first degree murder of her boyfriend Having grown up in a loving caring household I cannot imagine having to
Little Things Mean a Lot in Trifles Susan Glaspells play Trifles explores the fact that women pay attention to the little things that may lead to the solving of a bigger problem Why are women so into the little things The attention to detail seems to be the starting point to solving the bigger problem Little things can be seen as pieces of a puzzle When the small pieces come together you see the bigger picture In the play Trifles the men seem to think the women only worry about the little thing
Virginia Woolfs To The Lighthouse casts an intriguing perception of the roles played out by both male and female counterparts Their relationship is quite polar and the physical separations are merely shadowed by the differing emotional viewpoints of one another Mr Ramsay is the father of a family of eight Hes a selfish and tyrannical person who wants to be known as being someone of significant value Because of this he constantly demands sympathy and support from his family and his wife Mrs Rams
In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee tells the story mainly through Scouts eyes of the events that led up to Jem breaking his arm when he was nearly thirteen The reader follows Scout through the novel and sees how she matures and develops and also how Jem matures and develops often shown by Scout being puzzled about the way he behaves Having given the reader a history and context for the novel the author introduces key characters including neighbors such as the Radleys Mrs Dubose Miss Maudie and
The Sleep of Reason is an article by author Michael Gorman Mr Gorman has extensive credentials to back up his work yet what he lacks is the ability to capture the reader and not insult the web surfers learners in most of us One of his quotes into his research and subsequent visit to an authoritative printed source to further his knowledge of Goyas etching Number 43 is akin to him trying to convince me that his way of getting his information was superior to getting the same information from the
One of the most controversial characters in Shakespeares plays that can either be loved or hated by the reader is Shylock a Jewish character in the play The Merchant of Venice His appearance throughout the book is left to interpretation therefore depending on the reader Shylock can be either a villain a victim or maybe even a villain but a victim of the society Shakespeare enjoyed drawing ambiguous characters Shylock is an example It is very difficult to determine if Shakespeares characters wer
Looking at the characters in Edith Whartons novel The House of Mirth two of them played vital roles in the book Lawrence Selden and Simon Rosedale Both are after the same girl Lily Bart but both have different motives on why they want to marry her A lawyer by profession Selden is an outsider of the social class Lily hopes to be in one day Although he holds his own in the real world Selden is not of the class of high society Lily and him are very good friends they care for each other dearly and
Theodore Roosevelt once said In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing the next best thing is the wrong thing and the worst thing you can do is nothing Roosevelt meant that success is a consequence of action and inaction teaches us nothing other than regret Roosevelt must have been an existentialist The cornerstone of existentialism is that the individual is responsible for his own happiness and success The Guest a short story written by Albert Camus himself a well