Hills like white elephants The short story Hills like white elephants takes place in a small river valley in Spain called Ebro We meet a man and a woman having a odd conversation We know that the womans name is Jig but the man is just referred to as the American page 414 line 3 from the bottom They are waiting for their train to arrive while they order 2 cold beers You are told that the two are a couple and during the time at the station they are telling each other how much they love each other
William Shakespeares Hamlet is the story of a troubled prince attempting to avenge his fathers murder as his good and honesty starts to diminish Hamlet loses his loved ones which includes his father physically and mother emotionally due to a royal scandal Hamlet then has no other choice but to turn to his friends for consultation and advice Hamlets friendship with Horatio boosts while Rosencrantz and Guildenstern convey their loyalty discarding their friendship with Hamlet Horatio is introduced
Eveline James Joyce in Eveline presents the life of a young Irish woman named Eveline whose life is rough and miserable and has to make a titanic decision that will have an huge impact in her future Eveline who is about nineteen years old and in charge of the house where she lives with her father since her mother died has to choose to either escape her house and leave with Frank her boyfriend for a hopeful happiness or refuse leaving with Frank and accomplish her promise to her mother to keep t
An Elemental Analysis of A Rose for Emily In William Faulkners A Rose for Emily there are many writing elements that are used to create his short story A Rose for Emily is a great reading for analyzing the elements of characterization setting and symbolism Faulkner one of the greatest American writers used many elements to achieve the optimum goal of shocking his readers especially in A Rose for Emily The use of character setting and symbolism in A Rose for Emily will be the main focus of this
Hemingways Hero A hero with supernatural powers fights evil to save mankind Ernest Hemingways heros features an ordinary American solider in the Italian Army In A Farewell to Arms Fredrick Henry holds the traits for the typical Hemingway hero Fredrick separated from his family and home tries to forget the horrible part of the war but still finds happiness with Catherine Henry joins the Italian army during World War II even though hes an American Residing in a new culture and country pulls him a
There is no love without money The novel The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald is a tragic love story of unwanted and unacceptable love Daisy symbolized everything that Jay Gatsby ever wanted Both Daisy and Gatsby had fallen in love while Gatsby was an officer stationed at Camp Taylor in Louisville Daisy was born into a wealthy family while Jay Gatz was born into a poor family who had to work hard for the little money they did earn When Gatsby had been re stationed out of Louisville he then st
A Farewell to Arms Throughout the novel A Farewell to Arms the main characters search for some type of tranquilizer to help them deal with the war Each character is search of something that will make them feel better about the horrors of the war going on around them Hemingway shows how the cruelest realities can permeate and destroy the illusions that the characters construct to alleviate their pains The story takes place during World War I which is a time full of disillusion sadness and loneli
A New Leaf The short story A New Leaf was written by Scott Fitzgerald in 1931 and the center of the story is Julia Rose who puts up with defeat in her fight with her illusion about life faith and love She appears in an image of a young beautiful and rich girl who despite what other people tell her falls in love with alcoholic Dick Ragland During the story the author shows how Julia believes that her love changes Dick but actually it is only her illusion This story shows that peoples imagination
A play must challenge its audience otherwise it is nothing more than entertainment In what ways do two of the plays you have studied challenge audiences Some people appreciate going to the theatre or reading a play passively in order to evade a reality that does not work in their favor But is passivity the key to a genuine appreciation of a piece of literature The key to answering this question is not simply by stating how two works are challenging but by analyzing why they were written in such
Behind every tragedy there was a hope Hope and tragedy is one of the main concepts in the book Of Mice and Men George Lennie and Curleys wife have experienced hope and tragedy first hand These characters in Of Mice and Men have encountered hope and tragedy which affects their life greatly George has experienced a lot of tragedy in his life but has also encountered hope Firstly a tragedy that George experiences is that he to kill his best friend Lennie by shooting him in the head As George aimed