By focusing on Less Than Zero 1985 by Bret Easton Ellis and The Accidental Tourist 1985 by Anne Tyler I will explore the primary family groups with reference to any relevant secondary characters I will examine the different relationships the protagonists Clay and Macon have with their families and discuss whether there is any correlation between their upbringing and their situation at home and how they adapt and communicate in the outside world The parents of both Clay and Macon are separated a
Courage Found In Those Labeled Weak One October day my cousins and I decided to go on a camping trip in Hocking Hills It was a lovely day the foliage could not have been more beautiful While hiking one day my cousins and I were so mesmerized by the woods exquisite beauty around us that we were completely oblivious to an enormous ditch ahead of us The next moment we realized we were all on top of each other in a ditch that was 15 feet below the ground The one who did not fall in was my youngest
The way in which any story is told and who tells it can be an extremely influential part of the narrative More than simply whether or not the reader can trust the narrator to tell the truth without a bias the narrative lens can entirely shape the way in which the world is viewed The most interesting narrator as well as the most suspicious is the narrator who is also a character an active participant in the action of the story In such a case the narrator legitimately has both intimate and limite
Discuss the ways in which J B Preistley creates and sustains dramatic tension in An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls was written by socialist author J B Preistley in 1945 however the play was actually set in 1912 This is because 1912 was a year in which there were many technological advancements being made and the middle classes were thriving It was also crucial to the plot in many ways Eva Smith was involved in the type of strike happening in Britain around the time It also helps to create d
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
For Willy and Linda lifes accomplishments and sources of pleasure are simple This statement gives an excellent judgment of their lives because they lead very average lives for the time and any depth is ignored on their part This little scene exemplifies this point by showing a focus in their lives being the mortgage on the house For twenty five years Willy and Linda have been working to pay off their mortgage and once they do that they will attain a sense of freedom or the American Dream That d
Throughout Shakespeares Hamlet he gives Hamlet seven soliloquys to help the audience gain knowledge of his inner thoughts and ideas During Hamlets fourth soliloquy towards the end of Act two the reader begins to notice his philosophical vies and the constant contemplation of his goal to exact revenge for the murder of his father Hamlets fourth soliloquy begins with the exit of Polonius the players Guildenstern and Rosencrantz The feeling of this speech allows the reader to see what seems to be
Todays Society is almost totally manufactured around children Children now have rights by law They have movies programmes and whole televisions channels dedicated to their life and entertainment Government money now pays for almost every child in the UK to get an education and also builds play parks and activity centres just for children This is a vast contrast with the Victorian era in which Charles Dickens lived Children did not get educated unless they were upper class they had little if no
Discuss Shakespeares presentation and development of Hamlet in Act I Scene V Act I Scene V is one of the most important scenes of the play as it introduces us more fully to the Ghost the apparent spirit of deceased King Hamlet This scene is particularly important as it develops Hamlets character as a person we see how the appearance of the Ghost before him influences his words and actions In association with tragedies ghosts or spirits are a general convention used and bear significance to the
In act three different types of love are shown This helps the reader see and create comparison between the different characters in their different versions of love Love plays an important theme in the play In act three it builds upon this theme and illustrates how it is important in different ways for different characters Touchstone is a character who has an individual opinion on the idea of love His idea is unromantic but practical This can be seen in the following quote by how much defence is