The Odyssey While with the Phaeacians Odysseus relates his trials and tribulations since the fall of Troy However when he arrives in Phaeacia he arrives alone all of his men have died He has had a violent and gruesome journey home Despite this loss however his effectiveness as a leader is evident He is powerful clever and determined in everything he does Odysseus shows his cunning throughout his various adventures One example is the way he escapes from the cave of the Kyklops When asked his nam
The Necklace In the story The Necklace the authors theme seems to be that greed and envy can lead to destruction Another main point in the story is that luxury is not everything That seemed to be the problem for Madame Mathilde because she seemed to want everything and was not satisfied with what she had In this paper I will show how the author demonstrates that dishonesty envy and greed can lead to bigger problems by the use of characters plot symbolism and various devices The Necklace begins
The short story Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston is about the struggle of a woman Delia and her abusive husband Sykes In the story Delia states Sometime or ruther Sykes like everybody else is gointer reap his sowing Delia points out that Sykes deserved to die from the snake bite due to his abusive behavior There are three main root causes that led to Sykess downfall The first cause of Sykes downfall was his abusive behavior towards his wife Delia Due to the abuse Delia changes from a beautiful happy
In todays society mothers play a significantly important role in the typical American family They are expected to love and care for their children and are likely to display the love and affection towards their husbands throughout marriages In the novel Ordinary People by Judith Guest Beth violates these norms by showing no emotions towards her family Through the perspectives of Cal Con and her own actions Beth is portrayed as an unloving member of the Jarrett family throughout the book Calvins
The short story Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield is about a middle aged lonely spinster that is an English teacher in a seaside vacation town Overall I felt a feeling of loneliness and possible regret throughout this story Miss Brill goes to the park every Sunday by herself and likes to see the people in the park as actors in a play arranged for her amusement She has a special seat she always sits in where she listens to the conversations of those around her Readers begin to understand that th
The feeling toward Macbeth and reaction to the end of the play differ amongst readers Although everyone perceives the horrifying tone that ends the play the feeling of sympathy for Macbeth is also present Sympathy might be expressed toward Macbeth because of the fact that something or someone else caused the beginning of his downfall The witches and Lady Macbeth are to blame for this Relating to Macbeths character and understanding how he feels and acts is a crucial aspect in understanding the
Naguib Mahfouzs short story Half a Day captures the essence of each persons time on earth and the changes that we all encounter throughout our life During Mahfouzs short story he uses the setting of his home country of Egypt to display a theme of modernization He also effectively uses the unraveling of the plot to keep the imagination of the reader guess what will happen next The characters of the story help show the changes in the world as well as the changes in ones self over time The plot of
Lisa Haff Contemporary Literature Question 4 Passion is usually considered to be an exhilarating and desirable trait however when uncontrolled it can also lead to a dangerous and destructive path It can end up causing devastation and distress for oneself as well as others Salter and Coetzee captured the essence of passion through the characters in both novels Last Night and Disgrace Whether in the form of love hate lust or regret passion played a major role in these two works of literature Salt
A Impossible Relationship In E M Forsters novel A Passage To India Adela Quested and Ronny Heaslop do not achieve the meaningful relationship they desired Rather their relationship is doomed from the beginning even before Adelas false accusation of Dr Aziz at the Marabar Caves Of course many readers of the novel will disagree by insisting that the traumatic event at the Marabar Caves is what drove Adela and Ronny from marriage However while the novel focuses on the collision between the English
Amir the main character of Khaled Hosseinis The Kite Runner is a boy who longs for the admiration and acceptance of his father Baba and Amir cannot have the relationship Amir desires because of the characteristics and expectations of each other Amir wants to have Baba all to himself Amir is weak in Babas eyes and Amir is not how Baba envisioned his son All in all Amir just wants to be respected by his father Amir wishes to have his father all to himself he wants to spend time with Baba without