On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic novel by Nevil Shute written in 1957 about people in Australia waiting to die of radiation poisoning after the Northern Hemisphere has been destroyed by nuclear war. The Australian survivors receive a Morse code signal from the United States and send out a submarine commanded by Captain Towers to find survivors. They arrive in Washington and find that the signal is not coming from a human after all. They return to Australia, where many families have already committed suicide.
The theme I will be focusing on is faith in Zeitoun by Dave Eggers is a book that illustrates one mans faith when faced with a disaster The book is set in New Orleans and the surrounding United States during August September and October 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast Zeitoun the main character of the story is a devout Muslim who strongly believes in a God He was brought up in Syria a country with a reputation of stubborn people He believes that everything happens for a reason an
Ronnie and her brother Jonah are sent to North Carolina to spend the summer with their estranged father Their father left his prestigious position at Julliard to pursue his dream of being a concert pianist His time away put a strain on his family and eventually ended his marriage He now calls Wrightville Beach NC home Ronnie never forgave her father for ruining their family In fact she hasnt spoken to him in three years Shes livid that her mother is forcing her to do this As soon as she sets fo
Johnathan Ronald Reuel Tolkien is one of the greatest British writers that the world has seen Better known by his writing name J R R Tolkien he has written many novels in his lifetime One of his most famous series of novels you have probably heard of Lord of the Rings However not many people know that Tolkien set the scene for Lord of the Rings with a novel called The Hobbit or There and Back Again Tolkiens novel The Hobbit was published in 1937 for the first time while he waited some time to w
Reading a story can sometimes be like reliving a piece of history Through symbolism authors can bring to life a piece of the past and show it through someone elses eyes Ernest Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Jesus Christ in a simple and plain way Hemmingway who was not religious uses subtle symbolism throughout the story and adds Christian imagery to his writing Santiago was once a strong and well respected man in his community but now washed away by age he is fighting f