Desperation is the story of a group of people trapped near the eponymous Nevada mining town by a demonic being called Tak who, at the story's inception, inhabits the body of sheriff Collie Entragian. Tak torments his captives, seeking a new host, and displays power over the native wildlife. The story deals with the captives' quest to trap Tak at his place of origin, a mine shaft in the desert's heart.
William Shakespeare intensifies the emotion of love and foolishness in the epic tale of four lovers and an enchanted forest in his classic Midsummer Night s Dream Early in this work we learn of two young maidens Hermia and Helena and their unfulfilled passions Hermia the daughter of a gentleman is cast into the burden of marrying a suitor Demetrius chosen by her father for which she does not love Instead she has fallen for Lysander To agitate further Helena is madly in love with Demetrius who t
Throughout history mankind has been ravaged by war From ancient Egypt to the Greeks and even the Romans to the modern ages with wars like World War I and World War II and even the war in Iraq War I something that humans are bound to do and will continue to do throughout history In Timothy Findleys novel The Wars Findley tries to portray the ideas of the brutality of war and the devastation that it causes Also both the emotional and physical pain that war causes as well Another thing that Findle
Wuthering Heights Emily Brontes haunting novel Wuthering Heights tells a tale fraught with obsession revenge heartache and ultimately grief Heathcliff a man who as a child was adopted into a wealthy family falls in love with Catherine the daughter of Mr Earnshaw the man who adopted him Mr Earnshaw becomes quite fond of Heathcliff and grows to love him even more than his biological son Hindley Life is good for Heathcliff until everything changes with the death of Mr Earnshaw Hindley inherits Wut
When the Legends Die by Hall Borland a Native American in the 1930s Thomas Black Bull is orphaned at a young age and left to live alone in the old ways in the wilderness Toms life changes drastically when a fellow Ute Indian Blue Elk comes finds and tricks him in coming to live at a reservation school to learn the way of the white people From this point forward all the people in his life force him to abandon his Indian way of life Throughout the book Thomas struggles to forget his meaningful ch
Irony in William Shakespeares Twelfth Night or What You Will In Twelfth Night or What You Will William Shakespeare tells a story of twin siblings who have been separated and to each other thought dead after a shipwreck The main character Viola is a virtuous woman who has good judgement of character and is very witty and bright Due to circumstance she must deceive others by altering her appearance and hiding her gender in order to protect herself This places her in an odd position resulting in c
The Rocking Horse Winner To begin with The Rocking Horse Winner is a short story written by D H Lawrence This short story is about a young boy named Paul who feels the need to have luck due to his mother always saying that his father has no luck and is always in the need for having more and more money According to the mother if you have luck you have money that is why its better to be born lucky than rich P 268 Para 5 Due to this constant saying Paul and the rest of the family hear voices in th
The Metamorphosis Gregor Samsa a young man whom is not really delighted with his job but is exceedingly committed to provide a nice apartment and fairly comfortable life to his mother father and sister Grete Trapped in a lifestyle that his father and society has chosen for him Gregor refuses to give up Gregor has ho friends is not liked at work is not ambitious and has no goals whatsoever In desperation for helping his family even though they dont appreciate his hard work Gregor still continues
Emotion Within You Which door did the princess choose The Lady or the Tiger Inside of all of us there is an analogy between love and hate What is the stronger emotion love or hate That questions answer could lead to which door that of the Lady or the Tiger The Lady or the Tiger causes humans to think deeply and decipher between two choices in a heart wrenching dilemma The princesss decision lies within her emotions is she a lover or hater and what will be the mans fate and who really decides th
Symbolism in The Great Gatsby The famous poet Maya Angelou once said Words mean more than what is set down on paper It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning An example of a written work that possess a greater meaning is the novel The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald It is about a man named Nick Carraway who encounters a mysterious wealthy individual by the name of Jay Gatsby Gatsby dedicates his whole life to the married Daisy Buchanan and his desparity to be with