Running Out of Time is a young adult novel that tells the story of Jessie, a teenage girl living in the small village of Clifton in the 1840s. When the village is hit with an outbreak of diphtheria, her mother reveals that Clifton is a historical tourist attraction, and that it is really 1996 in the outside world. Jessie must leave the familiarity of the 19th century to obtain a cure and attempt to save her family. This novel explores themes of manipulation, medical ethics, and culture shock.
F Scott Fitzgeralds novel The Great Gatsby is about a man named Gatsby in love with a woman Daisy who is married to Tom Buchannan He dreams that one day he and Daisy will get together Gatsby has worked hard to become the man that he believes will impress Daisy Even though he has an extravagant house lots of money and wild parties he is without the one person he wants Daisy Even befriending Nick deals with Gatsby getting Daisy because Daisy is Nicks cousin In a meeting arranged by Nick and Gatsb
The character of Blanche Dubois is a woman with deep secrets and fleeting desire She conceals her dark and dirty past has many horrible secrets And lies and cheats everyone that tries to get in the way of her sinister plans She portrays an image of frail delicate nature when in reality her manipulative ways and cunning mind plays with the emotions of all As Blanche enters the stage she is described to be dressed of far more elegance then the setting of Elysian Fields requires She enters and is
Do I Dare Disturb the Universe Lingering in The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock T S Eliots obsession with the negative aspects of western society is prevalent in his poetry but the question is why In order to understand T S Eliots mind frame in a world entering WWI it is beneficial to take a look at one of his earlier works The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock By taking a new historical approach to interpreting Eliots constant use and allusion to the word linger in The Love Song of J Alfred Prufro