The four oclock sun wasnt too hot but the water was warm and rippled with long lazy waves Pg 37 The setting both time and place are important to understand one vital piece of the background information about The Stranger It contributes to the meaning or significance of the novel as a whole When one is first introduced to Meursault Camus wants to show his way of thinking and of being since at the beginning of the story Camus starts by telling of Meursault mothers death and showing how he take th
In Ernest Hemingways The Old Man and the Sea an old seasoned fisherman name Santiago struggles with the greatest catch of his life A swordfish he struggles with for three days and three nights but unfortunately his swordfish is eating by a large shark before he is able to make it back to his village This research paper will be about why this was chosen for the Pulitzer Prize The reason it was chosen for the Pulitzer Prize is because the book has great usage of symbolism man themes and simple bu
The Old Man and the Sea recounts an epic battle between an old experienced fisherman and a giant marlin said to be the largest catch of his life It opens by explaining that the fisherman who is named Santiago but only directly referred to outside of dialogue as the old man has gone 84 days without catching any fish at all He is apparently so unlucky that his young apprentice Manolin has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and been ordered to fish with more successful fisherme
Even Santiagos dreams have a heroic theme While struggling with the marlin and experiencing great physical pain Santiago dreams of Joe DiMaggio the greatest ballplayer of his generation and of lions playing on the beaches in Africa This association with the king of ballplayers and the king of beasts adds to Santiagos heroic proportions Santiagos heroism is also personified by the fact that he is alone when the great trial comes his battle with the marlin Although he repeatedly wishes the boy we
Richard Connell in his short story titled The Most Dangerous Game writes about an accomplished hunter who can not imagine not is his wildest dreams that he is the game of another decorated hunter The author uses imagery and descriptive comparisons to initiate and develop the storys theme As the theme of the story unfolds the author digs a plot creating a landscape in which the reader grows to believe in one outcome only to realize what was planted is not what blooms The author allows us to walk
GREAT GATSBY ESSAY The minor characters of The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald play an important role in contributing to the plot theme and giving the reader an overall understanding of the novel as a whole The two most prominent minor characters that shape the story include Dan Cody and Meyer Wolfsheim These characters in particular primarily assisted F Scott Fitzgerald in describing the mysterious character James Gatsby Mr Wolfsheim is a very influential character who helps introduce the fir
Awakening Essay Freedom In The Awakening by Kate Chopin Edna Pontellier is bound to a life of perfection and social status Her husband Leonce Pontellier controls her life and expects her to do everything he asks Leonces expectations arent unreasonable because in that era wives were suppose to make their husbands look good which meant tending to everything and doing whatever their husbands requested Edna has an awakening and realizes that the strict social life is not what she wants Being free a
When I think of the sea I picture the cool breeze blowing on my face the peaceful sound of the waves or the sun setting in the background However when I read the newspaper a different picture of the sea has been painted There are reports on the Tsunami splashed across the front page or how a ship has capsized due to the furry of the sea In the poem Seascape by Stephen Spender we come face to face with this two faced nature of the sea Spender has described the two contrasting views of the ocean
Evaluate the importance of Act III Scene I to William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Williams Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet revolves around love fate and violence to reflect the views on women men superiority and marriage in the society during Shakespeares time period This was a time where the status of men dominated to what minor rights women had who were clearly seen as a possession to their husbands of their fathers choice on the assumption that they were pure This feminist view can be seen t
Give detailed description of Polanskis treatment of Act One Scene One of Macbeth State how effective you found this realisation Roman Polanskis version of Shakespeares Macbeth is very different in interpretation of Act I Scene I He made many changes in opening scene When comparing Roman Polanskis version of Macbeth with the original text written by William Shakespeare we can see that his work is in keeping with Shakespeare to a an extant however Polanski adds innovations to show of the more nat