Throughout Young Goodman Brown the themes of sin and guilt constantly reoccur Hawthorne used events in his life as a base for the stories that he wrote Hawthorne felt that ones guilt does not die with him her but is rather passed down through the generations Hawthornes great great uncle was one of the judges during the Salem witchcraft trials Hawthorne felt a great sense of guilt because of this Hawthorne used a great deal of symbolism to depict what would come to be known as the subconscious H
Harper Lee deals with prejudice in large ways in To Kill A Mockingbird The novel is staged in the tired old town of Maycomb Alabama in the 1930s Maycomb is a classic southern town full of gossip tradition and burdened with a legacy of racism Atticus Finch narrates Id rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard but I know youll go after birds Shoot all the bluejays you want if you can hit em but remember its a sin to kill a mockingbird Lee 90 After careful study one begins to see that this is j
The balance of evil and innocence is a common theme in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A finished piece of art work is a master piece Though the colors may not blend perfectly it is the imperfections in life that make it worth living Sadly not all people were able to make their mark on the canvas we call life This period in time was dangerous for non whites The Depression threatened their way of life and made people angry Anger turns to evil and evil corrupts the innocence of huma
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY To Kill a Mockingbird the novel written by Harper Lee focuses on the theme of a mockingbird and compares it to the characters Boo Radley and Tom Robinson A mockingbird is a songbird which gives nothing but music expects nothing in return is innocent and doesnt harm anyone in anyway but just likes to give music The title To Kill a Mockingbird carries a great deal of symbolism in this book In this story of innocents that are destroyed by evil the mockingbird represents
The Yellow Wallpaper Reading The Yellow Wallpaper by Perkins Gilman is enough to make anyone feel crazy enough to relate to the storys narrator This story effectively uses fast paced descriptive language to describe the main focus of the story which is the wallpaper This constant recurrent picture is analyzed over and over to the point where it is nearly impossible to picture the vivid details of the ever changing design With this repetitive text I believe that Gilman is trying to simultaneousl
In this short story written by Ray Bradbury the author wants to emphasize the negative effects of the technology on the family In order to have a well written short story the author must use many literary devices During this tale Bradbury uses metaphors foreshadowing dialogue similes and tone levels to accentuate the emotional experience One example of foreshadowing is right at the beginning of the story Georges wife is so concerned about the nursery that she bothers to ask for a second opinion
A Jungian Interpretation of the Tempest Shakespeares Tempest lends itself to many different levels of meaning and interpretation The play can be seen on a realistic plane as a tale of political power and social responsibility It can be seen as allegory examining the growth of the human spirit The Tempest investigates marriage love culture It is symbolic of mans rational higher instincts verses his animal natural tendencies This is a play of repentance power revenge and fate that can also be see
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
Most Dangerous Game Literary Techniques In almost every story there is a theme that the writer tries to get across to the reader as he or she reads the story By using literary techniques such as suspense irony foreshadowing and other techniques Connell explains that a person who has overconfidence if not careful slip into a downward spiral In the short story The Most Dangerous Game Connell uses these elements to help the reader discover the theme of his story that everything regardless if it is
The short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is about the hunter and the hunted and the suspense created by competition and human survival The situational irony at the end of the story makes you think about what you would do when faced with death and what lengths you would go to avoid it The author effectively uses suspense dilemma and situational irony to illustrate the theme of good versus evil The story takes place in 1924 on a small island called Ship Trap Island located in th