Compassionate dramatic and deeply moving Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior to innocence and experience kindness and cruelty love and hatred and the struggle between blacks and whites Atticus Finch a lawyer and single parent in a small southern town in the 1930s is appointed by the local judge to defend Tom Robinson a black man who is accused of raping a white woman Friends and neighbors object when Atticus puts up a strong and spirited defense on beh
Bad Intelligence The Consequences of Stubborn Leaders Leontes of Sicilia in William Shakespeares The Winters Tale and George Walker Bush 43rd President of the United States of America Leontes king of Sicilia in The Winters Tale is convinced that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful His belief in this remains unshaken no matter how many times or by whom he is told otherwise Those in a position of leadership are often loathe to change their stance on any subject This could stem from a fear of se
Becoming You Through Poverty and Adversity How would your life be different if you grew up poor What if your father left you and your mother Would you be willing to give up your child because you can not afford to take proper care of her Would you be willing to forgiving to your friend who has turned his back on you Difficult situations and decisions that the main characters in Tillie Olsens I Stand Here Ironing and Sherman Alexies This is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona went through becau
Beowulf was an admirable ruler He had saved his people from the fiery flames of the dragon He had left an abundant amount of treasures to them and he had also left them another brave soul Wiflaf to rule them However it was nave of him to have believed that his people would be as humble as he had hoped It was best that he died without knowing that Wiglaf would forbid the treasures from reaching the hands of the Geats and that the very kingdom he ruled would fall because of its inhabitants sins T
In Kevin Crossley Hollands translation of the epic poem Beowulf the stories protagonist Beowulf displays the values of an ancient Anglo Saxon society Anglo Saxon literature was composed of the ideas of comitatous which is importance of loyalty towards the king positive and honorable attitude towards war and battle and the everlasting journey for fame and to be renowned The storys epic hero Beowulf a valiant thane is pinned in three battles each with its own unique and fierce foe Within each bat
Stick to the Code Honor loyalty strength and courage Four simple words relatively similar Today we pass by these words and dont give them a second thought Unlike during the time of the Anglo Saxons these words did not provide a code to live by These words never determined our fate The epic poem Beowulf is a clear example of the Anglo Saxon code of conduct and how it influenced the entire culture during its time span of 449 1066 A D In the poem Beowulf along with his army of thanes was held in e
Beowulf is often lionized as a courageous soul a fearless leader and an epic hero He jumps into battle against monsters and creatures without a worry or fear of death and annihilation His belief in providence makes him brave but simultaneously irrational and dumb Readers of Beowulf usually look only at his positive characteristics such as his legacy strength perseverance pride and alignment with the heroic code Readers also question whether or not Beowulf is a true epic hero or just an idiot le
Catching a True Role The symbol of the carousel and adolescence used by J D Salinger in the Catcher in the Rye develop Holdens character into a young man Holden Caulfield is an adolescent that refuses to grow up He begins his life in the book as a confused young man in search of saving humanity Through the realizations Holden has he is able to recognize his true role in life Holden understands that he is not able to stop every child from taking risks that allowing them to take risks is part of
Othello the Moor and more Othello is a romantic character He has not been born and bred in familiar England instead he comes from the remote and mysterious Morocco He has lived a life of adventure and romance traveling to distant and strange lands He has also experienced the ups and downs of life In spite of his noble background he was once sold as a slave and it was with great difficulty that he secured his release In Shakespeares Othello he has intentionally created an aura of romance and mys
Alice Walkers short story Everyday Use is a tightly woven tale that brings together many disparate elements of the story to reinforce the thesis put forward by W E B DuBois that black Americans are trapped in a double consciousness between their African heritage and their American citizenship Walkers story is about the bifurcation between a mother and a daughter between America and Africa and between the two cultures battling for one identity Beyond the obvious identity confusion expressed in t