Evil in To Kill A Mockingbird Our greatest evils flow from ourselves Tripp 192 This statement by Rousseau epitomizes many points of evil that are discussed in Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird In our world today we are stared in the face everyday with many facets of evil These nefarious things come in several forms including but not limited to discrimination of sex race ethnicity physical appearance and popularity alcoholism drug abuse irresponsibility and even murder The occurrences of evil an
The Turn of the Screws Frame Narrative Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw has proved to be one of the most popular as well as extremely ambiguous tales of its time The novel begins with an introduction in which we have an un named narrator who is setting the scene for us the readers It starts with a group of friends who are gathered around a fireplace in the parlor of an old house to share gruesome stories with one another on the night of Christmas Eve This part of the story produces an in
In William Shakespeares The Tempest the play opens in the midst of a violent storm onboard a ship that was bound for Naples It was later shipwrecked on an island where the exiled Duke of Milan Prospero and his daughter Miranda lived for the past 12 years On board the ship were Alonso the King of Naples his son Ferdinand his brother Sebastian his counsellor Gonzalo Prosperos brother Antonio and other members of the Court The story goes Prospero the Duke of Milan was devoted and engrossed in the
Margaret Laurences The Stone Angel is one of the most acclaimed Canadian novels of all time In this novel the most prevailing theme is that of pride this is seen predominantly through the protagonist Hagar but also through other characters such as Jason Currie As John Moss states What gives Margaret Laurences vision the resonant dimensions of universal truth is theinterlacing of the destructive and constructive effects of Hagars recalcitrant pridePride is a double edged sword Indeed her great p
Secret Sharer Joseph Conrad was a twentieth century Polish novelist Many people consider him the greatest English novelist in the English language Even though he was considered one of the greatest English novelists he could not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties One thing that influenced Joseph Conrads inspiring literature is his experience in traveling around the world Conrads literature consists of the different styles of techniques he uses to display his well recognized work
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL The Return of the Native looks at first like a typical nineteenth century novel long with several plots and set in a wide landscape But this tale is really very compact The major action takes place in a years time All of the characters live in the Egdon area and the outside world does not intrude we do not hear for example about the national problems of England All of the major characters are bound together in a dense knot of relationships The structure of this
English Essay Oscar Wildes novel is an extended metaphor that reinforces his idea that There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book In The Picture Of Dorian Gray his view is very contradictory His theory is reinforced through the changes in Dorians personality the yellow book A Rebours against nature which was one of the most important novels during the decadence period which was given to Dorian Gray by Lord Henry Consequently leading us to the corruption of Dorian Gray and his inevitable
Another personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic is loyalty The most striking example of loyalty in the epic is of course Penelope who waits faithfully for 20 years for her husbands return Another example is Telemachus who stands by his father against the suitors Odysseus old nurse Eurycleia remains loyal to Penelope and her absent master Eumaeus the swineherd and Philoetius the cowherd are exemplary in their loyalty to their master and his possessions Also an excellent if humble host
Play Summary Antonio leading merchant of Venice is a wealthy respected his friends is named Bassanio owes Antonio a good deal of money Bassanio tells Antonio that he loves a beautiful and young and wealthy heiress in Belmont called Portia Bassanio feels sure that he can win her hand in marriage but he he has to appear at least as well off as her other wealthy suitors But he will again need a loan from Antonio Antonio tells his young friend that he would gladly lend of money But at present he hi
The lottery In the course of the narrative the lottery Tessie Hutchinson encounters tragic elements due to her unprovoked absence Furthermore the dangers that are embedded into the traditions of the village advocate how double crossing individuals can get as they pursue retribution for their loss ultimately leading to tragedy The lottery inhabited by the village has built itself recognition by displaying violent murders annually after the announcing of ones which carry the winning ticket Bobby