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
Maternal Love in Cynthia Ozicks The Shawl In the short story The Shawl the author Cynthia Ozick uses a small wrap as a symbol of maternal love within a concentration camp during World War II The relationship between a mother and her child is known to be special because a mothers love is known to be irreplaceable This is what is referred to as a form of maternal love Rich 17 Women who are naturally nurturing creatures will do anything to protect their children no matter what circumstance or situ
A Benign Indifference In The Outsider the author gives the readers the opportunity to walk in the shoes of the main character Meursault a seemingly detached and emotionless Frenchman who works as a shipping clerk in Algiers The Outsider is told in the first person and traces the development of Meursaults attitude toward himself and the rest of the world Camus way of creating a contrast between the two faces of Meursault can be seen by the separation of the book into two parts The first part des
Would You Walk Away The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas was written as a fictive allegory of the scapegoat as the dilemma of the American conscience Although the author Le Guin never literally states this dilemma as a fiction writer she exemplifies but never states the problem If you lived in a land that as in every way you could possibly imagine perfect if it was your own unique custom made Utopia and everyone was ecstatically happy because one small child was horribly unhappy and mistreated Th
The Necklace In the story The Necklace the authors theme seems to be that greed and envy can lead to destruction Another main point in the story is that luxury is not everything That seemed to be the problem for Madame Mathilde because she seemed to want everything and was not satisfied with what she had In this paper I will show how the author demonstrates that dishonesty envy and greed can lead to bigger problems by the use of characters plot symbolism and various devices The Necklace begins
The Merchant of Venice To receive a big reward you have to take big risks In the play The Merchant of Venice Shylock and Jessica make the ultimate risks in their lives They risk everything they have for a reward suitable for the risk When people risk everything they have theyre doing exactly that taking a chance in losing everything they have in an effort to gain something they desperately want They have no control over what is going to happen It could go in their favor or it could destroy ever
John Steinbeck wrote the The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 to rouse its readers against those who were responsible for keeping the American people in poverty The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family migrant farmers from Oklahoma traveling to California in search of an illusion of prosperity The novels strong stance stirred up much controversy as it was often called Communist propaganda and banned from schools due to its vulgar language However Steinbecks novel is considered to be his gr
The Canterbury Tales An Analysis of the use of Allusions and Textual Authority The reliance on textual authorities in Chaucers iconic story the Canterbury Tales reflects his characters inabilities to obtain any authority of their own Although misguided and misconstrued his characters contradictory stances against the Medieval Church and their own social status are both strengthened and hindered by these biblical and classical citations of textual authorities Chaucer explicitly uses his characte
Nurse Ratched posts the patients financial statements on the bulletin board to show that everyones account except McMurphys shows a steady decline in funds The other patients begin to question the motivations for his actions When a phone call keeps McMurphy away from a Group Meeting Ratched insinuates that everything he does is motivated by the desire for personal gain Later Harding argues that they have all gotten their moneys worth and that McMurphy never hid his con man ways from them McMurp
Trace Macbeths degeneration in the play from Valours minion to Hellhound Macbeth is a play that has fascinated audiences because the play reverses the fortune of many of the key figures in the play When we first meet the character of Macbeth he is a brave warrior on the battlefield who fearlessly defeats the enemies of King Duncan however this loyal and brave character gradually becomes more and more evil Over the course of the play Macbeth will murder his King murder his best friend murder inn