Maycomb was an old town but it was a tired old town when I first knew it To Kill a Mockingbird was written in Alabama during the Depression and is described by the major character a little girl named Jean Louise Scout Finch Her father Atticus Finch is a lawyer with high ethical values Scout her brother Jem and their friend Dill are maneuvered by the local gossip about a man named Boo Radley who lives in their district but never leaves his house Legend has it that he once bashed his father in th
The Scarlett Letter The Novel The Scarlet Letter by the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne is based around the idea of Puritanism and he uses this to depict the human soul and the idea of morality Symbolism in this novel is prevalent and it is through the use of symbolism that Hawthorne highlights key issues to the reader The novel tells the story of a young girl Hester Prynne who was living in Boston waiting for her husband Roger Chillingworth to come meet her after he finished up business in
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
Excellence criticism success tradition individuality popular opinion creativity and conformity these are merely a number of the extraordinarily powerful themes set in motion in The Fountainhead In her novel The Fountainhead Ayn Rand communicates with her readers more often than not through the chief conflicts of excellence verse achievement and individualism verses popular opinion Ayn Rands book has greatly been influenced by her life experiences therefore she can relate to her audience on a mo
Power greed authority and revenge these words go somewhat unnoticed in todays fast paced society but in 1692 power was a word that controlled a small village in Massachusetts The event that took place in Salem has plagued the pages of history books for centuries Life in the seventeenth century was very hard and took a toll on the lives of many women and children who had little or no power In 1692 several teenage girls accused many people of being witches and bewitching them Were these accusatio
Dare to be yourself in the face of adversity Choosing right over wrong ethics over convenience these are the choices that measure your life Travel the path of integrity for there is never the wrong time to do the right thing The Quote that Through many different novels and stories characters have many emotions and feelings One that is always different for each character is integrity Integrity is the devotion to moral principles with a use of a set of consistent ethic values It is also been know
Physical journey is any movement where a person physically moves from one place to another Physical journeys are usually supplemented with self realisations and gaining a broader understanding of ourselves others and the world around us Obstacles and challenges are thrust upon us and it is through this learning experience that we discover the qualities and strategies needed in which to overcome such obstacles Through this process ignorance is generally substituted with knowledge and physical jo
This mans actions lead to several life changing events for many people The decisions made by Friar Lawrence in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet had an enormous impact on Romeo and Juliet and their families Sure he helped two people find love but in the end he was responsible for their untimely death Friar Lawrence struggled against the other throughout the play The other was the always feuding Montague and Capulet family Those two families have been in conflict for years and Friar Lawrence
Macbeth was a weak character despite his noble and honourable reputation It was this weakness that allowed him to be seduced by the witches prophecy it was this very same weakness that resulted in his succumbing to his devious determined and power hungry wife And it was ultimately this weakness that resulted in Macbeths downfall How ever despite this flaw Macbeth was not solely to blame for his demise the witches prophecy ignited Macbeths ambition and his wife Lady Macbeth was even more ambitio
Macbeth was a weak character despite his noble and honorable reputation It was this weakness that allowed him to be seduced by the witches prophecy it was this very same weakness that resulted in his succumbing to his devious determined and power hungry wife And it was ultimately this weakness that resulted in Macbeths downfall How ever despite this flaw Macbeth was not solely to blame for his demise the witches prophecy ignited Macbeths ambition and his wife Lady Macbeth was even more ambitiou