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
In John Cheevers short story The Swimmer the main character Neddy Merrill goes through a drastic change He starts off with having a wife and children and being quite popular Despite being older he wants to regain youth by swimming the entire county through all his neighbors swimming pools While at a party he realizes he can swim home through the chain of pools At first he is welcomed into his neighbors pools graciously At each house he takes a drink and swims a lap in the pool Though this whole
The Swimmer The short story The Swimmer by John Cheever is a story that takes place in the 1950s in a classic suburban town situated in New York The story allows a glimpse into a time period that was very surreal filled with cocktail parties sex and the attempt to achieve the American dream Throughout the story the reader witnesses the emotional downfall of the main character Neddy Merrill who at the beginning appears to be an affluent in shape man who has a family and many friends to match As
In the story The Night the Ghost Got In there was two characters that stretched their credibility throughout The grandfather and mother of the narrator were continually raising eyebrows because their actions were almost unbelievable Additionally their actions were funny because they were very unlikely The personality of the mother is very caring and protective since she would not allow her sons to go downstairs to call the police Also on that note she told the narrator not to go downstairs to l
Why would a civilized and peaceful town practice terrible acts of violence that would take place anywhere at any time and the most ordinary people would commit them Shirley Jackson was successful in delivering her message which was to shock the storys readers with a graphic demonstration of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives She conveyed how indistinct the morals and values of the village are The Lottery was first published in The New York on June 26 1948 The story
The words the lottery immediately bring to mind the conventional idea of a lucky jackpot winner but writer Shirley Jackson had a different image in mind when using these words to title her haunting short story By manipulating this deceptive image Jackson creates an abrupt and shocking ending and sheds light on humanitys tendency to cling to meaningless rituals In the story the warm summer day the childrens play the casual chatter and the air of suppressed anticipation of the village on the day
The House on Mango Street In The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros talks a lot about the problems that Latino women face in a society that lets men control them A society that is dominated by men and a society that values women for what they look like and not for what is on inside Cisnero also describes how hard it is for Latinos to fit in the American culture especially when there are so many stereotypes against them She also discusses the hardships of language barriers and how those who c
House on Mango Street Final Essay Once Eleanor Roosevelt said The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams This quote portrays to Esperanzas life because she made it through the challenging obstacles in her life by believing in her dreams In the novella House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is the narrative that is seen through the eyes of Esperanza Cordero an adolescent girl coming of age She starts of as an insecure twelve year old girl who is quite selfish but in
The narrator of The Great Gatsby is a young man from Minnesota named Nick Carraway He not only narrates the story but casts himself as the books author He begins by commenting on himself stating that he learned from his father to reserve judgment about other people because if he holds them up to his own moral standards he will misunderstand them He characterizes himself as both highly moral and highly tolerant He briefly mentions the hero of his story Gatsby saying that Gatsby represented every
Abcarian and Klotz define the human condition as Man strives to give order and meaning to his life to reduce the mystery and unpredictability that constantly threaten him Life is infinitely more complex and surprising than we imagine and the categories we establish to give it order and meaning are for the most part momentary stays against confusion At any time the equilibrium of our lives the comfortable image of ourselves and the world around us may be disrupted suddenly by something new forci