The Crucible The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller It takes place in Salem Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials The play follows the people living in Salem and how they react during the turbulent time of the witch trials The Crucible undoubtedly written as an allegory to McCarthyism still has pertinence in modern situations In The Crucible many different groups are represented by the characters While these characters represent universal groups the oppressors the oppressed and t
William golding was born on September 19 1911 in Cornwall England Although he tried to write a novel as early as age twelve his parents urged him to study the natural sciences Golding followed his parents wishes until his second year at Oxford when he changed his focus to English literature After graduating from Oxford he worked briefly as a theater actor and director wrote poetry and then became a schoolteacher In 1940 a year after England entered World War II Golding joined the Royal Navy whe
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein a romantic novel at a time when the world was amid the turmoil of change and progress During this time man was experiencing a series of industrial breakthroughs that in a sense threatened a fragile way of life people had become accustomed to Through the use of Victor Frankenstein Mary Shelley reflects the fear and anxiety of the scientific revolution and symbolizes many aspects of the revolutionary spirit of the era During Victors youth his need to gain knowledge
12 September 2011 Flowers for Algernon I have recently completed the novel Flowers for Algernon and I found it to be a fascinating novel for a variety of reasons The themes of the book I found very interesting which include how people treat the mentally handicapped as well as the link between intellect and happiness The novel revolves around a man Charlie Gordon with an I Q of 68 who works menial jobs in a bakery but then goes in for experimental treatment in an attempt to raise his intelligenc
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world Fear is dangerous because it manipulates people into making unlogical decisions For example in 1692 in Salem Massachusetts people were afraid of becoming bewitched the 1950s people also feared that they would be accused of communism or be accused of supporting communists After 9 11 people felt endangered after the terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 I will now explain these three points in detail In
Everyman Including You In the story Everyman by an unknown author God is furious with Everyman Everyman isnt living his life for God he is living life for himself Therefore got sent Death to Everyman Death suggests that Everyman should get his life on track because judgment day was coming soon The allegory in this story gives the audience an idea of what each character represents Everyman is living life for himself not knowing material goods doesnt matter no one can escape death and Good Deeds
All Quiet on the Western Front Through the duration of the First World War soldiers experienced a world of chaos and hell but not only physically the psychological toll the war took on a soldier spoke far greater than bullet wounds and severed limbs With many new innovations to weaponry like machine guns and gas the men were forced to adapt quickly and remain on their toes The men underwent intense situations leaving them helpless and with little grasp on common society other than killing and o
September 21 2011 Nothing But A Fantasy Oh the joys of the grand and luxurious life Some people are born into such a world while others work there entire lifetimes and never quite reach it It is something we would all enjoy to experience but we are all guilty of fantasying about such a carefree lifestyle In the short story The Necklace translated by Edgar V Roberts the character of Mathilde Loisel takes her fantasy of having such a luxurious lifestyle to another level We can see through her tho
A Bumpy Ride In life everyone has something in life that they long to have or search for such as love happiness safety or even just a purpose in life Throughout the book Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden was searching for a constant in his life Something that did not leave or change Holden like many other people is simply looking for something constant in his life He gives us clues when he describes that he was kicked out of Pencey for flunking four subjects and not applying himself
Boris Yanakiev 354 Professor M Danova American Novel into Film 27 10 2011 CARRIE By Stephen King Nowadays it turns out that good plots and an epic dimension translate well from page to screen But the attempt to scale this model by making midsize movies from literary novels has been an ugly disaster For my work I choose Stephen Kings novel CARRIE This novel was the first book ever published by Stephen King and ever written so it had to be on the list although there are many other books that got