In The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Larson uses two quotes at the beginning of the book to describe the two main characters The first quote said by David Burnham Make no little plans they have no magic to stir mens blood Helps to describe his ambition and creativity Burnham was one of the lead designers in building the White City This quote shows that even though it is easy to make little plans and go step by step Burnham only felt anticipation and excitement when he made plans on a l
In 1946 Priestley put pen to page and began to write a very important and meaningful play An Inspector Calls He set it in 1912 to give himself a very clever advantage over his very nave characters and a strong persuasive hold on his future audience too His characters were completely oblivious to the two devastating world wars ahead where as the audience were not which cleverly creates strong dramatic irony that brings the play to life He embedded himself into the play by becoming the character
The society Henrik Ibsen lived in when he wrote his play A Dolls House in 1879 was oppressive and sexist Women were treated worse than second class citizens and were regarded by men as their possessions A woman had no power and no legal standing in society Ibsen saw the problems in his society and he knew that this was not the way people should be treating one another He believe that it was time for social change so he set about writing a play that would challenge the current structure in socie
In the first chapter of the book Thrse Raquin Zola creates a detailed description of the setting creating an atmosphere that is some what less then desirable We are instantly taken into the bleak dark narrow corridor that runs between the Rue Mazarine and the Rue de Seine Out of this sinister atmosphere that is created we are then introduced to mysterious characters that dwell in the the darkness that is at home in the middle of the day Zola creates a tight claustrophobic almost suffocating atm
Do Sponges Deserve Sympathy The roles of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are relatively minor in the overall plot of Hamlet However the insertions of these two characters that ended their lives with tragic or absurd death by Shakespeare was significant as these two minor characters falls are not direct consequences of their actions to fulfill their intentions as They are neither political players in the Danish court who need to struggle or to conspire to get the grasp of power nor those people who
Loves exquisite versatility gives it freedom to exist in whatever form it wishes whether it is Eros Phillia or Agape This versatility is the source of much of the emotions sparked by love These great emotions aroused through personal experience inspire many of the enlightened to portray love in their works One such artist was the poet John Donne John Donne was an exceptional metaphysical and love poet of the seventeenth century He is best known for his vivacious and passionate poetry that captu
Everyone believes they can make a difference They have an ideological mindset that they will achieve everything they dream of Then somewhere within the steps to achieving their dreams something goes wrong The best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray Robert Burns This quote reveals the harsh reality of life that dreams may not come true if limits are not considered People tend to dream dreams without limits Reality plays a big role in dreaming In order for one to achieve their dreams they m
The first section of The Waste Land takes its title from a line in the Anglican burial service It is made up of four vignettes each seemingly from the perspective of a different speaker The first is an autobiographical snippet from the childhood of an aristocratic woman in which she recalls sledding and claims that she is German not Russian this would be important if the woman is meant to be a member of the recently defeated Austrian imperial family The woman mixes a meditation on the seasons w
Emily Bront and Wuthering Heights Art is part of its creator and authors poets singers and artists are part of the work they create Every idea has to come from somewhere and work is usually inspired by something in the creators life You can see an author in her characters her plot her setting and strewn throughout the rest of the novel Emily Bront was no different her writing reflected her as a person Many aspects of Bronts novel Wuthering Heights are based on the authors own life whether these
Ian McEwans novel Enduring Love was published in 1997 while the movie came out in 2004 The film and the book differ a great deal the most obvious change being the renaming of Joe Roses love interest Clarissa Mellon to Claire and the change in her position from wife to girlfriend The character is now a sculptor instead of the Keats scholar she was in the novel which although that it somewhat portrays their relationship a little differently such as the reason why Clarissa doesnt sculpt Joe is bec