Paulina Karalekas English Ms Kennedy Every decision you make has consequences and you have to live with whatever those consequences are Making decisions is the hardest part in life and is something that throughout your lifetime everyone must face with Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl and the Rocking Horse Winner by DH Lawrence are two stories that the characters must face decision making Both these stories use the literary elements of characterization and conflict so prove this In Lamb of th
In A Rose for Emily and The Rocking Horse Winner Faulkner and Lawrence present the theme of love in a twisted manner Although both of these stories are about love they are about two very different kinds of love Emily Grierson is in a romantic relationship with Homer Baron while Pauls love is maternal for his mother Both stories do however give a macabre view of love as they each end with the deaths of the protagonists Although both stories illustrate love as a source of pain and anguish it is E
A Childlike Heart Throughout the novel Alice in Wonderland Alice faces many changes not only growing physically but mentally The many changes in Alices size along with her actions mature vs immature can be closely associated with the transition from childhood into adulthood that we all make Alices many adventures in Wonderland include the many changes she goes through after her fall down the rabbit hole and into a strange world Alice faces many challenges that test her maturity As the story pro
Question In what ways do the characters in your novel respond to changing circumstances The characters in this novel constantly have to respond to changing circumstances as they fight to stay alive to bring redemption to their own districts The main characters in this novel that are frequently forced to adapt to change are Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark of district number 12 These two young teenagers are chosen to compete in the annual Hunger Games that are held by the Capitol Where winning
All throughout history society has ruled and the individual has tried to overcome its power This is shown in two works of literature and one film In the works Anthem by Ayn Rand Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue the success of the society over the individual is portrayed In Anthem the society is the overall winner because it forced Equality Prometheus and Liberty Gaea out of the society However the twist is that the society did nothing to make them l
The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeares Taming of the Shrew is known as one of his comedies written about the courtship of Petruchio a gentleman of Verona and Katharina known and considered to be a shrew of her time Many audiences have speculated as to what Shakespeare may have been feeling when writing the play or whether he was trying to make a point or raise awareness on certain topics or issues dealt with during his time There is also the controversy of how this play may have been one of the f
The Most Dangerous Game Just imagine you with a pistol have been trapped on an island that is isolated except for a wild beast and cant get any help What will you do if the beast charged toward to you Will you kill it Or let in go ahead and tear you in to pieces I bet you will kill it with your pistol In the story The Most Dangerous game the same situation has existed between two men Zaroff and Rainsford Rainsford changed his hunting theory after he experienced the most dangerous game At the be
The Lottery Analysis Shirley Jacksons short story The Lottery ironically gives the lottery a bad meaning The lottery in this story is used for a public stoning contrary to the first thing that comes to a readers mind when they think of winning the lottery a big sum of money The reader sees both literal and metaphorical meaning of this story because for one it shows for face value what the entire story is about and hidden behind it is the notion of the scapegoat being picked like a lottery numbe
It is funny how life works out sometimes You never know what you are going to get The Lottery is a story about a small village that holds a lottery drawing in the middle of the town square The winner of the lottery is then stoned by the towns people This piece of literature provides a clear example that things in life are not always what they seem The way the characters present themselves in the beginning of the story puts an optimistic view on the lottery After all lotteries are generally asso
The Lottery The Lottery takes place in a small village where the people are close and tradition is kept alive An event called the lottery is one in which one person in the town is randomly chosen to be stoned by family and friends The drawing has been around over seventy seven years and is practiced by every member of the town The lottery was a welcomed festive event It is not until the very end of the story that the reader learns of the winners fate It seems that Jackson is making a statement