John Steinbeck and The Dust Bowl John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath is a novel that deals with a broad spectrum of issues and human conditions Steinbeck deals with topics such as intolerance labor relations greed isolation poverty and the human spirit Even though the original book was published in 1939 the novel is still widely read and in many schools is required reading for English classes Steinbeck opened the eyes of America with his portrait of human suffering and the working conditions in
In the Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe uses a variety of writing techniques including reverse psychology foreshadowing and irony You almost feel as if you were there in the story by the way he describes the setting and atmosphere I believe he uses these writing techniques to pull you into the story more There are many examples of his writing techniques throughout this entire story Poe uses reverse psychology in this story against the attendants of his home He has it planned all along what h
Although the quotation suggests that the inevitability was tragic it can be debated to whether it was truly tragic or are the star crossed lovers finally together Another implication made from the quotation is that the hero is male his fate excluding Juliet from the role of the hero which again can be argued as from a feminists point of view Juliet is seen as the ultimate hero defying her father by not marrying Paris and being an independent woman who has thoughts and opinions and is tired of b
In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck idealizes male friendships of both George Milton and Lennie Small explain the nature of being human and ones struggles in life The novel shows the struggles of two men in California in the great depression era come to a ranch in Salinas vally to work up a stake They hope to one day attain their shared dream of settling down on their own piece of land Lennies part of the dream which he never tires of hearing George describe is merely to tend to and touch soft rabbits
In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens there is a boy called Pip who goes through a dramatic change Pip goes from being an unselfish common boy who had no problem with his lifestyle to a wealthy selfish man who thinks only of himself Pip goes from being unselfish to selfish due to Estella Miss Havisham and Magwitch Pip has a benefactor who gives him money and through the money under goes a change Joe Pips brother in law and Pip are fellow sufferers of Mrs Joes tyranny 5 Pip love for
Symbolism Susan Glaspell uses symbolism in A Jury of Her Peers to reveal the role that women played in society Symbolism is a device used in literature where an object represents an idea This short story combines murder lies and sexism while exposing the reader to the truth about womens abilities and skills Through the use of symbolism A Jury of Her Peers reveals the sad life that Mrs Wright lived The Wright home symbolizes the isolated and dreadful place where Mrs Wright was forced to live A m
For most when the word desire is said their minds almost instantly go towards anything that has to do with love or sex In Tennessee Williams play A Street Car Named Desire the word desire is expressed in both ways Each character shows their primal selves and displays what desire can do to a person and what happens when one lets desire take over It rules the behavior of the characters Blanche Dubois Stellas older sister can be considered one of the most highly sensitive of the characters She act
Langston Hughes in his poem Mother to Son has the mother give advice to her son about life and never giving up no matter how difficult life becomes Hughes uses a metaphor of a staircase to convey the message of the mother The mother tells her son that even though her life has not been a crystal staircase meaning comfort and ease but rather a wooden staircase indicating poverty she has never given up Although my life is not a crystal staircase yet and I have experienced difficulties and obstacle
It feels good doesnt it To steal something back 483 This is a story about words and a young girls realization of their power Markus Zusaks The Book Thief was filled with eloquent descriptions and creative use of situational and sometimes cruel irony Also the research and time that went into making this story as historically accurate as possible is obvious in its writing One finds the characters full of depth and emotion such as the character of Liesel the main character Each of these character
A Fatal Decision Middlesex by Jefrey Eugenides is an astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek American family and flowers in the body of Calliope Stephanides Calliope Stephanides grandparents Lefty and Desdemona Stephanides are left alone high on the slope of Mount Olympus in Asia Minor without the guidance and the presence of any parents Desdemona and Lefty are siblings confused about the truth behind their abnormal emotions towards each other Desdemona