Their Eyes Were Wathcing God Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie's entire life is one of a journey. She lives through a grandmother, three husbands, and innumerable friends. Throughout is all, she grows closer and closer to her ideals about love and how to live one's life. Zora Neale Hurston chooses to define Janie not by what is wrong in her life, but by what is good in it.

Tragedy Of Oedipus In the tragedy Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, the main character was Oedipus. At the beginning of the tragedy Oedipus was presented as hero who was arrogant and overly confident. The story tells how Oedipus experienced a tragedy in his life which humbled his character. When the kingdom was troubled by a plague, a priest came to Oedipus requesting his help. The

Tragedy: All My Sons Tragedy: All My Sons All heroes in tragedies have flaws. They each contain a hero who is better than others in some ways. However, that same hero also has his flaws, which brings him to his downfall. In All My Sons, written by Arthur Miller, the character Joe Keller is the tragic figure of the play. Joe Keller fits the model of a tragic hero by justifying his evi

Theme In Anitgone Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. All three of these themes play a very important part in this play. The three major themes are fate, love, and pride. Oedipus had killed his father, king of Thebes, not knowing it was his father and then took over Thebes. He married Iocaste, queen of Thebes (his mother), and had four children; one was a girl

Themes The theme of a story represents the central conflict going on over the course of the whole story. A story can have several themes at one time. “Young Goodman Brown”, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an example of a story with many themes. The two major themes throughout the story are the conflict of good vs. evil and morality vs. temptation. Another more minor theme in story

Themes From Lord Of The Flies There are several themes in Lord of the Flies that can be related to everyday government. Everyone is fighting. There is a particular group that opposes other’s beliefs. This group feels that their way is the best way to get things accomplished. Some things that are brought to attention in this film are unity, democracy, liberty and freedom, and individu

And Then There Were None "And Then There Were None" Author: Agatha Christie SETTING: In "And Then There Where None" by Agatha Christie, they didn't say when it took place, but I think that it was after 1932. because everyone was responsible for someone else's death prior to 1932. It was on an island of the coast of Devon. The general atmosphere was dark beca

Prisoner of Azkaban An Elegantly Woven Tapestry Plotlines in Prisoner of Azkaban In a way, it's true that there is no single central plot in Prisoner of Azkaban, because one candidate (Quidditch) lacks gravitas and another (Sirius v. Harry) proves to be an illusion. But in terms of what plotline drives the book, I would say it's the latter. We "know" from very early on that Sirius B

Treasure Island TREASURE ISLAND ~={ R.L Stevenson }=~ Treasure Island is one of the most famous adventure books in all of literature, and Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most famous adventure writers. A young boy named Jim Hawkins lives with his parents at their inn, "The Admiral Benbow" near Bristol, England in the eighteenth century. When a pirate named Billy Bones takes up re

Trifles Trifles, written by Susan Glaspell, is the unique perspectives of the two different genders on the same issue. As suggested by its title, the central theme of Trifles is that things dismissed by some as trivial and insignificant ("trifles") often are very important. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, restricted mainly to the kitchen, pay close attention to all they encounter while in t

And Then There Were None Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, was about ten people chosen to go on an Island vacation. Their host (or hostess) is unknown. AKA U.N. Owen. One by one the guests die off in ordinance with the poem about the ten little Indians. After searching the Island from top to bottom and finding nothing, they come to

Trifles This essay is based on the symbolism presented in Trifles and what each of those symbols means. Symbolism is a very important part of creative writing; it makes the readers think for themselves and see beyond just the words that are on the page. Legacies defines symbolism as follows: “A symbol is a person, place, object, thing, name, title, aspect of setting that suggests some

Thoreau In Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience, Thoreau takes a strong look at the government and the reasons why some government laws should not be followed. In Thoreau’s opening lines he states, “That government is best which governs not at all;” (4-5). At the time when this essay was written, slavery was not only legal but it was a law that blacks must be owned. Slaves had no rig

Three Musketeers Comparative Analysis COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Have you ever seen the movie The Three Musketeers or read the book' If so, you have probably noticed that there are some distinctions between the two works. Even though there are differences between the two, they still have similarities and tell relatively the same story. The book includes more events and more in-depth

Three Strikes “Miners, Musicians, and Salesgirls on Strike” The book Three Strikes written by Howard Zinn, Dana Frank, and Robin Kelley is a gateway for readers back to the difficulties Americans faced in the early twentieth century. More than that it deals with three specific strikes that took place in American history that most people are unaware of. Mainly miners, musicians, and sale

The Bean Trees Thriving With Support In order to succeed and have a happy, fulfilled life one needs something or someone to help support and encourage them to grow. In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, The Bean Trees, she creates an implicit argument that a human being cannot thrive in isolation. Each character is strong in their own way but they still need someone by their side they can

The Handmaid’s Tale The Handmaid’s Tale is about human relations, presented in a deliberate amplification of women’s lack of rights and equality in a futuristic world. The city of Gilead is the last of what once was the United States, the city is a psuto religious based society they has manipulated the writings of the Old Testament. In this story we are presented with a woman who once l

Tuesdays With Morrie “ When your in bed, you’re dead,”- Morrie Schwartz I see this chapter as outlining the importance of being an individual member of the world community and not just doing what is expected of you. Morrie clearly expresses the importance of taking care of what is essential especially since he is at the end of his life; no moment is to be wasted worrying about what i

Tuesdays With Morrie "Tuesdays with Morrie" (TWM) is more than just a dying man's last words. It is an inspirational recount of a man's life -- a man whose passion for the human spirit has continued to live long after his last breath. You could say there are two stories within TWM. One is the story of a man and a disease. The other is the story of a professor of social psychology who h

Tuesdays With Morrie Chapters 1,2 And 5 The first tuesday: We talk about the world The world has like this sort of tacit rules or ways of living for humans in a certain society that can be pretty absurd. Like the fact that men shouldn’t cry or be very sentimental or things like that. When the most important thing in live is to learn how to love and to accept love. A lot of times pe

Twelfth Night Twelfth Night - Character study: Malvolio Character study: Malvolio: Did he deserve the punishment that he received' The character Malvolio (meaning literally “I mean ill will) is immediately affected by the implications of his name. His personage is implied directly to be one of negative and somewhat disagreeable nature, which is continued and supported throughout

The Courage to Be December 18, 2001 Tillich’s Response to the Madman In some ways, Paul Tillich’s book The Courage to Be responds to Friedrich Nietzsche’s idea of “the death of God.” To understand Nietzsche’s Madman’s announcement, one must first understand Nietzsche’s idea of God. Within the subject-object structure of reality, God as a subject makes people into objects. This obj

Ligeia Two Portraits of women in Poe's tale Ligeia. Not only does Ligeia’s unusual beauty represents the main theme throughout the story, but the text reflects Poe’s rejecting the “ordinary”, a common theme in literature. The writter rejects classical values and welcomes supernatural through unusual, mysterious beauty. Ligeia was extremely beautifu

Time Machine Essay The book opens with the time traveler talking with a number of his friends recent work on four dimension geometry he then unvels a small but working model of what he claims is his time machine when activated the model disappears The time travelers guests are all amazed and he invites them to return at the same time next week which a number of them do but when they arri

Timeline Timeline Is it possible to go back in time' If we could, who would we send' What time period would we go to' And would we try to change the past' Michael Crichton’s Timeline is a science fiction novel that propels the reader into a world where time travel is possible, and it’s not as great as it may seem. The use of characterization, detail, and suspense keeps the r

Timeline By Micheal Chriteon Timeline The story is set mostly in and around a castle in France during the Middle Ages. Its at the height of the Middle Age, men in suits of armor rage in battle, land is won and lost by the sword. Rich nobles rule castles and spend time seizing other castles. Peasants live for the tournament days. A squire can earn his knighthood by showing himself wort

To Kill A Mocking Bird Harper Lee wrote an extraordinary novel, describing life and the way we are as people in society. Her book set an example for all people to learn off of. Lee’s novel that was fist published in 1960, was a huge success. The book was such a revolution it was later made into a movie. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the movie was accredited with an Ac

To Kill A Mockingbird A trial is the examination before a court of the facts or laws in a case in order to determine that case. It is the act of testing or proving by experience or use. In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" a black man, Tom Robinson, was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, and was brought to trial. There was three distinct views on Tom Robinson's trial. In the

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1: To Kill a Mockingbird begins, "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow…When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He

To Kill A Mockingbird A songbird's melody can evoke happiness in anyone, as can the smiling face of a child. The mockingbird sings for the sake of singing, and an innocent child possesses an innate joyfulness, as natural as instinct. Yet a mockingbird's song dies as easily as innocence. In the beginning of the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout and Jem are portrayed as innocents, uncorr