The Lady Of Shalott Tennyson wrote The Lady of Shalott in 1832. An example of Arthurian literature, it tells the story of a woman who lives in isolation in a tower on an island called Shalott. In this poem, Tennyson is very much the Romantic poet he admired in Keats and Shelley. The Lady, who could not be more unattainable, perfectly embodies the Victorian image of the ideal woman, virgi

The Last Of The Mohicans Cooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans. New York: Barnes and Nobles, Inc., 1993, 423 p. Part I: The Author and His Preparations James Fenimore Cooper was born in 1789 in Burlington, NJ though raised in Cooperstown, NY. He grew up exploring the hills, forest and lake near his father’s estate where he acquired that play so important a role i

The Last Of The Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper, is a tale of the 18th century frontier during the French and Indian War and how the different cultures of the English, French, Indians, and colonists collided. The story centers on the last two people of a once great tribe, the Mohicans, and their adopted white son and brother. Hawkeye, the white adopted so

The Last Spin We all judge too much by outward appearances. What most people don’t understand, is that no matter how different we all think we are, you can always find some type of common ground. In the story, The Last Spin by Evan Hunter, the characters, Tigo and Dave, didn’t realize that till it was too late. They were supposed to be enemies from different sides, but as the game progre

The Left Hand Of Darkness Superficially, this novel is the story of Genly Ai, first ambassador ("Mobile") of Hain, to the people of the kingdom of Karhide on the planet they call Winter, and what happens to him there when he becomes entangled in an accusation of treason. He is imprisoned and escapes, and there is a considerable amount of suspense and action as Genly navigates his way aro

The Letters Of Abelard And Heloise In the story of "The Letters of Abelard and Heloise" is thought to be one of the world's most greatful and tragic love affairs. In the realm of critical thinking, Abelard undoubtedly ranked highly in his day. He was an expert dialectician, philosopher and theologian, and as a result led a movement towards individual thinking. He traveled a lonely path o

12 Angry Men In the movie 12 Angry Men, there were two different types of leaders among the jury. The first was the designated leader, the foreman. He was already appointed to be the spokesman of the group when we are first introduced to the cast of the movie. We can see from the beginning that he uses a democratic style of leadership more than any other style. He always wants to kno

The Light Of Darkness Chopin’s “The Storm” leads us to believe that a sexually unfulfilled housewife or husband will eventually find sexual gratification somewhere else. That if people are not honest with their true feelings then somehow, somewhere their hidden intentions will become inevitable. Chopin reinforces this by Calixta and Alcèe sudden and unintended passionate affair. Unfortu

The Lion King (evalution) The Lion King Simba, a lion cub and the darling of his family, will someday take over the kingship of the Pride Lands from his father, Mufassa. Scar, the King's brother, delightfully evil to the extreme, is jealous of his brother and plots to kill the king and Simba so he can become king himself. Scar’s first attempt on Simba’s life is aided by three hyenas

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe By C.S. Lewis Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are four young evacuees from London, England during World War II. They have been evacuated to an old estate in the country. The estate is the home of a rather, dear, old gentleman named Professor Kirk. Although the chi;ldren are saddened by leaving their parents in London, they are all excited about the

The Lions Game The Lion's Game In the novel, The Lions Game by Nelson Demille, the main events that influenced this book were the terrorist, Asad Khalil, overt racism and New York City ex-detective John Corey. In the following paragraphs it will be proven that all the events in this book were highly influenced by Asad Khalil's desire for revenge, the undisguised racism and the witty

The Lord Of The Rings ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ series was written by J.R.R Tolkien and has been around for many generations. Despite being around for so long it is still a favourite amongst the majority of the community constantly being inside the top three best all time books. The movie for this series has been filmed and completed but it will not be released until December and that is o

The Lottery When I think of a lottery, I picture someone swimming in a pool of money, throwing the bills into the air, just to have the joy of watching them float back down to their side. I thought that’s where this story was going, because that's how the author sets it up. But even before the tragic end to this story, I started to pick up on some unusual things. First of all, I fou

The Lottery In 'The Lottery', Jackson uses symbolism to create an allegory within the story to reveal that through traditional modes of action, people in general can accept any kind of behavior, no matter how brutal, inhuman or cruel as long as it is what they are used to. Through symbolism and characterization, Jackson shows how the society she has created has people who either support

The Lottery The most common problem with adaptation between literature and film versions is that many of the books many significant assets are lost within the story as a mundane detail. Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery written in 1948 was a very well written piece of work that was very dependent on its characters to set the tone of the story. The director of the film version of The Lotter

The Lottery Rose The book, The Lottery Rose, by Irene Hunt is a realistic fiction. It tells about an abused boy who does not trust anyone. But all that changes when he wins the rosebush. After he wins it he gets taken away from the abusive people to a better place where he very slowly learns to trust and finally to love. In, The Lottery Rose, there is one main character and two supporti

The Lottery, A Desensitization Of A Society In society today people have become desensitized to the most abominable of actions. No one seems to think twice about turning on the local news and watching accounts of people being gunned down while leaving the supermarket, or of a baby being left inside of a dumpster to die. Even the school shootings at Columbine did not surprise many peopl

The Love And Devotion Of Phoenix Jackson The Love and Devotion of Phoenix Jackson Eudora Welty creates clues to enhance Phoenix Jackson as a round character. The reader forms a clear mental picture of Phoenix’s appearance like her skin having, “Numberless branching wrinkles...as though a whole little tree stood in the middle of her forehead.” Also, Welty draw

The Loyalty Of Love Turner i The Loyalty of Love Thesis Statement: Catherine Sloper chooses to love her father and her lover who both misjudge her loyalty of love, out of their own vanity. I. Plot Summary of Washington Square A. Austin Sloper, the domineering father B. Catherine Sloper, a simple minded daughter II. The Character’s Goals A. The Positive Feel of Satisfaction B.

The Loyalty Of Love Turner i The Loyalty of Love Thesis Statement: Catherine Sloper chooses to love her father and her lover who both misjudge her loyalty of love, out of their own vanity. I. Plot Summary of Washington Square A. Austin Sloper, the domineering father B. Catherine Sloper, a simple minded daughter II. The Character’s Goals A. The Positive Feel of Satisfaction B.

The Sandbox It’s hard to come up with the correct words to describe this book, so I’ll let the words of the book describe why it had such an emotional impact on my life “Certain aspects of their lives I would never understand because in my existence warm houses and freedom from violence and hunger and cockroaches was my due. I had never had reason to expect otherwise. Now as an adult,

The Odyssey The Odyssey Odysseus, is an epic hero in "The Odyssey by Homer" which is an epic story that has been a significant piece of literature since it was first composed and will remain so for ages to come . One of the reasons it has so is because of the hero, Odysseus . Odysseus is one of the first Greek mythic heroes' renow

The Old Man And The Sea Title: The Old Man and the Sea Author: Ernest Hemingway Genre: Novel Copyright Date: 1952 Setting: Effect of Setting on Characters and Plot: Main Characters: Major Characters Santiago: The hero of the story. He is an old Cuban fisherman who is a perfectionist when it comes to fishing. Despite his precise methods, he has no luck at sea. Sant

The Old Man And The Sea The Victory of Defeat Ernest Hemingway uses religious symbolism throughout the novella, The Old Man and the Sea to depict the life of Jesus. The use of Hemingway’s symbolism is very obvious in the certain periods of time chosen, as well as through Santiago, and the marlin. The reader gets to go for a ride on a self-defining journey as he or she reads about S

The Old Man And The Sea Eighty-four days had passed since Santiago, the old fisherman, had caught a fish, and he was forced to suffer not only the ridicule of younger fishermen, but near-starvation as well. Moreover, Santiago had lost his young companion, a boy named Manolin, whose father had ordered him to leave Santiago in order to work with more successful seamen. But the devoted chil

The Once And Future King-- The Ill-Made Knight The Once and Future King “The Ill-Made Knight” by, T. H. White I. Characters A. Lancelot 1. Not very attractive. 2. Sleeps with Elaine and ends up with a child, whom he does not claim. 3. The best knight in the world until his son, Galahad, comes of age. B. Guenever 1. Loves Arthur a lot although

The Open Boat In the story, The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, the central theme deals with man versus nature (naturalism), and shows the insignificance of life. This is expressed in the story by the way the characters are pitted in a small boat after surviving a shipwreck. They must face the deep sea, and the forces that nature is unleashing upon them. There are certain elements in the

The Professor And The Mad Man The Professor and the Mad Man written by Simon Winchester, is the story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. The story begins when Dr. William Chester minor, an American lunatic man, murdered george Merret aparently with no reason. Merret was a very Honest man who never met Dr. Minor, he just was at the wrong time inthe wrong place and appeare

The Spy Wore Red Bryan M. Smith The Spy Wore Red: My Adventuress as an Undercover Agent in World War II. By Aline Romanones. New York: Random House, 1987, 304 pages. Have you ever felt that someone is watching you' You’re walking down an empty street and you hear soft footsteps behind you, but when you turn around no one is there. Have you ever wondered what it must have been lik

The Morality Of Huckleberry Finn Morality, though it affects us all, is best captured in the dilemmas of youth. The innocence and untainted nature of a child is the only valid source of honest morals. In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the time period and inherited prejudices from the era in which it is written provide the young Huckleberry Finn with a severe moral dilem