The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers By Alexander Dumas Historical Fiction The protagonist of this book is d’Artagnon. A young Frenchman from Gascony. Who dreams of becoming a Musketeer. The antagonist of this book is the Cardinal, who wishes to expose the queen’s love affair with the Duke of Buckingham. d’Artagnon stands in the way of his plans. This book is about a you

The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Victorian woman was the “old maid, fallen woman, and the angel in the house” (Claire Kahane, 5), all rolled into one. This same Victorian woman “captured the complicated effects of the era’s attempt to control the representation of women’s nature” (5). In the 1880’s, this “angel in the house” (5), this “ideal woman”, was challenged by what was called th

The Running Man Publication Data King, Stephen, The Running Man. (New York, New York, Penguin Group, 1982) 219 pages. Setting The setting of the novel involves the time, place and mood. The story takes place in the near future, in the year "2025". Most of the book is primarily based in "Co-op City" in the "United States" but, as the book goes on, many cities are visited. T

The Vernon Jones Story In my opinion the most pivotal character in this story was Little Dee. The story is about a preacher by the name of Vernon Jones who is played by James Earl Jones. Vernon is an outspoken minister and a civil rights advocate with strong beliefs. The movie takes place in the 1950’s in Alabama, a time when people like Vernon didn’t exist. It depicts the life of Ve

The African Oral Tradition Stacy Adams ENGL233.001 Herbert Martin’s speech “The African American Oral Tradition” is about how African American writers imply oral forms in their literary works. African American literatures use several different types of genres to form its basis about slavery. Genres such as, spiritual, folk songs and gospels are all intertwined together to form

Ordinary People The book I did my report on is called Ordinary People, by Judith Guest. It is a very well written novel about a boy’s battle with depression, suicide, the loss of his brother, and communication gaps with his parents. The story starts by not telling you much about the situation, and the more the book ropes you in. The boy in the story starts out being 17, his name in Conra

Oscar Wilde Wilde, like fellow Irishman and friend Yeats, was a brilliant oral storyteller, a temporally displaced bard. When he fell from grace during scandal in later life, he earned many a meal-and arranged many a loan---after ensuring an after dinner audience's affection with a good tale. It is largely from this practice that he initially achieved notoriety, and from jotting down the

Othello A Good Man on Evil Strings As Othello minded his own business, Iago, a greedy selfish man, plotted Secretly behind his back because he wanted to be lieutenant instead of Cassio. This shows one of the most important themes of Othello. Jealousy is definitely shown clearly to be one of the greater issues held throughout the whole story of Othello. Iago’s greed bro

Our Time Machine Our Time Machine H.G. Wells once wrote a novel called The Time Machine, it was published in 1895. This exciting little adventure featured a device that had power over time. Who knew that in 2001 we too would have such a device' One invention that has made it evident that we have reached the twenty first century is named Tivo. With this, one has the ability to paus

Our Town, And Character Impact In Thorton Wilder’s play; Our Town the action is centered around two main characters: George and Emily, and have a large group of people revolving in and out of their lives, with little to no effect on them. In the opening act, Georges’ father shows himself to be an industrious and hardworking man. The stage manager makes a point of stating that Dr. Gib

Outrageous By Charles Barkley Outrageous By: Charles Barkley I. Introduction The book on humor that I chose to review is Outrageous, by former National Basketball Association superstar Charles Barkley. This book is a collection of brutally honest and hilarious stories about growing up poor in Alabama, going to the University of Auburn, and his life in the NBA. This book was wr

Outside The Walled City The struggle of the outsider is a prominent theme in American literature. Whether the struggle comes from distinctions of class, wealth, ethnicity or sexuality matter less than the outcome, for the outcome usually involves the outsider losing a battle with the unconquerable demons within. He or she not only remains an outsider in society, but also falls victim t

Outsiders Author: S. E. Hinton Title: The Outsiders Date of publication: 1967 Plot synopsis: The Outsiders is a story about a controversy between two groups in a town: the Greasers, the poor "tough guys" from the east side of town, and the Socials, or Socs, the richer group from the west side of town. The narrator of the story is Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old orphan who lives wi

Death Of A Salesman: Overview Death of a Salesman tells the story of every American father who wanted nothing but the best for himself, and his family. This is not non stop excitement, but it is something we can all relate too. Most people judge their lives and accomplishments by the money they’ve made or the materials they posses, Which is exactly the case in this story. Instead of

A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany is a pretty thick novel with a lot of lessons to be learned in it. I was never taught the real meaning of having faith in something. And through reading this novel I have come a little bit closer to understanding a word that people use in everyday life. Having faith means having a confident belief in the truth, va

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce is the author of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” It is a very powerful and suspense filled story. It tells all the fears of a young father coming to light as his life swings in and out of reality. This story is written in third person omniscient. This point of view certainly heightens the mood of the plot, by conveying Payton Farq

The Great Gatsby Changing Places “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone”…”just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had”(5). Authors use different symbols to represent the personalities of characters. In the novel, The great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses different colors to represent the façade of his characters Daisy, Gatsby, and

Pamela Fasick, Laura. "Sentiment, Authority, and the Female Body in the Novels of Samuel Richardson." Essays-in-Literature. Fall 1992, 19:2, 193-203. Laura Fasick is concerned with the relationship between the attempt to split the female mind and body and authority. She argues that Richardson has constructed Pamela as a virtuous character whose body and soul move as one and that to den

Animal Farm One night when Farmer Jones has gone to bed drunk, all the animals of Manor Farm assemble in the barn for a meeting. Old Major, the prize pig, wants to tell them about a strange dream he had. First, he tells them in clear, powerful language "the nature of life" as he has come to understand it. Animals toil, suffer, get barely enough to eat; as soon as they are no longer usefu

Panic Room Panic Room The setting is a house in Harlem, New York some time in the year 2000. The action takes place mostly in a room in the house. After a divorce with her husband Meg and her daughter Sara move to Harlem, New York looking for a new start in life. The first night after moving into their new three story house, burglars broke in to steal the money which the previ

Air One Eighteen combat-ready special forces, wearing assault black, jump packs and combat gear, stare down the deep end of a greasy ramp into the night sky. Village lights flicker 19,000 feet below. The STRIKE FORCE LEADER signals to his team. Without a moment's hesitation, they dive into the darkness and plummet toward earth. EXT. MANSION - NIGHT A military GUARD, old Soviet-style u

Passage To India: Setting And Diction Setting and Diction Passage to India takes place in the early 20th century when the British are still in control of India. The story takes place mainly in Chandrapore, which is a made up place in India. Chandrapore is predominantly Moslem, and its unique attraction is the Marabar Caves, which is a good train ride away from the city. Later the stor

Patriot Though historically controversial, "The Patriot" tells the story of the American Revolutionary War and the struggle to form the first true democracy since the ancient Greeks. The movie wisely focuses upon common folk rather than prominent figures and makes a sincere effort to address some of the complex issues that faced the men who decided to take up arms against the British. Th

Patriotism In the story “Patriotism,” by Yukio Mishima, thirty-one year old, Lieutenant Shinji Takeyma is a proud strong Japanese soldier who has great patriotism for his Imperial Majesties. Shinji is faced with the knowledge of going to battle against his close friends who are also his colleagues. This story presents an ethical statement about acting on you believe to be right. The l

Pauls Case In the short story “Paul’s Case” we are first introduced to Paul in the school principal’s office, and we see him, not through the eyes of his peers, but through the eyes of his teachers. Paul is, in his teacher’s opinion, a little odd. On what is supposed to be sort of a begging mission a week after his suspension, his appearance is a little ostentatious, with “something of t

Pauls Case "Paul's Case", by Cather, is a story in which Paul, an adolescent, is trying to find himself. Cather exposes the influence of a stable but cold environment to be detrimental to one's well being. Paul's dilemma begins with school, a place he is not fond of. His teachers have a strong disliking of Paul. This is seen at his readmittance inquiry "… they fell upon him without mercy

Pearl The Symbol of Pearl In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother, Hester Prynne, and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the living symbol of the scarlet letter and has unique traits that make her sometimes ap

Pearl Of The Scarlet Letter Pearl, the living symbol of Hester’s sin of adultery is a very complex character. She is present in almost every scene with Hester, rarely by her side. However her character remains somewhat in the shadows at all times. She is difficult to understand, she is passionate and wild, and she does not obey any rules but those she wishes to. Her moods seem to cha

Pearl S. Buck Pearl Buck The person in this research paper is Pearl S. Buck. She was a famous writer on books about her and what is going on around the world. She lived most of her life in China, and some in the United States. Pearl S. Buck was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She spent her youth in China, in Chin kiang on the Yangtze River. She learned to speak Chinese before she co

The Lottery The thing that catches my attention more than anything in this story "The Lottery" is the character Mrs. Dunbar. She is an ironic symbol by being traditional and changing at the same time. We see her at four different points in this story. Each time we see her she makes small breaks within herself that contradict tha lottery's traditions. At the same time she upholds the trad