Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Great American Writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on the fourth of July in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, is one of the greatest American writers. He contributed to American literature until his death in May of 1864. Among his literary accomplishments were: The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, and The Blithedale Romance. Hawthorne r

The Scarlet Letter In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the scarlet letter changes as a symbol for different themes throughout the book, but consistently remains a prominent representation of darkness and sin. In this short novel, Hawthorne writes a story about Hester Prynne, a talented seamstress who is doomed to wear a scarlet “A” on her garments for the crime of adultery.

The Tormentors And Their Influences “The Tormentors and Their Influences” Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Bread Givers are novels which unfold the struggles that two young girls have to face under the strict laws of their tormenters. Reb Smolinsky and Doctor Flint are the burdens of the girls lives, and they know they must escape them. Reb Smolinsky is the father to Sar

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, is an historical narrative. It’s written with the historical knowledge of Britain colonizing Nigeria. Yet, it is from a view point which we are not used to reading from. Things Fall Apart is from the eyes of the colonized. The perspective is from Okonkwo, a respected elder, who can’t resist

Things Fall Apart One of the most fascinating things that had cut my interest is the presence of violence in the novel Things Fall Apart. Even though, the book touches upon other issues, I strongly feel that violence centers on all of them. It becomes almost unbelievable to see presence of violence in almost every aspect of Umuofia clan’s lifestyle. Conflicts including violence exist

Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, did a great job of describing the lifestyle of an African tribe in his book. It was smart to address almost every aspect of the tribal life in the story because it allowed the people that did not know of the life to understand the book and why things happened the way they did. He meant for his main audience to be the Ame

Things Fall Apart Things Fall, Some Fall Apart All cultures throughout the world have their differences, varying in social traditions, religious practices, and types of government. However, regardless of these differences, every culture shares the same universal human ideals that serve to guide their system of belief that hold it together. Chinua Achebe’s Thing Fall Apart clearly i

Things Fall Apart In his novel “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe gives his readers an exclusive insight to the unique characteristics of the African people before and after the white mans intrusion of their culture. One of the most dynamic characters in the story was a man by the name of Okonkwo. He is described as being “well known throughout the nine villages and beyond. His f

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a reaction against Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe wants to give his readers a better understanding of the African cultures. He conveys his message by giving a voice to the underrepresented and exploited Africans during colonization. Achebe gives the Africans a voice through a narrator. The na

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart provides excellent examples of an African culture, in a way that it seems more like an anthropological case study, as opposed to a novel. It is because of this unusual format that it gives the me a chance to see the roles that people play in their society, especially in a culture that is far different from the one in

All Quiet On The Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front The novel All Quiet on the Western Front portrays all the negatives of war. It shows how a war goes from an adventure to a reality. The German soldiers in the novel were school kids that had no idea what war was really like. They looked at it as an adventure and an opportunity to be considered heroes. At least that i

Charles Chestnutt “Without struggle, there is no progress”. In 1899, Charles Chesnutt was commissioned by Small Maynard and Company to write a biography of Frederick Douglass to be included in the famous Beacon Series. The Beacon Biographies contained volumes on eminent Americans such as Ralph Waldo Emerson. Chesnutt was the first African American invited to write for this series

The Grave The Grave Katherine Anne Porter's short story is a third person narrative called The Grave. This piece is about the sweetness of adolescence and the corruption of innocence as a young girl uncovers the realities of life and death. As one reads the story they can get caught up in Katherine's web of descriptions. She uses a mixture of negative and positive words in her sentence

The Works Of Flannery O’ Conner The Works of Flannery O’ Conner As People we must first feel comfortable with all aspects of ourselves because if we don’t someone or something will always be there to exploit our weaknesses. Situations are not always as they seem. Several of the characters in Flannery O’ Conner’s works entitled “A Good man is Hard to find” and “Good Country People” p

The World On The Turltles Back Are you Good or Evil' Are you an evil-minded person or a good minded-person' Or is it a little of both' In the piece The World on the Turtles Back there is a good relationship of both represented by twin brothers. The right-handed brother is “the one who did everything just as he should”… whereas “the left-handed brother never did the right thing.”

Three Faces Of Aeneas Three Faces of Aeneas: The Gladiatorial Combat of auctores in Chaucer’s House of Fame Dependence on literary tradition established by the textual legacy of prestigious Latin authors characterized the period of the composition of the House of Fame, one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s early works. Authoritative Latin writers—auctores—provided the works of medieval writers

The Writer “I wish her a lucky passage”(1117). This sentence is the key sentence in, “The Writer” by Richard Wilbur. Richard Wilbur uses key words that form clear images for the reader. Through these images and symbols, Wilbur clearly illustrates a loving parent’s battle to sit back and see their daughter through tough times. There will come a time in a person’s life when he/she wil

Their Loss Of Illusion Critical Essay Their Loss of Illusion The two stories “Araby” by James Joyce and “Jasmine” by Bharati Mukherjee are both stories of youth and lost innocence. These two stories have different settings, different characters, they were even written at different times. One of them is the story of a boy and the other of a young woman; however, the basic concept

Tim Obrien Tim O’Brien “…The literal truth is ultimately, to me, irrelevant. What matters to me is the heart-truth. I’m going to die, you’re all going to die; the earth is going to flame out when the sun goes. We all know the facts. The truth – I mean, does it matter what the real Hamlet was like, or the real Ulysses – does it matter' Well, I don’t think so. In the fundamental huma

Time Machine Time Machine, a Social Criticism' The Time Machine was not merely a novel written to entertain the populous of the late 19th century, but a social criticism of the people in everyday life. The time machine was just a cover-up for an almost public service announcement of the degradation of society that wells saw. Wells was not just a novelist, whose goal was to enterta

Soon Theme and Close Reading for “Soon” Pam Durban’s “Soon” encompasses the life cycles of three generations of the Long Family. Life comes full circle in every life represented and follows in the steps of the previous generation. Elizabeth Long Crawford meets the destiny of a partially blind person when she is a young girl. Having her hopes dashed at a happy future, Elizabeth settle

Theme Of Manipulation In A Doll House Theme of Manipulation in A Doll House The mark of a mature person is the ability to make rational decisions for oneself. Complicated choices are what make maturity so hard. Sometimes, even good intentions can lead to a bad decision. In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, decision-making is clouded by the manipulation caused by certain characters. Blackmai

Themes Of Freedom In Chopin’s “The Story Of An Hour” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short, yet complex piece. In only a few paragraphs, Chopin manages to describe the final hour or Mrs. Louise Mallard while giving the reader hidden details about her life. This story is overflowing with symbolism. The most prominent theme that I perceived was a longing to be free. Chopi

Themes Of Louisa May Alcott Themes often help to create a whole story line. Writers tend to use the same themes in their writing. During their careers the themes they use may change due to how the writers have changed. Some writers use the same themes in all of their writing, but others tend to use many different themes. In her writing, Louisa May Alcott touched u

Corruption in The Pearl The Pearl is a book full of corruption and cheats. The Pearl is written by John Steinbeck. Corruption is a departure from what is morally correct or pure by means of material wealth or possessions. The Pearl , by John Steinbeck, is a book of corrution because Kino won’t let go of the evil pearl, the doctor won’t heal with out a lot of money, and the pearl buyers a

Themes Of The Crucible Themes Reputation - Reputation is tremendously important in theocratic Salem, where public and private moralities are one and the same. In an environment where reputation plays such an important role, the fear of guilt by association becomes particularly pernicious. Focused on maintaining public reputation, the townsfolk of Salem must fear that the sins of their

Themes Of The Old Man And The Sea Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Honor in Struggle, Defeat & Death From the very first paragraph, Santiago is characterized as someone struggling against defeat. He has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish—he will soon pass his own record of eighty-seven days. Almost as a reminder of

Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Financial Peace After reading Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace, revisited”, I feel that I have got more sense of what I am spending my money on and I feel like I know more about financial things that I used not really to be to concerned about, and this book has helped me to understand more about everyday finance and that I can have financial success in the fut

The Cask Of Amontillago An Analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado In "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. In a short space and with ultimate technical skill, Poe creates a nightmare, guarant

Things Fall Apart THINGS FALL APART I really enjoyed reading the book Things Fall Apart. Achebe did an excellent job of portraying the pre-colonial culture of the Ibo. This book was not only educational, but entertaining as well. His ability to focus mainly on one individual and still show the complexity of the entire clan’s beliefs and self-governing tactics was incredible. It is hard