Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment Symbols from the text: The symbol of the cross is prominent in the novel, and represents the burden of suffering that Raskolnikov, as well as the other virtuous characters in the novel, must bear. This suffering can be seen as sharing the common grief of humanity and giving of oneself to others, and thus furthering life. Characters such as

Crime and Punishment A highly used theme in the book crime and punishment is alienation. Raskolnikov alienates himself from society because he feels as if he is “superior” to others. He feels as if he doesn’t need to relate with others because of his superiority. After murdering Lizaveta and Alyona Ivanova, Raskolnikov isolates himself because he feels guilty. Raskolnikov sees himsel

Evolution And Revelation Of Bean’s Character In Ender’s Shadow In his book Ender’s Shadow, Orson Scott Card uses a kind of evolutional narrative structure to present the main character Bean through his struggles of survival and development. His character is unfolded to the reader as the story advances through his adventures in life. Different aspects of his character are explored as he i

Interpreting 1984 In George Orwell’s novel 1984 the Party of Oceania is able to control several things that we may think impossible to control. The party controls the people of Oceania psychologically and physically. Controlling not only the people, the Party also controls every source of information, operating and rewriting the content of all newspapers and histories making Oceania look

Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment Essay In war, a general has no room for his own personal feelings and emotions. He has to make logical decisions that will ensure his side victory, and relies on his intelligence, not his morals, to succeed. If he were to make decisions based on his desire not have people get hurt or killed, his goals would most likely not be met. In the same

Beloved Living Through The Eyes Of Slavery Beloved, by Toni Morrison, explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual devastations created by slavery. The characters in this story get continuously haunted by these devastations even in freedom. The most dangerous of slavery’s effects are the negative impact on the former slaves’ self image, and the novel contains multiple examples of s

Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment by Fydor Dostoyevsky has been hailed as the greatest literary work in the Western hemisphere. Crime and Punishment was written in pre-Communist Russia under the Tsar. Dostoyevsky's writing shows insight into the human mind that is at once frightening and frighteningly real. His main character, around who all other characters are introduced, is Ro

Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment is considered by many to be the first of Fyodor Dostoevsky's great books. Crime and Punishment is a psychological account of a crime. The crime is double murder. A book about such a broad subject can be made powerful and appealing to our intellectual interests if there is a link between the reader, the action, and the characters. Doestoe

Crime and Punishment The character Raskolnikov in the novel Crime and Punishment is among one of the most realistic and believable characters I have ever read about. He is also the most confusing and distraught man I have been introduced to this entire year. Raskolnikov possesses the most varying personality imaginable and this makes the reasoning behind his actions a mystery, especially

A Child Called “It” A Child Called “It” By: David Pelzer I chose the book, The Child Called “It” because one of my friends told me about the book. The whole story line caught my attention. I was amazed at what was going on in this boy’s life. This book, a true story, is very emotional. The title relates to the book because his mother calls the boy, David Pelzer, “It”. She does

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment is a book written by Fyodor Dostoevsky who spent four years at a labour camp in Siberia, followed by four years of military service. Raskolnikov's time in a Siberian prison, described in the Epilogue of Crime and Punishment, is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences at a similar prison. Crime and Punishment is the story of a

Clasuewitz In Roger Parkinson’s “Clausewitz A Biography.” Parkinson argues Clausewitz as a man was sensitive and compassionate, and was not the war monger the later generation has conceived Clausewitz to be. The evidence to support this thesis was found first in chapter five entitled Prisoner of War, which discusses Clausewitz’s reaction and feelings of being a prisoner of war, in 1806 t

College Pressures The essay, “College Pressures” by William Zinsser explains the many different types of pressures that college students from all across America face today. As a college student myself, I found that I was able to relate to the essay. When Zinsser wrote the essay in 1979 he was primarily focusing on the students at Yale University and other private colleges with “high aca

Lord Of The Flies Lord of the Flies The main conflict in Lord of the Flies is one that each of us feel everyday. The conflict between being moral, being peaceful and living by the rules, or gain supremacy over a group by acting brutal. Most people in today’s world possess good instincts due to laws, rules and regulations that are enforced by people in our society. But what happens

Pride Pride Webster’s New World Dictionary defines pride as “an unduly high opinion of oneself.” Flannery O’Connor uses pride in her short stories. O’Connor’s characters position themselves higher in society until someone comes along to lead them to their mistakes. In most cases, the main character is the one having an abundance of pride. One of the best examples of this is A Good

Recalled To Life “Recalled to Life” Throughout A Tale of Two Cities the major theme, “Recalled to life" exists and flourishes. It all begins when Jerry Cruncher receives a letter that states "RECALLED TO LIFE"; this simple quote sums up, and foreshadows most of the happenings in the novel. The simple letter “RECALLED TO LIFE” corresponds to Dr. Manette and one of the many times he was

S. Y. Agnon A Metaphor is when one thing is used to represent another, a symbol. A journey is a common way for numerous authors to explain metaphors. S. Y. Agnon is a well known Jewish writer who uses different types of journeys to examine the Jewish traditions metaphorically. Among Agnon’s short stories, common themes of the traditions of Judaism are found to be described through jou

Shooting An Elephant Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell was an interesting peace to read. I thought that it was very descriptive and a good story. I thought that the moral of the story fits well into today’s society. It sounded like the only reason the man shot the elephant was to uphold is image for the natives. “To come all this way with rifle in hand … having done nothing – no, tha

Conned Again Watson!: Cautionary Tales In Logic, Math, And Probability Mathematical Connections In Colin Bruce's Book, Conned Again Watson!: Cautionary Tales In Logic, Math, And Probability As the title suggest, Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability, by Colin Bruce (Perseus Publishing, 2002), is a collection of mathematical tales set in the for

Gimpel The Fool A Sense of Redemption Isaac Singer’s Gimpel The Fool is the story of a Jewish man who is as naïve as a child. Gimpel is portrayed as the town fool and is considered unworldly. For his ignorance he is underestimated and exploited by his peers, yet he always seems to prevail. He shows through his many situations that the meek do inherit the earth. His wife Elka is

Grapes Of Wrath THE GRAPES OF WRATH The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930’s lived under. The novel tells of a family known as the Joads migration west to california through the great economic depression of the 1930’s. the Joad family had to abandon

Critical Analysis of Huck Finn Case Study of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The articles that are presented below explore adverse techniques of criticizing literary works. These critiques will be broken down to identify what technique of criticism is being used and what aspects correspond with the guidelines of that specific criticism. The criticisms identified below are psycho

Sybil Sybil is a novel about a young woman named Sybil Dorsett who lived with Disassociate identity disorder (DID) for most of her life. As a young child, Sybil was sexually abused by her mother, and her father failed to recognize what was going on in his own home. Many psychologists believe that a form of abuse during early childhood can cause a severe disassociation to help the child

Critical Analysis of To Kill A Mockingbird Critical Analysis of To Kill A Mockingbird The relationship between form and content in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird can be analyzed by studying the narrative point of view, extended metaphor, tone, and irony. The novel tells a story through the eyes of a girl named Scout. The story takes place during the Great Depression. Morality and

Mockingbird To kill a Mocking Bird could be considered a reliable and unexaggerated portrait of southern American´s prejudice because the author Harper Lee based Maycomb the setting for the book and the character Atticus. On the real place and people. Monroeville and Harper Lee´s farther who was a lawyer. Monroeville was also Harper Lee´s hometown and this gave her reasons to know the so

Mossflower Have you ever read a book so captivating that you just can’t put it down' Have you ever bought a book you thought was good and then it wasn’t' Don’t waste your money again! The Redwall series are all the really good books you need! There are about ten different books already and each one is better than the last. My book Mossflower is the first book in the Redwall timeline. It

Possessed: Women, Witches, And Demons In Imperial Russia The klikusha of Imperial Russia was a phenomenon as early as the eleventh century, but with more frequency during the nineteenth and early twentieth century among Russian peasantry women. They were thought to be possessed by demons. There was a distinct bias during this time period in Russia towards poverty, politics, and women.

Red Convertible Unable to Cope in Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” In the short story “The Red Convertible” Louise Erdrich writes about two brothers who were Chippewa Indians, living on a reservation in the 1970’s. Lyman, the youngest brother, reveals how an event in his older brothers life, Henry’s, turned him inside out, dwindled from the person he was. Lyman’s story is about how H

Short Story Analysis Of: The Cask Of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe Short story analysis of: The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe In one of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known Tales of horror, “The Cask Of Amontillado,” he suggests that pride can be a very dangerous thing. Poe presents the compelling drama of two men, one who will stop at nothing to get the revenge that he deems h

Sin, Punishment,and Redemption Sin, Punishment, and Redemption In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne many themes are presented .The Scarlet Letter is a very complex and can be interpreted in may ways. Hawthorn used many literary techniques; such as, metaphor, imagery, and very serious tone. Throughout the novel the theme of sin, punishment, and redemption was portrayed thr