Theme In “Jilting Of Granny Weatherall” The theme in “Jilting of Granny Weatherall” is deep in meaning and routed directly with the main character, Ellen. When Katherine Anne Porter, the author of this short story, wrote this she had a focus on the inner feelings of an old sick woman. The theme of a story is the general idea or insight that the story reveals. The theme in this short stor

Their Eyes Were Watching God In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character (Janie) faces many competing desires. The author (Zora Neale-Hurston) illuminates these desires and the novel as a whole with conflict. The main character (Janie) has recently returned to her hometown from burying a loved one. The women of her hometown are rude to Janie, and surprised that she i

The Shawl Rosa: The Portrait of a Jew in Ozick’s “The Shawl” Countless stories have been written on the trials and tribulations of what the Jewish people went through while being forced into the concentration camps. The pictures brought to mind are nearly starved and hopeless people lined up for roll call, beaten or even killed on any guard’s slightest whim. Ozick certainly brings t

Slouching Towards Bethlehem Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem is a collection of essays that can be compared to many of the authors our class has covered this semester. The one author that this reader leans to is Lillian Ross’ Picture. Didion wrote many of her essays from a fly on the wall perspective as did Ross. Didion seemed to have the inside look at her subjects in the fi

All Quiet On The Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front By: Erich Maria Remarque This tale of war takes place in a time where death and violence were part of people’s everyday lives. The battles fought during WWI were both brutal and grueling; the fighting lasted for a total of four years. During this time of war many young men were forced to defend their countries and in mo

A Memory Landscape is an important aspect of writing. Through this technique, the author can express symbolism using the character's surroundings. From the external landscape of a character, the internal landscape develops. There is a strong connection between the external and internal landscape of a character. In "A Memory" by Eudora Welty, the author uses external and internal landscap

A Rose For Emily Sybolism In the short story, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, symbolism is used frequently throughout the story. There are several different symbolic subjects in this story such as the house, Miss Emily as a “monument,” Homer and the “Yankee” views, and Miss Emily’s old Negro servant who represents death in the story. Miss Emily is compared to her house in many

Symbolism In “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery is a short story about a particular village whose people enact a very strange and bizarre custom. Every year, the whole village gathers together to draw lots and to determine the winner of the lottery. The person that ends up with the black dot at the end wins the lottery and his/her reward is death by stoning. One thing that is qu

Tales Ogf Burning Love In America, women are members of the immigrant society or minority society but they also are considered a double minority because they are women. Women of this country, made up of multi-cultures, have had to deal with the discrimination brought over from their country of origin as well as those established in the early year of this country’s history. They have us

The Endurance: Shackletons Legendary Antarctic Expedition By the time Earnest Shackleton had set out on his voyage to cross the Antarctic continent, he had already been on two previously failed expeditions. The first one was the “Discovery” under Robert Falcon Scott in an attempt to be the first to reach the still unclaimed South Pole. During this mission Scott’s crew endured many hard

The Hobbitt Hobbit The book begins with Biblo Baggins enjoying a pipe after breakfast. This is one of his favorite pleasures and he feels quite content in doing so. He is middle-aged, and resides in a burrow in the ground. One morning Gandalf, a wizard stops by to talk with Biblo. He tells Biblo that he is looking for someone to go on an adventure with him. Although

The Red Air Fighter Manfred Von Richthofen a Cavalry Officer in Germany army is the author of the book titled “The Red Air Fighter”. He was born in Schwednitz in Germany in 1882. He was a fighter pilot on the Western Front in 1916. Richthofen an excellent fighter shot down fifteen aircraft in his days and became commander of this own unit. He also became the most famous war ace in German

Themes of Tartuffe Throughout the story, Orgon is constantly manipulated by the character Tartuffe. In fact, this constant manipulation is a symbol of the deeds of both Cardinal de Richelieu and Jules Mazarin. Both men were Cardinals for the King of France. Richelieu under Louis IIIand Mazarin under Louis XIV. The men ruled France with an iron fist without the permission or consent o

Crucible Crucible Essay “ There is no shortage of contemporary Salem’s ready to cry witchcraft.” The parallels between the McCarthy trials in the 1950’s and the Salem witch trials seem to be endless. The plot is very much the same, since they both deal with accused victims forced to “name names” or face prison terms or even execution. The Hollywood Un-American Committee was created to

Abortion Among Teens Abortion among Teens According to cnn.com, Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates among teenagers in the United States have declined over the past decade but still remain an endemic public health issue. The reasons for the decline include increased motivation of youth to achieve higher levels of education, the availability of comprehensive sexuality education in sch

Living in a Lifeboat In his 1974 paper titled “Living on a Lifeboat”, Garrett Hardin reduces growing populations and immigration to a metaphor of living in a lifeboat. The premise of the paper is that each country is like a lifeboat, only capable of handling a certain number of people. Once that capacity is reached, there runs a risk of upsetting the balance, and overturning the lifebo

The Jungle vrs The Grapes of Wrath In The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, and The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, the characters are forced with economic, social, and political problems that they must cope with throughout the story. Both books are similar in that they emphasize that in this country, one simply cannot win unless they play by nature’s rules. The economic problems of both st

Reflections Of Personal Relationships Though the plot and setting differ in “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway and “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” by Irwin Shaw, both short stories explore the division many men and women experience in their relationships. Hemingway’s couple, Jig and the American, struggles with the decision to terminate an unexpected pregnancy. Shaw’s

Crucible Crucible What is there about the society of Salem which allows the girls’ stories to be believed' Salem is a well-known dark piece of American history. It was responsible for the deaths of innocent people who where accused of being witches. Abigail and the other girls were the cause of the excessive carnage. They took advantage of the many weaknesses that riddled Salem

Euripides Alcestis Euripides' Alcestis is a drama that pulls at the heart of the reader throughout. The story follows the plight of the king and queen of Thessalia. In the story, king Admetus has been fated to die yet escapes his death with the help of Apollo whom Admetus is in alliance with. Admetus is given the chance to escape his death by finding one who will die in his stead. Af

Generation X Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. By Douglas Coupland. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991). Coupland illuminates the nineteen eighties by utilizing characters Andy, Clair, and Dag to construct a literary portrait of their generation. The job market, consumerism, and literary terms each contribute to identifying the 1980s generation that came of age. G

Crucible Themes in “The Crucible” The play The Crucible introduces us to some vital insights by the themes presented throughout it. One of these themes is that fear and suspicion are infectious and can produce a state of general hysteria that results in the destruction of public order and rationality. This theme is displayed in the past in Hollywood as well as Salem. These two themes

Tracks In the book Tracks by Louise Erdrich, Fleur is presented as a strong, powerful person who has to face several problems. Fleur develops a relationship with some of the characters that are in the book that either help or hunt Fleur. Fleur was viewed as a mythical figure after some of the events that happened to Fleur. The dual narrative helps gain great insight to the personally

Cruel Intentions vs. Dangerous Liaisons Separated by age and vastly different times, both Dangerous Liaisons and Cruel Intentions relay a social prejudice towards women that are identical despite contrasting setting details. In each time period, a preconception of a "real" lady's character drives the female characters to wear "masks" of conformity. This, they feel, society mandates, and

Frankenstein Science getting out of control becomes a theme in the book Frankenstein. When Victor is a young boy he wants to learn all about the creation of life and his father does not stop him from doing so. Because of this and through his professor at Ingolstadt he becomes an expert in this field. Science is out of control because Victor tries to play God by trying to create life and

Brave New World What Makes John Different' Within every society there exist individuals who, for whatever reason, just don’t fit in. The individual may or may not look unusual, but inside they definitely feel out of place. In Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, John “the savage” was one of those unique individuals. John wasn’t able to control the influences which made him atypical, but

The Miseducation Of The Negro “The Mis-Education of the Negro” In the book “The Mis-Education of The Negro”, Carter G. Woodson discussed the only way he feels socialization can be promoted in today’s society. Woodson discusses how we were taught as African Americans to think of ourselves. We were taught to think of ourselves as people without any background, no culture or foundation

Cry, the Beloved Country “Insanity- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world” - R.D. Laing The main characters’ apparent madness or irrational behavior plays an important role in the book “One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey. The purpose for the madness in One Flew over the Cookoo’s Nest is slightly more obvious than in other books. The plot revolves around it. The

Humility, The Virtue That Saved Gawain’s Life Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by an anonymous author, is the tale of a brave but humble knight. Sir Gawain is not painted as a superhuman hero; rather, he is depicted as a man with a brave heart, but with very human flaws. Those who know Gawain still consider him a hero even though he makes mistakes. They hold him in even higher es

Journey To The Land Of Emeralds The Journey to the Land of Emeralds In order for an author to create a successful piece of children’s literature they must first understand the important aspects of literature that is targeted specifically for children and why those aspects are key. The hero of the story is usually a child (or sometimes an animal) who is on a journey in search of som