Symbolism In Madame Bovary A Response to Symbolic Elements in Madame Bovary According to author Francis Steegmuller, symbolic things are those which have an objective and limited function, but which can be interpreted to embody a wider more profound meaning in regard to things around them. Gustave Flaubert makes extensive use of symbolism in his 1857 novel, Madame Bovary. Examples of

Twenty Years At Hull-House Twenty Years At Hull-House JANE ADDAMS The book Twenty Years At Hull-House is the reminiscences of an extraordinary woman who has just reached another of life’s milestones. Jane Addams, the author wrote this book in her fiftieth year because she felt the efforts and accomplishments were “worthy” of literary significance and to dispel two other biographies

Chaucer’s Criticism Of The Medieval Catholic Church Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (MacKaye) introduces readers to a diverse group of travelers making the annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, seeking blessings from St Thomas á Becket. This group of pilgrims represented every social station of a still class-divided England. Among them are an intelligent Merchant, a meager Clerk, a dign

Animal Farm "Twelve voices were shouting in anger and they were all alike. No question, now what had happened to the faces of the pigs the creatures outside looked from pigs to man and from man to pig and to man again but already it was impossible to tell which is which." Animal Farm by George Orwell is an entertaining story of allegory of the early history of the Soviet Union.

A Doll House The Dedicated Husband Torvald Helmer is the breadwinner and foundation for his household in Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll House. His authoritative personality that holds the family together throughout the beginning of the play is what ends up tearing them apart in the end. His initial actions give the impression that he is a caring and devoted husband, but when trouble oc

Gatsby Sketchy, strange, sophisticated and mannerly. These seem to be some of the characteristics that Jay Gatsby possesses in the beginning of the novel The Great Gatsby. The character of Gatsby is trying to manage being two people at the same time. He appears to be suave, sophisticated, and fully satisfied on the surface, but is, in reality, a man who is desperate because he doesn’t

Summary / Strong Response Preserving What We’re Losing If you don’t like something the way it is, or if you think you can make it better, then you can change it. That is the mindset of most Americans. Not only do we apply this to our working and family life, but we also apply it to things that I believe should not be changed; nature and the wildlife around us. Why must we “fix” what is

The Chimney Sweeper Even in Soot we will be Cleansed Weep! Weep! Weep! The narrator speaks; a young child has been left with nothing in hand, and only a will to live in his heart. William Blake proved that literature can be used for good and to let others know that they also do have a say in whether things are wrong nor right. He published, “The Chimney Sweeper” in a London newspaper i

The Invisible Man J. R. Hammond once said, “It is perhaps difficult for a twentieth-century reader to recapture the sense of excitement which must have been experienced by those who read the Invisible Man for the first time on its publication as a serial in Pearson’s Weekly in the summer of 1897 and as a book in the autumn of that year.” Yet, to a contemporary reader, it is also apparen

Ultima Antonio’s Religious Doubts The most important aspect in the second half of the novel Bless me Ultima is the gradual loss of faith in Antonio. He is at a very young age (3rd grade) but his friends and family look up to him as the priest of the household. It is apparent that Antonio has dreams of being a great priest which would bring honor to his family and make him a well-r

Ulysses And A Good Man Is Hard To Find Ulysses and A Good man is Hard To Find In both Ulysses and A Good Man is Hard to Find there are two characters that are alike in similar ways. Ulysses and Grandmother are alike in many ways. They are alike in three ways they are both uncaring for their family, they only care about themselves and they both think they are better than other people are

Underlying Meanings In “A Rose For Emily” Underlying Meanings In “A Rose for Emily” Most stories, even books for younger audiences, have some sort of underlying meaning. All that this means is that generally there is more that just a story, rather the story is a tool used to get a different point across. Beneath the surface of William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," it tells a story

Young Goodman Brown Use Your Illusion In this time and age, people have become accustomed to disappointment and disillusionment from the figures that instill purpose and values into their lives. Be it Clinton’s parade of sex, lies and who knows maybe videotape to priests who enjoy the inappropriate company of young boys. People are jaded. This is not true of Nathaniel Hawthorn’s time

The Valley Of Fear The Valley of Fear is a work of fiction written by Sir Author Conan Doyle. It takes place in the late 1800’s. The story describes the accounts of a man by the names of Jack Douglas, McMurdo, and Birdie Edwards. The man by these previously mentioned names is a detective following an evil organization entitled the “Eminent Order of Freeman”. Birdie Edwards is a Pinke

Cyrano De Bergiac Appearance In my personal essay i chose the umbrealla theme of Cyrano deBergerac as my topic. Which asks if we tend to take importance on how we look than on any other thing that is or should be more important. However in “Cyrano deBergerac” view he concerns about his nose as being a drawback into his appearance and concern more on his appearance than anything els

Hero During the course of this semester as a class we have made comparisons among our readings. We have read many insightful stories that examine the pattern of an adventure hero and examine life along with its many characteristics. Many of the stories that we have read have been related to mythical gods or super human creatures. In the story The Odyssey by Homer and Sir Gawain and the G

The Diary of Anne Frank The Diary of A Young Girl: Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank is a non-fiction narrative, based on the well-organized accurate diary of a thirteen-year-old girl by the name of Anne Frank. Anne Frank was born on June twelfth nineteen-twenty nine. Anne was born into a middle class family of three, which included: her father Otto Frank, Mrs. Frank, and her

A Modest Proposal "A Modest Proposal" Jonathan Swift's satirical essay "A Modest Proposal" on the surface follows the classical elements of persuasive writing that we use today. His essay is often modeled in editorials and columns today. However, with careful attention to his audience and a few clever tricks, Swift uses these classical elements to his own purpose, and the reader i

Life on the Mississippi After reading the selections from Life on the Mississippi, I couldn’t help but feel a little confused and let down. From our past readings, I had begun to appreciate Twain and his style of humor more and more only to be surprised by what I feel is a surprisingly dull book with nothing to really laugh out loud about. From the get go, I was expecting something m

Border Theory In Miracles Of Little No Horse By Erdrich Borders are an important theme in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. The blurring of borders in this novel disagrees with the teachings of our dichotomous society, leading the reader to feel uncomfortable. There are two major borders in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, gender and culture. Although

The Birthmark Vanity and pride are often considered major sins of the flesh. In Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark”, vanity and pride play major roles in the downfall of the characters, especially Georgiana. Georgiana is responsible for her own fate to a limited extent due to her husband’s vanity, the time period she lived in, and her own soft personality. The reader is able to follow Georgia

Madame Bovary Let’s be Real According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term realism can be defined as, “an inclination or attachment to what is real; tendency to regard things as they really are; any view or system contrasted with idealism.” In literature, realism is an approach that attempts to describe life without idealization or romantic subjectivity. It is most often associate

A Modest Proposal Indeed "A Modest Proposal" grows out of Swift’s furious indignation, his disgust with English oppression, and his frustrations with Ireland’s poor. This, from an Englishman, is very surprising. Although, he too, was not all too fond of the Irish people, he tried to help them. Swift viewed his country as being cruel and belligerent to the Irish people. Swift tried t

Daisy Miller & Huck Finn- American Adventures NOSEWAKS@aOl.com March 20, 2002 DAISY MILLER AND HUCK FINN-AMERICAN ADVENTURERS After reading the two American classics “Daisy Miller” by Henry James, and “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, I thought about the messages these authors were saying about their societies. Both authors lived at a time when very influential things were

Damascus Experience The Damascus Road Experience I decided to do my paper on Acts 9:1 though Acts 9:9. I chose this passage because I believe it made a huge difference in Christianity. After his experience on the road, Paul became one of the most influential men in the Bible. He also wrote two- thirds of the New Testament. Paul was one of the most intelligent men of his time. This is

The Pearl The Pearl by John Steinbeck Does wealth always lead to happiness' Are the rich happier than the poor' The rich can have any material item (and some people) that they could ever want, but they can‘t buy happiness. The poor live paycheck to paycheck, if they work at all, and take pleasure at the little things in life. So which is more wealthy, the unhappy people who can

The Giver Essay The author, Lois Lowry, develops many interesting thoughts and issues for the responder to consider which do lead to a broadened understanding of the self and world. The concept of euthanasia and suicide are an interesting concept of this book. An important part of building a utopia, in this book is that the elderly need to be ‘put down’ as though they were merely a fam

A Modest Proposal Review “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathon Swift, in my opinion, is a brilliant piece of literature. The idea of taking a social matter of his time, that was incredibly absurd, and made it even more absurd and gruesome. I found it easy to figure out his sense of satire in the writing, and personally don’t understand how others couldn’t see what he was really trying to say

Using Literature To Safely Express Your Views Using Literature to Safely Express Your Views Although the ability to speak freely against the government or the social hierarchy is something that we take for granted today, many people throughout history have lost their freedom or even their heads for speaking out against the “powers that be.” This restrictive environment was success

Utopias Are Simply Reflections Of The Real World From Which They Are Produced By examining several literary texts, we can see that many Utopian texts written have direct dependence on the world that we live in today. Most are simply futuristic extensions of what we expect the world to be like in 50, 100 or even 500 years from now. 1984, is set 50 years in the future, of when it was wri