Xenia The concept of Xenia in Homer’s Odyssey The concept of “xenia”, described in Homer’s Odyssey as the guest-host relationship played a dominant part in ancient Greece. According to what they believed, the guest-host relationship was based on the idea that courtesy would be reciprocal from host and guest. The different ways that Telemachos and Odysseus are treated through

Clockwork Orange Moral freedom is one of the most if not the most important of any freedoms available to humans. Moral freedom is the ability to either choose to perform good or bad deeds or both. Totalitarian governments take away one’s individual choice and thus, suppress and suffocate the soul. The setting in A Clockwork Orange is a general parallax to a totalitarian and oppressive go

A Worn Path You Can’t Trick Me Death is always lurking around us. Nobody really knows when death will come knocking at his or her door. In her short story, “A Worn Path,” Eudora Welty uses many different symbols that convey an underlying meaning that death is lurking around every corner and around every bend in the road. Some of these symbols include the title itself, “A Worn Path,” t

Young Goodman Brown The Irony and Symbolism of Young Goodman Brown In Young Goodman Brown, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are many different symbols and ironic happenings throughout the story. The author’s use of names and his idea of no one being perfect are portrayed extremely well. The main character, Young Goodman Brown, goes from one extreme to the other. In the beginning of the

Young Goodman Brown If there is one thing to learn from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” then it would have to be that there is a little bit of evil in every aspect of life. In the short story, Goodman Brown leaves his wife Faith, who is “aptly named”, behind to go on a journey into the forest to meet with the devil (102). Along his journey he comes across several members of

Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown The short story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. The story was written and published in 1837 in Hawthorne’s “Twice Told Tales” shortly after Hawthorne’s graduation from Bowdoin College in Maine. Hawthorne’s main influences stem out of the New England Puritan cultu

Young Goodman Brown Allegorical Symbolism in “Young Goodman Brown” An allegory is a narrative in which tangible items or characters symbolize abstract concepts and hold a greater significance than what appears on the surface (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 2000). The short story “Young Goodman Brown,” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a great example of an al

Young Goodman Brown In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne gives the characters in the stories symbolic names and shows the naivety of Goodman Brown and how he changes his thinking at the end of his journey. Goodman Brown is very naïve. Goodman Brown thinks everyone in town is good and pure, including his wife, Faith, with the pink ribbons. He calls Faith

Young Goodman Brown 'Young Goodman Brown' is a story about a Puritan's dream of predetermination written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Ms. Buehler stated in class that most Puritans dreamed about predetermination and whether they were chosen for Heaven or Hell. Puritan belief in predetermination is, 'God decided who would be saved or damned before the beginning of history' (Wu). Some questi

Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown Many fiction stories are based on truthful experiences or on the views of the author on a certain topic. “Young Goodman Brown” was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts during the early eighteen hundreds. Hawthorne also grew up with all the influences of the Puritan religion and the culture and educa

Young Goodman Brown And The Life Of Nathaniel Hawthorne In this short story “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne creates an image of innocence compromised in the face of the evil of the world. The way the story is presented leaves a question open as to whether Young Goodman Brown’s experience was real or a vision. Nathaniel in this story does what he often does in his fiction nov

Young Goodman Brown Story’s Symbols Or Our Own Life’s Symbols' Young Goodman Brown Story’s Symbols or Our Own Life’s Symbols' Nathaniel Hawthorne uses significant symbols in his story Young Goodman Brown, and mixed them with his Puritan ancestry to leaves us a message about a lost in faith, and about sin in our lives. These symbols are viewed in a continue struggle between the evil

Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown – From Naivety to Maturity Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown is story illustrating the moral principle of good versus evil. Hawthorne uses symbolism and irony to relay his feelings towards man’s natural appetite for evil and the battle to avoid it in ones own heart. Following these literary elements takes the reader through a dream alle

East of Eden In the novel, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Catherine Ames is one of the main characters. She is introduced to the reader as a monster and as time goes on, she possesses both monster like and animal qualities and hurts many people. As Catherine she gets older and wiser, she gets more evil and displays her monster and animal like characteristics. She knows she is powerf

Ann Petry’s Like a Winding Sheet, Sandra Cisneros’ Woman Hollering Creek and Leslie Silko’s Ceremony Sorrows of the otherness in Ann Petry’s Like a Winding Sheet, Sandra Cisneros’ Woman Hollering Creek and Leslie Silko’s Ceremony The United States of America is a nation of democracy. Yet, it has not always been a place of freedom and opportunity. The people who do not fit into the mai

The Awakening Reaction My Reaction to The Awakening Honestly, I felt kind of stifled throughout the whole book. I always felt as if Edna was on the verge of something great but could never quite get there. It’s as if she kept taking me two steps forward and then one step backward, starting with her first experience of being able to go out into the water and swim on her own. This was a

Worn The story ³A Worn Path,² by Eudora Welty, tells the journey on foot of an elderly black women, Phoenix Jackson, from her home to the nearest town. She makes the journey to go to the doctor to get medicine for her sick grandson. On the trip, she runs into some trouble here and there with her dress getting caught in the underbrush and old age getting to her. She encounters a big dog t

Holden Caulfield Would the Real Holden Please Stand Up' Do you ever stop and really think about people and the way they act' Holden Caulfield, the contradicting and judgmental main character in J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye does quite frequently, and has even come up with his own stereotype, which he likes to refer to as phonies. To Holden, people who lie are some of

Deathwatch--Literary Analysis Deathwatch: Literary Analysis In Robb White’s novel, Deathwatch, the author develops a theme of survival through the character of Ben. By examining Ben’s actions we can learn how people use instinct and creativity to survive in severe situations. After escaping from Madec in the hot, dry, desert with no clothes, shoes or water, Ben not only finds ways

The Necklace The story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner in my opinion was a very interesting story. The story was about a old and troubled woman named Emily Grierson who because of her father’s death had become one of the towns obligation’s and also one of it’s problems. Emily a very stubborn old lady who refused to pay her taxes because of a little tale that Colonel Sartoris who was

Yellow Wallpaper “The Yellow Wallpaper”, written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is an account of a mentally disturbed woman. The woman portrayed in this short story plays the role of a dominated, inferior lady who is not outspoken and willing to take a stand on behalf of her own well being. She does not realize she can have her own ideas and stand up for herself; this is her main problem in

Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown – From Naivety to Maturity Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown is story illustrating the moral principle of good versus evil. Hawthorne uses symbolism and irony to relay his feelings towards man’s natural appetite for evil and the battle to avoid it in ones own heart. Following these literary elements takes the reader through a drea

Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown – From Naivety to Maturity Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown is story illustrating the moral principle of good versus evil. Hawthorne uses symbolism and irony to relay his feelings towards man’s natural appetite for evil and the battle to avoid it in ones own heart. Following these literary elements takes the reader through a drea

Saplings in the Storm “Saplings in the Storm” In “Saplings in the Storm,” written by Mary Pipher the issue of teenage girls as they mature from girls to adults is shown to be a very complex transition. This transition does not end once a girl finishes puberty either, it is a lifelong process. Pipher goes on to discuss the different phases in a girl’s life after she has reached pubert

“The Reader“ By Wallace Stevens Why Writing is Important To inform, share, present facts, persuade, record, and learn; these are all reasons that we write. These reasons lead us to the conclusion that we write out of a profound need to communicate. In fact the thesaurus states that “communicate” and “write” are synonymous. According to James Kinneavy, there are four basic purposes

The Sketchbook The Sketchbook Washington Irving wrote 32 short stories to for The Sketchbook. The Sketchbook is mainly concerned in trying to make America similar to England. Irving writes The Sketchbook in such a unique way that the themes in it have a broad range. Irving’s unique writing style throughout The Sketchbook shows is symbolism, stereotypical charac

Z For Zachariah “Z for Zachariah” The sci-fi novel entitled “Z for Zachariah” which was written by Robert O Brien is what I have been studying in class. It was first published in 1973 and was written during the “Cold War.” The plot of the novel is basically about isolation and the struggle to survive the after effects of a nuclear war. The main character in the novel is A

A Letter For My Daughter In the book “A letter for my daughter,” there are several characters that have a third critical eye, which means to be able to see beyond social and culture norms. These particular characters Zenzele, Linda, and Baba Zenzele are examples of having a third critical eye. Through these different characters are several examples of being able to see beyond culture and

“Marks” Vs. “The Youngest Daughter” “Marks” vs. “The Youngest Daughter” The two selections that I will be comparing are “Marks” by Linda Pastan and “The Youngest Daughter” by Cathy Song. Both of these poems relate to a mother, her family, and her difficulties. In the poem “Marks” the author reflects on how the mother is being graded by her family, also on how the mother feels about

“A Gentle Creature“ On one level, “A Gentle Creature” is a love story. However, instead of fulfilling romantic ideals, “A Gentle Creature” portrays a battleground. Instead of a tale of mutual happiness through mutual submission, it tells of a power struggle between the narrator and his wife. Despite the fact that the husband possesses all of the story’s narrative time, it is his w