Demonic Child Demonic Child In Hawthorne’s novel the Scarlet Letter the character Pearl is the product of sin. Everyone in town thought of pearl as abnormal, unnatural, a demon child, and a symbol of adultery committed by her mother Hester Prynne and Father Dimmsdale (which people did not know of yet). This is Pearl and she is the outcast child. Pearl is never going to be able to be

Young Goodman In the Gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 27 A-B, the people are given the traditional release of one prisoner. They have a choice, the just man Jesus Christ and the “notable” prisoner Barabbas. When asked which prisoner should be released the people responded, “Barabbas.” (convinced by the chief priests and elders.) Pontius Pilate asks what punishment he should be given. “They

A Rose For Emily “Time which destroys and renews all things has placed us here.” This quote can be analyzed through William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily. This story is about an old woman who was held in high regard in her society. She lives a lonely life due to the overbearing wishes of her father, who did not allow her to socialize as a young lady. Once her father dies, the town sees

Dr. Faustus DOCTOR FAUSTUS AS A MORALITY PLAY Doctor Faustus has many features of a morality play: the conflict between good and evil, the creation of Good and Bad Angels, the Old Man as Good Counsel, the pageant of the Seven Deadly Sins and the appearance of Faustus’ enemies to ambush and kill him. The conflict between Good and Evil was a recurring theme in the medieval

Denial of Death DENIAL OF DEATH One of the major focuses of Don DeLillio’s White Noise is death. In this novel DeLillio over emphasizes the concept of death and the fear mankind has of it. He plays on our fear of death and the reality and certainty we have of our own demise. Through two of his main characters, Jack and Babette, DeLillio demonstrates this fear irrationally. Their ph

Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield narrates The Catcher in the Rye in the first person, describing what he himself sees and experiences, providing his own commentary on the people and events he describes. This was a very effective choice for the telling of the story made by the author, J.D Salinger. Holden Caulfield’s tone varied between disgust, cynicism, bitterness and an immature c

Barb Burning Barn Burning analysis William Faulkner presents several interesting characters in the story, Barn Burning. Sarty Snopes a lonely ten-year old boy is one of these characters. His father, Abner moves the family around constantly and is a very evil man. Sarty had a rough childhood. He deserves sympathy and respect because he is lonely, courageous, and has good morals.

A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun In A Raisin In The Sun an interesting story of a family’s ups and downs unfolds in a small apartment. This book by Lorraine Hansberry illustrates how a family’s dreams can dry up just like a raisin in the sun. The family, the Youngers are a family of five living in a two-bedroom apartment. Their main conflict is that Lena is receiving a 10,000-

Joy Luck Club “One of the earliest and most profound bonds women form with each other is that of mother and daughter” (Alan). Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club,” which explores mother-daughter relationships, emphasizes the struggle for identity, balance, and understanding between Chinese mothers and their Chinese-American daughters. The cultural differences impede the daughters’ realization

The Female Eunuch Story of an Hour: Seen but Not Heard…Women in the Victorian Age Written by: Svenmancke In an age where bustles, petticoats, and veils stifled women physically, it is not surprising that society imposed standards that stifled them mentally. Women were molded into an ideal form from birth, with direction as to how they should speak, act, dress, and marry. They lacked

The Last Of The Mohicans I did my book critique on The Last of The Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. James Fenimore Cooper was from a really rich family. He was born in 1789 in Burlington New Jersey, and had six brothers and sisters. He attended Yale when he was thirteen, but was expelled shortly later. In 1806 James became a sailor for a year and then spent three years in the Navy.

Of Mice And Men Themes 1. Several characters in the novel dream of a permanent home and a better life. Describe George and Lennie's dream. (17-19,14-16) Lennie and George are different to other ranch workers because, according to George, they have a future and each other. They dream of having a parch of land - a small farm with animals which would keep them independent. One day the

Amy Tan Response paper When reading the article “Mother Tongue,” I was surprised to see that my mother was a little bit like Amy Tan’s mother. My mother has been living in California for about 30 years, but she still uses a little bit of broken English. The only difference is the fact that Amy Tan speaks to her mother in Chinese, while they are at home. My mother, on the other hand

The Street Of Crocodiles In The Street of Crocodiles, Bruno Schulz uses the literary technique of Expressionism to produce in his readers a variety of images and emotions which would not be generated through realistic descriptions alone. Using definitions of Expressionism obtained from Web Museum (www.ibiblio.org) and from encyclopedia.com, it is easy to see the use of this technique i

The Ultimate Dream The Ultimate Dream A dream is defined in the Webster’s New World Dictionary as: a fanciful vision of the conscious mind; a fond hope or aspiration; anything so lovely, transitory, etc. as to seem dreamlike. In the book, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby has the ultimate idealistic dream that was later disintegrated. Jay Gatsby is a crook and a bootlegger who involves h

Pearl: The Living Scarlet Letter Pearl is Hester Prynne’s daughter through adultery with the Reverend Dimmesdale. She grows up without knowing a father and is isolated from society, which views her as a demon child. Throughout the novel she remains a young child, and at the time of Dimmesdale’s death she is only seven years old. Nevertheless, she is perhaps the most thoughtful and pe

Autobiogrpahy Of My Mother Many of Jamaica Kincaid's writings contain characters not unlike herself and upon reading her works or summaries of them, one would discover Kincaid to be a hardened Carribean woman with a work history of waiting on others and a personal history of suffocation and desolation. “The Autobiography of My Mother,” written by Kincaid in 1996, attempts to explain a m

A Rose For Emily A Rose for Emily creates a character in Emily Grierson that is very dynamic. She is a strong woman with a great sense of tradition but at the same time she suffers from a very skewed perception of the world. While her seeming insanity drivers her to murder it also seems to be balanced by her character and her strong inner sense of pride, both in herself and in her family

An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, Ambrose Bierce tells not only of humanity’s will to survive, but also of the willingness to become greater than, and more powerful than that which is natural. The story is about the hanging of a civilian, Peyton Farquhar, because of his attempt to help the Confederate forces. Before Farquhar was hanged, however,

Absolute Power Absolute Power' “…slavery can change a saint into a sinner,” (Douglass, pg 142). The question is can that really be true' Could the power behind slavery be that corruptive' In My Bondage and My Freedom Fredrick Douglass makes the claim that slavery can be just as bad for the slave-owner as it is for the slave. Realizing that the physical torments were no where near

The Odd Sea In The Odd Sea, Fredrick Reiken suggests that in one’s home one is able to stay in a state of innocence. In the novel, the narrator and main character, Philip, searches to find his older brother Ethan who has disappeared. During Philip’s search for Ethan, the family tries coping with the loss. In an effort to cope with Ethan’s disappearance, Philip’s mother begins to spend he

The Canterbury Tales In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, participants of a pilgrimage to Canterbury tell tales to entertain each other, revealing many aspects of medieval society. Through the double narration it can be seen that the narrator of the Prologue is Chaucer but this pilgrim Chaucer is not the author Chaucer. The pilgrim never describes his own career or social standing

Odyssey The Odyssey features many great women of classical fiction, and they represent the spectrum from the benevolent and chaste Penelope to the malevolent and chaotic Sirens. Yet despite their allegiance to good or evil, all of them play a major part in helping our protagonist Odysseus complete his circutious journey home. Although they were valued, the human women, were expected to

Things Fall Apart Okonkwo: Achebe’s Fallen Hero In Chinua Achebe’s most celebrated novel Thing’s Fall Apart, the central character has become the study of numerous literary critiques. Okonkwo, Achebe’s fallen protagonist, is often compared to the great tragic heroes of ancient Greek literature. His journey consists of both the rise and fall to greatness. Achebe ce

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a brilliant novel when discussing traditional African culture. It provides an anthropological method of explaining a heroic tale of an African man. This novel deals with a societal transformation that shattered a civilization. This piece of literature identifies the roles within a society in Africa before European colonialism too

Hurbis Hubris: A Pitfall O’Connor uses Julian’s hubris in “everything that rises must converge” to show his downfall. Throughout the story Julian feels he is above his mom and the world. Julian thinks this way because his mom is blind to the fact that the world is changing and her old views are not “correct” anymore. This is ironic because Julian is so caught up in how his mom looks

Treasure Island Treasure Island Contrast and Compare Essay In this essay I will be contrasting and comparing the two films we saw in class. The Muppet Treasure Island, and the Original Treasure Island. For the most part the two films were almost similar. However they had key differences worth writing about. In the Muppet Treasure Island version we are taken into the bar scene, and

Pride And Prejudice Absolute Power Sentence X: There is a power in Elizabeth’s unwitting, slow, but steady hold on Darcy which will ultimately will grow strong enough to overcome his views on her poor status and yield a proposal of marriage. Because 1: He is attracted to her shrewd and intelligent conversation. Because 2: He is amazed at her fearless action. Because 3: His admirat

Compare And Contrast Protagonist In A&P And A Woman On A Roof Compare and contrast Protagonist in A&P and A Woman on a Roof A protagonist is a principal character in the story. In the stories “A & P “and “A Woman on a Roof “have some common in the character of protagonist. Harry is a protagonist in the “A Woman on a Roof” and Sammy is a protagonist in the “A & P.” Harry and Sammy’s c

Emily Bronte: A Portrait Emily Bronte was a very isolated person and few knew her personally. Clement Shorter goes as far a claiming that “she made no single friend other than her sister Ann (132).” Yet many other critics disagree claiming her to be close to her sister Charlotte as well as her brother, Branwell. There is no denying, however that she kept to herself. She, unfortunately le