The Dead October 8, 2002 An Awakening in “The Dead” by James Joyce Through a sequence of events that take place one evening, Gabriel Conroy, the protagonist in James Joyce’s “The Dead”, is transformed from a man on the verge of suffocation, due to his self inflicted ignorance, to a man awakened by the realization of his own mortality. As Rapp states “throughout most of the story it i

The Death Of A Salesman Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” challenges the idea of the American Dream. Willy Loman represents a uniquely typical American figure as the traveling salesman, who realizes the disenchantment with the American Dream because it fails him and his sons. The death of this particular salesman raises the issues concerning the significance and value of the Americ

The Bridle The Bridle Throughout the story Holits’ character builds and as the story progresses you realize his life revolved around manly one thing, his horse. His horse meant a lot to him even though it was the main reason for his deteriorating life. After Holits lost his horse and farm the one thing he kept in his journey to Arizona was his horses bridle. This bridle symbolized

The Compare And Contrast Of Oedipus And Hamlet Since the beginning of time, a battle between good and evil has always been waged. This idea has been incorporated into many stories throughout the development of literature. Two classic examples of this timeless conflict are Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus. Oedipus and Hamlet, are both exposed to incestuous marriage, and exper

The Concious Of A Man The Conscious of a Man The cruelty of war, the power of an alliance and the honor of a man are vividly described in Hernado Tellez short essay “Just Lather, That All”. In This short fiction story/essay Tellez tells a story that seems to real. It is almost as if he was describing what is going on today in Central and Southern American countries, such as Colombia.

The Conflict Between Miss Y And Mrs. X THE CONFLICT BETWEEN MISS Y AND MRS. X “When two women, with a past like ours, who loathe each other the way we do things tend to get ugly when they get together.” This was said in “made-for-T.V. movie, but it perfectly explains the relationship between Missy and Mrs. X. The two women in this play, “The Stronger” by August Strindberg, (Miss Y, Am

Farhenheit 451 The Contemporary Issue Of Society And Technology In Farhenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451, a science fiction book written by Ray Bradbury, shows us a world in the future where firemen do not put out fires. They burn books. In this thrilling, best selling novel, Bradbury conveys, quite poignantly, two very common themes in science fiction literature. These two science fiction th

The Crying Of Lot 49 The Crying of Lot 49 By Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 written by Thomas Pynchon was written in the beginning of the 20th century, it holds true to its time period by focusing on aspects of the human mind and experiences. There are two levels of apprehension to The Crying of Lot 49: that of the characters in the book, w

The Demon Lover The narrating voice for The Demon Lover is of the third person outside the fictional world. However, the point of view is inside the fictional world as the narrator is telling the reader about the thoughts in Mrs. Drovers mind. This is demonstrated in the line (3rd paragraph, p347) “She thought first-then the caretaker must be back.” This is backed further by (1st paragr

The Demon Lover “The Demon Lover,” by Elizabeth Bowen, is a story about Kathleen Drover and a promise that she makes twenty-five years before. Kathleen goes to her old house in order to collect a few belongings, and she finds a letter inside the house with her name on it. It discusses an arranged meeting between herself and someone whom she shares an “anniversary” with. She begins to

All The Kings Men ALL THE KINGS MEN All the Kings Men is a story of the rise and fall of politically challenged man in the South. This story takes place around the 1930’s, and the narrator is a man who is named Jack Burden. Jack Burden probably would not be considered the main character, but he is the main character’s right hand man. Jack Burden is a really smart guy who does most

The Education Of Odysseus And Gilgamesh The Education of Odysseus and Gilgamesh Odysseus and Gilgamesh are both characters in epics who become heroes through the challenges they face on their respective journeys. During each character’s journey he learns the qualities that a good leader and hero must possess. They both start off as flawed men and leaders—and the tests they face on t

The Embalming Of Mr. Jones Jessica Mitford wrote a book, entitled “The Embalming of Mr. Jones,” about the malpractices of funeral homes. The specific excerpt that I read described how bodies are embalmed. She wrote this to explain to the general public, who at the time were uneducated about what happens in funeral homes, about the exact way a body is embalmed and placed for display. H

The Empire State Building The Empire state Building The Empire State Building, which is currently the tallest building in the world, stands at 1,472 feet. It has also been considered the 8th wonder from the modern world. But how did engineers construct his magnificent piece of architecture, and what designs did the decide to use to make the Empire State Building outstanding'

Critical Analysis: Ernest Hemmingway “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” is a fabulous short story written by Ernest Hemingway which was published in 1936. The story is a tale that introduces a new technique and style that Hemingway was not accustom to writing. Author Philip Young remarks that the piece, “presents certain difficulties, ..., because of new approaches the author

The Destructors “The Destructors” is a great example of a good kid gone bad. The main character displays knowledge and leadership skills but does not have an opportunity to put them to good use. For this reason, Trevor is a victim of society. The story takes place in London shortly after the end of World War II.. The protagonist in the story is Trevor. His father lost his job as an arc

The Detailed Setting Of John Updike’s “A & P” The short story “A & P” by John Updike is a story of a boy, Sammy, who works at an A & P grocer. On the surface, this story appears to be a short story of a boy with a crush on a few teenage girls who come into the store where he works. The author uses certain elements such as descriptive words and colorful imagery to help develop the setting

The Devil And Tom Walker Analysis Instinct is a reflex that is given to animals and intelligence or the ability to learn is given to most mammals including us, humans. But is that really the case, is that how it all really works. The one question that I now pose is, is human nature an instinct inherited from past generations, are we predictable. And if there really is extra terrestrial l

The Experience “The Experience” By: Jill Tweedie “Some day my prince will come…” The epigraph of this essay shows a girl’s childlike dreams, and an involved fantasy. Ironically as the essay progresses the reader is shown that the epigraph is but a bitter irony to a woman who found no refuge in love. In the opening paragraphs Tweedie made reference to the intentions she had by wr

The Crucible In The Crucible, a play about the Salem witch trials of 1692, by Arthur Miller, the character of Reverend Parris displays hypocrisy. Priest are generally considered good, honest people, but Parris lies to the community, he puts his ministry in front of his daughters life, and tries to help himself before helping the community. Even when Parris’s daughter is sick and he is un

The Distinguishing Between Hester And Dimmesdale In Nathaniel Both Hester and Dimmesdale, are characters in the Scarlet Letter. They suffer with the guilt of the sin of adultery that they committed. At the time, the Puritans looked down on this type of sin. Hester and Dimmesdale can be compared and contrast in the way they handled their scarlet letter, their cowardliness, and their be

The Lottery Most of us obey every day without a thought. People follow company dress code, state and federal laws and the assumed rules of courtesy. Those who do disobey are usually frowned upon or possibly even reprimanded. But has it even occurred to you that in some cases, disobedience may be the better course to choose' In her speech "Group Minds," Doris Lessing discusses these dange

Barbed Wire By Mary Emeny Barbed Wire by Mary Emeny Mary Emeny’s poem, “Barbed Wire,” depicts war as a negative force, destroying every decent aspect of human existence. Written during the Vietnam War, the work displays Emeny’s negative views on war. In one way or another everyone experiences and identifies with the presence of war. Although some wars are fought for justifiable reasons,

Discussion Essay Discussion Essay In this essay, I will discuss Neil Postman’s essay “Future Shlock” and I will explore whether or not I believe the Internet is another technological advance with which we are trivializing culture or whether or not the Internet is reversing the tide of show business news with serious public discussion. I will start off by discussing Postman’s essay:

Green Symbolism Of The Great Gatsby Her scarlet lips, a fiery debate, a luscious red rose and the perfect murder. Just as the color red is associated with passion, countless other hues can trigger strong human emotion or arousal. Thus, color has come, in many circumstances, to represent certain sentiments or emotions. Some of these sentiments may be more traditional, others perhaps us

Harry Potter And The Order Fo The Phoenix Plot Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix started out like every other Harry Potter book. Harry had to suffer at his aunt Petunia and his uncle Vernon’s square house on Privet Drive during the summer. Petunia and Vernon Dursley were what you call “muggles”. They were close-minded non-magical folk who despised all witches and wizards. Th

Winter Dreams Lavish parties, twirling dresses, dapper men, and illegal alcohol fill the roaring times of the 1920s. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story “Winter Dreams” reflects on this overzealous period. The tale tells how sometimes even with great motivation dreams cannot turn into reality. Fitzgerald does this by showcasing the life of Dexter Green. The story begins with fourteen-year-ol

The Father In Six Characters In Search Of An Author There are many ties between real life and theater thus relating the two so close that sometimes it is hard to separate the two and at other times it is easy to separate them. Theater is like real life in that there is an audience of people always watching what each other are doing, there are actors who might not know they are actors but

The Dream Of The Rood: A Brave And Noble Symbol The Dream of the Rood is quite an interesting piece. Never before have I seen the crucifix depicted in such a manner. The narrator recalls the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ through the eyes of the cross that he was so brutally suspended on. Because of its noble deed, the rood is forever a symbol of the death of God's son. He felt the

The Count of Monte Cristo The want for prosperity has the power to drive those who seek it to perform deliberate acts of corruption. An identifiable act of corruption that served as the means for three men to obtain individual prosperity, whilst causing another man to be condemned for life was the root for the predominant theme of corruption in The Count of Monte Cristo. Each man who