Animal Farm George Orwell’s, Animal Farm, was written to illustrate the events of the Marxist Revolution of 1917. He wrote this book during the time of the German attack against Russia. During this time, a popular belief that the Soviet Union was an honorable country concerned Orwell. He was fearful that they would forget the past, so in order to jog their memories he wrote Animal Farm.

1984 Orwell’s message that he is trying to convey through the reeducation of Winston Smith is one of near despair for the human man. Can human nature be changed in such a way that a man will forget his longing for freedom, dignity, and integrity philosophically and psychologically' This is the question posed through out 1984, and it demonstrates that power creates reality and truth b

Araby Innocence to Experience In every person’s life there is a movement from a stage of innocence to a more mature and experience stage. That movement begins from the moment that he or she is brought into this world and ends when he or she dies. The movement from innocence to experience is triggered by events where he or she is forced to learn from his or her actions. Once they ha

Araby After reading “Araby”, I felt youthful, curious and amused. The story was intriguing and well written. It had the ability to take you there and place you in the middle of the story. I was taken back to childhood and able to relate to the young boy. The story relates to many of our childhoods and us. It allows us to experience the mixed feelings we get and how we become nervous

Araby James Joyce In James Joyce’s short story Araby he is successful in creating an intense narrative. He does this in such a way that he enables the reader to feel what is it actually like to live in Dublin at the turn of the century when the Catholic Church had an enormous amount of authority over Dubliner’s. The reader is able to feel the narrators exhausting struggle to escape this

Ansel Adams Journals: “Ansel Adams and the Photographers of the American West” By Eva Weber and Ansel Adams Ansel Adams This chapter explains about Ansel Adams life and accomplishments. Some interesting things I found out, was he wanted to be a musician instead of a photographer. Early in Ansel’s life he became very ill with influenza and while sick, he read guide books

Aphra Behn As I sit here reading about many women writer, I think to myself, what makes these women step up and take charge' Then I came across a woman named Aphra Behn. Behn was a pioneer of women’s literature. Whether it was a play or a poem that she composed, Behn paved the way for women to write back in the 1600’s. As I read these brilliant works, I found myself wondering what enable

Appearance Vs. Reality Appearance vs. Reality Our society today revolves mostly around appearance and how people view themselves and others. In Breakfast at Tiffany’s Truman Capote writes a story about a young lady, who from the outside seems perfect. Throughout the novel Holly Golightly is seen as both a witty and naïve character. From all the makeup and pretty clothes she wears

Appearance Vs. Reality In Hamlet. In Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare examines the differ-ence between appearance and reality. The problem of what is real and what is not is established from the beginning of the play to the end. The play starts outside the castle, where three guards witness the appearance of a Ghost who looks exactly like the dead old Hamlet. The

The Lark Above The Trenches An appreciation of “The lark above the trenches” by Muriel Elsie Graham Many poems written in response to the events of the 1914-19 war are the products of direct experience of the processes of war – making weapons, nursing the wounded, the loss of brothers, sons or lovers in the trenches – by women in active service in the battle areas as well as by wo

April Morning In April Morning by Howard Fast Solomon Chandler is a main character with many traits. One character trait is Adam’s view of Chandler which changes throughout the novel. Chandler’s physical appearance and his war experiences are two more traits expressed in the novel. This is not Solomon Chandler’s first war experience. He was in the French and Indian War. He kno

1984 Character Page Winston Smith- A man in his late 30's and a member of the 'outer party' - the lower of the two classes. Winston Smith works for the government in one of the four main government buildings called the Ministry of Truth where his job is to rewrite history books in order for people not to learn what the past used to be like. O’Brien- An intelligent executive at th

As I Lay Dying-communication The essence of existing with the people who surround you is communication- the idea of expressing yourself. If you do not express yourself to others, how can they understand' If you do not express your feelings to yourself, how can you understand' If you cannot understand, how will you progress in life' You must ask yourself these questions and begin to c

As A Man Thinketh Book Response “As a Man Thinketh” “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” We can’t control the things, which enter into our mind, but we can control what we do with them. We are the masters of our own destinies. We can choose the type of person we want to be, by using or removing the thoughts that enter into our minds. No good thought can produce bad things an

Ashes Of Izalco ASHES OF IZALCO By Claribal Alegria and Darwin J. Flakoll I found the beginning of this book quite confusing. I had a difficult time discerning who the main characters were and what was the plot. I also wasn’t quite sure when the Mother had died and it wasn’t until later that I realized the reason that Carmen was present was because she had traveled home for he

Aristotle Define the six parts of tragedy by Aristotle- Aristotle believed that were six parts of tragedy, plot, character, thought (theme), language, melody (music), and spectacle. Plot is a series of events that happens on stage. It must have a beginning, middle, and an end. Character is discovered by what they say and do, what others say and the appearance. A character is also so

A Rose For Emily How the North and South are represented in A Rose for Emily In the short story “A Rose for Emily” Faulkner symbolizes the north and south through two individual people. Miss Emily Grierson represents the south, and Mr. Homer Barron represents the north. Faulkner displays these traits all through the story. Miss Emily demonstrates the characteristics of the south all

Around The World In Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days is a very fascinating novel. This novel dealt with the quest of Phileas Fogg to travel around the world in eighty days. It is an adventure novel because it retells the adventure of Phileas Fogg and his companions around the world. The theme of this novel is one of perseverance and determination. Mr. Phileas Fogg was a

Arthur Vs. Beowulf Every hero, as a general rule, desires to be remembered for more than one heroic tendency. Every hero in World Literature class has at least three common tendencies: to protect mankind from evil, to use his powers to rescue his family and friends from evil circumstances, and to earn immortality via his heroic tendencies. Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon hero, has all three ch

Arthurian Romance An important evolution can be seen in the person of Arthur as depicted in early histories of the Britons. Arthur changes in nature, deed, and significance from the earliest histories onward. His stature in folklore grows as time progresses, and we will examine that growth through the portraits presented by Gildas, Nennius, and Geoffrey of Monmouth. The importance of

Aspects Of Initiation In Hemingway′s Short Fiction 1. Introduction 2. What is a `story of initiation′' 2.1 Origins of the term 2.2 Theoretic approaches to the initiation-theme in literature 2.2.1 Views on the characteristics of stories of initiation 2.2.2 The aspect of movement in stories of initiation 2.2.3 The aspect of effect in stories of initiation 3. Analysis o

Assimilation Assimilation In the short stories, “Everyday Use” by Alice walker, “From Outside in” by Barbara Mellix, and “Becoming Literate: A Lesson from the Amish” by Andrea R. Fishman all discuss the struggle for assimilation in many different ways. Dee (Wangero) in “Everyday Use” manifests her struggle for assimilation through the customs and dress of her family as African Ameri

Astronmers Wife In the Astronomer’s Wife by Kay Bole, Katherine has no hope because she feels that all men are like her husband. The story is about a house wife who has a very bad relationship with her husband and she seeks for someone to understand and respect her. Mrs. Ames has forgotten any strength and beauty that she has because of the way her husband treats her with such emotional

Aunt Julia And The Scripwriter 1. • Point of view • Characterization • Imagery • Magical realism 2. Pablo Enrique Manuel Hernandez was on his way to the biggest game of his life. He was once the most famous and best basketball player around. But then the tragedy happened. Today, he was a man who had reached the prime of his life, his fifties, and in his person-broad forehe

Australian Literature Essay Australian Literature Essay word count- 1493 “I love words these days for what they don’t say. As with the net, the spaces in the story give it its form.” (Beverley Farmer) There are a variety of different form and narrative structures in the short stories, “Trees Can Speak”, “The Persimmon Tree” and “A Double Because its Snowing.” All of these are

Authors Bias I chose an article from the Final Call newspaper. When I read the assignment for essay two and found that we were supposed to find an article with bias I thought to look towards publications that target one specific audience. I then thought of controversial groups and leaders. Within moments Luis Farrakhan came to mind and while searching online for an article written by him

B.F. Skinner’s Walden Two B.F. Skinner’s Walden Two On the first day of the visit by the author’s group of six to the utopian community, Walden Two, there is a brief break from the lecture/tour given by the community’s founder, Frazier. The narrator and his friend, Castle, the intellectual academics with an interest in political science and public administration, immediately beg

1984 1984 In many ways, Orwell’s view of the future has come true. Although we do not live in a world dominated by Communist super-powers, there are many aspects of our society that are prophesied in the book. Take, for example, the three land masses used in Nineteen Eighty-Four. There is Oceania, which encompasses the Americas and Great Britain, Eurasia, which is Europe and t

Bacchae Women Vs. Salem Witches Bacchae women vs. Salem witches The Witches of Salem can easily be compared to the women in Euripides Bacchae, both “worshiping” a divine creature. The frantic women in the Bacchae praised Dionysus, when others like Pentheus did not believe in him. While these “witches” in Salem found another source of belief, a heavenly creature. These women represented

Bad To The Bone During a time when it was hip to be bad, three teenagers thought they were the epitome of the word. In T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story, “Greasy Lake,” the three young men seek adventure at a local hangout. After playing a practical joke on one of their friends at Greasy Lake, the three teens quickly realize that they are in for more adventure than they had bargained