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"The most significant character in the novel is Ma Joad. Without her emphasis on the family, the Joads would not have persisted." Ma Joad, one of the central female characters in John Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath', is significant due to her emphasis on the importance of persevering. The novel portrays ... Read More

The Elements of Style (753 words, 1 pages)

Foreshadowing, symbolism, and imagery are all elements, which compose style. All are very important foreshadowing adds suspense, and symbolism contributes to interpretation. Imagery contributes "visual aids" which, also, aid interpretation. In this classic short story, "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst, foreshadowing, symbolism, and imagery combine to create a true ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on Learning from Foreigners (825 words, 1 pages)

As we walked along the streets, they were silently glancing around, exchanging meaningful looks. Then they started complaining about how much litter was on the pavements. They pointed at houses, murmuring "They exclaimed at how many motorbikes there were, and asked how we ever managed without cars. I was still ... Read More

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (701 words, 1 pages)

In the Novel, The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane had four main themes he believed about war. These themes are, War is organized brutality, War is inhuman, War is a "test" of individuals, and War offers an opportunity for personal growth. Henry Fleming, the main character in the novel, ... Read More

A Review of Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Sharer (1007 words, 2 pages)

Know Thy Self In the novella The Secret Sharer, by Joseph Conrad, the narrator describes his insecurities and self-doubt about being a young captain. The youthful narrator expresses his self-consciousness through obvious gestures through out the story. As the captain is put under testy situations he learns more about who ... Read More

Puritan Society in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1126 words, 4 pages)

The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society- In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the ... Read More

A Paper on the Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter (567 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter - Symbolism The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic symbol - one that is always changing. In the following ... Read More

An Essay on The Scarlet Letter (418 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Essay Relevant throughout human history, hypocrisy intrigues people, and shows itself in popular figureheads. Nathanial Hawthorne shows this human interest in The Scarlet Letter. The novel's main character, Hester Prynne, commits adultery and a puritan town punishes her. The Christian town believes strongly in the bible and ... Read More

An Essay on The Scarlet Letter (1751 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Essay I did enjoy reading The Scarlet Letter, but at times I didnt enjoy reading it at all. Some times it felt like the chapters would drag on and on, and my mind would wonder. I would have to reread paragraphs and pages because I was bored, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Significance of Food in Like Water for Chocolate (694 words, 1 pages)

The Significance of Food in "Like Water for Chocolate" Food equals memory and memory equals immortality. In the recipes we pass down from generation to generation, in the food of our mothers, we reawaken the past, make the present more real, perhaps capture a bit of the future. Food is ... Read More

A Paper on Puritan Society and Freedom in The Scarlet Letter (738 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Wilt thou let me be at peace, if I once tell thee? asked Hester. In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a stiff Puritan society in which one can not indulge in their deepest thoughts. Puritan society does not let human beings show how ... Read More

Desire of Freedom: A Review of The Scarlet Letter (1813 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Desire of Freedom. Freedom is not easily granted to people whose lives have been filled with the guilt of sin. In order to live a life free from a guilty conscience, one must suffer from their sins and wear their own mark of shame. This mark serves ... Read More

The History of Making the Oxford English Dictionary Simon Winchester’s The Professor and the Madman (981 words, 2 pages)

The Professor and the Madman By Suzanne E-mail FlyinKatswhatthecensored.com The Professor and the Madman, written by Simon Winchester, is a biography about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Winchester, who is an author, journalist, broadcaster and foreign correspondent, has written for many magazines and newspapers distributed worldwide. In an ... Read More

Self-Discovery in A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (653 words, 1 pages)

Grants unwillingness to cope with the repression of his black community by considering running away leads him away from being the man that they want him to be. When Grant returns years later after leaving to gain an education, he had become a secular, educated man, now distanced from his ... Read More

The Yin Yang Philosophy in the Novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (1025 words, 2 pages)

According to the Taoist believes, everything in the universe exists as the Yin Yang relationship. Yin and Yang, the pair of complimentary opposites, merge with each other to form the perfect circle of unity. Ying would not have existed if there was no Yang, and vice versa. The concept of ... Read More

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (562 words, 2 pages)

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost In Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken", the central theme is about choices. More than that, it is about choices that are not made and questioning ourselves later in life. The title of this poem gives us insight to and reflects this ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting School Memories Connected to Del Rancho (444 words, 1 pages)

Mike McMurray English Comp. I 4 September 2000 The Ranch Del Rancho affectionately referred to as The Ranch by the students of Moore High School. Its a quiet rundown landmark of down town Moore. The Ranch has bee right there since Moore was a small farming community. The Ranch has ... Read More

The Red Badge of Courage (309 words, 1 pages)

The Red Badge Of Courage During the Civil War, a union regiment rests along a riverbank, where it has been camped for weeks. The army is said to march soon. Since the time that Henry joined, the army has merely been waiting for engagement. The narrator reveals that Henry had ... Read More

An Analysis on the Characters In “Titus Andronicus” by William Shakespeare (1190 words, 2 pages)

Who is the actual hero in Titus Andronicus ? Titus Andronicus was an early, experimental tragedy by William Shakespeare, produced in 1593-94 and published in a quarto edition from foul papers in 1594. The First Folio version was prepared from a copy of the quarto, with additions from a manuscript ... Read More

My Way to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States (308 words, 2 pages)

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America We daily quote these words but we rarely take into consideration what its true meaning is. I believe all Americans should pledge their allegiance to our country my reasons are what follows. I shall pledge my allegiance in ... Read More

An Analysis of Shakespeare’s Conception of Tragedy (1808 words, 3 pages)

In all his tragedies Shakespeare represents the tragic aspect of life, the tragic fact. They have up to a certain point a common form or structure, however the question here is what is Shakespeare's conception of tragedy? Shakespearean tragedy is the story of one person - the hero (or in ... Read More

The Priority of Achieving Happiness Instead of Wealth in John Steinbeck’s the Pearl (849 words, 2 pages)

In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, a destitute pearl diver finds a giant pearl with which he hopes to buy peace and happiness for his family. Instead, he learns that the valuable pearl can not buy happiness but only destroy his simple life. Throughout the fable, there is a constant theme ... Read More

Lost and Unreturned Love in John Donne’s The Broken Heart (820 words, 1 pages)

THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE During the eighteenth century, many poets explored the concepts of love. Many of these poems discussed lost loves, or unreturned love. John Donne discussed his feelings towards love in his poem "The Broken Heart." Donne personifies love in this poem by saying how once grasped by ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on the Experience of Being Brought up in a Christian Orthodox Family (1873 words, 3 pages)

Born and raised in a Christian household, my understanding of who I am, first and foremost revolved around me understanding my Orthodox roots. There is a common misconception that Christianity is separated into only two subgroups Catholic and Protestant. Orthodoxy seems to have been lost in the common mans mind ... Read More

The Theme and Poetic Techniques of Emily Dickinson’s The Last Night that She Lived (570 words, 1 pages)

After evaluating my perception of The Last Night that She Lived, by Emily Dickinson. The message in this poem is we take life for granted and we dont appreciate it until we are threatened with losing it. Emily used what seems to me as free verse with no apparent rhyme ... Read More

The Necessity of Self-Knowledge as Depicted in Robert Warren’s The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger (824 words, 1 pages)

Robert Warren once talked about the difficult necessity of self knowledge. What exactly does this mean? What does it mean to know ourselves? And does it really matter if we stay true to ourselves. In the story The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger by Robert Warren, Jeff York is ... Read More

Perversity of the Congo in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1131 words, 2 pages)

In the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad one of the major themes is the perversity of the Congo. What is good and evil in the European world becomes distorted and hazy in the heart of Africa. To the outside world white is good and black is evil it ... Read More

Individuality and Strength of Women in Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Woman Warrior (2103 words, 3 pages)

The novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston are two works by female authors which celebrate the individuality and strength of women. In both cases, the characters portrayed in the novels are stark contrasts to both the typical females ... Read More

Slavery, Cruelty and Resistance in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (1007 words, 2 pages)

The Powerful Slave Frederick Douglass account of his days as a slave, Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, shows a clear contrast between the slaveholders treatment of slaves as property, and the many slaves who fought against and refused objectification. Throughout his book, Douglass shows clear examples of the ... Read More

A Summary of John Steinbeck’s The Pearl (809 words, 1 pages)

The Pearl, which takes place in La Paz, Mexico, begins with a description of the seemingly idyllic family life of Kino, his wife Juana and their infant son, Coyotito. Kino watches as Coyotito sleeps, but sees a scorpion crawl down the rope that holds the hanging box where Coyotito lies. ... Read More

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