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A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Prometheus and Frankenstein (521 words, 1 pages)

Ashley BaggsEnglish 102Ms. Yeats29, March 2012Prometheus and Frankenstein Throughout the book of Frankenstein, Victor is compared to Prometheus, a Greek mythology titan who stole something from Zeus. Both of these characters have a very similar story but some parts differ in great range. In this essay I will be going ... Read More

An Analysis of the Life in the Planes in the Novel O Pioneers! By Willa Cather (491 words, 1 pages)

O Pioneers! Book ReviewO Pioneers! Was written by Willa Cather and was first published in 1913 and it is a literary fiction. This book is about all the hardships of living in the planes or even just the hardships and challenges that people had to endure in the life of ... Read More

Living Life on the Edge in New Passages by Gail Sheehy (628 words, 2 pages)

Think about what comes to someones mind when you use the phrase Living life on the edge. More often than not, one would assume that you were speaking about a person who is a risk-taker. Perhaps they would think of a person who has a dangerous occupation, such as the ... Read More

An Analysis of a Passage from Jane Eyre, a Novel by Charlotte Bronte (1627 words, 3 pages)

The passage I have chosen to do the close critical reading on is from Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte. This passage is part of vol. II chapter 10 and is as follows"It was not without a certain wild pleasure I ran before the wind delivering my trouble of mind ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Christmas as a Joyous Time (572 words, 2 pages)

Christmas is a joyous time that many people around the worldcelebrate. Although the holiday is celebrated in different ways, giftgiving remains as a universal aspect. Charles Dickens wrote a wonderfulstory about Christmas-time over one hundred and fifty years ago, but manypeople today can use the morals that the story possesses. ... Read More

The Effective Use of Symbolism in to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1533 words, 2 pages)

"I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want , if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a ." This is what Atticus Finch tells his children after they are given ... Read More

A Comparison of the Books “Huckleberry Finn”, “The Great Gatsby” and “Ethan Frome” (1069 words, 2 pages)

Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, and Ethan Frome were books written by three different authors and may have seemed completely different. The main characters of these books, Huck Finn, Ethan Frome, and Jay Gatsby, appeared to be three distinct persons, but in one aspect or another came together as one. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Family Characters in Everyday Use by Alice Walker (848 words, 3 pages)

By contrasting the family characters in "Everyday Use," Walker illustratesthe mistake by some of placing the significance of heritage solely in materialobjects. Walker presents Mama and Maggie, the younger daughter, as an examplethat heritage in both knowledge and form passes from one generation to anotherthrough a learning and experience connection. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” (740 words, 1 pages)

A story in most cases can be dramatically affected, simply by just changing the setting. The book Lord Of The Flies?takes place on a hot tropical deserted island, which includes features like mountains, forests, a lagoon and sand beaches. The story is about a group of boys who crashed with ... Read More

An Analysis of Scout’s Responsibilities in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (246 words, 1 pages)

Jem thought he was being responsible during the tire incident because he took care of Scout. When Jem, Scout, and Dill are playing in the yard one day, Scout decides she wants to be pushed in the tire. As Scout and Dill are arguing over who will go first, Jem ... Read More

An Analysis of the Changes of Gwyn and Tad in Cynthia Voigt’s Novel Jackaroo (1292 words, 4 pages)

The novel Jackaroo tells the mysterious adventures of anInnkeeper's daughter and the interactions with her family during amedieval-like time period, where the common people of the land were ruledby Lords and Earls. In the story, the Innkeeper's daughter Gwyn, alongwith her brother Tad, play a central part, as they are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Brian Robeson in the Novel, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (287 words, 1 pages)

In the book by Gary Paulsen, the main character Brian Robeson is a thirteen-year-old boy from Hampton, New York. Brian's parents just got a divorce. Brian is on his way to visit his father in Canada when the pilot has a heart attack. Brian manages to crash the plane in ... Read More

Lives Affected by Wealth in Guy de Maupassant’s The Jewels (713 words, 2 pages)

There are many downfalls that may happen when one has the desire tobe wealthy. This concept is shown in Guy de Maupassant's "The Jewels."Maupassant shows the consequences of this desire by developing characterswith lives affected by wealth, by using symbolism and conflicts thatrepresent these consequences, and by introducing an ironic ... Read More

An Analysis of the Rich Culture in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (560 words, 1 pages)

A great lecturer once said, Man is so caught up in his own recklessness that he does not notice the values of life. The theme proclaimed in the quote reflects literature in the abundance that it is used in throughout the history of writing. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald, spokesman of ... Read More

An Analysis of Fifth Business, a Novel by Robertson Davies (624 words, 1 pages)

Incidences that occur in one's childhood tend to affect them possibly for the rest of the rest of their life. This applies to the novel and the characters Dunstan Ramsey and Boy Staunton. Throughout the lives of these characters Dunstan lives in the shadow of Boy due to feelings of ... Read More

The Domination of Fear in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (834 words, 1 pages)

It is quite surprising how much fear can take over a person. In the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, fear is a thing that dominates everyone. At the time of the 1800s, London itself was a fearful city. Mr. Utterson fears finding out who Mr. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Ethan in the Novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (774 words, 1 pages)

Youve a poor mans wife Zeena... (pg.114)In the novel called Ethan Frome there are three characters whos lives can be explained through naturalism. This can be used to explain why each ones life is so doomed and how their surroundings are directly related to their lives.The first character named Ethan ... Read More

Ethan’s World of Silence in the Novel, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (1492 words, 5 pages)

Ethan Frome, the title character of Edith Wharton's tragic novel, livesin his own world of silence, where he replaces his scarcity of words withimages and fantasies. There is striking symbolism in the imagery,predominantly that of winter which connotes frigidity, detachment, bleaknessand seclusion.Twenty-eight year old Ethan feels trapped in his hometown ... Read More

An Analysis of Dandelion Wine, a Novel by Ray Bradbury (540 words, 2 pages)

was a story about a twelve-year old boy named,Douglas Spaulding. Douglas was just a typical twelve year old boy, wholived to play, run around and do what any other twelve year old would do.Not a very physically fit person, but it didn't really seem to matter. Hewas a person who ... Read More

An Analysis of the Henry James’ Novella Daisy Miller (1257 words, 2 pages)

Henry Jamess novella, Daisy Miller offers insight to the way gossip influences peoples perception of one another. Henry Jamess novella takes place in two places a hotel in Vevy, Switzerland, and in Italy, Rome in the late nineteenth century. The main character in this novella is a young, pretty, rich, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the American Odyssey (736 words, 1 pages)

Though what would you pay right now to have your eyeballs back for ten minutes? Inman asked the blind man (Frazier 9). In 1997 Charles Frazier published the book Cold Mountain. On December 25, 2003 screenplay writer and director Anthony Minghella released the movie Cold Mountain. The story takes place ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Childrens Blizzard by David Laskin (1118 words, 2 pages)

The Childrens Blizzard by David Laskin is an intense story of hardships and the rough life on the American frontier. This book describes the pioneers journey to the prairie in search of a new life and a bountiful, rich new beginning. The travelers soon find out that the rumors are ... Read More

An Analysis of Passage 3, Chapter 9-13 of The Catcher in the Rye (446 words, 1 pages)

Analyzed Passage 3 -- Chapters 9-121. Quote The fish dont go no place. They stay right where they are, the fish. Right in the goddam lake. The fish--thats different. The fish is different. Im talking about the ducks, I said. Whats different about it? Nothins different about it, Horwitz said. ... Read More

A Roller Coaster Ride Through the Mind of a Bothered Teenager in The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1025 words, 2 pages)

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a roller coaster ride through the mind of an angry, frustrated and confused teenager named Holden Caulfield. After getting expelled from Pencey, Holden takes a trip to New York City where Holden keeps asking the cab drivers where all the ducks ... Read More

An Analysis of The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers (757 words, 2 pages)

The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers is the story of anadolescent girl who triumphs over loneliness and gains maturity through anidentity that she creates for herself in her mind. It is with this guise thattwelve year old Frankie Addams begins to feel confident about herself and life.The author ... Read More

A True Son of Life and Buck in “The Call of Wild” (1024 words, 2 pages)

Buck In The Call Of Wild--A True Son Of LifeAbstract Buck ,a protagonist in the book the call of the wild, went changed from a sun-kissed pet to a wild wolf dog through a series impressive experience which is like a war song that depicted some philosophy and thinking worth ... Read More

An Analysis of the Biographical Influences of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby (918 words, 2 pages)

"My book is wonderful" Fitzgerald wrote to Edmund Wilson from France in the fall of 1924-"so is the air and the sea." I have got my health back-I no longer cough and itch and roll from one side of the bed to the other all night and have a hollow ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of Animals in The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King (1229 words, 4 pages)

Although it may seem quite absurd, the role of animals in The Eyes ofthe Dragon is a very supreme and dignified part of the novel. Through thedevelopment of the novel, the animal kingdom roars novel from insects todogs and they all play their own, individual roles. The great black andwhite ... Read More

An Overview of the Life of Indians in the Reservations in the United States (2684 words, 4 pages)

Cindy said the Indians are grieving for a life that they have been forced to leave behind. I spoke to Ms. Cindy Abrahamson at the Spokane Indian Cultural Office in Wellpinit, Washington. She emphasized that life was "totally different" for the Spokane Indians before the creation of reservations. The daily ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Accounts Settled (425 words, 2 pages)

In the book, Accounts Settled, there is only one major characternamed Gordon. Gordon is seventeen, six feet tall, and has the beginning ofa beard. The main setting is in a forest-filled valley that is a mile fromGordon's home. The story does not give a specific date but the mostlogical time ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013