Essays on Book Page 62

The theme of the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is that the shape of society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual. On the island the actions of one would cause a copycat effect, where others will try to mimic that one persons actions and more so than often,…

The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter has many characters that go through several changes during the story. For example, the young minister Dimmesdale, who commits the sin of adultery with Hester, greatly changes. He is the character that makes the most progress in the story. Dimmesdale, being a minister, acts as a role model…

A common theme in society today is that money is the key to happiness. In A Raisin in the Sun and Death of a Salesman the theme that money is the root of contentment is also present. In A Raisin in the Sun, Walter Lee has such a desire to be rich that he neglects…

Gulliver’s TravelsAuthor InfoSwift was dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin when his novel came out. Since in this book he wrote about and often harpooned-prominent political figures, he published the book anonymously. While most readers were trying like mad to find out who the author was. Swift’s close friends had fun keeping the secret….

Throughout the novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, most of the major Chaaracters learn, grow, and change due to the experiences and challenges that they face throughout their lives. Heathcliff transforms from a companion and lover of Catherine’s to a harsh and brutal adult. When Heathcliff is described, he is said to be a “dark-skinned…

The narrator in Charlotte Perkins Gilmans short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, is truly insane from the very beginning of the story; she just falls deeper and deeper into insanity as the story progresses. In the beginning of the story she tells of how her husband diagnoses her insanity, a slight hysterical tendency,(633). Later in the…

In viewing the various aspects of the island society in Golding’s Lord of the Flies as a symbolic model of society, a converse perspective must also be considered. Golding’s island of marooned youngsters then becomes a macrocosm, wherein the island represents the individual human and the various characters and symbols the elements of the human…

English Essay – The Great Gatsby The main theme of the novel “The Great Gatsby” focuses on the American Dream and it is portrayed through the life of Jay Gatsby. Through Gatsby’s life we see the withering of the American Dream, a tragedy that struck Jay’s near finished dream. The American Dream is what many…

“Jane Austen’s use of dialogue has long been regarded as one of her most significant creative achievements. She uses conversations to show the ways in which her characters are behaving” (Pride and Prejudice and the Art of Conversation). Jane Austen is an English novelist who lived in the eighteenth century and has created famous works…

The Lottery Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” portrays a small town in which the citizens gather for a yearly lottery. Unlike the “typical” lottery, this is not one you would want to win. Throughout “The Lottery,” Jackson focuses on families from the village in order to demonstrate the role of separation of genders. Gender is defined…