Essays on Book Page 64

The Cask of Amontillado: Creative WritingItzkowitz, David 11/26/96 period 1At precisely 10:30 A. M. I got a call from a Mr. Machiano saying while renovatinga palazzo his men found the bones of a human. When I got to the scene one ofhis employees showed me to the bones. The clothes were still on the carcass….

Diversity of Hawthorne’s writings in Young Goodman Brown,” “Ethan Brand,” and “The Birthmark.” Michael Duncan ENG. 111 T/TH 9:30 am. It is not a delusion. There is an Unpardonable Sin!” is a quote by Ethan Brand that is at the root of many stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne’s gloomy, dark style of writing emphasizes his…

l Toni Morrison Beloved EssaysSupernatural in Beloved Elements of the supernatural pervade Toni Morrison’s novel, Beloved. These elements include evidence of African-American folklore and tradition in the everyday lives of the inhabitants of 124 Bluestone Road. Beloved’s character is another obvious use of the supernatural: she’s a ghost for part of the novel and a…

Othello: The Tragedy of Human NatureIn the tragedy Othello, Shakespeare creates a mood that challenges the way a person sees his or her self and the world. Subjects like racism, sexism, love, hate, jealously, pride, and trickery are thoroughly developed in the play of Othello to enable the audience to view the characters and also…

A Doll’s House: A Push to FreedomSometime after the publication of “A Doll’s House”, Henrik Ibsen spokeat a meeting of the Norwegian Association for Women’s Rights. He explained tothe group, “I must decline the honor of being said to have worked for theWomen’s Rights movement. I am not even very sure what Women’s Rights are….

The Great Gatsby: Theme and Character Analysis of Tom and Daisy Greed, Corruption, the Search for One’s Self, and the 1920s The characters’ search for their own identities and the struggle that ensues is the most pervasive theme throughout The Great Gatsby. The fact that we never really know the characters, and the corrupt, immoral…

Re-WritePlatos The Republic provides an exploration of Platos theory that morality or justice are discovered when a clear distinction is made between belief and knowledge. Plato draws an analogy between the operation of society as a whole and the life of any individual human being within that society to discover morality or justice. He assumes…

In the words of Otto Von Bismarck, Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. Many of the preceding war novels to All Quiet on the Western Front, misrepresented or overlooked the anguish of war, in favor of more resplendent…

Jem Grows UpTo Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, has won many prestigious awards and is still a very classic and appreciated book in our society today. Jem, a character in the book, grows up and realizes that you have to step in someone else’s shoes to understand why they make the decisions that they…

Chapter Summarys of To Kill A MockingbirdChapter 1: Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, studied law in Montgomery while supporting his brother, John “Jack” Hale Finch, who was in medical school in Boston. His sister Alexandra is living at the Landing. Atticus began his law practice in Maycomb, the county seat of Maycomb County, where his office…