Essays on Book Page 94

George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional Americanvalues and a determination to direct them toward making the United States”a kinder and gentler nation. ” In his Inaugural Address he pledged in”a moment rich with promise” to use American strength as “a forcefor good. ” Coming from a family with a tradition…

Two hundred years ago, the church was the center of life in many New England towns. The church provided not only religions guidance but, was a place for social gathering and a chance for neighbors to keep in touch. This is shown in depth in Boston, by Nathaniel Hawthornes, The Scarlet Letter and in Salem,…

Conflict in Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”In Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” the conflict was not apparent at thevery beginning. What was a poor, elderly sick woman doing gallivanting in the forest during the dead of winter? The reason became clear towards the conclusion of the story as the action revealed that the conflict was…

The infinite battle between good and evil can destroy, refine, or rebuild the human soul by means of choice. However, good is stronger than evil and someday, the power of good will dominate. In the novel Heart of Darkness, Conrad illustrates pure evil and its capability to consume one’s soul. The title Heart of Darkness…

ached, And UnemotioAlbert Camus’ The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof, Detached, and UnemotionalIn The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book’s narratorand main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He does not thinkmuch about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling inrelationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassivenessthroughout the book in…

The authorNelle Harper Lee was born in1926 in the small southwestern Alabama town of Monroeville. She is the youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. Harper Lee attended Huntingdon College 1944-45, studied law at University of Alabama 1945-49, and studied one year at Oxford University. In the 1950s she worked…

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne, created many short stories which involved strange, or even stranger, supernatural events and behavior. Many of Hawthornes stories were written on the basis of his life occurrences and what he believed and also what he wanted his readers to believe. Also, almost every single one of Hawthornes characters in each of…

Socrates stated, “The unexamined life is not worth living. ” From the beginning of a man’s life, he looks for a purpose or a calling that he has been placed on the earth to fulfil or become. Authors throughout the ages, aware of this knowledge, write with the intent helping man search inside his self…

Holdens JourneyAs we pass through this life it is our duty to discover our destiny. Some of us go to college and become Doctors, Lawyers, Architects. Others of us cherish the finer things in life and find our places on farms and Dude Ranches. The point is, every living creature has a place in this…

Conflict In Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”In Eudora Weltys “A Worn Path” the conflict was not apparent at thevery beginning. What was a poor, elderly sick woman doing gallivantingin the forest during the dead of winter? The reason became clear towardsthe conclusion of the story as the action revealed that the conflict wasobtaining the necessary…