Essays on Book Page 52

I have chosen “The Lord of the Flies” and “The Withered Arm” because they are similar even though they were written in different time periods. Lord of the Flies was written in the 20th century and the Withered arm was written in the 19th century. Lord of the flies by William Golding The title signifies…

The Awakening The Awakening by Kate Chopin was considered very shocking when it was first published because of the “sexual awakening” of the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her unconventional behavior. Chopin moved to New Orleans after her marriage and lived there for twelve years until the death of her husband. She returned to St….

The Great Gatsby By: Ali E-mail: emailprotected In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is a mysterious man living in the West Egg district of Long Island. Gatsby is extremely wealthy and owns a mansion with a large swimming pool, a fancy car, and dozens of servants. Every Saturday night,…

A Doll House, by Henrik Ibsen, and A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, both have central themes of search of self-identity within a social system. This is demonstrated by women characters from both plays breaking away from the social standards of their times and acting on their own terms. In most situations women…

Houyhnhnms and YahoosAnimal Rationale or Rationis CapaxWhat do the Yahoos and the Houynhnmns stand for? What moral was Swift drawing from them? The answer to the second question depends on the solution of the first. One solution could be that the Yahoos represent man has he actually is, self-seeking, sensual and depraved, while the Houyhnhnms…

THE GIFT OF THE MAGIIt was one week from Dellas 30th birthday and Jim didnt have enough money to buy her a present. Well, Jim thought, if I dont have a watch then why should I have a chain for one’so, he sold his watchchain in order to have money for Dellas present. Now, what…

The book, Catcher in the Rye, has been steeped in controversy since it was banned in America after its first publication. John Lennons assassin Mark Chapman asked the former Beatle to sign a copy of the book earlier in the morning of the day he murdered Lennon. Police found the book in his possession upon…

Of the characters in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” Mary Warren, a minor character, is actually one of the most important, dynamic characters. She goes from being a lonely, shy, frightened teenager to being a brave witness with a backbone, in court. But her change is short-lived, however, and she retreats to being a scared, wimpy…

Story of an Hour”Story of an Hour”When I read Kate Chopin’s, “Story of an Hour” I am reminded of a Edgar Allan Poe horror poems. The narrator has a “divine transformation” yet it kills her. This puzzles me, so I will search for the true meaning of this strange story (marriage, as I believe). To…

han Rainman in giving us understandings of loneliness and friendshipSteinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” cannot accurately be compared in effectiveness of its themes with the movie Rainman. The importance of each theme differs in both- in Steinbeck’s novel, loneliness is the most dominant theme, and in Rainman the major theme is friendship. Levinson and…