Essays on Book Page 53

Iago the Con Perhaps the mostinteresting and exotic character in the tragic play “Othello,”by William Shakespeare, is “Honest” Iago. Through somecarefully thought-out words and actions, Iago is able tomanipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him andmoves him closer toward his goals. He is the main drivingforce in this play, pushing Othello…

eart Of Jack?By Sean Rioux The novel Lord of the flies by William Golding presents and defends a theme that human nature is essential evil, and that a person removed from society will be allowed to let their evil instincts to manifest themselves as the person becomes increasingly savage. In this novel, Golding presents a…

The use of irony makes stories enjoyable to read. Stories with irony keeps readers interested and in suspense. The use of irony Kate Chopin uses in the short story The Story of an Hour keeps readers attached to the story and lets readers understand Mrs. Mallards true feelings about her husband. The way Mrs. Mallard…

Cask of Amontillado “The Cask of Amontillado” By Jennifer Grimes English 102 Professor Robby Prenkert 11 April 2000 Grimes ii Outline Thesis: The descriptive details in “The Cask of Amontillado” not only appeal to the senses of the audience, but also show that the narrator has a memory that has been haunted with details that…

Throughout literature, relationships can often be found between the author of a story and the story that he writes. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s frame story, Canterbury Tales, many of the characters make this idea evident with the tales that they tell. A distinct relationship can be made between the character of the pardoner and the tale…

The Heart of Darkness: The Horror!David YuIn Heart of Darkness it is the white invaders for instance, who are,almost without exception, embodiments of blindness, selfishness, andcruelty; and even in the cognitive domain, where such positivephrases as “to enlighten,” for instance, are conventionally opposedto negative ones such as “to be in the dark,” the traditionalexpectations are…

The Lottery This story reveals how selfish people can be in the society. In “The Lottery” villagers are an isolated group of individuals who could careless about one another, even their own family members. Although the author doesn’t explain why this village is completely separated from the rest of the world, the story truly reflects…

“Social Criticism in Literature, As Found in George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.” Many authors receive their inspiration for writing their literature from outside sources. The idea for a story could come from family, personal experiences, history, or even their own creativity. For authors that choose to write a…

The Crucible by Arther Miller is a play, first viewed in 1954, about the Salem Witch Trials. The play takes place in Salem Massachusetts, which was then a strict Puritan town. This play is not only about the ruined lives and deaths of hundreds of people, but even more so about the selfish greed, apathy,…

NOVEL STUDYSection A – Background Information1) In 1907, a popular writer named Daphne Du Maurier was born. She wroteher first novel, Loving Spirit, in 1931. Other novels that Du Maurier wrotewere Rule Britannia, My Cousin Rachel, The Kings General. TheScapegoat, Jamaican Inn and many more. Margaret Forester held highpraises for Du Maurier. Forester had said,…