Books Essays

Although in both movies and the book “Frankenstein” is portrayed as a monster there are many different perceptions about of him. In movies the monster will not stop at anything he was only out to hurt or destroy others as appose to the book where he tried to make friends …

The poem, “The Fish Are All Sick” by Anne Stevenson, speaks a lot about the relationship between humans and nature, specifically the marine ecosystem, in the world today. Looking closely at the title of the poem, it seems that the poem is fictional – we usually hear fishes getting sick …

“The Color Purple” is a very powerful film that tells the story of Celie, a poor black woman living in the old south. The film begins at her childhood and follows her up to old age. She was raped and abused by her father as a young woman and was …

In Richard Wright’s “Native Son”, emotions are a very important element, especially that of fear. Blacks are afraid of whites, whites are afraid of blacks, women are afraid of men, and everyone is afraid of communists. In the novel, however, no fear is as important as the fears that Bigger …

The character of Frederick Henry in Ernest Hemingway?s A Farewell to Arms is disillusioned, ??.first with the war which he had presumably volunteered to be in, and second with his romance with Catherine [Barkley], which, to give him credit, he had not initially volunteered for.? (Lewis 42) Initially, he is …

Edgar Allen Poe, master of the macabre, was one of the most prolific authors of his time. His short stories explore the dark side of life, touching on the realms of insanity, death, terror, and fear. In the psychological thriller, The Fall of the House of Usher, Poe examines the …

In the book, “In Cold Blood”, by Truman Capote, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith commit a heinous crime by slaughtering the Clutter family. Should Dick and Perry die for their crimes by receiving the death penalty? Throughout the book there is clear evidence that supports both sides. Would this case …

The signal fire was a symbol of civilization, and the boys’ attempts and willingness to return to society and real life. You can use this as a gague throughout the book to tell how close or how far away the boys are from society, and when they’ve given up all …

“To Kill A Mockingbird” is an inspiring novel which presents many themes and issues relating to 1930’s society in the midst of the great depression. Prejudice was very common during this hard time and Harper Lee emphasises this through the eyes of an innocent six-year-old girl, Scout. Scout’s hometown of …

There are several dynamic characters in The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller. The definition of a crucible is a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development. A dynamic character is one who undergoes significant changes in the course of the play because …