Death Essays

It was a rough beginning with constant deaths throughout the colony of Jamestown. English settlers started arriving at the James River in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia in the spring of 1607. Some hoped for new homes; most hoped to become rich, but for the most part, the adventure …

Norman Mailer, in his essay “The Death of Bennay Paret”, recounts the tragic boxing match between Benny Paret and Emil Griffith in 1963. With precise details and animal imagery, Mailer establishes his disapproval of the uncontrollable violence in the sport of boxing. When retelling his eye witness experience, Mailer states …

Igby Slocumb from Burr Steers’ film Igby Goes Down and Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger’s award winning novel The Catcher in the Rye are both troubled adolescences from events that occurred in their past. These two teens both have a case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but show much different symptoms, …

“Miriam” is a short story written by Truman Capote, originally published in June 1945 in Mademoiselle magazine. First edition in solo book form was published in 1981 under the title Miriam: A Classic Story of Loneliness. It is a story about an old lady, Mrs. Miller. One day, she meets …

There is a double standard for men and women in Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The social norm of society is to hold women accountable for their purity and beauty and it is expected for a young woman to be married as a virgin then take care of the family. …

Silas Deane, son of a poor blacksmith, was an ambitious man. After his first wife died, Deane married the granddaughter of the former governor of Connecticut. A thriving businessman, Deane entered politics. He was on Connecticut’s Committee of Correspondence and as a delegate to the first and second Continental Congress. …

Have you ever felt a mysterious relationship with some element of nature? Many people experience this uncanny phenomenon. Similarly, there is a strange correlation between the character Doodle and a tropical bird. The thesis in the story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the author portrays a significant relationship between …

* Ismene is for the submissive role of women, quote on page 4 * On page 13 Creon talks about taming Antigone. Antigone needs to be tamed because women are supposed to be submissive and Creon’s ability to rule is in his ability to have everyone, especially women submissive. * …

Is it possible for a single theme to exist in the past and still live today? This question is easily answered through a movie of the past and a story of the present. In 1930, All Quiet on the Western Front was released to the public. The film was based …

In the story “Death by Scrabble” the author Charlie Fish takes you through a short story with an ironic ending. The story is of a husband who without great background information has an extreme hatred for his wife. The two are playing a game of scrabble in the story on …