1995 novels

Invisible City is a documentary filmed by Hubert Davis. Following the lives of Mikey and Kendell, two youths currently situated in Regent Park’s community housing during the beginning of Toronto’s ‘Revitalization’ plan for the area in 2005. During this development of the city, Davis explores the issues that affect these adolescent boys and their mothers. My initial interpretation of the film is how well the documentary addresses the concerns around public housing. The policy in the film such as…

In my senior thesis, “An Identity Journey of My Own: Transnationalism, Identity Journeys and Liminality in Sandra Cisneros and Reyna Grande’s Work”, I survey Cisneros’ memoir A House of My Own: Stories from My Life (2015) and novel Caramelo (2002). Additionally, I engaged Cisneros work into a comparison dialogue with Grande’s The Distance Between Us: A Memoir (2013) along with her fictional texts Across a Hundred Mountains (2006). As indicated by the title, through an interdisciplinary approach…

This obstacle is encountered several times over the course of the novel by Curley’s wife, Crooks, and George, who often allow it to obscure other characters’ perceptions of their personalities. Curley’s wife, who appears on the surface to have no problems approaching others, hides her loneliness behind a persona that renders her misunderstood and eventually leads to her demise. Because she is so desperate…

The Power of Technology Many different elements of fiction are used in unique ways throughout the book The Circle, specifically the element of Character. The element of character is used to show the variety of differences in each person and show their diverging ways of thinking. . Each person grows and learns as they encounter new experiences and meet new people throughout the book. The diversity of each i character shows a distinct story and a new aspect of how The company, The Circle,…

The 2012 popular romantic film The Vow, directed by Michael Sucsy, and 2005 well regarded Australian novel The Story of Tom Brennan, written by J. C. Burke, both capture and explore similar key themes. The Vow follows Leo and his wife Paige after a tragic car accident causes Paige to lose all her memory of her life with Leo. The Story of Tom Brennan follows Tom whose brother, Daniel, is sent to jail after causing a car accident while under the influence of alcohol. Both texts, that display the…

Celeste Hannay Dr. Knudson ENGL-109-08 October, 3 2017 Les Miserable: A Historical Masterpiece Les Miserable, the captivating, well known story which was transposed into a brilliant film by Tom Hooper in 2012 portrays a true sense of life during the revolution. Aimed towards history gurus and middle-aged adults, this article gives a good description of what the movie entails. Set in early nineteenth century France, this film is based on God’s prevalent grace in Jean Valjean’s life while he…

Foils are defined as characters that contrast to another character, however, the importance of the foil character is much more complex than the simple definition it is first given. Character foils are often used to demonstrate differences between characters,To Kill a Mockingbird has many examples of foils, all being used to bring the story contrast to the main viewpoint. Examples of a character foils would be the protagonist and the antagonist. Both characters contrasts each other, and brings…

even though the two were used for slavery. The Wilders did feed the two, but it is clear that it wouldn’t have been much, for them to want to run and take their chances on their own. “I escaped them and I’m never coming back.” In the start of the novel, we hear about the supermarket being taken over and all of the food being stolen. When a terrible disease like this one hit, it caused the normal people of the town to do crazy things when they had so little, in order to survive. These were…

Kate Chopin novel, “The Awakening”, it’s title give a huge meaning in the context. According to the new Webster encyclopedic dictionary, awakening meaning “to put into action or new life”. If we think the root of the word “the awakening”, it means to awaken or to awake for a new day. Chopin novels talks about a woman named Edna Pontellier who have awakened to herself. To better understand Chopin novels about Edna’s awakening, Chopin talks about how each the characters in this novel represent…

Personal velocity by Rebecca Miller is a series of seven short stories all in one novel. They are about seven different women, describing their personalities and how they are shaped. Each character was unique in their own way, but the background of their lives was usually the same. The three characters I liked more were Greta, Delia, and Julianne. These three women have very different basic core personalities. A core personality is are primary traits that people develop usually in their…