1995 novels

“seek a few moments of forgetfulness” (Shelley 35) and falls asleep. In his dreams he envisions his lover, Elizabeth transforming into his dead mother. Victor wakes from his nightmare with a start, only to face another one in real life. Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein is often interpreted as a response to the Enlightenment, but this text may also be a reaction to the Social Contract Theory that arose from this movement. The Social Contract was intended to promote equality among men, but it does…

“If you do not love me, I shall not be loved. If I do not love you, I shall not love” was said in the poem called, “Cascando” by Samuel Beckett. He wrote this about a girl, who didn’t love him like he loved her. Teenage true love doesn’t exist. However, Shakespeare wrote a play called, “Romeo and Juliet” that is about a pair of two “star-crossed lovers”. Romeo and Juliet aren't in love because they’re strangers, they’re violent, and their families hate each other. One reason Romeo and Juliet…

character or the society, the outer world. In this part of my thesis paper, I will be focused on the external and internal conflicts of the main character Jay Gatsby. 5.1 External Conflicts 5.1.1Gatsby vs. Tom The main conflict or the climax of the novel is the gathering of Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan in hotel Plaza in New York City, and eliciting all the truth that has…

production, is the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy for the first time in years at Nick’s home. Flowers flooded the room, highlighting the symbol initially depicted throughout the novel to illustrate love and romance. During this same meeting, both rain and sunshine act as forms of weather with an elevated meaning. In the novel, Gatsby stands soaked outside of Nick’s door as he re-enters with apparent nerves. Rain typically represents cleansing or growth, foreshadowing the blooming of Daisy and…

“Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament” by Willa Cather and Margaret Atwood’s short story, “Death by Landscape,” focus on how the protagonists are isolated from the world, the people around them, and how they handle conflicts. There are similarities in how the protagonists are isolated and involved in conflicts or struggles, and although both protagonists experience a suicide situation, their endings are different. Paul, the protagonist in “Paul’s Case,” lives his short life fully, whereas Lois,…

Ego, what do people think when this word comes to mind? Probably yourself and individuality, not communal nor in a group. In Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem she clearly develops the theme of ego. When Ayn Rand published Anthem there was a great deal of violence throughout the world. WWII was occurring when she wrote the novel. This impacted her life negatively. She traveled to various places in order to escape the cruelty, meaning she had to adapt to all the circumstances. While she was writing, and…

In the two plays Act Without words and Soul Gone Home the playwrights develop the theme of their play in uncommon way. They try to send their play’s message by making the readers think deeply and by making him imagine what they are reading. The words do not have the importance of actions and symbols in these plays. Moreover, they show the area when the people begin losing their trust in God. They give up trying to face the struggle and to have the courage to develop themselves and their life.…

Faber is very important to Montag because he is the only individual that Montag knows of that might be able to help teach him the way to understanding what the text in a book says. Moreover, Faber’s job could be seen as obsolete since he was previously an English professor and nowadays in their society books aren’t used anymore so it defeats the purpose of having someone that teaches how to read and retain a book’s information. By this you can see that in the society Faber is the weak link that…

THE SECRET HISTORY: A novel analysis The secret history is a fictional novel written by an American writer Donna Tartt and was published in year 1992. It was the first novel of Donna Tartt and the story addresses a different perspective of typical college students’ life. Donna Tartt was born in the 23rd of December year 1963 in Greenwood, Mississippi. She enrolled in the University of Mississippi in which where her writings has caught the attention of a famous American writer Willie Morris.…

Topic: (Forgiveness): It is only through forgiveness, individuals are able to recover from the past bitterness and move on. Quotation 1: (Include Page #) Page 163, “It feels lonely having my room to myself. I am glad Johnny left many of his drawings behind to adorn the walls … Were he here now, I would ask him to draw the two of us lying in the snow in Hoffman Estates and gazing at the wispy moon.” Why is this quotation significant? What is its implication? This quotation explains when Johnny…