2004 novels

12) One of my group members, Rashmi, seemed to think Gabriel was simply being modest and polite. I however find his statement to be pompous and arrogant. It is quite obvious he thinks rather highly of himself. He knows he is smarter than his audience. He wants them to think that he is so humble when he is actually the opposite. Her perspective makes me contemplate whether Gabriel was ever considerate of others. Did he really care about their feelings? Is that why he made the statement? Some of…

First American novelists Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810), Wieland (1798) William Hill Brown (1765-1793), The Power of Sympathy (1789) Hannah Webster Foster (1758-1840), woman novelist who wrote The Coquette; or, The History of Eliza Wharton; A Novel; Founded on Fact. By a Lady of Massachusetts (1797) The Romantic period: 1820—1865 Romanticism As an approach in literary creation, romanticism is ever present in literature of all times. As a literary movement, it occurred and developed in…

Brittany Irwin What it Means to be Human Human beings are very precious and unique creations. God crafted human beings in his image and likeness; each matchless person has his or her own physical features, thoughts, interests, likes/dislikes, etc. To be fully human means embracing God as our creator, the main source of the human identity, and following the path of holiness that he has laid down for human beings. In Thomas Merton’s work of philosophy “The Inward Solitude,” written to a…

When in actual fact, Lucy sees the mirror as 'reflecting vibrant life'. To Lucy the mirror is beautiful, as it shows vibrant signs of life 'bits and pieces of India glanced on its surface.' This seems quite rare for people in the C19th, who would not have acknowledged bits of smashed glass as art. They certainly would not acknowledge Lucy's observation of the moment, as appropriate. Most would recognise the mirror as smashed glass. She is able to see the beauty even in unprepossessing moments.…

Fitzgerald uses this to convey that Gatsby is a very famous man, due to his respectable parties. Most of the inhabitants of his parties gossip about him to one another, predicting how his personality differs to the gossips. This suggests that Gatsby isn’t a very open person and a highly secretive figure. Fitzgerald’s initial presentation for Gatsby near the start of the extract is very disgruntled. Most of the descriptions of Gatsby are reinforcing the fact that he is clouded by mystery. He is…

I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.” Through the use of figurative language, Salinger highlights Caulfield seeing himself as protector of the children which is a metaphor of him protecting the children from losing their innocence, this metaphor emphasises Caulfield’s obsession of keeping the younger children ‘pure’ and positions the reader to feel positive of…

Decoding the Grimm Brothers "Once Upon a Time" is a very common introduction to a fairy tale. Many fairy tales are well known by people throughout the globe. People may know these tales but they do not actually know what they mean. The Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales contain much symbolism and unique stylistic trends which have the ability to drastically change the meaning of each story that the brothers wrote. Some of these symbolic aspects include childhood innocence, justice and vengeance. A…

Mythology is the study of myths and can be a collection of myths, religion is what people believe in and it can be a collection of beliefs. Mythology and religion intersect because they both have beliefs and they have stories that are followed by Gods, heroes and so on. With the myths and religions it makes people cope with loss and death a little easier, not that either is ever a good thing but with the thought of seeing your loved one again someday when you go to heaven or to know that they…

His relationship with George Wilson, the husband of Tom’s lover Myrtle, most poignantly expresses this cruelty with Tom putting off selling his car to Wilson until “next week”. This gives Tom power over Wilson. Tom is also aggressive and ‘power-consumed’ in his relationship with his lover Myrtle. At his and Myrtle’s party in their New York apartment, (an ostentatious show of Tom’s wealth), Tom responds to Myrtle’s taunts by “[breaking] her nose with his open hand” (p.39). He emerges from the…

believing in something different is immoral. This is what life was like for a young girl named Liesel during the times of the Holocaust in the children’s novel I chose to read. Liesel was taken from her parents, because they were communists, and given to Hans and Rosa Hubermann. Times were different for her as a young child during these…