The Importance of Being Ernest Essay

By the ending of World War 1, over 30 million soldiers were either MIA, dead, or injured. The generation was later labeled “the lost generation”. Indian Camp is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway in 1924. The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Both stories institute a post-war society’s pain and suffering as they were written a handful of years after the ending of World War 1. The Great Gatsby is a novel portrayed through the eyes of Nick who follows a man…

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” This quote by Ernest Hemingway demonstrates the essentiality of humility. The epic poem, The Odyssey, written by Homer, also makes evident the importance of this same concept. Odysseus leaves the Battle of Troy, and his great pride is evident through his actions. He barely survives after withstanding the wrath of Poseidon at the many islands he visits. The main character of The…

The short story, Hills like White Elephants, is essentially a conversation between a woman (Jig) and a man (unnamed, but referred to as The American) at a train station. Although this story is a conversation, neither of them truly communicate with each other, and they do not seem to care about the point of view of one another. The American is exasperatingly trying to convince the girl to have an operation. The nature of this operation is never clearly stated, but it is assumed to be an abortion.…

What would you do as an African American in a racially segregated community, watching each generation fail to overcome the limitations set by an oppressive society? Ernest J. Gaines addresses this struggle in his novel A Lesson Before Dying. An African American school teacher, Grant Wiggins living in the Jim Crow South, is forced to help a young African American boy, Jefferson, who is wrongly accused of murder. Grant is asked to help him regain his dignity before the execution. As Grant is…

Hip hops integration into higher education is much needed but hasn 't been easy according to Lekan Oguntoyinbo the author of The Rise Of Hip Hop. In the article the author tries to convey the importance of hip hop integration in education. She speakers of the cultural connection and ties hip hop can help build in students from urban neighborhoods. Although informative the article offers no true statistical evidence to support that claim: is hip hop 's integration into education truly effective.…

it, the author uses an analogy with a family as a nation and neighbors as surrounding nations. The thesis itself could be considered as a strong claim, because is possible to explain it by referring to other sources about nationalism. For example, Ernest Gellner starts his “Nation and Nationalism” with words: “Nationalism is primarily a political principle, which holds that the political and the national unit should be congruent” (2006, 1). Here the political unit is represented by state,…

A mentor is someone who uses his own experience to help guide his fellow companions through overcoming obstacles and hard times. In Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A Lesson Before Dying, Jefferson is struggling to find a way that he can still bring meaning into his life, and feels that he has no need for existence. However, thanks to Grant’s support, Jefferson begins to develop characteristics of an existentialist and shows how much Grant has had an impact on him. Throughout their lives, both…

he allowed himself to be close with, except for Phoebe. In one particular instance, just after Holden left Pencey Prep, he was on the train heading into New York. While on the train, Holden commenced a conversation with an older woman, whose son, Ernest Morrow, went to Pencey Prep, too. As the chat progressed, Mrs. Morrow started asking Holden many questions about Pencey and what her son was like at the school. Holden told her his name was Rudolf Schmidt, which is really the name of a janitor at…

requiring literature courses at the high school and university level. The rationale lies in what people can learn from the works today. The purpose of the literature may have been something specific when it was published, but its importance changes over…

Sunny days were filled with tropical weather adventures and blissful curiosity that was satisfied through exploration. As a child growing up in Haiti there were plenty of chances to interact within a diverse culture. Experiences in my early years as a child, helped to mold and shape my optimistic outlook on the future. Growing up in a disadvantaged community where tough times exist, but with a closer look you will soon realize that tougher people exist there too. So it does not come as a…