The Metamorphosis Essay

In the story “Simple Recipes”, by Madeleine Thein, there is conflicted cultural perspectives caused by the age gap between the father and the son. Different generations of a family have different views on how one should live their own lifestyle. This is demonstrated through the father as he does not want to accept how his son has adopted such western views as he is growing up. The narrator states how “[her] brother was born in Malaysia, but when he immigrated [to] Canada, the language left him”…

The novel Prey by Michael Crichton begins with the main character, Jack, a stay-at-home dad, shopping for new placemats. He is a stay-at-home dad because he got fired from a technology company called MediaTronics. He got fired because he found out that his boss was doing unethical business practices. Jack's wife, Julia, is vice president of another computer-based company, Xymos. Julia spends a lot of time at work because she is under a lot of pressure to raise twenty million dollars to develop…

I attempted to call to my mother, Ceres, but it was pointless, she was never going to hear the startled cry of her beloved child. The pitiful cry would not have done much anyway, for the peculiar man who had just sprung from the hole in the ground leapt down from his chariot and scooped me right up. Off we galloped, and as we did, I cried and cried out again, hoping by some miracle my dearest mother would hear me and come to my rescue. He promised me flowers made of pearls and all the riches one…

1. Banquo: “A heavy summons lies like lead upon me,/And yet I would not sleep” (2.1.8-9). 2. I’m exhausted but I cannot sleep. Context: A day after Banquo and Macbeth encounter the witches and about to go to bed, Banquo is uneasy as he talks with his son. 3. This is the first time sleep appears in act two, so there are no comparisons, but it is important that the act starts with unease and insomnia, for in this act such conditions are prevalent, as is it moves murder and treachery. 1.…

In the story, Lord of the Flies, Ralph is perceived as the main character. He goes through many obstacles that change him in a significant way. Such as losing the boy with the mulberry birthmark on his face, Jack killing a pig, the fire going out, Piggy dying, and losing the conch. When the littlun’ with the mulberry colored birthmark disappeared, Ralph seemed as if he lost some of his confidence as a leader. At the beginning of the story, Ralph was more optimistic about the situation the boys…

Throughout the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park a theme that has emerged is survival. The challenges Salva has faced trying to flee from the war has helped develop this theme because he is forced to fend for himself. Water is key to survival. For example, on page 58 the text states, “like a miracle, the small amounts of water revived them”. Furthermore, the text states,” without water you will not survive the rest of the walk”. These evidences show that the group Salva is walking with…

The primary source is a song. This is unique because it was created for purposes that don’t need censorship. It was most likely meaningful to the creator of the song, not something that he was told to create. It is important to analyze the tone and melody of the song, along with the lyrics and any rhetorical devices such as repetition and figurative language. The song sounds like a folk song. The melody repeats itself throughout the song. I can hear strings in the background, and another…

Pieter Bruegel’s painting of The Land of Cockaigne depicts insights to the viewer through subtle and subliminal messages. Bruegel’s main topic throughout all of his paintings are the peasants. He shows his insights on their lives, accuracy in depiction and perspective on them. In this specific painting, his accuracy in depiction and perspective views are supported by the simple act of painting the peasant, knight and scholar around the tree. The lives of the peasants were undoubtedly filled…

In the poem, “Out, Out-” by Robert Frost, the speaker shifts from a peaceful tone to a dark tone. At the beginning of this poem, a young boy is sawing wood. As he is working, his sister calls him in for dinner. The boy gets distracted and cuts his hand on the saw. A doctor came to the boy’s house to see if he would be able to help him, but the boy’s hand was already off. Slowly, the boy died and his family immediately went back to work. This event shows how quickly things can change. To…

On another token, point of view is another literary element that Mike Mullin showcases a number of different ways in a variety of unique purposes. Ashfall is a first person point of view novel because Alex Harpin is the protagonist presenting and narrating the about the novel in the story. The reader may trust that Alex is a reliable source of information and his retelling of how events occur are usually accurate the the most part. The first piece of evidence that displays the point of view is…