A Tale of Two Cities

Malouf 's fictional novel “Ransom” where you will experience the emotions felt during a great tragedy and mourning experienced by two families who are more alike then they 'd expect. Malouf has recreated the epic tale of the Trojan war during the last section of Homer’s Iliad, through his poetic and creative style of writing, the author successfully sets the mood of the tale. Achilles, one of the greatest warriors of the Greeks finds himself in a downward spiral as the death of Patroclus is…

While the Egyptian and Indus River Valley civilizations were two of the earliest known communities, they were also among the most influential, especially in areas like culture and social structure. Although Egypt and the Indus River Valley shared many aspects of culture like similar forms of religion and expansion, they also greatly differed in the area of social structure because of their individually unique class divisions and views of leadership. Both the Egyptian civilization and the Indus…

much more challenging. In order to siege a city, the aggressor must have high funds, many troops, and other means of executing the siege. In The Iliad, the Achaeans had these means, and, historically, the Mycenaeans had the means of sieging the city of Troy (Sacks). Afterwards, Achilles discovers that his best friend, Patroclus, has been killed. Consequently, Achilles goes on a murderous rampage. A fight breaks out. The gods see what is transpiring in the city of Troy, and some gods decide to…

unappreciative students in high schools across the country. It is the greatest example of his propensity for puritan literature. It tells the story of Hester Prynn and her life in puritan Boston, where her husband sent her to set up their home before he joined two years later. However, during her time alone, Hester had an affair with Reverend Dimmsdale, and had her child Pearl nine months later. Following this, Hester was forced to wear a red letter A indicating her adultery, hence the novel’s…

Oedipus Rex is a story of fate, fortune, lightness, darkness, and how our refusal to see the truth in life can hurt us greatly. It is important to see what every theme’s meaning is in this tale what story the director wishes to tell. In the story of the great ruler of Thebes, Oedipus has ordered his brother-in-law, Creon, to go to the house of Apollo to ask an oracle how to end the plague spreading throughout Thebes. Creon returns with the good news that the plague will leave Thebes once the…

Just a city girl born in South Detroit and raised in West Bloomfield. Growing up in Michigan is a unique experience that a lucky few get to call theirs. It is something the rest of the states get a preview of through a flash of images and clips in “Pure Michigan” commercials. My childhood was a fortunate one filled with road trips for sunsets “Up North” and Mackinac Island fudge. Nowhere could compare to being raised in this odd mitten-shaped state. It was a perfect place I never wanted to leave…

“No one can be a poet and a book-keeper at the same time” (Hawthorne qtd. In Telgen 307). Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on Independence day of 1804 in Salem Massachusetts. Salem was both well known and an abominable city. (Neilson 276). At a young age, Hawthorne had an accident, one of his foot was injured for three years. While injured, he spent time comprehending literary classics. The injury sparked Hawthorne’s interest in literature (Telgen 307). Hawthorne worked for his uncle as a…

Charles Darnay’s return to France was his way of embracing and fulfilling fate because it is his role as the Marquis to be aristocratic, and to die with the revolution. In Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Darnay leaves his new home in England with the Manettes to return to his early home in France. Earlier in this book he renounced his evil, aristocratic family and moves to England, where he marries Lucie Manette and begins his second life. When the revolution starts, Darnay…

the suffering of one small child, residing underneath the city. While the motivations in both stories are slightly different, overall they want to believe the sacrifice is for the greater good. Setting, symbolism, and the theme of morality are just a few of the many similarities evident in the short stories. At first blush, the city of Omelas and the town in “The Lottery” might seem like perfect examples of Utopian societies. Each tale begins detailing the beauty of…

Williams Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, it is just that. A tale set where two hate ridden families must learn to love one another. The Capulets and Montagues rivalry tearing everyone, both their families and Verona apart. Romeo and Juliet is a timeless classic that has stayed elegant and yet evolved with the generations that read it in ways such as, the plot, characters and ending. The plot of Romeo and Juliet has always been about two forbidden lovers in Verona, Italy. The star crossed…