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As much as a happy ending may seem desirable and promising to a person, a happy ending cannot always be plausible. Ironically, however, a somewhat unhappy ending in a novel is what can oftentimes create truly great and memorable literature. In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a happy ending gets further and further out of reach as the novel progresses. Many of the conflicts that arise reach a point where they can never truly be resolved. Yes, fortunately, the boys who were stranded on…

As times change, values and ideas often change as they are invariably shaped by their context. However, some remain constant throughout time and are universal. The 1592 Shakespearean drama Richard III and Al Pacino 's 1995 docu-drama Looking for Richard [LFR] were written four hundred years apart yet both texts address perpetual values and ideas that are common to both eras. Through a simultaneous study of both texts, the responder is able to understand the influence of context on aspects of the…

Death was an ongoing matter during the nineteen forties due to the events of WWII and the holocaust which brought a sense of darkness upon the world as a whole. The thought of despair and desolation was embedded in the mind’s of people as WWII lasted several years. The world witnessed the deadliest wars of all times with the loss of millions of lives. whether it was captured on the news, written in the papers or witnessed in reality, the whole world was alert to it. This brought a gloomy…

get on that train’. This further displays the connection they have as a family in a war setting as they are willing to risk their lives for one another. In 1984, Winston tries to remember his childhood, but his memories are faded and he can never picture his father, ‘but it was no use, he could not remember: nothing remained of his childhood’. In a setting struck by continuous war, family has no meaning; it is simply a group of people who live in the same house. 1984 ’s idea of a family is truly…

In the film Real Women Have Curves, which is a coming of age story, the main conflict was between a daughter, Ana, and her mother, Carmen. The mother and daughter cannot get along because of their age and traditional differences. Ana’s mother was old fashioned and wanted her daughter to graduate highschool, lose weight, join the family in their dressmaking business, and find a husband. Ana did not want her life to be this way and wanted to go to college and be and educated women who finds true…

Towards the end of the novel, the narrator uses anatomical precision to describe every aspect of Louise’s body. It can arguably be seen as a romantic approach to describing the body of a loved one. However, it greatly varies from the romantic description of the body that most people are used to. The narrator goes inside of Louise’s body to discuss the relationship between her body and the concept of romance and desire. The narrator’s depiction of Louise’s body is divided up by location,…

Fictional Literature is something that affects the lives and thinking of many readers from age six to 96. It holds the power to share a story that can reveal a reality on real life, but it can also be there to simply bring laughter in an impossible utopia. Many writers have this plan and idea in mind before they set out to write a fictional work of art, however what the reader receives from that written piece can be totally different; nevertheless, it impacts the reader in one way or another.…

There are plenty great books that can be read about Chicago’s World’s Fair. But, one that stands out the most is the devil in the White City written by Erik Larson. This novel gives the reader a feeling as if he or she is reading two different stories but in the same book. The novel explains how the World’s fair became what it was and how it affected some people’s lives. This book gives all types of different readers a chance to enjoy the same book for a variety of reasons. Whether it be a…

In the film, whatever happened to baby Jane, Jane went insane not only because she took care of her sister for such a long period of time, but because she was unable to follow her dreams. Since Jane was so preoccupied taking care of Blanche, she was not able to continue her acting career, which made her into a bitter alcoholic. It drove her mad knowing everything she has done for her sister had been for nothing because Blanche did not even appreciate all the years of Jane devoting her life to…

In the Chapter “How to Tell a True War Story,” O’Brien demonstrates how Rat Kiley felt when his close friend, Curt Lemon, dies unexpected by stepping on a booby-trapped 105 round. After losing his best friend in the world, he felt really depressed and shot the baby buffalo several times to release the sadness that he couldn’t protect his friend. Then, he cried a lot, and he had something to say how you felt, but he couldn’t tell to others. Moreover…