Arnold Wesker

Essay Prompt 4: The Bitter and Sweet Life Of Walter Lee Younger Walter Younger can be compared to our President Donald Trump because they both think that money is important, they have biased views of different races, and tend to jump into things without really thinking it through.Walter is a middle-aged man and is older to his only sibling Beneatha. He is motivated by money and does not care about his family’s needs such as his mom’s dream to have a family home or his sister Beneatha’s pursuit…

Passion for social class, desire for knowledge, and love of the material, captures the essence of the characters in The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. Set in the 1920’s the novel explores multiples characters’ journey through Paris and America. From minor characters like Sophie and Gray to main characters like Larry and Isabel. In The Razor’s Edge, Gray’s weary character is used as a foil to amplify Larry’s vibrant character to emphasize how a person is not derived from wealth and social…

Nicola Yoon is the number one New York Times bestselling author of ''Everything, Everything''. She was born in Jamaica and grew up in Brooklyn, but now lives in Los Angeles with her family, who she loves madly. She's also a hopeless romantic who firmly believes that you can fall in love in an instant, a second and that it can last forever. She started writing the book when she was a new mom and was so worried that anything could happen to her daughter, which was the principal inspiration for the…

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others”(Rand). The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand is written in the future tense, where a man rebels against a collectivist society. Anthem explains how Equality 7-2521, a young man who yearns to understand “the Science of Things”, lives in a bleak, dystopian future where independent thoughts are crimes and where science and technology have regressed to its earliest levels. All expressions of individualism, such as…

“The Best Things in Life Are Free,” a popular song by Ray Henderson, and a quote that many have been taught to live by. Although this belief seems fitting, it most certainly is not true. For example, American freedom comes at a high cost. Also, one’s health can sometimes be pricey, along with one’s drive to further their education. The best things in life are definitely not free, but if worked for they can be very rewarding. Freedom First, freedom is most certainly not “free.” Such as, all the…

Having a great deal of money, and wealth is often an advantage in life, but does not necessarily fill the void of happiness in one's life. F. Scott Fitzgerald displays how Gatsby is one of the most affluent men alive, yet he is unhappy because he is missing the factor of love in his life. The Great Gatsby takes place in the New York City and Long Island area during the roaring 20’s, subsequently, World War I. During the Roaring 20’s the economy grew, the majority of people live in cities, and…

It’s the 28th birthday of the Barcelona wizard- widely heralded as one of the greatest ever to grace the sport; Lionel Messi is in a class of his own. With everything that he has achieved at such tender age, his story seems more like a fairy tale to believe on. But as once described by a commentator, “It’s Lionel Messi’s world and we are just living in it”, the Argentina international continues to turn impossible into ordinary week in and week out with his club and country. IMAGE LINK…

Title Holes - pg 1-79 Author Louis Sachar Text type a realistic fiction novel by an American author Date started December 13, 2017 Date completed December 13, 2017 Evidence Book has won John Newbery Medal Personal response The main theme is implied at the beginning of the novel to never give up. Throughout the story, the author uses the theme to create suspense in the story. The theme also helps understand how the characters are working and surviving all day long…

In this compare and contrast essay, I will be looking at the movies Safe Haven and The Lucky One which are both based off of Nicholas Sparks' creations. Nicholas Sparks is an American romance novelist, screenwriter, and producer. A huge topic in all of his stories is love. It can be found at the most unexpected times. In both of these stories, love is found because of a devastating event. Another topic found in the two stories is death as well. In the movie Safe Haven, Kate runs away from her…

Carol Reed’s 1949 film, The Third Man, is a cinematic masterpiece that dives deep into the layers of what it means to be human. The story takes place in post war Vienna, where Joseph Cotton’s character, Holly Martins, travels to reconnect with his longtime pal, Harry Lime, played by Orson Welles (www.imdb.com). Holly arrives in Vienna only to find that his pal Harry is presumed dead – but something about his death just doesn’t add up. The story follows Holly on a journey for the truth while the…