Barbara Kingsolver

Elisabeth McMahon Ms. Bass AP Literature August 26th, 2015 Character Analysis of Evil Character: Nathan Price from Poisonwood Bible In the novel Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver portrays the struggles of the Price family throughout their journey to the Congo. Nathan Price, the religious father, leads his wife, Orleanna Price and four daughters (Rachel, Ruth May, Leah, and Adah) on a mission trip to Africa. His primary goal in this venture is to convert and baptize as many African souls…

Horror, mystery, and masterful storytelling all put into one author. Stephen King is a classic American author, who wrote the famous book and movie, The Green Mile. From wanting to start off as a school teacher to ending up being one of the America’s best selling authors, Stephen King wrote one of the most interesting horror books of all time. In The Green Mile, Stephen King, like most of his books, added mystery and suspense. Mysticism is when people use explainable things that are deemed to be…

Kurt Vonnegut was academically proficient; he completed his preliminary education from short ridge High School in Indianapolis in 1940. Then he went to Cornell University, where he studied biology and chemistry as a major subject. At Short ridge High, Vonnegut wrote for the students paper, The Echo and he continued his interest in journalism at Cornell, becoming the Managing Editor of the student paper, The Sun. Vonnegut writings are crisp and he is known for his declarative style, much like…

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century who has brought about a phenomenal distinction in literature. Most of the writers have written only in a particular concept or genre, but Kurt Vonnegut has imprinted his undeniable mark in science fiction with humor, social commentary with absurdity and so on. Kurt Vonnegut has written fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. His works are occupied with…