Benni McCarthy

The Apocalyptic Themes importance in the Walking Dead’s “Days Gone By” Themes of apocalyptic nature have been rooted in literature for thousands of years, depicting the end of times, the clash between good and evil, and the victory of God and his followers in the direst of times. The following essay will attempt to examine and demonstrate how the utilization of apocalyptic themes in The Walking Dead, particularly season 1 episode 1 Days Gone By, reveals more about the realities of the…

chairman in November later died of acute hepatitis. Joseph McCarthy started out as a young boy very shy, but very smart; he then became a person that got his way through lying, but very clever, McCarthy is known for his negative impact on the world due to his wrongfully accusing, bad reputation, and alcohol problems. How could somebody forget the feeling of being worried communist was in our government McCarthy put on our nation? Joseph McCarthy was born on a farm in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. His…

The red scare is a thing of the past, but should it be? We as a culture have moved passed the cold war era fear of communism, and many dictators who were once household names have been lost to the sands of time, but is this the way it should be? Are we truly safe from the threats that once loomed over our nation? Communism is still strong in latin america and in asia. It is not dead, in fact far from it. To understand communism you first need to know who Karl Marx was. He was a major leader…

especially dystopia can help us better understand concepts and ideas of many potentially real world situations and issues. When viewing a text, there are multiple questions being posed towards the viewer relating to them and their context of the text. McCarthy repeatedly reminds us of the desolate post-apocalyptic landscape created by a nuclear incident, and by observing this fictional world we are shown what could become of our own world through the very real threat of a nuclear war posed by…

with a new interpretation and understanding of the world. In a passage from The Crossing, by Cormac McCarthy, the narrator describes a striking ordeal, in which a man is coping with the death of a she-wolf. Despite the cause of the wolf’s death being ambiguous, the dramatic experience has a vivid effect on the main character—causing him to change and grow into a new man by the end of the passage. McCarthy uses eloquent and expressive diction to create imagery, which gives the reader an…

and the mccarthy era is no exception to this dark plague spreading uncertainty into the depths of every man’s thoughts. Joseph Mccarthy was a normal kid growing up in a catholic family of Appleton Wisconsin. Joseph was a little rough around the edges and wasn't very good at school, “he began his journey to become what many historians consider to be one of the least qualified, most corrupt politicians of all time”(cold war museum 1). After serving in the marines in world war two, Mccarthy ran for…

Without provided evidence, one claim changes everything. Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, made false unsubstantiated claims that more than 200 "card carrying" members of the Communist party infiltrated the United States government. Miller especially showed this with “public interventions—his displays of “social conscience”—bore the mark of his experiences with The Crucible. And why not? He writes an allegory about the House Un-American Activities Committee and is instantly hailed as a martyr,…

An interest to me that comes up in the novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, is survival. The Road is 287 pages telling a journey, in third person omniscient, of a man and his son on a road trying to survive in a world where a catastrophic event caused destruction of human civilization. Death is a constant worry as The Man and The son continue on the road. There is no electricity or phones, all stores are empty, no houses for shelter, plant life is gone, and no fish in the water. In the novel,…

“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” This quote by Cormac McCarthy refers to the main conflict present in The Road: the need to survive and to persevere through the challenges the characters encounter. Along their journey, a father and son discover more about their morals and values and how to continue on in dire circumstances. In The Road, McCarthy develops moral dilemmas using character development and imagery in order to show that destruction and death can exist…

Revolutionary Road was a book written by Richard Yates, published in 1961. Revolutionary Road takes place in the 1950s and focuses on the two main characters, Frank and April Wheeler and their hopes and dreams for their future lives. Revolutionary Road takes you through the confusing, ups and downs of the Wheelers life, with other characters such as the Campbells, the Wheelers neighbors, and the Givings, the Wheelers real estate agent and her family. In Revolutionary Road you see April and Frank…