Breathless

very much, she couldn’t bring herself to fight against society and be with someone deemed unfit for someone of her class. This could be shown through, “ Instead of a wild, hatless little savage jumping into the house, and rushing to squeeze us all breathless, there lighted from a handsome black pony a very dignified person. “( Chapter 7). At this moment, it was now unattainable for Heathcliff to ever be with Catherine…

George Shehata Honors English 2; Period 1 Mr. Rasmussen 16 December 2016 Empathy Compassion, it’s an emotional response used to demonstrate someone’s sense of pity, and it’s given when people feel sympathy or empathy towards another suffering human being. But what if an author writes an entire epic dealing with sinners who fall from the grace of God, and are punished, but the author still feels sympathy or empathy towards them? What would that look like? In Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno, Dante…

Within many novels, characters mature and recognize their place in the world they live in. Oftentimes, this change is revealed in terms of a single pivotal moment in which the character realizes their place in the world. An example of a novel in which a main character has a realization such as this is Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. Morrison’s novel follows Milkman, the protagonist, from childhood to adulthood and describes his development along the way. Milkman, however, changes most due to…

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the term superstition can be defined as “a widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, leading to good or bad luck” (Oxford 2012). It is said to be a practice based on such belief resulting from fear of the unknown. The role of superstition in Lives of the Saints written by Nino Ricci controls the society of a small town called Valle del Sole, as the villager’s main beliefs revolve around the practice of superstition. Thus, Nino Ricci’s…

Health Education: From Theory to Practice Oxygen is one of the most essential and vital requirements for human existence. Other basic components for survival such as eating, drinking, and sleeping are crucial, but without the breath of life and the simple act of inspiration, which fills our lungs and blood with oxygen, nothing becomes more basic and necessary for life. We will be assessing the needs and the issues related to clean air and the respiratory health issue of asthmatic children living…

Frankenstein and Sorrows of the Young Werther: Disastrous Desires In Frankenstein and Sorrows of the Young Werther, Victor and Werther’s misguided desires obstruct their views of reality, and thus their growth. Victor Frankenstein is an overzealous character who, unknowingly, risks his mental sanity to unearth the secrets of life and create a wretched creature. As Victor delves into the deeper mysteries of creation, his sanity begins to dwindle. During this time, Victor gradually skids into a…

Frankenstein vs. Dracula When individuals are placed in an unusual situation, those singles deal with problems in different manners. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Victor Frankenstein and Jonathan Harker deal with their situations in different ways. To begin, Harker gathers information about his foe. Also, he seeks help and protects others as a number one priority while Victor does not. As well, due to his actions, Harker lives on with a joyful life. Therefore, faced…

In Homer’s, The Iliad and The Odyssey, death is used to emphasize the importance of people’s actions on earth and the pressure that they face to achieve honor and glory through triumphs while still alive. The underworld and everything that death brings serves to end the heroes quest towards eminence and relegate them to a life of anonymity and solitude, thus forcing them to understand what was genuinely important during life. Death is the antithesis of victory in Homer’s poems, yet so often,…

Finally, Shelley features the Romantic concept of the sublime through Victor’s Gothic awe of death and reanimation. When Victor first witnesses the results of his labor, he states “…but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Chapter 5). The sublime is a concept often seen in Romantic works, as it often deals with great terror and beauty that is found in nature. However, in Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses this concept to…

thing different with the room. A stranger standing across from me. My first reaction was to fight, but you looked just as hurt as I was. I couldn't tell if you were an enemy or a friend. I tried to ask were we were, but no words came out of my breathless mouth. You understood enough to answer the question. You replied with, "We are in the only place sage these days", underground. huh? Underground? Why? because if we venture up to the surface we will more than likely be eaten alive by the…