Burn After Reading

The attack on Pearl Harbor The ending of Kim’s another novella Burn after Reading (1962) that draws the code war between Japan and the U.S. also betrays the expectation of puzzler readers. There are two mysteries in this work. Captain of the 3rd Section (Intelligence Bureau) of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff IDE who had engaged in espionage in Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor was caught and questioned by the U.S. military. At the interrogations a ciphertext on which “five-digit numbers and three letters QQQ were written” was found. The U.S. military thought it as “a very important document” and tried to find out the meaning by questioning, but IDE, without answering, took the opportunity to throw himself from the window. The code also relates to the second mystery. At the beginning of the story, IDE and captain TERANO of Imperial Japanese Navy received the special mission to carry a new code machine (System 97 Printing Machine for…

When Rainsford first goes to the front door of Zaroff’s house, Zaroff meets Rainsford by saying, “It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home” (4). This shows that General Zaroff is two-faced and devious. He is being polite and civilized while saying this, but later in the story we learn of his true intentions: he likes to hunt people for fun. While Rainsford is in Zaroff’s home, Zaroff tells Rainsford that he hunts a new animal.…

No Country for Old Men tells a story that appears to focus on a satchel of money that everyone is trying to take, but the true meaning of the movie lies buried underneath all the lies, drugs, gun fights, and psychotic actions of a psychotic killer. Llewellyn Moss, a cowboy out for an evening hunt, stumbles across a drug deal gone wrong. After further investigation of the shootout he searches for the money. After Moss takes a satchel of money he goes from being the hunter to the hunted. Moss may…

Leone’s use of these cinematic elements enhances the audiences viewing with music which fits perfectly and remains utterly memorable more than forty years after its first release. The close-up shots seemed to be two-fold in that it helped create tension during the fighting scenes but also was a way to give the audience a look into the mind of the character. Leone’s use of the camera panning over the whole field that gave an effect that the setting was very important. It's not hard to see why…

the film they would which roles. During this action, the directors are using various forms of parallels to achieve this goal. For one they put different shots of the person who is acting as the “cat” that are later repeated when the “cat’ changes. During this time Chigurh has a form of principles that, to him make total sense, allow him to kill and do what he pleases without a care of the people he might be affecting. This shows, that some people of this time do not see the value of life. They…

it came to the bloody scenes. The main character, Tae-sik, is also quite intriguing because in the beginning of the movie we only see him as this quiet and lonely pawn shop owner, but it is later revealed that he was once a happy man. He had a wife with whom he was expecting his first child until one day his pregnant wife is smashed inside a car by a huge truck. Since then his whole demeanor changes. He is mysterious and this makes the audience want to know more about him. Tae-Sik has the…

Scars symbolize strength and a person 's ability to move on after a misfortunate situation. They also act as a reminder of what happened in the past. As a result of this, Maggie feels insecure about herself and is barely recognized or seen by anyone. Still and withdrawn, she 's hardly a presence even when she does manage to mumble a few sentences. She has been like this ever since the fire had burnt the house down. According to the Dictionary of Symbols, the symbol of 'fire ' in the story means…

2. Beatty quotes literature to prove a point to Montag. By quoting literature he’s showing him he knows a lot about books. He wants him to think “wow, this guy really knows what he’s talking about” and that books really are as useless as everyone says they are. Who wouldn’t believe someone who sounds so smart, they would feel stupid not to agree with them. The fact that Beatty can quote literature shows that he has read many books in the past, and still doesn’t find them important. He doesn’t…

He then started worrying about his dog when he heard a yell from a distance. He ran towards that voice and saw a group of people surrounding a body on the ground. He got closer to get a better look, but then he realized that it was his beloved friend, Truffle. His co-worker told him that he had many major burns in his mouth from the boiling water, and third degree burns on his body from the fire. He was also too fatigued to even breath. Devin started screaming and bawling on Truffle’s corpse, he…

hide the beers they were drinking. Mrs. Ching saw ember from Michael’s camp fire spark near a tree and tried put out the fire by shoveling sand. While doing so, she accidentally shoveled Michael’s bag of fireworks into the fire. This caused an explosion which resulted in second degree burns to her face and chest. None of the men had suffered any injuries. The police and ambulance came to the park when Michael called 911. Mrs. Ching was taken to the Emergency room. She received treatment for her…