Charles Dickens

Magic realism is a literary genre or style that incorporates mythical and magical elements in realistic fiction, most often associated with Latin America. In Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya uses many tools and literary elements to tell Antoine's story. Magic realism is the most commonly occurring and most effective literary element to tell the story. Anaya uses magic realism to introduce and describe various characters. For example Narciso, he is the town drunk and nobody takes him seriously,…

As Above, So Below Essay Rudy Rucker’s As Above, So Below is a novel that gyrates upon the most culminating years of Peter Bruegel, a Netherlandish Renaissance artist in the 15th century. Peter Bruegel and his partner are pursuing for a patron, someone to help finance their artwork. After finding a patron, the relationship between the men and the patron becomes burdensome. So, Peter breaks off from both men. 3 years later Peter forms a close, lasting bond with two men, who both help Peter with…

As writers, Obama and Jeter both explain the strategies they use to convey their experience, challenges and goals. The strategy Jeter use is questioning to ask the reader what they really what to do with their lives.Questioning”What would you love to do? What are you good at? What would you like to do for the rest of your life?”(Jeter,61). Other strategies he uses is colloquial language. Jeter uses colloquial language to introduce two central ideas, goals, and dreams specifically: the…

Through the characterization of the Ewells, one can find evidence that the family is rather coarse, and do not particularly care what others think of them. The first clearly pronounced trait depicted by the Ewells is their general coarseness. This trait is evidenced first by the manner of the character Burris Ewell. He has lice crawling through his hair, and is utterly unperturbed by this fact. He is covered in dirt; he is in fact the “filthiest human” Scout has ever seen (Lee 31). He does not…

“Husband” by Richard Hoffman of the book EMBLEM, is a poetic piece about a husband who seek to discover his wife lost ring. This sonnet takes readers into the world of being a husband; mainly those who have experienced the process of rescuing a meaningful possession for their spouse. I am as single as the dollar bill, so why and how does this poem resonate with me? For starter, I do intent someday in the near future settling down with a loving lady and raising a handful of young Dorbors.…

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your life was switched around completely in the blink of an eye? Some would believe that it would make everything better, but they are wrong. In both stories, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol”, the main characters are put in very strange positions in life that will alter the way they see the world, forever. In both narratives, the main characters are very rude and cold-hearted without a care in the world about their family or friends, and…

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), an Academy Award nominee, adventure comedy tale of loyalty, crime, lies, and love. The film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, is a modern loosely based tale on Homer's epic poem, Odyssey. Set in 1930’s Mississippi, during the great depression, this film tells the story of three convicted escapees Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop and Delmar O’Donnel who just so happens to be chained together. Confronted with the possibility of…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, one of the greatest writers of the 19th century. The novel depicts the journey an idle and unlawful child takes to get away from his pap and civilization. At the end of his adventures, Huck Finn no longer resembles that naughty kid who fools around the town making troubles, who enjoys himself without caring the feeling of his adoptive mother (Twain 2). These adventures reshape Huck into a fine young man who values friends, justice, and…

Duke Schultz, born Arthur Flegenhiemer in 1902, was a very notable American East coast gangster who was remarkably successful during and after the prohibition era. Schultz successfully carved out his own chunk of success in the violent New York organized crime world by being even more ruthless and violent than any competitors. Schultz helped shape the culture at the time but also was very much shaped by the culture that he worked his way to the top of. He was a very successful European jew in an…

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is considered one of the greatest literary works of all time. In fact, it is considered by modern library the fifth best book of the 20th century. It is a story of how technological marvels make humanity lose sight of what really matters. Aldous Huxley loved to criticize rapid progress, not wanting people to lose ethical values like the society in the book. Huxley uses allusions to great works of literature and famous people to give full impact to his criticisms.…