Charles Dickens

The Island of Misfit Toys all starts with one toy not liking how he was being treated. He was being beat daily and was considered a peasant in his society. The work he put his body through was very intense labor and dangerous. But he wasn’t the only toy feeling this way. Ever since the government was losing money toys were beginning to get enraged at the fact that they weren’t getting paid for their work. The government had promised all the toys that they had just found new resources to make…

yet the face had no a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom was on the skin. […] But the strangest thing about it was, that from the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light, by which all this was visible” (Dickens, 55). The Ghost of the Christmas Past shows Scrooge his past days that have made him to be the man he is today. Shown from the past, Scrooge is “rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them” but later he ends up alone as the others parted to spend Christmas with their…

The speaker in this passage describes the poor living conditions of an American soldier in Iraq. The soldier writes this letter to his friends and family to describe his living space on the base. The author uses several rhetorical strategies such as using a step by step guide, short sentences, negative adjectives, and a nostalgic tone to explain how horrible it is to live on a base. The speaker gives a step by step guide on how to assimilate their living conditions. They start off by…

One year, Santa's elves were making christmas presents.There were 1324 presents made on Tuesday,but approximately ⅛ of the toys were made wrong.So, Santa came out and yelled at the builder elves after the wrapping elves complained to Santa that some were made wrong.The next week the elves were having a Christmas party and Santa said,”Me and some of the security will find who messed and make them unable to go to the Christmas party,but if u confess the you can go.”That’s when little Jimmy the…

In the dark and gloomy house, the walls were damp and old; the carpet was full of a thick layer of dust that had been collected over the dozens of years. Surrounded by emptiness, the breeze was gushing through the walls everywhere you went there was a draught. The smell of mouldy milk made my stomach churn. All you can see around you is antique dolls, dusty old fashioned furniture and cobwebs intertwined everywhere. The house was hidden in the bewildered forest it looked abandoned like it had…

In this extract we see how horrible and selfish Scrooge is. We get an insight in how Scrooge looks, and therefore what he is like as a person too. As a whole, the extract makes Scrooge seem isolated and rude, and that he only cares for money and no one else. There is lots of imagery in this extract which tells us about Scrooge. For example, ‘hard and sharp as a flint’ suggests that his personality is grey and dull. Also it could suggest that his heart is rock hard and almost impossible to melt.…

Maddi Berry Great expectations essay Mod B In the book Great Expectations a character named Pip, meets many characters and faces situations that help to shape his views on life. Many different aspects of the book change his character dramatically such as wealth, social class, beliefs and wants. In the beginning of the book Pip is in a graveyard looking at his parents grave when a convict comes running towards Pip. The convict begs Pip to bring him food and a file so he may remove his…

Have you ever been dreaming that you were falling off of something and woke up then the dream was not real? Well in Poison by Roald Dahl the situation was sort of like that. The story was set in India(while it was a British Colony, before it gained its independence in 1947). In this story there are three main characters Timber Woods, Harry Pope, and Doctor Ganderbai. There was a krait under the bed sheet because of Harry's actions, Harry's emotions, and because of Timber's confidence.…

You've had enough beer already.” the old woman said, calling back to the old man. “Besides, it's getting late and Halloween will be over soon anyway. The kids on the street are already starting to dwindle.” “All the reason to have one more beer!” whined the old man. “No!” shouted the old woman from the porch as she stood next to the pumpkins who were trying desperately not to give themselves up by laughing. “Ah... you're no fun.” said the old man throwing up a hand in the air in a…

Inaction, that demonstrates silence, is just as dangerous as speaking out. In chapter five, Elie is being transferred to a new Kommando and they are beginning a selection. Elie observes the old men and thought, "The old men stayed in their corner, silent, motionless, hunted-down creatures. Some were praying. One more hour. Then we would know the verdict: death or reprieve" (Wiesel 70). The older men, who can't work, are scared because they don't want to be selected to die. They are just sitting…