Charles Rudolph Walgreen

Flatland, written by Edwin Abbott, is a novella written in 1884, which delves into the discrepancies in the treatment of gender in the Victorian era of England through the use of satire. Abbott creates a world of two-dimensions where the inhabitants are shapes, and social standing is based solely around the number of angles each shape has. This piece of text parodies the social positions of both women and men in Victorian England through the exaggerated treatment of each in Abbott’s novella,…

For most situations, there is a defining moment. That moment for this story is not my own. ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’, written by Harry Chapin is a song about a father who neglects his son while he is growing up. When the child is going through adolescence, he tells his father that when he grows up, he is going to be like him. The song contains empty promises and missed opportunities. Once the child is grown up and has a family of his own, he fulfills his promise of being like his father. His does…

Of Mice and Men - Dreams Dreams are an important part of the lives of the characters in John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men. They show what the characters feel inside and what they aspire to be someday. The goals of George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife can provide a whole new look of the characters and the actions they make throughout the story. George and Lennie share a dream to be landowners someday and own their own farm where they can have friends come over and hire workers to…

The Friendship Of Change In the coming of age novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, a struggling friendship of a change of heart between characters Gene and Finny takes place. In the beginning of the novel, Gene’s envious mindset and lack of communication with Finny, results in a one sided friendship where Gene does not share the same feelings of their companionship as Finny. By the end, Gene grows up to recognize that his childish ways were wrong, and how blinded he really is from reality.…

Celeste Hannay Dr. Knudson ENGL-109-08 October, 3 2017 Les Miserable: A Historical Masterpiece Les Miserable, the captivating, well known story which was transposed into a brilliant film by Tom Hooper in 2012 portrays a true sense of life during the revolution. Aimed towards history gurus and middle-aged adults, this article gives a good description of what the movie entails. Set in early nineteenth century France, this film is based on God’s prevalent grace in Jean Valjean’s life while he…

questioned the origin of the human species and how we came about. Until the 19th century, people had no scientific clue as to how humans came to be the walking, talking, intelligent species we are today. With the introduction of evolutionary theory by Charles Darwin, we finally have an idea of how we evolved over many generations to become the species we are. Some people in today’s society are opposed to the theory, mainly being misinformed on what it actually means. Humans today are the result…

Emile Zola was a French Novelist, who wrote plays, essays, short stories and novels, in the late 19th century. Here is a background and synopsis of Emile Zola. Zola was born in Paris in 1840 and died at age 62 in 1902. He is one of the most famous and controversial figures ever know on the French literary scene. Zola was noted for his theories of naturalism, and he is considered the founder of the Naturalist Movement and was called ‘Father of Naturalism, in which his works consisted of…

“Internalization in The Female Quixote and David Copperfield” The Female Quixote, or The Adventures of Arabella, by Charlotte Lennox, and David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, are both early forms of the novel. Though written approximately 100 years apart the two novels are both influential in their respective periods of authorship. Arabella, as the novel will be referred to henceforth, is influential because of its examination of the novel as a newer form and its parody of the former…

In the Victorian period men and women’s roles sharpened and became better defined. Gender relationships and stereotypes characterize a society which sees eccessive hypocrisy and social expectations. Oscar Wilde, in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, makes use of a simple and spontaneous writing style, associated with a refined and prone approach in the depiction of reality. In his play, Wilde continuously uses aphorisms and paradoxes to invite the reader to reflect upon the drastic change in…

Being considerate and helpful to others is what makes you have a humanity. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is a story about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who was tremendously greedy and was visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future to make him see what his selfishness had caused him.This story has multiples themes, such as social justice, the true meaning of humanity, etc. Greed overtakes the humanity of those who possess it because it pushes away everyone you love and…