Dean Winchester

The exceptional author, William Dean Howells, constructs a powerful topic of both the ideal and real aspects of war in the short story, “Editha”. This powerful story shows us the ideal versus the real. Some would like to think that when soldiers are sent to war they will return, and everything that they must do is “Holy”. Editha calls any war that occurs a glorious war (Howells 1492). This allows both the soldiers and their loved ones to be proud of what was done during the war. Howells develops…

Fallen Angels is a book written by Walter Dean Myers about the hardships of the Vietnam War. Myers in known for his accurate, detailed and sometimes graphic depiction of the War. The setting of Vietnam gave Richie experiences that changed him mentally and emotionally. Such as, seeing some of his friends killed, to having to push through being controlled by a racist commander, and believing his bad knee will keep him from actually fighting. Walter Dean Myers uses the setting of the Vietnam War to…

Symbolism in A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier Malcom X once said: “Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression” (izquotes) Freedom is fundamental to the growth of humanity. In A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier, author Ishmael Beah examines the concept of freedom and oppression through illustrating his encounters as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone civil war in the 1990s. The dark influences of war strips Beah of his childhood…

when composing a text or to see commonality between various works, it is more useful to see naturalism as a separate movement than to see it as part of another. Therefore, it is advantageous to define what approaches realist authors, such as William Dean Howells and Kate Chopin, and naturalist authors, such…

The Pursuit of Happyness is a film based on a real story of Christopher Gardner, a renowned author, philanthropist, stockbroker, investor, entrepreneur, and a motivational speaker. While trying to highlight the most admired aspects of the life of Gardner, portrayed by Will Smith, the film also depicts the underside of Christopher Gardner. The film took place in San Francisco, California in the year 2006. Christopher Gardner is married to Linda, who for most of the film seems to have an unstable…

1.Summarize the book. "Monster" by waiter dean Myers is about 16-year-old boy who lives in an urban community where most are unemployed or underemployed. the boy’s name is Steve Harmon. he is wrongfully convicted for a drug store robbery and murder of the owner Mr. Nesbit. Steve is currently in jail while his trial is being heard. during his time in jail, he writing down the harsh stuff and tortures that happen in jail such as beating steeling fights and even rape. during the trial Steve claims…

Essay #2 Censorship and Banned Books A person that challenges a book so it will get banned is foolish, ignorant ,and absurd. The American Library Association defines a Challenge to literature as an attempt by a person or a group of people to have literature restricted or removed from a public library or a school curriculum . Challenging a book is making a book more famous, because people now become curious and wonder why it's being challenged. People that want a book banned and decide to…

William Dean Howells wrote The Rise of Silas Lapham in 1885, at the height of the Gilded Age. It was a time of great industrial expansion in the United States. For the first time, the majority of workers had jobs outside of agriculture. It saw the rise of massive companies, led by robber barons like Carnegie and Rockefeller. The economic gap in the U.S. began to increase: the richest one percent received the same total income as the bottom half of the population. With this gap in wealth came…

Walter Dean Myers’ Monster: Does Prison Make Steve a Monster? Creep. Psycho. Thug. Monster. The moment a mugshot appears on the six o’clock news, viewers make assumptions about the person in the photo. In a court system based on the premise that all men are innocent until proven guilty, people are quick to assume the worst about each defendant before the trial begins. In Walter Dean Myers’ novel Monster, Steve Harmon is on trial for his alleged role in a robbery that ultimately led to the…

People who are exposed to combat in war will change their entire lives. In the novel, Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, the story is set during the Vietnam War. The story includes a character named Richie, who has been drafted to war at a very young age. The novel shows how soldiers who go to war change because they are exposed to new experiences. Fallen Angels shows how people who go to war become a different person through religion. It also shows people changing in war by showing soldiers…