Death in the Afternoon

of an elderly woman on Sunday afternoon, “Miss Brill,” a short story by Katherine Mansfield, drew me to the memory of my late great-grandmother and the residents of her assisted living home. Silenced by their isolation, often people in the advanced stages of life are driven by a desire to participate in the world around them. Miss Brill finds her place in the park in the interactions between others and the scenery around her, just as those that spent Sunday afternoons rocking back and forth on…

The Bullfighters that Ernest Hemingway describes in the excerpt from Death in the Afternoon are brave however they are not courageous. It takes a brave person to be able to face a bull head on in order to defeat it, because the bull fighter understands that they are putting themselves in danger. Hemingway states, “It is a strange feeling to have an animal come toward you consciously seeking to kill you, his eyes open looking at you, and see the oncoming of the lowered horn that he intends to…

In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism in settings such as the Salinas Riverbank, Crooks’ room and the barn to foreshadow major conflicts in the story as well as to convey loneliness, isolation, dreams and discrimination. Through the Salinas Riverbank, Steinbeck questions the viability of George and Lennie’s dream and shows how the Salinas Riverbank is free from loneliness in three key moments. The first key moment occurs when the Salinas Riverbank is first introduced. In this moment,…

George Wilson, suspects that his wife is having an affair. His assumptions are right, but what happens leads to the death of three people. All the characters have a desire for wealth and higher class recognition, which leads to the tragic death. Although not directly responsible; Myrtle Wilson, Tom Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby are all responsible in some way for the most tragic death.…

of the Great Jay Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom, Daisy and Gatsby are all accountable for the death of James Gatz. Mr. Tom Buchanan is a wealthy man who decides Gatsby’s fate with a single whisper. He is a hulking and arrogant man who resides in a mansion in East Egg and enjoys playing polo and showing off his trophies. Tom contributes to Gatsby’s death because he was the one who sent Daisy and Gatsby home from the city early. “You two start on home, Daisy,’ said Tom.…

jury, today we are brought here for the reason of the murdur of Lennie Small. The accused George Milton is only one of the many that has been in a possition simular to this due to the hardships of this time. Mr. Milton is not to be blamed of the death Mr. Small, for as stated by Mr.Curley "I'm gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself," This only proves that Lennie would have been killed either way, Mr.Milton only did it so no one else could. By God look at the man and tell me if he…

innocent later on, would that be enough compensation for taking his life away? Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I firmly believe that death penalty or capital punishment should not be legalized. First, it is inhumane. Second, there is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than long terms of imprisonment. Third, there are innocents being killed unbeknownst to the common public. Death penalty is an inhumane act that contradicts our very nature. It is not…

planning can overtake doing, and soon the ability to follows one’s own heart is lost. Then seasons start to fly by and soon a grandparent is looking back upon their life, full of regret. John is terrified of the idea. He tempted death on the train tracks that afternoon, but ultimately made the right decision. John decided that he would rather live an extraordinary and possibly shorter life, instead of a long, empty one. John was living in the moment. He wasn’t preoccupied about the past…

A nap a day helps keep the doctor away! New research shows that a nap during the day can make us sharper, healthier and even happier. Americans have been brainwashed. Our society looks down on naps. We regard time as money and see napping as wasteful and self-indulgent or as a sign of a mental or physical defect. Most nappers are not lazy, ailing or senile. Three-fourths of people who nap do so because of shift-work jobs, study schedules, or babies allow them too little regular sleep. Most…

Good afternoon, everyone. Well, with some of you about to go out on field work, it's timely that in this afternoon section. I will be sharing my ideas about the reason why groups of whale and dolphins sometimes swim ashore from the sea right on to the beach, and most often die in what are known as mass strandings. Unfortunately, this type of event is a frequent occurrence on some of the location that you will be travelling to. While sometimes the tide goes out suddenly confusing the animals.…