Devil

American fiction writer to obtain an international reputation. He was also named for George Washington, the first president. Irving wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker” in the early nineteenth century, and the story took place in 1727. The story’s point of view was in the third person. The story’s setting took place at Charles Bay, near Boston Massachusetts. In “The Devil and Tom Walker” it is more than obvious that the Tom and his wife resent each other. Tom Walker and Mrs. Walker treat each other…

In the non-fiction text The Devil in the White City, written by Erik Larson, several arguments are made throughout the book. In order to support these arguments, Erik Larson describes in detail the lives of those who impacted society while in Chicago, as well as using direct quotes from these characters who ranged in different ages, backgrounds, and careers. Throughout this nonfiction book, there was one prevalent argument being asserted, that the construction of the World's Fair distracted the…

a straight forward organization is required so as to make improvements. A strong and centered government is needed to maintain and preserve a nation. Thus, burdensome laws and rules should be imposed on people. But, as it is shown in in “Pray the Devil Back to the Hell,” a dictatorship government always converges to catastrophic results. However, as Gene Sharp states, overcoming dictatorships requires mainly a strong internal resistance movement so as to promote a common direction. Taking…

Inciting Event In 1893 the whole of United States celebrates the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the America's and the World's Columbian Exposition opens to waiting public. In the nearby Chicago community of Englewood resides a businessman, a doctor, and the United States first documented serial killer, Dr. H.H. Holmes. First Plot Point As the trains which shall overwhelm Chicago with tourist and people seeking new opportunities so is it occupied by predators…

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, a proverb that dates to c.1150, certainly comes to mind when one examines Rwanda’s 1994 civil war as told by Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire in his work Shake Hands with the Devil. Dallaire, the Canadian general that led the United Nations (UN) effort on the ground in Rwanda, leaves that country in the end feeling like he failed the Rwandan people. There are many reasons Dallaire, the UN and Western countries in general failed to prevent genocidal…

Devil Dolphins of Silver Lagoon is a narrative travel book created by a easy going, yet an extremely skillful seaman who has diving, navigation and photography expertise. This is a collection of happenings that no ordinary person could endure. Captain Michael Bennett intended the audience to be for anyone who wanted to hear his stories and events that happened to him and the National Geographic team on their expeditions. He finds humor in the sometimes distressing occurrences and also describes…

Delving even deeper within the psychosocial elements that influenced the early colonists in 1692, Carol Karlsen, in her book The Devil in the Shape of a Woman, demonstrates that women's status being particularly confined to that of Puritan definition was strenuous enough to cause such "possessions" to occur (231). What is described as a "cultural performance," Karlsen claims that these performances were representative of a ritual that the young New England girls were performing and that the…

such, racism hardly existed because white people were common. However, as African Americans started becoming more integrated into the industry of film noir, depictions of racial discriminations, whether overt or covert, became more prevailing. In Devil in a Blue Dress, a hardboiled mystery written by Walter Mosley, World War II veteran Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins enters Joppy's bar with aspirations of finding a job in order to pay his mortgage. He accepts a job from Mr. Albright. A journey entails as…

There are plenty great books that can be read about Chicago’s World’s Fair. But, one that stands out the most is the devil in the White City written by Erik Larson. This novel gives the reader a feeling as if he or she is reading two different stories but in the same book. The novel explains how the World’s fair became what it was and how it affected some people’s lives. This book gives all types of different readers a chance to enjoy the same book for a variety of reasons. Whether it be a…

The black devil “The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from your friends and loved ones”. Betrayal of trust is when you trust someone, and they take that trust and throw it away. The stories “The Black Cat”, by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, and “The Devil And Tom Walker”, by Washington Irving, show how the romantic literature characteristic betrayal of trust is evident throughout them. The story “The Black Cat” shows that…