Donoghue v Stevenson

As a rebellious and confused twelve year old, it was always tempting to disobey my parents as they continued to restrict me in an attempt prolong my change into a teenager. The more rules that were created to hold me back, the more I would aim to break free. I purposefully broke the rules that bound me. No human wants to feel restricted, regardless of age. An environment that is too suppressive, demanding, and judgmental, constantly aimed towards perfection, can make any well behaved person feel…

Beowulf A New Telling by Robert Nye is a detailed book full of adventure and the relationship between good and evil, and, with that, darkness and light. The main character, Beowulf, is strong because he admits to, and controls the evil in himself. Beowulf allows his weaknesses to become strengths, and so can find good in everything, even sometimes his enemies which seem to be made of pure evil. This shows that his character is very willing to accept differences in others, and is very…

Tentative Interpretation of The False Gems The False Gems was written by Guy de Maupassant in 1883.“Maupassant is considered as one of the fathers of the modern short story”. ( wikipedia ) He always depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms. Readers also can find some similarities in The False Gems. Writer could invisibly finish the objective and actual description and the short story only uses thousands of words and makes the plot twists…

“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress,” said Napoleon Bonaparte. In accordance, The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and “Master Harold”…and the Boys by Athol Fugard both consist of dynamic characters who act as oppressors. In The House of the Spirits and “Master Harold”…and the Boys, Esteban Trueba and Harold, respectively, have similar characteristics in the sense that they both lose control of their emotions and take out their anger on others. The House of the…

The story featured in this essay is called “The Hurst of Hurstcote” (1893) by E. Nesbit. This story starts off with a narrator, named Bernard, who is very close to the main protagonist in the story, John Hurst. He mentions that his friend is very unlikable due to his quirky, contradictory mindset about science and supernatural elements which set him apart from others. Even so, Hurst marries Kate, whom Bernard actually liked. Later, Hurst sends a letter to his comrade to visit him and come see…

This enchanting novel about treasure maps and old pirate duels has captured the attention of generations. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel set in the mid 17th century but was written in 1881. Based in a time when pirates were at large, there was adventure around every corner. Dangerous encounters and clashing personalities set this novel apart from the rest. With the untameable ocean and ferocious spirits, the story could not be set anywhere else. Our protagonist, Jim Hawkins…

Since the two chapter that discussed above, "Story of the Door" and "The Carew Murder Case" contain a complexity of events with mystical value. It is obvious that Stevenson bring a connection between chapter by chapter that evidently appear as the similar incidents in it to stress more about gothic. This repetition may bring a double power to affirm the theme of Jekyll and Hyde story. Also, it can give comparison between…

The story of Treasure Island was a novel written in the early 1880s by Robert Louis Stevenson and was published by a company in London known as Cassell and Company. The story was inspired by Robert’s step-son, Lloyd Osbourne, when he drew a treasure map with Robert. The map itself inspired Robert to make the story of a boy named Jim Hawkins and his adventure to the location of a long lost treasure that belonged to notorious pirate legend, Captain Flint. Flint and his treasure was inspired by a…

Religion in our society today is optional for people, but imagine living in a society in which following religious-like rules was a requirement in order to be a part of it. In Jekyll and Hyde Social codes dictated how people were supposed to live their lives, and the Victorian social order eerily resembled a religion in which everybody had to be a part of, and one major victim of this strict society was Dr.Jekyll. In Jekyll and Hyde, certain social codes impacted Dr.Jekyll positively, but the…

As humans, people tend to look for a cure or a way to escape to enjoy everyday pleasures or create something new. Both Robert Stevenson and Mary Shelley write about this in their novels. Their works, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein, portray these issues and show how their characters go through with the issue. Their novels also show the archetype the fall, when a character starts at a higher state of being and then quickly fall to a lower state of being. In Stevenson’s…