Dystopian fiction

Often times the most important characters in a story are the ones who are hardly there at all. They often complement the cliche main cast of any film or book. For example, in in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, the main character’s parents were never alive throughout the entire series, and have very few scenes featuring them in action. However, their roles in the main character’s decisions. Similarly, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein includes a character that doesn’t have a name, never speaks, and…

alarming for some people. The U.S Constitution states “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech” (Amendment 1). Laws can also be defined as banned items in some cases. In this case, it refers to this novel. It is titled science fiction for a reason, it’s not real. So if it’s all made up, why do people feel the need to ban it? What everyone thinks nowadays is that if we can stop letting our children read foul things such as this, then they will grow up to be a better…

Horace has written many poems, about different parts of his life. In “Satire 1.9” he tells a story, about his experiences with a terrible bore, who was insisting to join him on his journey. During the length of the poem the reader see that for the most part it is only the boar talking, which can make reading it, a bit confusing. Furthermore, the words Horace uses to describe his experience, really makes the reader feel for him. Therefore, it is no surprise that he uses tools like irony and…

The novel the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is told from the point of view of Holden Caulfield. J.D. Salinger was a soldier in World War II who took part in D-Day when the allied forces stormed the French coast of Normandy. He wrote this book shortly after the War The protagonist Holden has trouble fitting into society. He views most people as phony without much reasoning and he always lies to cover up his real identity. When asked by his roommate Stradlater to write an english composition…

Wishes can come in two forms, it can come as a blessing or a curse to the person’s life. However, the form of the wish is all depended on what the wielder wishes for and how it intertwines with their fate. In the classic drama story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” written by Jennifer Dignam, the Whites and two other characters, used a magical item, dubbed the monkey’s paw, to grant their desires. The monkey’s paw is a magical item with a spell placed onto it to show that fate rules our lives and that those…

Jefferson’s Sons is a historical fiction novel based on the true events of Thomas Jefferson’s life. Jefferson’s Sons describes the lives of Beverly, Harriet, Maddy, and Eston. These are the illegitimate children of Thomas Jefferson, or as he is called in the book: Master Jefferson. These four children were the sons and daughter of Sally Hemings, a slave on the plantation of Monticello. Sally Hemings is the sister of Martha Wayles, which makes Sally Thomas Jefferson’s sister-in-law. Sally and…

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2009) and Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) are works of literature that both use “nonsense” to convey a story. In what follows I will argue that nonsense is significant, especially in children’s literature, as it is a useful tool for education, and promotes individuality of thoughts. The use of nonsense in literature challenges rules and it allows for the brain to think outside of the restricted boundaries of teaching, which…

In this scene of Edith Wharton’s novella Ethan Frome, he recalls his conversation with Mrs. Hale. Initially, this conversation provides Ethan some clarity about his ongoing internal conflict with his passions and obligations. In Ethan’s perspective, Zeena is becoming more of an unbearable burden, as she had become an “evil energy” that “had mastered him” (Wharton 50). Isolating him, Ethan looks to find comfort in Mattie, who has an emotional relationship. Hence, Ethan feels the need to run away…

One of John Steinbeck's best known novels, Cannery Row, is a classic in which he sculpts each character in an extremely realistic and detailed way. Steinbeck was familiar with the area near the small, depressed town of Cannery Row and the people who crossed his path were eventually transformed into characters in the novel. Every character has an important role in the community. In the novel, many of the characters carry themselves differently in public then they do when they are alone…

Two of the most popular children's literature series of the 21st century, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, both put characters in situations with war and violence. In a world where there is a greater evil to defeat, characters are only benefitted when finding another ally with a common interest. Katniss Everdeen and Harry Potter gain allies when involved in a conflict. Both present the action of conflict directly in front of the characters, causing a change in a…