Ernest J. Gaines

Value 1: Hardworking, Dedicated Text 1: “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford “In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high, as they could not bear a knot of sail, but were forced to hull for divers days together.” “Would they do what could be done for their wages’ sake and on the other hand they were loath to hazard their lives too desperately.” In “of Plymouth plantation”, William Bradford acknowledges their determination and hard work for what they wanted…

Throughout Storm of Steel, his memoir recollecting his experiences during World War I, Ernst Jünger employs the use of simplistic language to express the immediacy of the war. Instead of using a more stylistic and grandiose approach to his writing, the former soldier conveys his feelings through short and plain-spoken statements. Jünger’s style reflects the aloof mindset that fighting in war can produce. Jünger keeps his sentences simple and short. Grammatically, these sentences are proper…

‘The Navigator’ is a silent comedy produced & directed by Buster Keaton in 1924. The movie revolves around the story of a rich boy – ‘Rollo Treadway’ played by Buster Keaton and girl – ‘Betsy O’Brien’ played by Kathryn McGuire who due to unfortunate circumstances are stranded on Betsy’s father’s ship ‘Navigator’ which is drifting aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean. The movie further focuses on their struggle to survive on the ship and from the cannibal islanders. Keaton uses this plot along with…

The short story, Hills like White Elephants, is essentially a conversation between a woman (Jig) and a man (unnamed, but referred to as The American) at a train station. Although this story is a conversation, neither of them truly communicate with each other, and they do not seem to care about the point of view of one another. The American is exasperatingly trying to convince the girl to have an operation. The nature of this operation is never clearly stated, but it is assumed to be an abortion.…

Ernest Hemingway is a well known American novelist of the 20th century. He wrote an assortment of novels and short stories throughout his career. Two of his most famous short stories are “Hills Like White Elephants” and “A Clean Well Lighted Place.” Both of these works are written in a way that forces the reader to look beyond the general details to interpret the meanings of the stories. The significance of the works must be determined based on underlying themes and symbolism. This style of…

The Dark kid is Camara Laye's life history, tracing the event of his cultural and private values as a young man returning more matured inside the Malinke tribe of higher Guinea throughout the 1930's. when his death, Guinean author Camara Laye was truly acclaimed by The the big apple Times critical review as “his continent's superior writer.” he's the author of many well-known items of literature, the foremost widely-read and tutoredbeing The Dark kid (1954) and therefore the African kid (1953,…

In the course of literature of the twentieth century, Hemingway had made a significant contribution and a distinct change especially in the field of fiction .The author’s style which was not accepted at the beginning has become a school in itself. Hemingway’s personal experiences of the hard realities of the age have revolutionized his ideas and attitudes which have been dramatized in his writings. He experienced the violence of war and its resulting chaos and thus, his writings have discussed…

The Wreck Of The Lady is a real life story about the death and survival of seven crew members aboard the vessel Lady Mary. From bad conditions, to a slip in the safety forms, the mask of night, a worn out crew, and an horrible surprise only one crew member was able to survive. The men aboard the Lady Mary were men that were heroes to their families. When fate were against them they did everything in their power to fight back. But in the end, after one member could not save another, one survived.…

In “The Sun Also Rises” Hemingway introduces his novel with two quotes. The first is a quote from Gertrude Stein, a painter, poet, who was at the center of the social scene of American expatriates in the 1920s Paris. She identifies that Hemingway’s is “lost generation.” This term characterizes the emotional, moral and in many cases physical emptiness of the post-WWI generation, that witnessed the bloodiest and deadliest times known to man, to this point in history. This “lost generation”…

Ernest Hemingway's usage of symbolism that is found throughout the short story “Hills Like White Elephants”, adds on an important significance to it and makes a big impact on the story, whether you are able to catch it or not. The outcome of grasping onto the symbolism he gives us can put several different meanings to the interpretation that ends up being revealed to you. Elephants are more than just a huge and strong, plant-eating mammal, especially in this short story. Elephants, across the…