Everything Is Illuminated

control because the government gets to decide how everything runs. One large example of the New World Order being real is that people are being de-skilled. There are many examples such as goods replaced instead of being fixed (biblebelievers,com). Because less skill is required soon no one will be able to repair things on their own making them totally dependant on the government (biblebelievers.com). As stated before, their whole goal is to contol everything. How better then to control…

collected his smashed hat. He walked to me giving me a questioning glance. I nodded my head in response and without a moments hesitation he flicked his wrist and the hat popped back to its original state. A bright light emitted from the hat and illuminated the room. I then felt a tugging sensation and heard wind rushing past my ears as I was sucked into the hat. My feet hit the ground as I…

In Jane Austen’s Emma, the social world dominates. Each character has their own biased preconceptions which determine how they assess each other. Meanwhile, the reader is encouraged to judge the characters for their missteps and misconceptions. Austen creates irony in the novel by first setting up the characters for criticism of their dogmatic perspectives, and then setting up the reader to realize her own biased analysis of the characters. Austen accomplishes this effect through both the plot…

A man will do anything for love, even if it is not true love. He will cross the Atlantic, or jump into a canyon. In Stardust, protagonist Tristran Thorn embarks on a journey over the wall and into the world of Faeries, to please his supposed true love, Victoria Forester. While on his journey, he encounters many trails and gains wisdom of knowledge and maturation, as he learns who he truly is. Within his trials he faces numerous foes, who possess the power of magic Neil Gaiman bases Stardust…

The real villain of this city was the blistering wind that rolled in from the bay. It was invasive and suffocating. If the wind wasn’t killing you, it was the humidity and intense gray heat that followed in seasonal suit. I didn’t like thinking about the change of seasons, or the inevitable, or the past. Too much had happened last Christmas for me to consider it a “joyous” time. It was the last time I watched my mother and father fall asleep. And never wake up. What was God’s use for smallpox…

Sarah Kane in her play “4.48 Psychosis” and Peter Handke in “Offending the Audience and Self- Accusation” challenge the role of the spectator and their treatment. Both writers encourage the audience to actively question the action that unfolds in their sight. Sarah Kane’s fragmented structure of the play; a combination of varying textual forms such as songs, numbers and self- reflective speeches forces the spectator to create meaning in the confusion. The play is a canvas and the spectator holds…

3. Bleeding Edge: waiting to be reassembled The ‘Word’ is definitely an interesting concept in The Crying of Lot 49, simply because of the myriad of analyses and meanings it received (cf. Grant 2008; Schaub 2013). What perhaps then is even more intriguing is its reappearance in Pynchon’s latest novel, Bleeding Edge, almost half a century later: ‘[Maxine is talking in DeepArcher to an enigmatic woman, after September 11. The woman says:] “Only here to have a look. Find out how long I can stay…

attempt at ascension specifically Macon Dead Sr., he has to endure a lot. Macon, having his father die at a young age had to learn to take care of himself and become the man readers discover in the novel. Contrastingly, Macon Jr. “Milkman”, has everything given to him and didn’t have to fight as hard for anything thus he fails to have that sense of independence. However we see a major shift in his character a transformation after his trip to Virginia. This is where he learns about his ancestry,…

It was a Tuesday, on September 22nd, 2015, I claimed my seat by the window of a Southwest plane, and leaned down to shove my large purple bag below my seat. I had put my headphones over my ears to escape the noises of the world around me. I turned my head to my dad and brother Taylor, they were adjusting to get comfortable, and then I rotated the opposite way to stare out the tiny window. It was a sunny afternoon, I was already thrilled to get out of high school, and to go to Florida was even…

I I have to say, I went for this one unprepared. I was going to Brazil for summer break and my mom wanted a mother/daughter bonding trip. Unfortunately, it was less than a week after my finals and I didn't have time to read a single guide, just some general stuff I found on the internet. And I'm usually the kind of person who buys 3 different guides, reads them all and plans every second of the trip. Not that I follow my own plans that often, but I do enjoy the planning and the security that…