False protagonist

Overreacting is a normal thing for people to do. This is shown in Trish's short story "Bananas." Trish, Alessia, and Syd overreact when they are informed about Sidney getting laid off from his job at GameStop. The four of them devise a plan for Trish, Alessia, and Syd to steal money from GameStop as an act of vengence in Sidney's honor. Trish uses plot and theme in the story "Bananas" to convey how people in strong friendships or any positive relationship would be willing to sacrifice anything…

The successful novel by Patricia Highsmith – The Talented Mr. Ripley, follows the psychopath Tom Ripley’s journey as he changes his identity, and navigates his life through his own talent of lying. The adaptation of the novel to a film addresses some changes to meet the ‘requirement’ of the new form of entertainment in order to grab the spectator’s attention. This paper will compare the narrative configuration of the novel and the film, and will show how the differences between the two affect…

“The Art of Secrets” In “The Art of Secrets,” James Klise recites the story of Saba Khan and how the burning of their house devastated her family. The story also incorporates a painting which would lift the family’s hopes, but then, unfortunately, that gets stolen as well. The use of suspense in a story is essential for the author and the reader because it makes the reader devout to continue to read the book and solve the mystery. Therefore, many books include suspense, and the book “The Art of…

Robert De Niro has made a career playing gangsters and hardened criminals in films like ‘Goodfellas’, ‘Casino’ and ‘The Godfather: Part II’, which is why it’s so resoundingly impactful when he plays a nice, emotionally susceptible man in films like ‘Meet the Parents’. Nancy Meyer’s has made a career capitalizing on subtle feminism and perfectly encapsulating periods in life. Anne Hathaway is one of the best actresses to ever grace the silver screen, and she’s never made a film in which her charm…

Rudy is a movie based on the theme, motivation. The setting takes place first in Joliet, Illinois. He grew up near a steel mill where his father works. His dream is to attend the University of Notre Dame ever since he was a child watching football every Saturday with his family. No one ever believed in him when he said he was going to grow and go Notre Dame after high school. The movie fast forwards Rudy’s senior year, sponsors of the high school create a field trip for students to go to Notre…

Love in the Time of Global Warming is a modern rendition of The Odyssey filled with good-natured characters, an intriguing plot line brimming with foreshadowing details, and innumerable references to the classic Greek myth of Odysseus. This novel was written by Francesca Lia Block. It is set in a post-apocalyptic version of California and Nevada, caused by the Earth-Shaker, which is what the characters of the story refer to as the earthquake that killed off many of their families and friends.…

Imagery and sound in the short film An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, directed by Robert Enrico, is distinct and haunting. The stark symmetry and harsh scoring in the beginning, the dreamlike quality of the second act, and the ominous framing and music of the finale create a beautiful adaption of the original short story by Ambrose Pierce. In the original short story, the imagery tells the story rather than the dialogue. This can be seen in the film from the beginning, as the soldiers begin…

The breathtaking novel, Across a Hundred Mountains, by Reyna Grande (2006), is a story about a young girl, named Juana, and her older self as, Adelina. Juana became Adelina when she met a prostitute who was later killed in the book. After she died, Juana stole Adelina’s identity in order to cross the border to the United States, to find her father. Reyna Grande chose to elaborate the use of dualism, in order to express the parallelism between Juana and Adelina. This allows readers to make an…

been thought-out, making each name coordinate with the overall story, and coordinating with the stories hidden beneath the main plot. Each name is intentional, and has a meaning deeper than the surface (125). Ransom was the main character, and the protagonist of the story. According to Dictionary.com the word “ransom” is defined as “a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, especially the payment of a redemptive fine.” The name “Ransom” was fitting to Ransom’s characteristics…

The Outsiders Essay Beyulah Anderson intro: theme- nothing gold can stay or appearance: Do you think something good and perfect can last forever? This question refers to the poem by Robert Frost, Nothing Gold Can Stay. which is a poem about how everything beautiful and perfect is precious and can't stay forever. This is a prominent theme to think about as you read this essay. The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton tells a story about a 14 year old boy trying to understand the harsh world in which he…