First novel in English

concentration camp and achieve his goal of making it to Denmark. In the novel I Am David, By Anne Holm, a 12 year old boy must journey to Denmark to deliver a letter to the authorities. He faces many problems along the way and discovers new things that he had never seen before in the concentration camp. He then finds his mother in Denmark at the end of the novel. Four character traits that helped David succeeded in the novel are hard working, serious, determined, and honest, and are going to be…

cultural values within. When being a Chicano you face obstacles like no other person because you live in the middle of two different cultures. Throughout the novel “Bless me, Ultima” the main focus is moral independence. The novel is important in Chicano literature because it combines both American and Mexican cultures into one whole. In the novel Bless me Ultima, Antonio the major character faces conflicts as early as his childhood. One example is the two different sides to his family; Luna…

in both the novel and the film, “A Clockwork Orange”, will be discussed. Firstly, how language is used to create a buffer will be argued. Secondly, how language is used to make the viewer complicit in the actions of the narrator will be examined. Lastly, how language is used to prevent the viewer from judging Alex as unintelligent, dull or crass will be elaborated upon. Burgess and Kubrick’s use of “Nadsat” in “A Clockwork Orange” changes the connotation of words of “normal” English. The…

Most English speaking individuals learn quickly that the language is one that allows for different interpretations of words, different applications of words, and different definitions for the same word. If English isn’t one’s native language, some words can be quite confusing unless you’ve been immersed in the language for a while. In the novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, author Mary Pearson uses definitions of a few specific words to show the struggle the main character, Jenna Fox, has…

Never Fade Away is an academic novel written by William Hart. It is an emotional chronicle of an unusual relation between a teacher and his student, and the trials and tribulations they face personally, professionally and academically. It is a story of friendship, self-discovery, self-understanding and acceptance told through the journal entries of two main characters; John Goddard and Tina Le. John Goddard is an ESL writing teacher at a California State University and a Vietnam War veteran…

12th Grade – AP English Literature: The AP English Literature curriculum involves a rigorous reading and writing schedule designed to reflect the amount of work students would experience in a college literature class. Over the course of the first quarter students read and studied poetry and short stories. There was a test on each genre, requiring students to practice thinking critically about literature and writing analysis in a timed setting. Selected poems covered British and American authors…

The novel Things Fall Apart, the author Chinua Achebe illustrates and portrays the idea of the Igbo society in Africa. The setting takes place in an African village of Umuofia, when the main protagonist, Okonkwo is the a well known Igbo man also a tragic hero. He wrestles Amalinze the Cat, and overall defeats him which leads him to be a successful man. He also is married to three wives which shows him that he is a great man in the village. However, he is also portrayed as a tragic hero, by…

Purpose and questions. This essay has 2 main goals. The first goal that will be concentrated on now is to find the similarities and differences between the two vampire characters Edward Cullen and Count Dracula and how they are portrayed in terms of aspects of behavior, actions, life and appearance. The aim is the following questions: How is Edward Cullen portrayed in contrast to Count Dracula? Which differences and similarities are there between the two vampire characters? The second goal that…

Nicholas Denny Mr. Eagleson English 4H October 8, 2015 Grendel Essay Topic 1 Throughout John Gardner’s novel Grendel, the protagonist, one of the monsters from the great English epic Beowulf, struggles with several post-modern concepts such as the belief that “nothing is true” and that there is no difference between right and wrong. In the beginning of the novel, Grendel acts in a way that some would call naïve and childish. He avoids the humans, calls for his mother’s help and is frightened…

Feminism is inclusive of women of all backgrounds, races, and cultures, which Bronte fails to represent in the whitewashed Jane Eyre. In a rather opposite manner, various women in the novel are derogated and denigrated due to their different upbringings. When Jane first acknowledges Bertha’s existence, she reports her to Rochester as having “‘a discoloured face - it was a savage face….fearful blackened inflation of the lineaments! ...the lips were swelled and dark’” (Bronte 283-284). As Jane’s…