For His Son

God’s Instrument After years of typing away on his antique typewriter for hours on end, the Oscar winning storyteller John Irving triumphantly finished his seventh novel A Prayer For Owen Meany in 1989. The emotional tugging that the novel forces upon its audience made it one of the most read novels of the 20th century (McCarthy 2). This humorous yet heart wrenching tale tells of an unlikely friendship between two boys just before the Vietnam era. As a time full of war, death, and lost hope;…

I have no doubt about what the pastor was saying during the listening session. Now the difficult part of the whole experience was the routine aspect of the service. I personally enjoy order, but in a way where the Holy Spirit can make the service His and not ours. This may be wrong in some theologians eyes, but I am still learning and as for right now, I want the Holy Spirit to humble the church and bring us to have listening ears for what He wants. This is what brings out my ENFP personality…

The Sons of Liberty stressed the symbolic significance of the tax, and that they are being controlled by the British. The common folk were not really affected by the tax, but they were being influenced by the ideals behind the tax. The upper class called for…

the alteration of his behavior. Although The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the most influential spirit, some…

introduced, successfully associating them with a negative atmosphere. It is through their prophecies that Macbeth’s lust for the throne is encouraged, consequently leading him to his own demise and destruction of Scotland. The relationship…

can’t get rid of his guilt. After Banquo’s death he sees Banquo’s ghost which as well represents, that he is plagued by guilt and regret. However, Jack doesn’t have the feelings of regret, he is just focussed on the authority and control he gets. By killing everyone Jack creates a big chaos on the island. He influences everyone, all the boys become savage and he takes over so that Ralph can’t keep the order and discipline. He plunges the whole island into a big chaos, lead by his desire to get…

the demon inflicting pain to his…

applied to the storyline directly. From talking polar bears to bizarre personal companions, this novel certainly emphasizes the imaginative aspect of literature. The Golden Compass, written by Philip Pullman, is one of three books in the series titled His Dark Materials which exemplifies the nature of the fantasy genre by detailing completely absurd and surreal events (Pullman 2-198). In The Golden Compass, the protagonist, Lyra, and her daemon go on an exhilarating adventure from their home in…

“Just because we don’t say certain things, doesn’t mean we don’t feel them”. This quote is especially relevant to the love affair that takes place in W. D. Snodgrass’s poem “Leaving the Motel”. The poem entails of the requirements that two surreptitious lovers must carry out after their secret rendezvous to sure that their relations stay hidden. As the narrator of the poem methodically runs through their responsibilities like a checklist, they establish a detached and matter-of-fact tone, which…

Go lovely rose, to his coy mistress: a compare and contrast analysis. Poetry is, and has always been, one of the quickest ways to a woman’s heart. Through a series of romantic verses and enticing stanzas, a speaker may set out to express their interests for the ones they desire. The speakers in the poems of Andrew Marvel’s “To His Coy Mistress,” and Edmund Waller’s “Go,Lovely Rose,” both use poetry as a means of enticing their desired woman. The speakers of both poems begin by complimenting…