Francis Austen

John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer of twenty-seven books, including sixteen books. six variable books, and five short stories. He is broadly known for comic books, “Tortilla Flat” and “Cannery Row”. Also known for the novels, “Red Pony”, “Of Mice and Men”, and “The Grapes of Wrath”. The vast majority of Steinbeck's work is set in southern and focal California, especially in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges. His work much of the time investigated the subjects of…

This film shows how little marriage is truly valued and how people choose not to stay faithful to the person they claim they love. Henry says his marriage was not true with Catherine because she was married to his brother first, but at that point why did he marry her as well as hold hands with her? Maybe he was in love with her, maybe he wasn’t, but he then choose to get a divorce with and convince everybody that he was now in love with Anne Boleyn. At this point he is pretty much a middle…

The Odyssey by Homer This ancient epic poem by Homer is by far my favorite book of all time. I have always enjoyed reading ancient Greek mythology and I am engrossed in the complex phenomena that they attempt to explain. The Odyssey perfectly combines Greek mythology with a well-constructed storyline and complex themes. The Odyssey also focuses on my favorite character Penelope. She is cunning in the subtlest ways and she is extremely interesting to study. Even something as minor as…

Known for her suspenseful and stimulating crime plots, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, an imaginative and dedicated author, successfully acquired a name in literature. Throughout her life, she received numerous notable awards and pursued in a satisfying writing career. Born June 13, 1893 in Oxford, England as the only child of Helen Leigh Sayers and Reverend Henry Sayers, Dorothy expressed an interest towards reading and writing as a child. In college, though she was considered an eccentric girl, she…

The two versions of Much Ado About Nothing that I chose were the 1993 version, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and the 2012 version directed by Joss Whedon. The two interpretations were drastically different from one another, but I think that the 2012 version was the funniest. In the 1993 version, the director also plays the character of Benedick, and the play is interpreted as the expected period piece. Unlike the 2012 version; the 1993 version displays a more jovial atmosphere all throughout, but…

Geoffrey Chaucer and Giovanni Boccaccio both offer modern society a glimpse into the dark ages through their literary pieces, The Canterbury Tales and The Decameron. Composed of numerous short stories, the two pieces of literature convey the way of life in 1300s as well as the medieval society’s belief and the strong influence of the bubonic plague. Short stories within The Canterbury Tales and The Decameron feature the plague and utilize the illness to construct plot and the overall theme. In…

Early British women's activist Mary Wollstonecraft, married name Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, was born on April 27, 1759 in London, England. She was a progressive thinker who tried to wind up "the first of a new genus," another sort of lady. Her life, however short and tumultuous, was portrayed by an Enlightenment-motivated energy for reason bizarre among ladies of her time. Verifiably, many individuals have been more intrigued by Wollstonecraft's surprising individual life and relationship…

How much does caliber affect a person’s opinion? In the short story, “The Stolen Party” written by Liliana Heker, strongly emphasizes the differences within a society's class. It starts off with Luciana, a girl from the upper class, inviting Rosaura, the daughter of Luciana’s maid, to her party. Rosaura wholeheartedly believes that she is being treated as an equal, as Luciana’s friend, at the party, but throughout the night she is constantly fetching drinks, running around, and being purposely…

The spread of Elizabeth Blackwell’s altruism began with her aspiration to build a hospital in New York City. Fortunately, slow business thrived to be a bustling one through Blackwell’s talks of health in her rented, one-room medical center in Jersey City. Following Blackwell’s establishment was a clinic, founded by Blackwell, her sister, and Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska, a Berlin midwife. Although labor in the clinic was ceased, the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was operative in 1857…

In William Shakespeare's play Othello, there is love, betrayal, power, and pride that bring this tragedy together. In the end, there are not as many deaths as Romeo and Juliet but it is definitely just as heartbreaking. Desdemona and Emilia are the two main female characters in Othello. While the two women share many similar traits, being heavily devoted to their husbands, there is a contrast in the women in how they view the world. Desdemona is innocent and her idea of idealism is quite…