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The world is cruel. It works people to the core. Then, as everything seems to improve, the sky tumbles down. In The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway, this is illustrated through Francis Macomber. Francis Macomber spent his entire life afraid with his wife constantly mistreating him. Throughout the story, he gains a poise but it is short-lived. As Francis Macomber finally learns to overcome fear and build his confidence, his life is ended in a cruel betrayal. Hemingway…

a very unique way in writing his books because his insomnia, helped fuel his creativity (Lindemann). In “The Metamorphosis” there is a section that explains the depressing and complicated life that Kafka had with his family. Kafka’s father was a factory owner and his family ran the business (Brod). In the section from Walter H. Sokel, he states that Kafka, “Hated his family in these fall months of 1912 as perhaps never before or since.” (Sokel) The reason he hated his family at this time is…

Marcus is a 17-year-old son of Col Henderson, the 88th Force Support Squadron Commander at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Col Henderson is a single father and he and Marcus recently moved to Ohio from Maryland. The environment was overwhelming for Marcus. His new life was a complete change of pace; his parents recently divorced after 21 years of marriage and his father won custody; he was having a difficult time making friends and was often being bullied as the “new kid”; and he was attending…

A brutal bank robbery triggers a former soldier’s PTSD as she battles her own psychological war and becomes obsessed with finding the robbers. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: JESSICA HARRIS served two tours in the Iraq war. Suffering from what appears to be PTSD, she has recently been released from a mental facility. Her husband HENRY HARRIS and her young son, MARCUS, welcome her back home. Jessica tries hard to live a normal life, but tends to have mysterious moody "fits" of behavior. She doesn’t know how…

Life isn't meant to be easy, it is meant to be lived. Sometimes good and other times rough. But with every up and down, you learn lessons that make you stronger. Chris Gardner from the film ‘The Pursuit Of Happiness’ directed by Mucciano and, Billy Blunkett from ‘The Simple Gift’ written by Herrick, they both deal with similar struggles and up’s and down’s. But the both characters become stronger with the pain, which they both face in their life. Chris and Billy both face homelessness yet they…

Luke Hemmings cried for the second time today. The cause of it was a simple thing: his favourite stuffed penguin fell down the stairs when Jim carried him to his room to take a nap. The four year-old boy started to kick his older brother, demanding to take his friend—Pengy—because he was crying and hurting after fell down the stairs. Luke cried even harder after Jim had refused to take his hurting friend with them, telling he would take Pengy after he had done taking Luke to his room. It broke…

People react to change in different ways. Although change can have positive or negative impacts, it can be confusing. In Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, each character impacts Gregor’s change. Kafka is very similar to Gregor Samsa. What happens to Gregor in this novella can be a calling for help from Kafka. An analysis is necessary to show the possible disorders Kafka might have. Gregor goes through physical and mental transformation that shows signs of conversion disorder. Conversion disorder is…

The real Characters Have you ever felt a weight on your back, felt as if you're carrying another person? Well, this story is for you. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George, the main character, is placed with the burden of taking care of his large friend with a mental disability, who seems to find trouble everywhere they go. During their adventure George gets in trouble on their first job and then they are forced to move to another farm to work and get money.Lastly in the book…

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa is stationary in his room which is only occupied when Gregor returns from his job, that supports his family's negative past. Gregor is the sole financial provider for the Samsa family during their difficult times until his undesirable transformation occurs. Through the novella Gregor conveys his transformation by a third person limited point of view. This point of view allows Kafka to create a lasting sense of ambiguity, as well as present the…

The Metamorphosis, “The Elephant Vanishes”, and “Ozymandias” all share a common theme of abandonment. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor lost the love of his family when he couldn’t provide for them anymore. In “The Elephant Vanishes”, the man felt alone in the world without the old elephant, and in “Ozymandias”, he thought that he had everything, but centuries later, nothing was left. In all these stories, the tragic heroes are not traditionally Greek Tragedy and they are left abandoned and alone.…