Ghost of Christmas Present

The world has changed much in one hundred years: women are standing up for themselves, children are changing the world, but still the works of three authors, Mark Twain, O. Henry, and John Steinbeck, have stood the test of time and stand strong as classic books of the twenty-first century. These authors’ unique styles are the reason they are hailed as amazing writers of classic literature. Mark Twain's style is very distinct because of the stylistic elements he uses. One of the main elements he…

Christmas represents a time for family, cheer, happiness, and of course, presents. Santa Clause represents the most exemplary giver, and a young child’s belief in Santa Clause brings much joy. Children eagerly await to hear the mystical sleigh bells and always leave out cookies and milk for the jolly good fellow. On Christmas morning, these kids hurry down the stairs, excited to see what Santa had left them. Late at night, on Christmas Eve, children sleep and dream of sugar plums. Yet, imagine a…

case of Ebenezer Scrooge, although a fictional character, Charles Dickens did an excellent job of describing a man who is not living. The last name “Scrooge” actually means misery and misanthropy.. In A Christmas Carol, where Scrooge appears, he gets visited from the ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Be. And in those visits, he is shown how no one enjoys him around and that if he keeps his act up, people will end up celebrating his death. Feeling sorry for himself, he desperately begs…

Change can also be viewed when Macbeth goes through with the murder of Duncan, mentally aided by Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare presents Macbeth as someone who is conflicted by his moral character. The insulting imagery “I know how tender tis to love the babe that milks me” used by Lady Macbeth, questions Macbeth 's masculinity and manhood when he hesitates with Duncan 's murder.…

One. My position at school I can’t go on turning up at school functions with you if you’re going to going to behave like a ghost, you walk around with that smile staring into the distance, not seeing anyone, ignoring people” this is showing his unhappiness with Corals current mental state. But in the play with Tom when Coral as a mermaid says “I’m walking, I’m walking “ As she…

Traces of religious messages can be found just about everywhere in life. Sometimes it requires a finely tuned ear to fully grasp or understand them; however, this is not the case with The Muppet Christmas Carol. There are explicit references and plot lines that directly relate to biblical themes. Two very prominent themes in this movie that can be found in all four New Testament Gospels are: help those in need when possible (stewardship), and forgiveness. Stewardship is seen when Scrooge is…

“A Worn Path” was published in February of 1941, by Eudora Welty. Some other works written by Welty are “The Optimist's Daughter”, “Death of a Traveling Salesman”, and “The Robber Bridegroom”. Common themes and symbolisms seen throughout her short stories are racism, the deep south, journey, and lots of indirect characterization. Welty is from Mississippi, and most of her stories are set down south. “A Worn Path” is a short novel set in the south and introduces the journey of a young African…

Quoyle about Petal’s death (46). The dog’s timely appearance and Bunny’s frightening reaction shows how the dreadful past continues to linger upon Bunny. Also, the fact that the reappearing dogs are white represent a ghost like figure from the past that currently haunts the present. While Bunny, Sunshine, and Quoyle were on the boat, Bunny claimed she spotted another white dog, and describe it as “the wave surged and the dog rose with it (150).” Later, Quoyle too…

This is first presented by the ghost of Old Hamlet when he initially talked to Hamlet. When talking about his death, he said, “Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, a serpent stung me” (1.5.42-43). This quotation is a direct allusion to the Garden of Eden. In the Garden of Eden…

According to Critical Theory Today by Lois Tyson, “defenses are the process by which the contents of our unconscious are kept to the unconscious” (Tyson 15). Defenses can also be described as helping protect oneself from painful experiences. Sometimes defenses fail which cause anxiety, but anxiety also helps reveal specific core issues. Tyson states, “core issues are those deeply rooted, psychological problems that are the source of our self-destructive behavior” (Tyson 16). In the novel The…