Gordon Lish

As an obsessive and ambitious creator in pursuit of great knowledge, Victor Frankenstein and his doppelganger, the Monster, display many characteristics of the Byronic hero celebrated by Lord Byron in many of his greatest works, including Manfred. Mary Shelley’s depiction of the life and actions of Frankenstein and his Monster, however, suggest that the Byronic hero is not to be lauded as a great and sympathetic character exuding true independence and courage, but rather as a self-centred and…

Essay about Byronic Heroes One of the most famous examples of a Byronic hero is probably Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars movies. While he wasn’t always portrayed that way, he does transform into what people would consider a Byronic hero. We do know that he has a troubled past because he and his mother started out as slaves. Although he was eventually given the opportunity to travel around the universe, he did have a rough start in life. Anakin was usually a good person, but so many problems…

In “Popular Mechanic”, Carver told us two issues in the story. However, as the Carver told us at the ending line if the story, “In this manner, the issue was decided,” the author did not make clear what ‘issue’ was ‘decided.’ The ‘issue’ that the text describes as ‘decided’ could be either the argument between the parents or the fate of the baby but not both. Both parents repeatedly say they want the baby. Hence, if the meaning of the last line can never be known, what happens in the story can…

Amy Hempel Amy Hempel is an American short story author who was born on December 14th, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to Gardiner and Gloria Hempel. Amy Hempel spent most of her early childhood in Chicago as well as Denver, Colorado before moving to San Francisco, California at the age of sixteen (Fields, 127). Hempel seems to be heavily influenced by her time spent in California because many of her stories take place within the state, however, she eventually settled in New York where she attended…

political arena for a while now and is currently jumpstarting his career in film industry yet again; last year alone, he earned 35 million dollars from acting and product promotions. But, on July 14th, 2015, he publicly announced his endorsement of a Gordon Alexander for the upcoming California senatorial election in 2016. The very next day, Newsflash Creative Media began selling three different T-Shirts for fifteen dollars each: the first shows an image of Mr. Universe-Arnold with text…