Great Leap Forward

STORYLINE AND CONTEXT: In the movie of “the pursuit of happiness” we see the story of a young boy and his father going through the worst parts of life where people couldn’t imagine being in the same situation. In the movie, we are shown how the two struggle in their lives to survive and thrive in the society they are in as the two of them are left homeless for nearly a year, living off of small amounts of money made through selling the portable bone scanner that he has invested all of his money…

The Broken Auditory Mask In his novel Little Dorrit, Charles Dickens constructs the character of William Dorrit, father of Amy Dorrit and a debtor from the Marshalsea prison, who inherits a large sum of wealth. He is presented as a paranoid, insecure, and broken man when reminded of the Marshalsea prison. From his introduction in “The Father of the Marshalsea” where he witnesses Amy’s birth and receives testimonials from the collegians to his eventual demise after his hallucinogenic speech in…

“The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” are both brilliant literary works that present the danger of greed and the misuse of wealth. Through the main characters’ follies and rash decisions, it sets up the story to give the readers an idea on how quickly wealth can become bad. Both short stories include the Devil and views of wealth; however, there are numerous differences within the text. Alongside the differences, there are also many similarities. Throughout the story many…

slang and words that are used in the text give a texturized verbal picture of Harlem and Harlem´s current situation. The strong tone can be heard when friends are having a conversation and even when the main character is thinking. The author does a great job avoiding using bad language, while he still maintains the characters and keeps them authentic. That makes them relatable and makes them come to life in the short story. The slang can be seen by the incorrect use of grammar and the incorrect…

The main character Truman Burbank lives happily in a small town, surrounded by water called Seahaven. He lives in happy life with a good job and kind wife until he starts to suspect that his life is a fake. The town Seahaven is a extremely big hollywood studio, which can be seen from space, where the world’s most famous reality show is recorded, The Truman Show is broadcasted to the entire world all the time. The main character of the show is Truman, who doesn’t know that his life is fake and…

The Prevalence of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird Prevalent means most frequent or commonly widespread. Prejudice is a strong unreasonable feeling of disliking or not trusting someone. The novel: To Kill A Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, is a story in the setting of a fictional sleepy town called Maycomb in 1930's Alabama. The novel is about a young, intelligent daughter of a lawyer, called Jean Louise Finch, (known as Scout) and her adventures in a world of injustice and racism. Prejudice is a…

The Great Gatsby is a sad story about the unattainable American Dream. A story about love, sadness, and destruction. Which if you ask me that's what all great stories have in common. And what they all have in common with the American dream. Destruction is a common theme it seems by trying to get more of something they want they must destroy something else. Either happiness or money two thing everyone tries to get but only ended up getting one or the other successfully. For instance Tom and…

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has been cherished and revered by a consistently large audience for many decades. So how has a novel, published 205 years ago, continued to remain relatable and relevant in modern society? The universal themes of Pride and Prejudice on both the interpersonal and societal levels, such as love, marriage, and class, keep people constantly returning to the story, but in addition, it is Austen’s light, crisp, and direct telling of both characters and plot that yields…

poetry better than her husband yet she was unable to express her inner feelings, experience and knowledge. She developed inferiority complex and said, “People praise them falsely only because a woman had written them”.4 In“Punishment”Dukhiram Rui and Chhidam Rui, the two brothers were hard working poor farmers. It was the rainy season .One day it rained heavily and Zamidar’s room began to leak so they were called him to repair it. They worked very hard without eating even they were not given…

This theme is first encountered in the novel when Scout starts first grade. During their first lesson, Miss Caroline makes her read, and after discovering she is literate, she looks at Scout with great distaste and says, “Now you tell your father not to teach you anymore […] You tell him I'll take over […] and try to undo the damage” (Lee 23). Miss Caroline tells Scout that she has to be like everybody else and that she shouldn't be reading. When…