Guardian angel

Perseverance. This is something that Santiago, from The Old Man and the Sea clearly demonstrates throughout the entire novela. The definition of the word ¨perseverance¨ is steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success (“Perseverance”). This is the perfect description of the old man’s personality. He was willing to suffer physical pain, hunger and isolation to complete his task of catching a marlin or a big fish. Santiago and the marlin showed their…

well-known heroes; they are Atticus and Boo of the gothic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Atticus Finch is the unwavering moral compass that guides the reader and his children to the path of righteousness while Boo Radley is the silent guardian; a dark knight. The dichotomy between imagination and reality is sometimes bent and inflected, resulting from the assumption of perception as actual reality. And this is the case for Boo Radley and Batman. In the beginning of the…

“You could love someone, you could pick the right person, you could give your life to them, and you could. Still. Get. Hurt.” –Leah Konen. The Romantics by Konen herself falls under the romance genre. In this story the author develops the claim of the hardships falling in love has, but the wonderful things that come of it as well. This book tells a story of a teenage boy, Gael, finding his path in love. Gael is relatively reserved considering the fact that his parents abruptly split, leaving…

These are two classic examples of how technology might serve to depose – or even usurp – nature. In the movie Gattaca, geneticists use technology to overpower the nature; people live in a society that genetically modified children are more preferable to “faith birth” – they are the symbol of perfection. The technology is designed by giving children the best possible start because they believed humankind have enough imperfection built in already and children do not need any additional burdens,…

The fight for equality has been going on for hundreds of years; A Time to Kill and To Kill a Mockingbird are both examples of black men facing trial during different time periods. This is not the end of the similarities between the two. There are several reasons that To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill are both famous, critically-acclaimed stories about justice; these reasons make them fairly similar films. They each stand out because of their differences. These films have similar themes…

people) can live and enjoy the ‘simple’ pleasures in life, and most importantly sustain their Christian morality. This is exemplified by the presence of the black church, and its ubiquitous preacher, whom, for Little Joe, acts as a double for his guardian angel when he’s traversing through an alternate world during a coma. Blacks are only portrayed as hardworking in the rustic setting, as evidenced by Little Joe’s efforts in his comatose dream to quit his gambling ways and work in the railroads…

Illegal Immigrants: Taking the Underground Railroad Above Ground The world is often viewed as an ever changing environment, however, history is known to repeat itself. African slaves in America, seeking better opportunities, cast off their literal shackles of oppression and fled to states that would provide them with a better quality of life. These slaves often utilized a system known as the underground railroad, as a transit way to a better life. While the railways African slaves utilized…

As we move into the darkest months of the year, it seems appropriate to visit a a spectre as ancient as life itself - the death messenger or Banshee. Throughout history and across cultures there are stories and myths of beings that forewarn of human death. Just as the joy and desire to live is innate to most humans, so is the fear and dread of death. Seeing a ghost is not as alarming as the chilling knowledge that "as I am, so you shall be". Because mankind lives at the behest of the beautiful…

To survive is the most basic purpose of all life. Living beings act to further survival and to prevent the opposite, death. Humans dedicate their whole lives in ensuring their survival by getting jobs to provide basic needs and making friends and companions to not have to rough through the struggles of life alone. This form of survival deals with those who are blessed with freedom; the freedom to work, speak out, love, laugh and most importantly live. However, there are circumstances in which…

gifts such as chewing gum, polished pennies, gray twine, miniature dolls of the children, a whole package of gum, a tarnished spelling bee metal, and finally the pocket watch, which wouldn’t run, and knife. At the end of the book Boo acted as a guardian angel when he killed Bob Ewell, the abusive father, who tried to attack Jem and Scout. Through these acts of kindness the children get to know the real Boo Radley. Scout goes from being terrified of him saying, “Every night-sound I heard from…