Heart of Darkness

‘The Dark’ is a picture book written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Jon Klassen that centres around the two themes of fear and imagination. The main idea of this book is to demonstrate that in order to overcome fears, we have to use our imagination. The book shows the importance of overcoming your fears and not being afraid to try something new. Picture books are important as they help us connect with what we observe and how we link concepts with words. The book tells the tale of the…

Brontë has an interesting look on hope. In her poem called “life” she explains some days you might have rough cloudy days, causing you to trudge but hope will pick you up and your despair will vanish. On the other hand, Emily Dickinson has a slightly different look comparing hope to an undefeatable bird. The theme they have in common is hope, though it is described In different ways it has similar qualities. In Charlotte Bronte’s poem, “Life” she explains life will not be perfect, you will wake…

Loneliness is not the same thing as being alone, you can be surrounded by people but still be lonely. Loneliness is a state of mind while aloneness is a state of being. In John steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men the theme of loneliness is shown throughout the book and with various characters. These characters include Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Candy. John Steinbeck demonstrates this loneliness by how desperate these characters are to have someone to speak with. He also shows how the loneliness…

animals can create their own light, but we mainly get our light from the sun, or from electricity. The first grade science standard we will be exploring is 1-PS4-2, "make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated." Objects that we see with light in color differ in the absents of light. Colors that we see absorb white light and what ever color it…

other sentences his hands might be trembling due to the fact that he is scared and just simply trembling uncontrollably from being scared of the unknown lurking in the darkness. The following sentence gives me the interpretation that the man is scared because you hear unknown echoes from the shadows and the shadow means darkness, evil, and people who mean harm. The sounds are outside of the house where danger is lurking in the shadows which is why he is trembling from fear. The poem says that…

Writer Paul Bogard believes the preservation of natural darkness is essential. Our world’s growing reliance on artificial light causes difficulties in the development of humans, animals, and ecosystems as well. In the article “Let There Be Darkness”, Bogard uses anecdotes for personal observation, facts, and rousing feelings in order to demonstrate the argument of why natural darkness is necessary for the world to go back to its primitive state. The article begins with Bogard’s personal…

Dickinson, is explaining how she lost sight of what was really important’ but soon grew accustomed to the dark and started to find her way. What Dickinson in her poem was that when the light is gone it’s hard to see but as you keep trying to see in the darkness something adjusts itself to make you think that you know what you are doing with yourself. ” When light is put away-... A moment we uncertain…

society. First, exploring the roots of origin in the word “shadow”, the word can be traced back to Old English originating as “Sceadwe”, “Sceaduwe”, or “Sceadu.” This was derived from the Greek translation of the Hebrew meaning, which means “intense darkness.”(Word Etymology) A new definition has taken root in its place since then. The definition of…

Carely Mendez Paul Bogard wrote “Let There Be Dark” in order to talk about the problem that is being faced in today’s world, the increasing use of artificial lights in the night time and the decreasing appreciation in the beauty of the darkness. He wrote it in order to persuade citizens as well as cities to take the problem more serious; he wants them to become a part of the solution by doing their part like turning the lights off late at night. He was able to accomplish his purpose by using…

The plot elements in Dark Eyes by William Richter can be demonstrated through many songs. In the exposition the main characters are introduced after a death has occurred. The lyrics “All I know is you held the door/, You'll be mine and I'll be yours/, All I know since yesterday is everything has changed” in the song “Everything has Changed” symbolizes the introduction of the main character Wally and her street family Ella, Tevin, and Jake in New York City who used to consider Sophie as part of…