Herod the Great

Jefferson’s Sons is a historical fiction novel based on the true events of Thomas Jefferson’s life. Jefferson’s Sons describes the lives of Beverly, Harriet, Maddy, and Eston. These are the illegitimate children of Thomas Jefferson, or as he is called in the book: Master Jefferson. These four children were the sons and daughter of Sally Hemings, a slave on the plantation of Monticello. Sally Hemings is the sister of Martha Wayles, which makes Sally Thomas Jefferson’s sister-in-law. Sally and…

Casablanca, a world renown film with many Academy Awards, was filmed based off of the play Everybody Comes to Rick’s. Casablanca is a movie directed by Michael Curtiz and was released in 1943. Everybody Comes to Rick’s was a play written by Murray Burnette and Joan Alison, written 1940. On the cover of the movie poster, Burnette and Alison are not mentioned. This has become a very controversial topic whether or not Burnette has gotten enough credit. “The play was not produced when the Warner…

One of John Steinbeck's best known novels, Cannery Row, is a classic in which he sculpts each character in an extremely realistic and detailed way. Steinbeck was familiar with the area near the small, depressed town of Cannery Row and the people who crossed his path were eventually transformed into characters in the novel. Every character has an important role in the community. In the novel, many of the characters carry themselves differently in public then they do when they are alone…

showmen, the man she marries, and some workers on a farm. and In the deep and thoughtful American Classic, John Steinbeck explores this theme quite a bit, with the farm workers realizing it, but not applying it to Curley's wife. In his rendition of the Great Depression life, Steinbeck illustrates that Curley's wife was naive and inexperienced, not understanding men, and therefore, could not understand their motives. She was unable…

Our main character Holden in the book called catcher In the Rye By J.D. Salinger is missing love and being cared for. He ends up feeling very lonely and depressed and feels as if no on is their for him so he seeks love and care from others. He doesn't get the love and affection from the ones he wants and the people that he doesnt one it from he refuses it. Leads him to be more depressed and feel empty and lonely. Throughout the book Holden seems very depressed and really down as if he just…

Along the coast of the a great sea,4 Amore had all the toys she could ever want. She could go down to the beautiful beaches and build sand castles. Most of all, however, at seventeen years old, she had grown to be the prettiest woman in the kingdom. Now, with the ability to choose…

Golden glasses of expensive champagne clink as a lavish party roars in the background of the era of an emerging wealth. The 1920’s: a period in which the world, but the young and reckless America especially, struggled to get a grip on what true success and happiness were. Then, there were neither in the 30’s when the Depression smacked the world with harsh reality.W. Somerset Maugham’s novel The Razor’s Edge follows a young writer (a character named for himself) and the trials of his social…

The Alchemist has various types of Stages that either have encouraged or disheartened the main character as he voyeurs out on his journey to complete his mission. The Alchemist is about a boy named, Santiago, who is a shepherd because he wanted to travel to various places with his sheep. That was until he had a reoccurring dream about treasure that was located in Egypt. He embarks on this journey after discussing with an old king who claims that it is his Personal Legend that he must accomplish.…

Old Major’s speech was a huge excitement. My siblings and I scurried across the barn trying to find a place to sit. We took a place next to Clover. Our mother had died and Clover was our only mother-figure on the farm. She put her leg around us so we wouldn’t be stepped on and we fell asleep shortly after. We weren’t asleep for long when we woke up by the sound of Old Major’s booming voice. He talked about a dream he had where man had vanished and animals ruled the land. After his speech we…

In the book Of Mice & Men, written by John Steinbeck, the novel concludes by one of the main characters, George, killing his best friend and counterpart, Lennie, after Lennie accidentally kills a young woman. I believe that George was justified in his decision to kill Lennie. Lennie was a character who caused harm and destruction throughout the book, despite not meaning to. He also prevented George from living his life because of the way George had to take care of him and nurture him, much like…