John Hope

The Rabbits Written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan, 'The Rabbits' is an allegorical tale of colonisation. First published in 2000 by Lothian Books, the book parallels the real life happenings of the British invasion and colonisation of Australia and the effects on the Indigenous Australians. Tan's illustrations open his audience's eyes with his peculiar, bold, semi-abstract style that conveys the anxiety and bewilderment of the possums as they bear witness to the mass destruction…

Hints of Tragedy Throughout John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie’s main goal is to attain their version of the American Dream. They work in arduous circumstances in hopes to eventually “live off the fatta the lan”. However, an ominous feeling is portrayed throughout the novel, as Steinbeck insinuates that things may not be as they seem. Steinbeck utilizes foreshadowing to emphasize the fated fallacy of Lennie and George’s American dream. The novella starts off with…

Every truly great book has not only a good plot, but also a symbolic significance, and Of Mice and Men has both. John Steinbeck must have spent more time thinking about the message he wanted to get across than writing the book itself. Of Mice and Men, entirely deserving of the Nobel Prize that it has won, has a significant and powerful import that is about so much more than just a unique pair of migrant workers looking for a better life. I learned from this book that friendships and partnerships…

In 1937, John Steinbeck writes a dramatic tragedy, Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie are two ranch hands who can not keep a job during the Great Depression. Lennie and George have a dream, to own a piece of land with a house. Every ranch hand has this dream that Lennie and George can not seem to achieve. This is because Lennie is always “messing” things up. Lennie is a giant; he is a strong guy who is childlike that does not realize his own strength. George is his reciprocal, very short and…

Greed changes everyone's actions and the way they think. In the beginning, life in the village is quiet and people are kind and keep to themselves. Mostly everyone works hard and stays positive towards each other, there is never any hatred going around. Sometimes food is scarce, but the community is able to make it work by coming together and helping everyone as much as they can. Then everybody's views change on the day Kino finds the pearl. Word spreads quickly and everyone starts to lose…

Death, the Step to Life There are three main events in a person's life: birth, the process of living, and death. To most, the worst of these is the last, but in the Holy Sonnet, “Death Be Not Proud” by John Donne, death is seen in a far less horrid way. The thematic purpose, created through language, is to desensitize death and present it in a new light that makes it seem like one of the better parts of a humanly existent. In these first sentences of the poem, the speaker challenges Death and…

The " Grapes of Wrath" is a novel that’s written by John Steinbeck, it’s a historical fiction novel published in the 1939. Throughout the book it demonstrates the topics of love, strength of agreement, and renewal. The major characters that are involved in the novel are Tim Joad, Jim Casy, Pa Joad, Ma Joad, and Rose of sharon. This novel is to be well known for the significance and important moments that are mentioned throughout the novel in America. This novel was constructed during the Dust…

In 1967, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and legendary guitarist player Peter Green formed the first Fleetwood Mac. It was numerous years before they had the awareness that Christine Perfect, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham even existed. The original band had a successful string of number one singles in Europe. Including a Peter Green classic made famous in the US by Carlos Santana, Black Magic Woman. But through the years, the band had a series of guitarist front men and back up singers that…

They obfuscated the dream of having an American life into only a dream that was difficult for most to achieve. America offered the hope better life than the countries the immigrants left, but these Acts kindled prejudices among the American people, took away rights, and probably made many newcomers want to return to their homeland. Everyday was a challenge even for the average citizen…

Namely, the Dust Bowl was the major one which forced the immigration of many farmers from the southern plains to the ‘land of milk and honey,’ California. John Steinbeck’s book “Grapes of Wrath provides its readers with a clear understanding of the trials of this journey. But to take a step back to view the larger picture, Young states, “By 1932, one out of every five American workers was unemployed, and…