Jonathan Harker

Somber, cheerless, regressive; typical personalities of rural Irish. In“Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics”, Nancy Scheper- Hughes, discovered a great amount of revelations. From questioning mental illness to making connections in human behavior, Scheper- Hughes’ discoveries of rural Irish were controversial to say the least. While some of her discoveries were easy to fathom, others such as the similarities in personalities were not. Due to the fact that I was raised in a diverse and…

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, is a unique piece of literature that captures absurdity through humor. Douglas Adams use of absurdity sheds a light on the broader human emotions using ridiculousness and silliness. He uses the incongruity theory of humor, when something violates our mental patterns and expectations, to mix humor and irrational events to bring laughter. While the book and the movie have many differences, they both still hold the theme of absurdity, where very few things end…

In the novel Brave New Wolrd Aldus Huxley talks about many social and political issues in his time. Alsud Huxley uses many literary elements to talk about these political and social issues and masterfully crafts them to take part in the meaning of the book as a whole.The main literary devices the author uses are satire, repetition, and imagery. The main focus of the novel Brave New World is satire to the most extreme.The entire novel, except the end, can be summed up as satire. The book begins…

As a novel based on perspectives, “Gulliver’s Travels” uses strong description of not only characters, but scenes and settings. Jonathan Swift sets forth a satirical novel that expresses the political, cultural, and idealistic climates of England during the time in which the novel takes place. By examining the descriptions provided by Swift, a clear connection to a variety of themes becomes visible throughout the novel. One of the most commonly addressed themes in “Gulliver’s Travels” is…

Tentative Interpretation of The False Gems The False Gems was written by Guy de Maupassant in 1883.“Maupassant is considered as one of the fathers of the modern short story”. ( wikipedia ) He always depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms. Readers also can find some similarities in The False Gems. Writer could invisibly finish the objective and actual description and the short story only uses thousands of words and makes the plot twists…

homelessness, drug abuse and uneducated, impoverished youths floating aimlessly around the inner city, left to fend for themselves by the Irish state. In relating to such, it is still incomprehensible that one of the greatest pieces of satire ever composed, Jonathan Swift’s ‘A Modest Proposal’ is still as relevant today in society as it was 285 years ago. Written in 1729, in an era of Irish history where Protestant absentee landlords ruled the roost, and Roman Catholic peasants left to starve at…

Cynicism is the inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism. Cynicism has its roots as a pessimistic outlook on life, which Szymborska regularly conveys through the use of symbolism in her poems. She portrays cynicism in many of her works such as in the poems “Parable” and “Cat in an empty apartment”, and more specifically her use of symbolism to convey her cynical belief that people are intrinsically motivated by self-interest and a sense of…

How does Fitz present the moral corruption of the 1920s? Fitzgerald criticizes the moral corruption of 1920s society in in the text ‘The Great Gatsby’, as one of materialism, frivolity, and hedonism. The theme of moral corruption is reflected in numerous ways, which Fitzgerald is inherently criticising through his portrayal of materialism and frivolity in upper class characters of the novel, and the symbolism of location. This links directly to the themes of the American Dream, mass consumerism…

Over the course of this semester, I was reminded of different characters from the Bible that I remember learning about from religion class growing up. I was reintroduced to Samuel, Saul, David, Jonathan, and Absalom. Learning about these characters now was different then learning about them when I was younger because I have developed more as a person and now see things differently than before. I was able to make new connections for these biblical characters as well as learn new things from…

is better than Hardin because Swift has had the title of being poor. The wealthy should help poor. My reasons are as following; overpopulation, famine aid, and no work. In my reading “LifeBoat Ethics” by Garrett Hardin and “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, are both similar cases in dealing with the poor but Swift’s uses patos and Hardin agreement is based on logos. So Swift is the family guy, where as Swift is the one who…