Le Morte d'Arthur

The concept of vampirism has been around for centuries now. Whether it is the word vampire or under another different name, these perceptions all have similarities dating back to the origin of mystical creature. This individual is viewed as an immortal or someone who lives off human blood and has a unique beauty. One particular adaptation of the supernatural world is Dracula. Dracula defined the form of vampirism gaining it an important part of how societies look at the vampire’s world, from…

The world of art instills creativity. The world of science — methods. Combining the two provides an opportunity for ingenuity. However, at Queen’s, the combination is rare. Queen’s is among only a handful of Ontario universities that don’t require undergraduate students to take a mandatory cross-disciplinary credit. The absence of a required course persists, despite a recommendation made in favour of such a requirement nearly 16 years ago. However, while taking a course outside of a…

Bad Guys who are Good, Backstories, and Love Triangles: Things that Make a Good Story What makes a good story? All stories have the same elements; a plot, characters, a climax, a theme, but yet some make a reader want to put the book down after the first chapter and others keep the reader up at night trying to finish it. Certain aspects that are apart of stories will hook the reader and make it a good story. Elements like making a bad guy have the appeal of the good guy in the story, keeping…

In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson present a story that describes the annual lottery that takes place in a small town in the summer. Since the town was founded the lottery has been a part of its tradition. The original purpose of the lottery was to ensure that the town has an exceptional harvest, but the reason has been lost in time. Now the town held its annual lottery just because it has been their “tradition”. The one who draws the black dotted paper from the black box become the winner,…

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, by Ursula Le Guin The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula Le Guin has a very ironic point of view with its omniscient narrator. It is filled with symbolism reflecting the biblical story of Jesus and salvation. Three main symbols to support this are the citizens, the child in the basement room, and the ones who walk away. The city of Omelas is described as a sort of Utopian "happiness", filled with not only music and dancing, but nudity and drugs also.…

We must learn to deal with reality. If we do not then we might become worse off and hurt ourselves. In “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, a short story written by Ursula Le Guin, and A Streetcar Named Desire, a play written by Tennessee Williams, the reader is reminded that what we should not ignore reality; sometimes we think that the truth is harsh and we ignore it so that we do not have to deal with it rather than face the reality. By ignoring reality, we can let a problem grow out of hand…

Author Ursula Le Guin builds a utopia that the reader is meant to imagine. He builds a bright, free, and happy city. However, one large stipulation of the communities’ happiness is that pain of an innocent child is needed to keep that perfect world together. With that in mind, The Ones Who Walk Away from the City of Omelas, by Ursula Le Guin, questions whether majority happiness should be valued above one innocent individual’s suffering, analyzes the response of the citizens, whether it is…

Ursula K. Le Guin’s, The Lathe of Heaven, is a science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic future that revolves around a man named George Orr. George’s dreams have the ability to alter reality, including the past. Before any dream-altering realities come into play, George is referred to a sleep specialist named Dr. William Haber after George gets into trouble for stealing dream-suppressing drugs. Through these “voluntary” meetings with Dr. Haber, George explores a variety of alternate…

In the short story " The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" all the citizens are living in a cave of illusions because they refuse to be enlightened with the knowledge of the suffrage of a young child in the closet. The only citizens to acknowledge the reality of their society are the ones that walk away from Omelas. “We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.” A quote that was said by Christof, Director of The Truman Show, we never see the need to question the world we live…

“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Guin shows the story of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is defined as “violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving violent abuse of a spouse or partner.” One in four women will experience domestic abuse in their life (Safehorizon). Marriages today, just like the town of Omelas, conceal the abuse. Women must decide to whether to stand up for themselves and walk away, or stay in the vicious cycle of domestic abuse. “With a…