Loggerhead Sea Turtle

As part of the exposition in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, the narrator vividly describes the setting. He explains that he is in a boat with five men, one of which being the storyteller, Marlow. The narrator then goes on to create a descriptive image of his surroundings in the boat on the river. Throughout this description, Conrad uses foreshadowing, imagery, connotative words, symbolism, and personification, creating a shift in tone, in order to illustrate that Marlow’s journey up the…

Question 1 In The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger, there is the first person narrative given my Holden Caulfield. We will discuss what his narration reveals about the Holden and his character as well as whether we can trust his narrative. Salinger also uses the settings in which the Holden finds himself, and the symbolism of the ducks and fish in the lagoon to illustrate Holden’s feelings of loss and isolation. The setting I have chosen to consider in terms of his isolation which is…

The effects of a dream deferred are also seen in the physical and emotional trauma experienced by both Henry and Beatrice. At one point, Henry temporarily begins to doubt his chances of ever playing professional baseball. Just the thought of never achieving his dream is enough to send Henry into a panic: “Henry’s face perspired, and his hands were moist, and there was again that melting sensation around his heart, and he had a vision of that fish flapping on the sand…It wanted to get back to the…

Hopeful or Scornful? “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past,” a quote which describes Jay Gatsby, ‘The Great Gatsby’, thoroughly of how hardly and “ceaselessly” he works to recapture the past. However, he never forgets the fact that tomorrow depends mainly on what happened yesterday. Thereafter, Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, wants the readers to know how dependent the past and the future are of each other. In addition, Gatsby expresses the…

A bold statement, to say the least. Since Duterte’s rise to power in May, 2016 as the 16th President of the Philippines, as what is described as a “landslide” victory with over 16 million votes (around 39% of total votes cast, more than 6 million votes ahead of his closest rival), both his actions and words has brought the Republic of the Philippines to the spotlight numerous times (Cruz, 2016). From comparing himself to Hitler, to cursing Obama “putangina” (literally means whore-mother,…

Running Crunch crunch, goes the leaves under my feet, it was a cold day but it was fine with me. When I am running around my block. I live by a creek so when I am running I sometimes hear fish splashing. So sometimes, when I run I take my friend that lives downstairs, like I live up in a house and he lives down. It is a duplex. So sometimes, we eat sandwiches, and peanut butter and jelly and sandwich I could smell the sandwiches from far away, sooo tasty I taste the peanut butter and jelly…

powerful and in control of his life. He needs to find validation, but has only himself and nature to turn to. Using the results of his escapade at sea to judge himself and his manliness, Santiago has a delusional perception of himself and his masculinity. The juxtaposition of the sea and the marlin point to a difference in gender associations. The feminine sea has the power to act as she wants, yet Santiago respects and admires her,…

I messed you and our family, I hope you all are alright. I wish if I could be there with you just for 5 minutes to see you but I can't. Since that day we went hunting the fish we found in ocean i knew something wrong will happen. The ocean swallowed us and we pushed away from home for very long days. While we were fishing in the boat. suddenly a strong storm came the waters started going crazy. we have lost control on our boat. And the ocean just pushed us away. So many days we stayed on that…

In “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell, the boy is plagued by a girl named Sheila Mant. The author makes the boy extremely gullible and unwise which allows the readers of the story to understand his thoughts and regrets. The author forces the audience to feel embarrassed with the boy by explaining how he felt for Sheila by showing his interest in Sheila and the fish, and finally, by revealing that he would regret his silly decision. The Boy is plagued by Sheila. He seems…

I wonder if the narrator will pick Sheila or the bass? One possible choice is the bass. One reason why I think he’s going to pick the bass is because he loves fishing. The way that I know that he loves fishing is that he knows everything about fishing. He also spends a lot of time fishing. Another, reason why I think that he will pick the bass is because it’s a big bass. The way that I know this is a big bass is because it is really strong. I know that the bass is strong because its pulling the…