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A common reading of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is that it is a cautionary story about the dangers of going too far with science and meddling with what one does not understand. The novel does deal with themes of negligence and lack of care, but not necessarily in the arena of science itself. Rather, the novel uses the story of Victor, a figure who is at once a mother and a father, to display themes of parental negligence and the negative outcomes that this produces in the child. However, this…

from the already existing. (618). A focus on spiritual beauty was a focus was shared by Keats, but who also embraced the natural beauty of nature and humanity, even while distinguishing himself from the rebellious strains present in the writings of Byron or Shelley. Keats, again, also emphasized the power of the human imagination, proclaiming that he was “certain of nothing but of . . . the truth of Imagination.”…

Frankenstein, what do you think when hear the word Frankenstein? People usually think of a giant, green monster made by a mad scientist. Well, Frankenstein is more than just a fiction book, but it’s a book of Romanticism. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein is a perfect author of Romanticism. She is also a great author because she connects the theme throughout the book. Frankenstein’s main theme is ambition, and different literary elements to express the theme in the story, Mary Shelley…

I. SUBJECT The Lord of the Flies by William Golding takes place on an island during World War II, when a plane that is transporting a group of boys crashes. Two boys that were wandering the island meet. Ralph is a blonde haired boy, and Piggy is a plump, short boy with asthma. Ralph and Piggy signal all of the children on the island to come by blowing a conch. Once the conch is blown, a scrawny, tall, redheaded boy named Jack shows up with his choir that he leads. Jack approaches with a sense…

Chapter 6 of the Lord of the Flies begins portentously and ends ominously. The power that Ralph once had over the boys begins to decrease as the fear of the beast starts to take over. The attempt that Ralph made to try to reason with the boys in chapter 5 is proven unsuccessful in chapter 6. Jack becomes a more powerful and minacious presence to the boys as Ralph remains the responsible leader. The main subject in this chapter is fear and how it affects the boys. The chapter starts with…

Decay in the Novel The Lord of the Flies Decay is an element of life that is inevitably experienced throughout one’s day-to-day life. Something as simple as the wilting of flowers in a garden represents the idea of decay. In William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, there are several different forms of decay that are incorporated into the story. The fall of the boys’ unstable political system, the physical decomposition of the boys’ cleanliness, along with the destruction…

The Central Symbol is the Lord of the Flies If one was stuck on an island among a group of unknown children, no adults, and no sign of rescue coming soon, the logical outcome is that they would start to lose touch with reality. This is what happens to most, if not all, of the characters in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. He uses the symbol “lord of the flies” as the root of all evil in the entire story, and it is what sets the entire plot in motion. It causes the characters to behave…

of protection, however others feel thatsomething important is lost. Truth is, something is lost, truth. Many great works of literaturehave suffered from censorship and others have even been banned. The Lord of the Flies is noexception, a ban slowly creeps up, like a shadow obscuring truth.The Lord of the Flies depicts children (the main ones are: Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon)in a deserted island. It explores the theme of savagery and civilization, however Golding’sdecision to portray children…

Characterization and Geomyth of Gandalf in The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit protagonist, lives in a community called, Hobbiton in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel. Before the interruption from a wizard named Gandalf, he led a very dull, quiet life. Baggin’s and Gandalf are faced with a challenging effort as they must retrieve the missing treasure. Not only do they have to retrieve it, but the treasure is protected by a fire-breathing dragon, Samug. Along this journey they meet many different kinds…

As much as a happy ending may seem desirable and promising to a person, a happy ending cannot always be plausible. Ironically, however, a somewhat unhappy ending in a novel is what can oftentimes create truly great and memorable literature. In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a happy ending gets further and further out of reach as the novel progresses. Many of the conflicts that arise reach a point where they can never truly be resolved. Yes, fortunately, the boys who were stranded on…