Lost Boys: The Tribe

after Victor always. Thomas says that he wasn’t supposed to go to the falls for a vision as he thought, he was supposed to go there so that he could meet Victor’s father and share this special time with him. This is when we see the tie between the two boys. Thomas is a part of Victor’s own story therefore, when Victor abandoned Thomas as a child; he abandoned a part of himself. Loosing a parent figuratively to alcohol, or depression can cause anger in a child, and feelings of abandonment. When…

The definition of dignity is the state or quality of being worthy of honor; a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect. Dignity is something treasured by many, it is believed to shape one’s personality. When dignity is lost a person’s character is severely altered causing his/ her morals to be completely disregarded which leads to barbaric behavior. War is the universal strategy for solving major problems and settling disputes. During war people are sent to brutally kill one another for the sole…

Once upon a time, those adventures were everything to me. Ven, Silas and me. Everyone knew we were the three musketeers, the three amigos, and to some’s surprise, the two boys were content with my never-waring presence. Looking back now, I realize how lucky I was. Most older brother’s barely bothered with their younger siblings, let alone a little sister. They would occasionally spend time with them when pressured by their parents, but never out of their own choosing. Silas seemed to always want…

adoption; she wanted to be an active member of Omaha culture. Like Stabler entrance into Omaha ceremonial life over a decade earlier, she joined Omaha society by dancing at a powwow. She asked her mother-in-law for assistance like her husband did as a boy, and Eunice gave her a buckskin dress. LaVeeda learned to dance and represent Omaha culture. She won first place in her first powwow and the women adopted her into Omaha society (pg. 130). LaVeeda was a member of the Omaha, and she embraced its…

beginning of the United States, Americans embrace the concept of individuality, “They consider themselves to be separate individuals who are in control of their own lives, rather than members of a close-knit, interdependent family, religious group, tribe, nation, or other group” (American Culture). Indeed, individuality leads Americans to try new hobbies to make them out of the ordinary. Unlike in US, other countries like Mexico, Spain, China, etc., tend to stay close with family. Usually, these…

feast an elder gave a speech that told them how he feared the younger generation because they didn’t realize the significance of kinship and was afraid this new religion would break apart their clans. When Okonkwo returned to his clan, he knew he had lost a lot of time during exile but was determined to make it all up. He also gave his family a message after Nwoye left the clan, saying that if they also wanted to turn on him that they should do so while he is still alive. He exile had left him…

Tom Robbins is an American novelist who was born in the South and has lived in and around Seattle since 1962. He writes with a very unique style, incorporating humor, wild and entertaining plots, imagination, and crudeness into his work. He has many intriguing ideas and opinions on aspects of life and living in general that he discusses in his writing and this really draws in and makes the reader think. Robbins has written many bestselling novels, of which includes The Fierce Invalids Home from…

Often times, what is believed to be truth is passed down in families, tribes, or regions of people. For example, in wartime, a nation will use various methods of propaganda to drill a certain view of truth or reality of the war into people’s heads. They try to change people’s thinking to fit their beliefs and agenda. This…

Grief will inevitably be experienced in one’s life, a conflict within one’s heart. The poems Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen and The Solider by Rupert T Brooke, express destitution which arises as a consequence of war. Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney and Tree Grave by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, portray the wretchedness experienced at times of death. Finally, The Long Song of Alfred J Prufrock by T.S Eliot and Mirror by Sylvia Plath, reflect upon heartbreak and the process of ageing. The poets…

In the novel 'To Kill A Mockingbird ', Harper Lee presents the prejudicial problems faced in everyday American society in the mid 1930 's, a time where injustice was prominent, especially in the southern states of the USA, which is where this novel is set. The problems create a domino effect and allows the reader(s) to discover how they all fit together to create one large social problem; prejudice. Underneath the seemingly calm and lackadaisical impression the small town of Maycomb gives off…