Matilda

Gothic horror is considered to be an offshoot of literary Romanticism, because of their having many traits in common. Both are focused on emotions and commenced in the 18th century as the objection to the Enlightenment and its significance of rationality. These genres were also inspired by medieval literary works and imported its typical settings, superhuman characters and appearance of preternatural events. Spiritualism, the faith that dead people’s spirits can contact with the living, thrived…

Is Capital Punishment Morally Justifiable? Is it admissible and morally justifiable to allow the court system the right to slay these criminals on death row via capital punishment? Capital punishment has been around since the dawn of time. From biblical stoning two-thousand years ago to the hanging of murderers 150 years ago, there have been many advances in capital punishment. There have been many forms of punishment to arise since hanging in the 1800’s. From lethal injection, electrocution,…

checklist through her head on how close a guy is to her ideal man. If a guy can be all of the things above, but also do activities like charity, tutoring, or other miscellaneous activities that show one’s compassion and care for others goes a long way. Matilda Brooks told me, “If I see a guy that shows he genuinely cares about people’s well being but also knows how to have a fun time and party, I am more likely going to talk to him than say a smart ass jock.” This further exemplifies that the…

Roald Dahl was not thrilled with the movie version; on the contrary, it became very popular to children and adults (Beetz 2158). Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was the only screenplay Roald Dahl himself wrote for one of his books; however, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and others were made into films after his death (Nagle 46). Roald Dahl’s book series, Tales of the Unexpected was turned into a popular television show and in 2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox was also made into a movie…

Gothic texts are no longer of value due to their contextual irrelevance and simplistic content Gothic literature is often undervalued by contemporary audiences, who may label modern texts as more complex in structure and style, or more relevant to a present-day understanding. Despite this, Gothic texts still remain of value and relevance in terms of culture, society, and the influence that they have had on contemporary works. The Gothic genre has evolved from its roots in traditional Gothic…

In a religious sense blood is transferred into wine to represent the blood of Christ. It’s the ideology that Christ shed his blood for the sins of the world. People drink wine during communion in remembrance of him. The countess would be doing the same thing, but instead of getting rid of the sins of the world she is fulfilling her fleshy desires perpetuating sin. The Countess can only survive if she continuously feeds off the blood of men. Underground space- Represents how in gothic…

When people learn that someone has been to prison, they normally assume that the person is immoral, but what if the law that had been broken was immoral? Ideally, a law’s purpose is to keep order and ensure the rights of citizens, but at what point does that law stop protecting the rights of individuals and start being punitive for punishment’s sake? One such group on the receiving end of some of these laws is women. While granting equal rights to women may seem like the obvious choice, many…

Fences is a play about how African Americans survives in sheds and difficulties they face to find work. Troy Maxson, the protagonist of the play is the son of an unsatisfied sharecropper whose cruelty takes his wife’s and Troy away from him. Troy is taken to prison after he is involved in various crimes like killing and robbing others. During his stay in prison he learns to play baseball and loves it. As time passes he outshines in baseball. After he is out from prison’s discrimination in the…

fate is decided by Manfred’s dedication. His persistence to maintain control and copy the castle’s prosperity assists in the ruin of Hippolita’s fate and confines her to an ample supply of nothingness. The same can be said for Manfred’s daughter Matilda, whose imprisonment within the castle is alleviated by her undignified death at the hand of her father. His drive to remain head of the house resulted in the untimely release of his daughter. His strive to require a desirable future and fate by…

Every day millions of American citizens wake up with rights to vote, own property, and are protected by the bill of rights. Unfortunately, Americans abuse that right which took so much hard work to be given to them. What these individuals do not know is how hard many activists worked to make these freedoms possible. In fact, Women in America were not allowed to vote until the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920 (Cheyney 8). Throughout history many brave historical figures have stood…