Miss Marple

Ethan Frome is a story written by Edith Wharton. The story revolves around the main character Ethan and his battle between moral and love. The story is told by a narrator who is an engineer and from the first glance of Ethan gets interested in his life. The engineer starts asking other residents about Ethan and gets different stories about him.In the story, Ethan lives in a farmhouse located in Starkfield, Massachusetts. In the farmhouse, there is Mattie, who recently arrived and is the…

At some point in life, everybody has had dreams, hopes for the future, whether it be as a child, teenager, or adult. In the novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck and the short story “The Gift of the Magi” written by O’ Henry, hope is used as a theme and plot device driving the story forward. However different, in these stories the theme of hope/achieving goals can and is seen, George and Lennie's hope to have a better life vs. Della and Jim’s hope for a nice Christmas, how they go…

Sacraments Flannery O’ Connor’s story; The River, a child named Henry is left with his babysitter for the day. From the beginning, the child lies and steals a book. He is shown to be sinful with his small actions. He seems to be raised in an unfaithful household and has little attention from his parents. In the story, when Henry meets his babysitter, he states that she is like “...a speckled skeleton...” (O’Conner, 157) and that her kids are also like skeletons but “like a skeleton of an old…

fire incident at Miss Havisham’s home, explain the purpose of this incident in the novel, and discuss its symbolic purpose. In fact, Miss Havisham was the one on fire not her home as she was “shrieking, with a whirl of fire blazing all about her….” (Chapter 49). The fire incident at Miss Havisham’s home is clearly described in the novel. Miss Havisham wedding dress caught fire in her room, and since Pip was around, he managed to respond just in time. He dashed to the room to save Miss Havisham.…

Scene One Characters: Joey - Abusive, Tricky, Conniving, Manipulative, Uncle Krystal- Protective, Well aware of her surroundings, Alert, Lonely, Socially awkward,Anger issues Niece( sister of Al) Al- smart,energetic, loving, confused, nephew ( younger brother of Krystal) Setting: Krystal and Al got picked up from a foster facility called polinsky and they are on there too their uncles house. At Rise: When the curtain opens: on a cold night Krystal and Al…

apparent causes in Great Expectations is the concept of rejection. Many characters face disapproval and discontent due to their differences in social standing, as well as many other factors of life. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, Pip, Orlick, and Miss Havisham experience the repudiation of others such as Estella, Biddy, and Compeyson which influences the actions and motives they make. As a child, Pip was left alone through the death of his…

fulfill their desires and financial profits. In addition, beauty contests are a way for companies to use the winner’s skills to their advantage. The author of an article that talks about the marketing behind beauty contests states, “... the winners of Miss Universe usually become a certain product’s ambassador such as You C 1000 or Avon Cosmetics.” (Sungkar) The negative impact of using the winner’s skills for advertising purposes is that the winner could be using her public speaking skills to…

Alchemist There are several important scenes in the book the Alchemist. One of the most striking can be found at the beginning of the story when the narrator talks about a shepherd called Santiago. In this scene, he arrives with a flock of his sheep in a deserted church. As he is tired and has been walking all day, he decides to rest at this spot, and he sleep there. The story says that there is a giant sycamore tree that seems to have grown in the place where a sacristy was placed. He sleeps…

OLIVER TWIST by CHARLES DICKENS OLIVER TWIST or THE PARISH BOY’S PROGRESS is a novel written by Charles Dickens and was serialised in 1837-39. The novel revolves around an orphan named Oliver Twist, who was born in a workhouse and was sent to a parochial orphanage where all the children were ill-treated and underfed. Twist runs away to London after escaping from the orphanage and there, he encounters with The Artful Dodger, one among the gang of juvenile pick-pocketers who are under the…

class in Great Expectations is influenced and shaped by other characters, especially Estella. Chapter fourteen (first paragraphs) of the novel tells us that Pip has changed and not for the better. After the encounter with a privileged elderly lady, Miss Havesham and her adopted young girl, Estella, Estella, with whom he has begun to look all starry eyed at, he understands that she would never cherish a man as ‘common’ as himself, and his view on the social classes change. He loses his…