Monkey: Journey to the West

save all the villagers. As they approached a shimmering blue lake, a brown canoe came up to the surface level so Grandpa Willie and Alexa could get in it. “Let us go west”yelled Wille. Alexa knew that this lake had magic to carry the boat across by itself. On the other side of the lake was more like a jungle because it had monkey and birds tigers. The grass was really great and strong by all the water it was getting. They walked slowly so they did not disturb any animals. Camping that…

installments, the yellow brick road is a common theme that ironically represent the gold, which the Populists believe should be coined more. Another reference to gold is the magic golden cap that the Wicked Witch of the West possessed. This cap allows the owner to call the Flying Monkeys to carry out three of their commands, which is symbolic for those who have obtained gold to have a higher social ranking and the ability to fulfill more of their wishes. The Emerald City, for obvious reasons,…

L. Frank Baum wanted to create an American fairy tale full of fantastical but heroic characters that connected with his readers. He created Dorothy, the Kansas girl who caught do anything, the Scarecrow, without a brain but full of great ideas, the Tin Woodman, lacking a heart but full of compassion, and the Cowardly Lion, who said he lacked courage but was brave at every turn. These characters set off on an adventure that saw them face and overcome obstacles at every turn, regardless of whether…

Often, local color fiction is written off as merely just as focusing on characters, locations, and customs of a particular region of the United States. Although this is an apt observation of what local color fiction was doing, there are instances in which local color authors used their genre in ways to play into larger national issues. One such example is of Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson. Making use of local color fiction traditions, Mark Twain reforms and reshapes a new American identity.…

On the other hand, the prison boxer can be playing around, evading like a mischievous monkey. Living in jail can be a hell, from the guards to the inmates and you cannot trust anybody. The Black Gods taught, “Your best weapon is your Mind” They taught the youths at a very young age to take it like a man, never be punks, cowards or sissies…

figured that he could find a new western trade route to Asia so that the imports may be cheaper. His idea came about through miscalculations of only 2,500 miles separating him from Asia when the distance was actually 11,000 miles… Regardless, this journey was funded and a trip to what was the “New World” was made. (James et al. 2011, pg…

with strange things like crampons for ice climbing, and adjusting to the new time schedule. We learned that although we did not pay for a private trip (which would have cost a fortune), we had one due to the irrational fear of Ebola, an epidemic in West Africa thousands of miles away. Our head guide told us he was worried about Tanzania’s economy because of Americans fear of Ebola. “Africa’s a big place, not one country.” We also started taking Diamox (a drug that helps with altitude…

description of the main themes of evil, sin and salvation. "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is one of the most respected O'Connor short story writer through a family trip to show us a path of soul salvation, the salvation of the soul essence but a fiction journey. O'Connor said: "A good novelist is through symbols and metaphors to convey feelings." [1] This works in perfect art form to describe profound messages that use a lot of metaphor works so captivating It reveals the profound social problems…

ultimately pain is only like itself. (VD 3) So begins Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel The Vine of Desire. Divakaruni textures the experiences of Calcutta born and raised sisters, Sudha and Anju, living as adult women in 1990s San Francisco, as they journey through the hues of pain that are necessary for their discovery of self-worth in an oppressive society. In the novel, Divakaruni portrays the rewards and perils of breaking…

While ubiquitous Internet access is extremely convenient and enables marvelous new applications for mobile users, it also creates a major security vulnerability—by placing a passive receiver in the vicinity of the wireless transmitter, that receiver can obtain a copy of every packet that is transmitted! These packets can contain all kinds of sensitive information, including passwords, social security numbers, trade secrets, and private personal messages. A passive receiver that records a copy of…