Mosses from an Old Manse

Symbolism is when a writer uses an object or sign in a physical form to represent an idea. The use of symbolism was popular in the Romantic period of literature from around 1800 to 1850. Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his use of symbolism in his stories. In 1850, Hawthorne used this technique while writing The Scarlet Letter. He did this to make the reader think deeper about the story, and to make it have a figurative meaning. A symbol doesn’t always have to be an object or a sign, in the case…

Geehaan Maiga 9A “All things truly wicked start from innocence”- Ernest Hemingway. Innocence can be always seen as sweet and pure, but can be a foundation of something horrible and oblivious. In the book, “Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky, Chbosky demonstrates how purity can turn into a monster and can make people unaware of the truth. Charlie and other main characters face this and has reveal their innocence in a peculiar manner. Innocence can be the blindfold of the real world…

In The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S Eliot the audience is presented with the perspective of Prufrock on his romantic life and experiences with a negative tone in regard to his failure . Prufrock speaks of going out on the streets at night alone with “the one” . He does not know who will be that “one:” and he fears that he will have wasted his life away. He fears that he will never find that women and ask them the “overwhelming question”. This work was published in 1915 by…

families either torn apart or stronger than ever. “Answers,” a short story from “The Half-Mammals of Dixie,” by George Singleton and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne are two unforgettable stories that show how going through the loss of trust and faith can impact a person negatively or positively. In both stories, the readers learn how Goodman Brown, a character from “Young Goodman Brown,” and Ronnie and Alexis from “Answers,” handle the loss of trust and innocence; the stories…

sleep in your own bed to-night…Pray tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year.” Faith asks Young Goodman Brown to stay with her as if she knew he would encounter the devil on his journey. By making him stay, she protects him from the awful truth he will have to face. Though, blindly he continues his journey to the dark woods that symbolizes the test of courage, endurance and strength Brown has within. On his journey through the forest, Brown realizes that he must return…

people in the speaker’s life instead of the landscape surrounding the speaker Stanza 4: The speaker hopes his loved ones follow him in becoming independent as well, and join him on his journey so he is not alone. “Ghost House” Overall Tone: Sad tone, old couple “intruding” a meaningful home Stanzas 1-3: The speaker describes their home where many people used to live in, until loss came,…

Brown” is the traveler’s staff. This staff isn’t just any staff, but it has a serpent engraved in the center, which Brown states as, “…curiously wrought that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a living serpent” (Hawthorne 449). The old man’s cane may be interpreted as an object of an evil entity coming to life. In “Young Goodman Brown” Short Stories for Students, the author analyzes that, “the snake-like staff…is symbolic of the form the Devil takes to corrupt Adam and Eve…

The Importance of Human Connections In Messenger, an award winning novel by Lois Lowry, the author uses Matty trying to keep Kira safe while leading her through Forest, and Matty coming to Leader in fear to save Village to develop a central theme of the importance of human connections. One of the most climactic points in the novel is when Matty is leading Kira through Forest to get her back to her father. Matty responds to this by trying to endure pain of his own while protecting Kira and…

The wind blew as the flame colored leaves fell from the tree and plummeted onto the ground. I could practically feel the seasons transitioning from summer to autumn as today happened to be known as "The Evil Haunted Shrub." The evil haunted shrub was a name given to the forest that seemed to be one of the loneliest forest that still remained. Other than trees I considered it to be nearly empty, however the town considered it to be the deadliest forest around, especially the night before…

I’m going to tiptoe around there,” I said, pointing to a spot where the trees were thick enough to hide me from view. “I’ll find out what we’re up against and figure out where the entrance to the castle is. Then, after our initial assault, I’ll run inside.” “Got it,” Tinlef said. Emma sighed. “Sounds good, but what if your plan doesn’t work?” “It will. Tinlef…