N. Scott Momaday

Once upon a time in a land far away, A duke named Theseus, the most prestigious of Athens, was due to marry the love of his live, Hippolyta. To celebrate he planned to throw a large festival. Whilst working on the plans, a fellow nobleman, Egeus, entered with his daughter Hermia and two other men. Egeus explained that out of the two men, one, Demetrius, was due to marry Hermia. This would all have gone to plan if it wasn’t for Lysander, the man Hermia had fallen in love with. To resolve the…

Breathing Underwater is a 2002 young adult novel by Alex Flynn that tells the story of Nick and Caitlin. Nick is sixteen years old who comes from a comfortable background and has a devoted girlfriend in Caitlin. Things, however, are not what they seem on the surface. His father is distant and abusive. Caitlin stays with him because of Nick’s controlling actions. The story is in part epistolary in nature with portions presented in the form of letters and as diary entries in which Nick chronicles…

This piece of paper will examine the problem aspects of the Bulgarian translation of chapter 1 of Willa Cather’s My Mortal Enemy. 1. Cultural Aspects: the transmitting of the clothes Myra and her husband wear might be a bit problematic. In the original text, the reader saw Myra Henshaw in black, velvet dress. The translator decided to put on Mayra not velvet but a silk dress (“жена в черна копринена рокля”). Perhaps, this was done because the image of a velvet dress in the Bulgarian reader’s…

Chapter two Form the beginning in the movie and the short story we are introduced to Mike Enslin who writes books about haunted places. His books Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Houses, Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Graveyards and Ten Nights in Ten Haunted are best sellers, but he internally shows some insecurity and guilt due to his hypocrisy, he believes in the existence of ghost other hand in his books he doesn’t believe in paranormal or in supernatural phenomena. Enslin hates his…

Titanic: Parthiv Patel’s 1997 movie review Fictional characters: Leonardo DeCaprio as Jack Dawson poor man from Wisconsin he win the Titanic tickets in card game, Kate Winslet as Rose Bukater a 17 year old girl from Philadelphia who was forced in to engagement to 30 year old man Cal Hockley so her mother Ruth can maintain higher class in society, Billy Zane as Cal Hockley rich and arrogant 30year old fiancé of Rose, Frances Fisher as Ruth Bukater Rose’s widowed mother who arrange the Rose’s…

From F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, The Great Gatsby, and this painting, one can find comparisons that show wealth, as well as the isolation and loneliness that often come with it. The Great Gatsby is a timeless classic that tells the story of Jay Gatsby and his obsession for the extrodinarily beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The novel is set in the Roaring 20s, a time of wild parties and loose moral standards and the rich becoming even richer than before. The piece of art this novel is being…

To many, The Big Sleep has created a legacy cementing itself as a Hollywood classic. However, when discussing the notion of fidelity in terms of the book versus film adaptation, issues concerning the narrative due to the Hays Code, the addition of a romance to the plot, as well as the question of whether or not remaining faithful to the book is necessary, are all valued, and important points. The Big Sleep is a crime novel that was written in 1939 by Raymond Chandler. During the time of its…

50 First Dates, a well-known American romantic comedy, displays the unforgettable experience of when Henry Roth notices a young, beautiful lady, named Lucy Whitmore. As a marine veterinarian searching for some fling, he finds himself at Hukilau cafe, where he soon lays his eyes on her. After discovering that Lucy lost her short-term memory from a car accident, he finds himself having to work extra harder to win her heart with every new day. This unexpected chemistry between the two lovebirds…

ACT 1 HH HOLMES (30’s), deceptively charming, leads a WOMAN (30’s) through the shady streets of 1890’s Chicago. They flirt back and forth while wandering aimlessly until the reach the unfinished grounds of the Chicago World Fair. Holmes teases the woman into joining him sneak inside, but then the two quickly leave and head back to the hotel that Holmes owns. Inside his permanent hotel room, Holmes begins to act coldly towards the woman and suddenly slits her throat without a flicker of emotion.…

Wikipedia defines “The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that shows the culture of the United States at a specific time. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen.” It is very unusual for childish stories to represent culture and mood of the crowd (and writer specifically) in certain time and place? Only the great writer is capable of doing this, and I believe Samuel Langhorne…