Pilgrim

are taking a break from life by traveling, which describes a tourist or “a person who travels to a place for pleasure” (Merriam Webster). According to the Turner’s article, “a tourist is half a pilgrim, if a pilgrim is half a tourist” (Turner 20). In her memoir, Elizabeth Gilbert is both a tourist and a pilgrim. She takes off and goes to Rome, Italy to learn Italian and to eat as much of the food as possible. Then she goes to India to live in an Ashram, practice yoga, and learn the art of…

Puritan Influence on Modern Times and Ideas Have you ever noticed how similar puritan traditions and our modern society are when compared? For example, throughout history we have seen many occasions where women are seen as inferior, religious persons making it a common practice and societal law to go to church every week, how we Americans conduct ourselves on a daily basis, and even the way we dress. There are still many concerns on how much of the puritan society still affects us today,…

menu of the First Thanksgiving was much different. The smaller birds were spit-roasted, while the bigger birds were boiled. Birds were likely stuffed, though not how we stuff them today. Instead they were stuffed with chunks of onions and herbs. The pilgrims probably ate eels and shellfish like, lobsters, clams, and mussels. Thing have changed about Thanksgiving meals over the years. And other things ever since then. In 1637 Groton, Connecticut, over 700…

Pardoner. By practicing what he preaches against as a holy figure, the Pardoner establishes himself as an evil character. However, his evil character is challenged by his upfront honesty and the idea of the Pardoner as a tester of faith. By inviting the pilgrims to kiss his relics even after they know the truth about the falsified nature of them, the Pardoner is performing both an evil and holy task, challenging the notion of him being ultimately evil. In terms of how the Pardoner defines…

Thanksgivings Differ If I ever wiped my face off on the tablecloth at the Thanksgiving dinner table, I would probably get smacked by my Mother. But, that is exactly how the Pilgrims and Indians did on their first ever Thanksgiving. Today, I am going to compare and contrast the differences between modern day Thanksgivings and the first ever Thanksgiving. The first person I asked was Dezmyn Abbring, a student at Kankakee Valley, about how he would usually spend his Thanksgiving. Some…

The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. It all started when Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast with Pilgrims from Plymouth. That feast is now known as Thanksgiving. Most people now celebrate a more modern Thanksgiving. Everyone celebrates Thanksgiving differently. We still celebrate what we are thankful for but we do that in different ways. One thing modern Thanksgivings have in common is we eat similar food. The food we eat that is similar is turkey and Pumpkin pie.…

Is there a way to determine where the truth lays when there are two different perspectives on the same situations? Unfortunately, there is no clear cut answer. In William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation and Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan, there are countless discrepancies between each story. Both men seek to defame one another in order to preserve the innocence of their individual characters. They are not exactly successful in their mission when Morton and Bradford spend time discussing…

In Heart Of Darkness, Joseph Conrad discusses how the Europeans treat the native congo people. Throughout the novella imperialism is presented by the Europeans attempting to colonize the Congo region. Joseph Conrad explains the harsh exploitation of the Congo through the perspective of Marlow. Marlow sees how the natives are treated with disrespect as their rightful land is taken from them. By analyzing Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad through a new criticism lens, one can see that the…

considered a love drama, that’s mostly what it is, but it takes on a very digital type of feel. Meaning that throughout the series, its almost like you're reading a video game. The series I want to read is Scott Pilgrim. The plot involves a 23 year old Canadian nerd named Scott Pilgrim, who is a quiet and laid back guy with no job and no future career; the only thing he has going for him is his band(which isn't very good as it is). It starts of with him telling his friends that he's…

On one hand, we have the poem ‘Medusa’ by Carol Ann Duffy, in a dramatic monologue based on a mythical creature, Medusa, whose insecurity and jealousy leads her to believe that her husband is cheating on her. Consequently, she turns into a gorgon who turns anything she looks at to stone. On the other hand ,we have ‘Les Grandes Seigneurs’ by Dorothy Molloy which is about an aggrandized woman’s romantic relationship with men there to entertain her and to support her self-aggrandizement. However,…