Port Arthur massacre

This Boy’s Life, Tobias Wolff Set in the post-World-War Two era, in the mid 1950s, the central character Toby and his mother leave Sarasota, Florida for Utah with the eager and ambitious plans to become economically prosperous, on uranium. Toby changes his Christian name to Jack, after Jack London as he feels it will charge him with “strength and competence,” and these acts are done also out of spite and betrayal to his father, as they were abandoned. He feels unworthy of his life and feels too…

Success can be measured in many ways, however, many people measure success in their monetary value. Not only do parents want to be successful but they want their children to be successful as well. In the play, Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller writes about character named Willy who is having trouble at work. Willy is a salesman who does not preform very well at work. But being successful is very important to him, and he wants his kids to be successful as well. While his oldest son is home…

To further mention, because of the incident that occurs Biff no longer cares as much about his father’s well-being or his future success career wise compared to before the incident occurred. This was a key to destroying the happiness in him. Firstly, before Biff finds out his father was cheating on his mother, he talks with Happy and Willy about his football career with his coach, and he says “oh, he keeps congratulating my initiative all the time, Pop” (30). Even after admitting to have stolen…

Literary Analysis: Scarlet Letter In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses; tone, diction, and syntax illustrate that the punishment on humans by others may not be as destructive as the guilt they impose on themselves. Hawthorne uses very long syntax to emphasize the details of his characters. “This creed was never taught for instance, by the venerable pastor, john wilson, whose beard , white as a snow-drift, was seen over governor Bellingham's shoulder; while its wearer suggested that…

In Numbers 14:18, it is said that “He visits the sins of the father upon the children” and this is particularly true in the case of Willy and Biff Loman. If this proverb is true it bids ill for Biff Loman, whose father’s perverse interpretation of the American Dream ensures that his son will grow up to be grossly maladjusted and ill prepared for life as an adult. Biff is prone to narcissism, to kleptomania and is a broken individual. Biff’s social maladjustment is caused by his father’s…

Logan Konze Matthew Robinson Ben Schneider 12-10-15 Parts 4 and 5 An external conflict is a struggle between a main character and an outside force. In the first few chapters, the conflict is between Mike and John in a fight or struggle over Sarah. John has found his first love, Sarah Hart. The daughter of the real estate agent that sold them their house. Sarah was dating the quarterback of the football team Mike, until he just got too controlling and started to rub off onto Sarah in a negative…

Every knight that belonged to the Round Table had to make an oath that embodied the code of chivalry. A good knight is one who has qualities such as courage, honesty, courtesy, and loyalty. Also, a good knight must be able to prove himself by going on adventures, quests, tournaments and battles. One of the most important trait of a knight is that he must be loyal to women (damsels). A knight must prove his strength for the woman of his desires. He is obligated to kill all bad knights and destroy…

In The Crucible, some say John Proctor was a hero for giving up his life and some say he was a fool. I say he was a hero, there are many reasons why he was a fool but many reasons why he was also a hero. John was honest, he was brave, he was also understanding. John was honest because he, after signed the paper, admitted that he had nothing to do with witchcraft and didn’t need anyone to hang his name up on the church board. John also was honest to his wife about the affair with Abigail…

The play, Death of a Salesman, is one of the most critically acclaimed plays to have ever been produced and performed on Broadway, as it has won several awards and received praise from critics and audiences around the world. Though it was introduced sixty years ago, the play transcends through time depicting the reality of the American lifestyle. The main character, Willy Loman, is in an on-going rough patch in his life, and his thoughts and desires are seen through delusions that meld together…

the difficult circumstances. King Arthur and Gawain, on the contrary, reacted to the peaceful invader. The two characters are part of the same royal blood line, in which Gawain is Arthur’s nephew; during the Green Knight’s arrival, he says “were I not your nephew my life would mean nothing;/ to be born your blood is my body’s only claim.” (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 734). Gawain plainly has a trait that is similar to the renowned Arthur. Evidently, only Arthur and his nephew were the one…