Pulitzer Prize for Drama

If you think you have squirrels in the attic? You probably do. Either that or you or you have been providing shelter for a pretty big rat. If that is the case, I'd rather have to deal with getting rid of the squirrel! Squirrels are very active in the morning and afternoon. If you hear noise in the attic during that time frame, it is likely a squirrel. A tiny footstep in the night is apt to be a mouse or a rat hunting something to eat. Both critters could be damaging your home, but we'll…

What to expect when reading ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ The things you should expect when reading ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ are the themes. The themes that are most recognized in this book are reunion, coming of age, and love and sacrifice. You can find theses themes in almost every chapter in the book. In this book, it’s full of these themes to make the audience understand what the characters are really going through and makes them who they are. In Harper Lee’s novel, ‘To A Kill Mockingbird’,…

Australian Lore Research Paper Outline Introduce your topic Australian Lore Answer these questions: Folklore: a collection of stories passed down from generations that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are…A story regarded as historical but unauthenticated.Ex.The title of this story is called sydney’s big cats. The story is about a forest in Australia and the people that work there don’t think there are large cats but there’s been a bunch of people that say they have heard…

Many people wouldn’t be able to stand up for what is right, especially when they are in the minority. Only a select few are able to overcome the fear of how society will react, and fight for what they believe is right. In The Color Purple, these people are Nettie and Celie. Liesel and her parents believe in this theme in The Book Thief. Within To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus and Boo display this theme. Lastly, Irene is the character in In My Hands to express this idea. Within The Color Purple,…

Throughout the course of the book To Kill a Mockingbird, the main characters, Jem and Scout, change their views on the not so fair world they thought they lived in. In the beginning of the book, both Jem and Scout thought everyone was treated fairly and are as innocent as they are. The author, Harper Lee creates crazy events for Jem and Scout to face, that ultimately change their views on the world and also help them grow as people. Through the use of child-like innocence and point of view,…

In the novel ‘Beloved’, Morrison successfully mananges to create a credible ghost character. Despite the fact that the novel is based upon a very real history, the fictitious parts of the novel almost seem as shockingly real as the factual parts. In CHAPTER, Morrison shows that we learn more about Beloved through the eyes of Paul D. We as readers already trust Paul D so as Morrison voices her opions of Beloved through Paul D it helps us to acknowledge that Beloved is more than just a ghost. Paul…

The Great Depression was “breadlines and debt”. Those two words define the depletion of resources needed helping Harper Lee to write To Kill a Mockingbird (McCabe 12). This book shows how people got through life on little to no money. Harper Lee reflects on many historical events to help form To Kill a Mockingbird. For example, there were many influences from Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and the Scottsboro trials in the novel. The first influence on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is the…

Ignatius Jacques Reilly, a beautifully ludicrous character in nearly all aspects of his large nature. He is the center of the complex interwoven story web of A Confederacy of Dunces, surrounded by a diverse group of odd yet endearing characters. Ignatius and the ensemble of eccentric characters portray the painful truths of everyday life, such as racial and class inequality, in the most hilarious way possible. Ignatius, the grotesque gluttonous genius, in his journey of absurd…

Some might say that Boo Radley is one of the favorable neighbor in Maycomb because he is caring, although Boo is one the least wanted neighbor because he is crazy and violent. Boo Radley shows a lot of caring when he see someone in need of something. For example, when Miss Maudie’s house was on fire Scout was watching from the Radley gate, Scout was very cold. When she came back home she had a brown woolen blanket which was not hers it was settled that “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at…

In “Beloved”, author Toni Morrison uses these reoccuring mentionings of milk that are always followed by a description or dialogue of Sethes need to nurture her child. Sethe, first, refers to it as “stolen” when speaking to Paul D about what happened in the barn with “schoolteacher.” It is brought up again, when nurturing Denver after the killing of Beloved. As well as later in the novel, when Sethe could no longer bear milk in her breast, but instead provides warm glasses of milk for Denver…