Pursuer

Walter Dean Myers' graphic novel Monster is about a sixteen-year-old African American boy named Steve Harmon, This graphic novel is written in a first person perspective from Steve's view. He shows himself through his journal entries and a screenplay. In this book, the protagonist’s are Kathy O’Brien, Mr. Sawicki, and Steve Harmon. The antagonists are the justice system, Richard Evans or more commonly known “bobo”, James King, the Assistant District Attorney (Sandra Petrocelli) and Steve King's…

Another time Inigo showed he was driven was after Prince Humperdinck of Florin hired a Sicilian mastermind named Vizzini and his two associates, Inigo and a giant named Fezzik, to kidnap Buttercup, the Prince’s fiancée. The trio was to abduct Buttercup and take her across the Florin Channel to the neighboring country of Guilder. There they would kill her. This would then provide Prince Humperdinck with the perfect excuse to go to war against Guilder. Unfortunately for Prince Humperdinck, the…

Rape culture has been predominant throughout history and continues to thrive in modern society. Although there have been countless efforts to bring awareness of the sexual violence and crimes committed, rape culture still prevails because people deny its existence, or turn a blind eye, and proceed to perpetrate actions that support it. What is rape culture, and how is it normalized in modern society? Rape culture can be defined as “a complex set of beliefs that encourage male sexual aggression…

Lennie Small: The Dreaming Child-at-Heart of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Pursuers of the American Dream often fantasize about a future for themselves where they can find a place, settle down, and have a family. John Steinbeck, in his novel Of Mice and Men, expands upon this notion and puts it in the context of Great Depression-era California, where the American Dream that so many pursued was completely and utterly crushed. One case of these sorts of ruined aspirations being that of Lennie…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which is still in St.Petersburg, Missouri. This movie picks up where The Adventures of Tom Sawyer left off. Huck Finn is a poor boy with a drunk as a father and his friend Tom Sawyer, still have the robber's gold. Due to is adventure, Huck came into quite a sum of money, which the bank held for him.Huck was then adopted by the Widow Douglas, a kind elderly woman. Huck is not excited with his new civil life that…

A standout amongst the most infamous tyrants of the twentieth century, Mussolini left a vital assemblage of works that uncover his move from communist fomenter to originator and pioneer of Italian autocracy. His belief system was firmly checked by a hyperbolic call to activity and an insubordinate tone of disobedience and additionally patriot talk with respect to his confidence in the likelihood of a resurrection of the beliefs of established Rome. Mussolini was conceived in the town of…

In Obi; or, The History of Three-Fingered Jack by William Earle the plantain is not simply a source of nourishment for the slaves on the island. It is a metaphorical cage used by slave owners to trap slaves in a place where there are no longer seen as human but rather as beast. Plantains are an indigenous, year round source of food and therefore a crucial part of the slaves’ diets. However, the plantain represents more than simply nourishment. In Obi, it is used to convey the bond that the…

Bulling can be a repeated incident or a single incident that occurs when the victim believes the perpetrator has more power over them. This can lead to emotional intimidating by the perpetrator. Bullying is defined as a subtype of aggression that involves repeated exposure to negative actions with the intent to cause harm or discomfort and an imbalance of power (e.g., physical, social, cognitive) between the bully and victim (Olweus, 1990, 1993) cited in (Hong, J., Michael, K., & Sterzing, P,…

At a very young age Saroo Brierley meets abounding harrowing difficulties that had dramatic effects on his future decisions. Despite this Saroo recalls copious joyful experiences of his time growing up in India. These recollections insinuate that though his childhood is irregular, it also contains an abundance of instances that not only benefit in making it bearable but also enjoyable for Saroo. Throughout the Memoir Lion, Saroo Brierley frequently conveys that he is thankful for his life in…

Dalé A man stands abreast to the greyish shoreline upon a rocky island. He lets out a deep moan that smells of whisky from behind his unkempt pepper-salt beard and lifts his spyglass to a baggy eye. Seabirds call in the distance, swooping over one another in play. The air smells of salt and diesel, and is rife with moisture which forms a heavy fog. In the distance, the man sees a spiralling beacon of light. Behind him, the island's lone oak tree groans slightly in the wind and crackles with…