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“The Elevator” was written by Robert Coover. In this story we meet the main character, from whom the story is blooming, his name is Martin. He is a shy and not really handsome boy. Also, he is an observer, who afraid take a threat. Further, he is always around the corner, seems to wait to jump, but rather than he is jumping into his imagination. Firstly, he is introduced to us, when he was in the elevator as he goes to the basement. He thought it would be a weird place. However, when he gets…

My first reaction towards “Even in Paradise” by Elizabeth Nunez is astonished. I was intrigued by the setting of the book and how the author Elizabeth Nunez uses Trinidadian culture. What i enjoyed about the book is that in and out of each chapter you can observe that the characters get wiser as they are reiterated throughout each chapter. In addition, the book has a very meaningful tone on young readers just like us as they introduce us to adolescents in the book and give them adult mindsets.…

In the movie they used guns instead of swords, daggers or other Renaissance era weaponry. At the very beginning of the movie a reporter on television said the prologue instead of a person just saying it. Instead of sending servants to get or send information, in the movie they had the news. In the movie they used cars instead of horses. In the movie the Capulets had a surveillance instead of having watchmen outside their house. At the beginning when the servants fight they met at a gas station…

One day Kyrie Irving was at church on a dull Sunday. He was about to take out the trash after the service. As soon as he lifted off the lid a demon hopped out and went into his soul. He didn't know what to do. Was he scared? Just a little because he remembered God would fix it. The demon could control him any time he wanted. Luckily the demon did no harm to the people in the church. Since the demon was used to being underground where it's hot, when Kyrie took a shower if made the demon…

In the book The Phantom TollBooth there is a boy named Milo. In the beginning of the book Milo is a very depressed and sad little boy. Milo doesn’t know what to do with himself. He thinks everything is useless. On page 9 it states “ It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time”. Whenever Milo was somewhere he always wanted to somewhere else but once he got there he then again wanted to be somewhere different. But Milo does change throughout the book. Once Milo had found the Phantom…

contentment and the termination of this anxiety will arise after he attains this imaginary reality. Therefore, this causes Paul to act irrationally and run off to New York. Even though Paul’s mental instability is evident, his family and those around him do not give it much attention or treat him the right way one should treat a person with a mental illness. Often it seems that they forget something is wrong with Paul and do not listen and offer him support. Instead, they solely acknowledge…

Pencey Prep. He has been kicked out and now has to face the real world and struggles to connect with other people. In the novel Catcher in the Rye, author J.D. Salinger reveals how people in a society handle stress and breaking down from failure through the motif of Holden’s loneliness, the symbol of the museum, and the allegory of the Catcher in the Rye. To begin with, Holden Isn't the most outgoing or popular person as a result, he is alone, isolated from his family and community. “...I…

The Catcher in the Modernism In today’s fast-paced society, the definition of modern is constantly changing as genius minds invent and introduce brilliant ideas and innovations to the world. “Modern” pertains to something that relates to recent times, or the present, however, how recent can modern be? For example, modern literature sprouted at the start of World War I, and about a century later, many scholars claim that the Modernist movement has not yet ended. Contradictory to the population’s…

The article “Let’s Not Be Divided. Divided People Are Easier to Rule” by Trevor Noah was written in December of 2016. Trevor is putting his opinion on the internet about racial equality and how divided we are. He compares his life where he grew up and how American is so much different. I disagree with some of the things he states in his opinions, but mostly I agree. Trevor Noah took the position on “The Daily Show” from Jon Stewart. Trevor soon found out it was not so much of standup comedy.…

“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.” (p.1) Maggot Moon starts off with a mysterious phrase, leaving the readers in question. Sally Gardner, the author, has written and illustrated many books even with dyslexia. Maggot Moon is a novel that reflects back to the past. It has simple words and short chapters which makes it easier to comprehend, despite the fact that it is not in chronological order. The book is written in first person, which gives the reader a stronger perspective…