Robert Patrick

Welcome back to the second part of the four-part series of essays discussing whether or not Patrick Bateman was, indeed, a psychopath. We will be exploring personality disorders, specifically looking at antisocial personality disorder. Click here to read part one. Patrick Bateman is a self-absorbed, pop-culture obsessed, materialistic, greedy, young man who feigns social niceties and political correctness yet has no issue saying what he really feels when he believes no one is listening. He has…

Chapter Fourteen Myth or a Man? To here with spell check At the Dublin airport Lane and Blair were able to spot the waving hand of Frederick at the waiting area. With him was a dapper, cagey thirty-three-yearold six foot tall, medium-size man with eyes that remained mysteriously hidden behind shades. Both of his hands were anchored on his hips‒ the man was Sean McGinty. Also with Linzyc were Hanna and Gellman. Giving the good…

In the novel The old man and the ocean, the primary character name is Santiago. Santiago is an old man in the story and a talented angler in his calling. This old man is thin and emaciated. There are profound wrinkles in the back of his neck. He has cocoa blotches on his cheeks. His hands have profound wrinkled scars from taking care of substantial fish. Every little thing about him is old aside from his eyes that are of the shade of the ocean and are merry and undefeated. . By identity,…

The role of Manolin in relation to theme development is to highlight the old man's loneliness and want of friendship. Throughout the novel the old man longs to have the boy on the boat with him to keep him company. An example of this can be seen when the old man thinks, "But you haven't got the boy...You have only yourself..." (Hemingway 52). His constant want of the boy demonstrates his need for companionship and friendship. The age contrast between the two characters draws attention to their…

“Big Two Hearted River: Part 1,” a chapters in Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time, reads like a third-person narrative of a young man’s camping trip in the wilderness. However, through close examination of the details in the story, it slowly comes to light that the events that transpire in the young man’s excursions are somewhat related to his experiences in war. Hemingway’s account observes how war changes an individual as they return home, thus leaving them unsettled. Nick, our protagonist, isn’t…

During the 1800’s and the early 1900’s people started to give America the nickname, the melting pot. America was welcoming people from all over the world from different races and religions. These people were all hoping to find a better life, new opportunities and freedom. Since the start of American history, immigrants came here and brought their traditions and cultures with them. The United States is a country of immigrants. It is a place where people from all over the world come to build a…

Branwell's death in 1821. Gerin explains, “Leaving no memory with her surviving children, not even with the clever five-year-old Charlotte, her part in the moral makeup of her daughters was yet primordial and lasting. Her love letters, written to Patrick during their engagement and read by Charlotte thirty eight years later, drew from her daughter this tribute of understanding and love” (Gérin). The death of their mother Maria, left an impactful, yet ghostly memory for Charlotte as well as her…

What’s the attraction of surgical interns turn surgical residents running around a hospital in the middle of downtown Seattle? Ask the 8.96 million people a week that turn the channel to ABC every Thursday night at 7/8c. Grey’s Anatomy, a creation of Shonda Rhimes, is that very attraction sometimes addiction of many people throughout the country. With thirteen seasons under its wing, they keep the audience and fandom coming back every single week and even in the offseason, with sources like…

The human nature of people is very complex, however it has virtually stayed the same throughout time. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” the reader is given a raw example of human nature and the inner struggles one faces as they are made to decide what path of life to take through his use of different literary devices. The first point of interest in “Hills Like White Elephants” is the “hills across the valley of the Ebro” (p 294). The hills were “long and white” (p 294), unlike…

After reading Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, it is clear that he uses symbolism to show the true meaning behind his story. The emotion behind this story is bold but to find that, it takes some thought. By looking at the different symbolism Hemingway uses such as, the title, the setting and landscaped described on both sides of the tracks, the coming and going of the train, as well as the number two. This story allows the readers to take their imagination and emotion and take…