Scott Schwartz

Salman Rushdie’s Midnight's Children significantly shaped the course of Indian writing in English. This great work of art gave Rushdie a prominent position in the literary canon. He got a definite place in the readers‟ heart. Midnight's Children is a typical example of a postcolonial novel that integrates the elements of magic realism into it. The author‟s intentional use of magic realism helps in bringing out the surreal and unreal dimensions of the Indian subcontinent and thereby making it a…

the American ideal. In a period were everyone possesses the innate ability to succeed and supersede the middle class quality of life, there lies the ultimate object in gaining and grasping the future, the American belief. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald imposes the fact that through the power of one’s mind to excel, he or she may be successful in a time of the twenties. Main characters Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Nick Carraway and George Wilson become the representing…

In the 2013 film, “The Great Gatsby” the characters are altered compared to how they are described in the book. The novel, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald provides an in-depth description of the characters that the film failed to capture. The characters in the film were altered as opposed to how they are described in the novel to make the film more engaging in the perspective of only the younger audience. The characters whom are altered in the film are Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan and…

In times of crisis, everyone needs something to believe in. This is a concept that I believe is evident throughout Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel, The Road. Belief, which all humans have the ability to possess, is all that keeps the protagonists going. I think this because believing in something, whether it be; a God, a Leader or ‘Carrying the Fire’, gives us hope. In times of crisis, this hope could be the only thing that keeps us sane, giving our lives purpose. In The Road, I…

Charles Dickens novel, Great expectations is an account that centres on the life of one man named Pip, as of the time he was seven years old until he was in his mid-thirties. Pip shows us imperative actions in his life that formed who he became. While developing he acquires a collection of different connections and friends that influence him in his decisions and goals for his life. This is a novel of development ,therefore understanding Pip and his evolution is key in developing an…

The Rocking-Horse Winner Symbolism Essay Big mouthfuls will only make someone choke, just as heavy pockets will make a man drown. Throughout D.H. Lawrence's The Rocking Horse Winner there are several symbols centered around greed. The story is based around a boy named Paul and his short life. On Christmas, Paul received a brand new rocking-horse, and he used it to wondrously predict the winner of the local horse races. Paul gambled his way to great fortune, yet there never seemed to be enough…

I chose to base my creative piece on the Australian short story – American Dreams by Peter Carey. The purpose of my piece was to highlight central themes such as Americanisation – an idea that claims that 'America has colonised our subconscious' and the delusion of the American Dream. These thematic aspects are prevalent in 'American Dreams' by Peter Carey, in which a remote and isolated town becomes influenced by the concept of living the American Dream and as a result of trying to conform to…

“Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti is a descriptive poem comparing two different, distinct pairs of people who cross paths with one another on the road. One is a pair of garbage men and the other is an elegant couple, two duos from completely different worlds coming together as equals on the roads of California. Ferlinghetti notes all differences and similarities between the two odds from the brand of car to the length of two of the men’s…

There are millions of combinations of themes, perspectives, characters, plot, and style that a novel can be written in, and each one of those factors can carry significant meaning in a novel. Perspective, for example, can show what a single character or multiple characters are thinking and feeling. It describes their commonalities in the psyche and their differences. Published in 1932, by William Faulkner, The Unvanquished, a Civil War novel, was written more than sixty years after the war ended…

Considered one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be seen as praise to a man who, while trying to bring his family into grace, falls in a tragic life. As Centola (25) says, “Miller’s play tells the story of a man who, on the verge of death, wants desperately to justify his life.” Willy is a complex and fascinating man who gradually destroyed himself with false hopes and beliefs. He is a tragic man who, in his whole life, has believed that he would…