Bridging the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor The Outsiders is a very well-known novel written by the author S. E. Hinton in 1967. The book follows the story of two conflicting gangs named the Socs and the Greasers who are separated by their positions in society. There are countless themes and main ideas throughout the book which teens can easily relate to, including themes of isolation, violence, innocence and even love. The Outsiders mainly talks about the theme of Society and Class; how the…
Tom’s fortunes swing between the two and his sprit follows suit. There are two distinct types of language, the narrative voice and the colloquial language. Twain describes the characters about their proceedings. In a manner of dominant terms, twain also uses the border and more obvious form of humor, when dealing with the villagers and society. Twain uses the book to…
Within Catcher in the Rye, without a doubt the theme of alienation is prominent throughout. The Webster dictionary defines alienation as “a withdrawing and separation of a person or persons affection from an object or position of former attachment”. This explanation helps the reader to set the scene for the novel and the isolated presence the main character Holden withholds throughout the course of the story. The negative energy Holden Caufield displays automatically at the beginning of the…
The Plot: The overall story recounts the adventure of a rebellious only known as “The Kid” and eventually “The Man”. He was born in Tennessee and lived with an alcoholic father who is likely the reason why he ran away at 14. Bouncing around here-and-there he eventually finds himself in Nacogdoches, Texas. At as arrival he finds himself in the midst of a religious revolution against Reverend Green who was accused of crimes that include bestiality and pedophilia. In this town in Texas he drinks…
In a world where there lived a city where they ban your favorite TV show. A duo of friends that are named Brandon Nguyen and Sponge Lob Circle Pants that are 13, try to find out why and try to make the rules fair. Brandon Nguyen who is smart, helpful, talented, humble, and determined. Sponge Lob Circle Pants who is smart, weird, and determined. They find many things bad about this city where the government makes everyone have a bad life. These 2 boys try to do as many things as possible to try…
During the time of Huck slavery was a huge topic of the time. Should they really be free or not? Twain represents the topic of Freedom through the Mississippi River but also symbolizes the confusion Huck feels about helping Jim gain this freedom through the white fog. Twain also symbolizes the mob mentality going on at this time through Col. Sherburn and the lynching mob. One of the biggest symbols for freedom in Huckleberry Finn is the Mississippi River. Before embarking on his journey, Huck…
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath fought major backlash from critics and battled grievances from offended readers on its way to becoming immortalized in literary history among the greatest works of all time. The Grapes of Wrath, at the time of its publication, was disliked by many Americans, who had lived the tumultuous lives portrayed in the book, but with age has become a prized, frequently-referenced description of life following the Dust Bowl. This essay follows The Grapes of Wrath along…
Title and Author: A Separate Peace, by John Knowles Setting and Historical Context: 1942-1943, World War II; Devon School, New Hampshire, Vermont (Leper’s home) Major Characters and Descriptions (external, internal, motivation) [3-5 characters]: Gene Forrester: narrator, protagonist of the novel, thoughtful, intelligent, competitive, has a love-hate relationship with his best friend Phineas (“Finny”), adores and envies Finny, insecure, uncomfortable with his own self Phineas (“Finny”):…
James Baldwin (1924-1987) is one of the most prominent African America writers during the fifties and sixties of twenty-centuries in the United States. He is an African America and also as a writer, and his footprints spread all over the world, in that case, it makes the most of his works are always exploring the identity of African America. “Go Tell it on the Mountain” is such an example work for identity, as one of the famous classic novel in the African America’s history, it is known as the…
Joseph Campbell defined myth as "other people's religion." However, he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life. The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by Campbell. All stories consist of common structural elements of the twelve stages that composed in The Hero’s Journey. Star Wars, by George Lucas, is an excellent movie. This movie is filled with original and mythic patterns. The ideas represented in the film are…