Sinclair Lewis

Finally, Lewis uses his Biblical understanding of Heaven to signify that Heaven is immeasurably more important when in comparison to either Earth or Hell. The substance of Heaven is truer and the reality of Heaven much deeper than the temporal substance of Earth. Lewis demonstrates this through his description of Heaven and the corresponding description of Hell. He writes; I had the sense of being in a larger space, perhaps even a larger sort of space, than I had ever known before: as if the sky…

Lies caused a big problem for John Proctor and the other in Act lll. John went to the court and was gonna have Mary Warren confess that the girls were lying and that they were fake. But as the story went on John was fed up of Abigail’s lies. He confessed that he had an affair with Abigail. The judges wanted to bring out Elizabeth because John claimed that she knew about the affair. As Elizabeth came in the room and was questioned she lied to protect John's name and that caused John to get…

the glory and fame it would bring. Many people around me asked of my adventures or my viewpoint on my comrades. So I've channeled all of my findings into this paper. I'm sure Lewis had already spread around all the exotic new animals and plants, but perhaps it'd be better to hear from a fresh perspective. Meriwether Lewis, probably the brains of this whole operation. From recording…

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Throughout time, Lewis and Clark have been one of the most famous American explorers. The reasons Lewis and Clark were some of the greatest American explorers were that they found a way to the west coast, mapped the land past the Appalachian mountains, and they overcame many challenges and dangers along the way including bad weather, geographical, animals, insects, and native Americans. Lewis and Clark weren't always known as America's great explorers. Lewis was…

Brown, M. (2014). In New York. N.p.: Alfred A, Knopf. This book explores through New York City and the many things that you can find there. The book starts off giving a history of New York when it was called New Amsterdam. It shows how different things were back then and how it is now a much more populated and frequently visited city. The book gives details of the many different attraction that that this city holds, such as, The Empire State Building, the subway, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis…

Mary Warren is an important character in The Crucible by Authur Miller. However, Mary has very little power. She is a lower class servant who is bossed around by John Proctor. Yet when Mary is chosen to be a court official, she gets a little taste of power and suddenly develops a backbone. Over the course of the play, Mary Warren changes from an innocent and weak will girl to someone who is very bold and is not afraid to say what she feels. In the beginning of the play . Mary is characterized…

Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis, is one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. He was a British author and noted Christian apologist, meaning defender of the Christian faith, and is most well known for writing the “Screwtape Letters” and The Chronicles of Narnia series. Known as the ‘Father of Modern Fantasy’, Lewis was an author of many talents and was able to write anything, from fiction to nonfiction, from children’s books to adult novels, there was…

In the book The Crucible, Abigail is blamed for many things. She has accused others of witchcraft. These innocent people in Salem are getting arrested by Abigails little tricks. Her actions in the book show that she is not to be trusted. I believe Abigail does deserve to be blamed for the out come of the play. To begin, Abigail should be blamed for all she has done, here are some reasons why. In the first act Abigail threatens Betty and Mary Warren to keep their mouth shut. On page 20 Abigail…

After a semester of reading and being in this english class, I have certainly learned from The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Reading through the many complications women were facing during the Salem Witch Trials had me think about what I should be saying about others.The young girl Abigail had made up false accusations that not only ruined many Women's lives, but almost ruined the town. Many people were even hung because this young girl wanted to stay out of trouble. This situation I he story made…

“It is a whore!” John Proctor says as he grabs Abigail’s hair. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor goes from being the town’s sinner to dying a hero. John Proctor dies a hero. John Proctor is motivated to keep his dignity. This is indicated in act 4. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my…