Sybil

Relatively similar to The Catcher in the Rye, this story is about a man named Seymour Glass who is a war veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Seymour finds his innocence in a young girl named Sybil Carpenter while spending a moment with her on the beach and then takes his own life shortly after parting due to a reminiscence of his bad memories in the war. Alike Holden from The Catcher in the Rye, Seymour Glass and his wife, Muriel Glass, are…

In the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, sin and redemption is an occuring theme. The main character, Dorian Gray, commits plenty of sins and has the opportunities for redemption, however, when Dorian tries to atone for his wrongdoings he is unsuccessful. Dorians’ underlying intentions keeps him from redemption, due to his hedonistic views. In the beginning of the novel, Dorian is portrayed as a young and innocent boy that is easily influenced by Lord Henry, a character with a…

Painting the Canvas of the Psyche “I can resist everything but temptation” (Oscar Wilde). Temptation and influences exist all around an individual and it is up to them to choose what can or cannot be of effect. The strength to resist this temptation and influence stems from one’s mental state; the human psyche is similar to a blank canvas. Like the canvas, external and internal forces are what cause changes in a person. As these forces influence an individual their mind is distorted and their…

Eric Birling is a seemingly less important character in J.B. Priestley’s thriller, An Inspector Calls, but upon deep analysis, we can see that Eric is a character of great significance and has a huge impact on the play. This can be seen through the structure and shape of this whodunit and some of the language and stage directions. Eric is a very effective tool that Priestley uses to keep the tension going; be it the difference of opinion he has with his father or the suspicious behaviour, or…

Explore the ways relationships are presented in “Of Mice and Men” and “An Inspector Calls” Society is not perfect, it never was. So it is not in any way surprising that many people would try to rectify these mistakes, and improve their society. John Steinbeck and J. B. Priestley wanted to just that. They produced works that show the effects of these mistakes if they are not rectified, in hope of raising awareness about society 's own impurities. Two of these works are "Of Mice and Men" and…

Perhaps faster means than any man ever ran. I want the Olympic medal. Now, I can see it there. It 's waiting for me. But I can 't get it on my own", said Harold to Sam. While Harold was being trained everything was in second place, even his girlfriend Sybil. He worked…

Most people could not stand waking up in strange places, not knowing what they’ve done. There are many people who have to do this on a daily basis. DID or Dissociative identity disorder is a big part of history. DID is one of the most unpredictable disorder, and is still trying to be figured out. (DID) or dissociative identity disorder is an intense medical condition in which to identities or personality’s take over the person (Wiley). The person may lose time and memory of what happened. It is…

How has Priestley used the characters in the play to present his views about the social class system? J.B Priestly used all of his characters to send a specific message to the audience of 1945. The year the play is set, 1912, Hierarchy and class status were what society was built upon making it a crucial aspect in the play. However after World War One and World War Two, the class system was nearly non-existent. This was due to the aristocrats and working class having to work together during both…

The novel also carries gothic elements in it. Dorian lives enslaved to the terror of seeing his picture, because it showed the grotesque sins that Dorian had committed against others. On the "horror" side, there are the grotesque descriptions of the portrait, the terrible murder and consequent disappearance of Basil Hallward, and the general loathsome factor of the opium den and, of course, the dramatic ending of the novel with the death of protagonist. This means that his fate has been sealed:…

When one searches Elizabeth Taylor on Google today, about 221-228 million results emerge. This number is exceeds Bill Gates and Marilyn Monroe’s results combined. She became an instant hit after she starred in National Velvet (1944). While other girls her age were playing with toys, she was becoming increasingly aware of the effect her appearance had on people. She married several different people, all whom exhibited similar traits: manly and protective. Because of the lack of a father figure in…