The Adventure of the Final Problem

characters or situations in their stories to represent similar people or events that occur in real life. Typically this is to draw an eye-opening comparison to the negative qualities of the corresponding people or events. In the realistic fiction The Adventures of Huck Finn, Mark Twain uses Huckleberry Finn’s encounters with several villainous characters to enhance the meaning of the work by having them act as an analogy to the evil of society. At the beginning of the book, Twain begins to tap…

called chlorine gas and mustard gas were one of the first poison gases used in trench warfare, if you inhaled it damages lung tissue and causes it 's victims to cough violently and choke in some cases, the gas kills you. Trench warfare was not a good adventure, it was a horrible place to be in. If you probably already know about the trench foot. Trench foot was not fun to have it was miserable to have, soldiers were losing feeling in their feet. Hitler just so happened to be one of those victims…

Here, there, everywhere, the places where you can find out things about an author are endless. They leave parts of themselves in their writing no matter the subject. In this case the novel depicts he general lifestyle of the timeframe with large undertones of the authors views. In The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Tobias Smollett gives a deep look into life in England in the 1700’s through the eyes of the gentry; he does this with political undertones and deep historical roots. Tobias George…

“Fifteen Dogs” written by Andre Alexis is a interesting novel that consists of many adventures,Laughter, and storytelling. This Scotiabank Giller award winning book, is written phenomenally by the author and expresses great morals and advice for the young youth reading it. The author makes great connections to his personal life and through his experiences.Andre Alexis was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but moved to Ottawa at a very young age. He started writing at young age. His first…

society. However, people attending the conference are hypocrites in that, they seem to be helping others in solving the problem, but rather they are not ready to teach others about the importance of change. In fact, the author brings out non-patriotism among American citizens. Considering the rotten and blacked out America, citizens need to have a moral obligation in solving such problems. The author describes America as characterized by the black market, alcoholism, and drug abuse. It is indeed…

house was big and had many adventures for both my sister and I to explore. We loved it there! My…

ideal Victorian youth, but with clash of culture and changing time, basic beliefs and morals begin to shift. First, the author begins with the first element of the story; Alice falling down the rabbit hole. Initially, this is where Alice begins her adventure and rejects the the adult realm. With her Victorian values, customs, and morals, she is stressed to be exposed…

speaks of a future where descendants of human colonists become the hosts of a parasitic race, and are cared for in return. The Witches of Karres by James Schmitz show us an empire of the future controlled by nobles and companies, and captains and adventures braving the unknown. And Rachel in Love by Pat Murphey creates a future where a human mind can be imprinted on the mind of an ape. Where shall these stories lead us? Nightfall leads us to the world of Lalgash. This planet has six suns, such…

“The book thief lived to a very old age, far away from Molching and the demise of Himmel Street…. In her final visions, she saw…a long list of lives that merged with hers (Zusak 543).” This is a small excerpt from The Book Thief, which was written by Markus Zusak. It is a World War II story about a young girl and her story; of thieving, of loving, of yelling, and of all that happened through her life. Although there were lots of people, of Himmel Street, who changed, the main person who changed…

If I had to choose one film that represents Hollywood’s involvement in the Second World War, it would have to be Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film “Casablanca” . Examining just this film demonstrates the reasons to study the war films, especially with those produced during the war. From this type of film, we get the producers, directors writers and actors viewpoint reflected in the story that they are producing. The film is, from the producers’ time view, about current events thereby the film will…