The Great Unknown

Growing up in a lower middle class family that works hard to make a decent living, Pip is driven by the desire to improve his social status. The book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a young boy named Pip and his life journey. Pip is an orphan who lives with his sister, Mrs. Joe, and brother-in-law, Joe. The only source of income for their family is Joe who works as a blacksmith. One day, Pip is taken to Satis House, which is owned by a wealthy heiress named Miss Havisham, and…

but deadly. It might be too late to save the aquatic animals in the Great Lakes from migrant species that have come to take over, and make a new home. Shipping vessels coming from other waters carry many unwanted guests, known as invasive species, to make home in our waters in the United States. Invasive species hiding in the ballast of ships entering the Great Lakes damage the Great Lakes’ ecosystem. Invasive species enter the Great Lakes in the ballasts of shipping vessels. Shipping vessels…

melt quicker until it is burnt out, like the 1920’s American economy. After a flourishing era of the 20’s, the Crash of 1929 created devastation within the already fragile financial system until the effects of the dwindling economy instigated the Great Depression. Due to the disillusioned impact of World War I on U.S. economy, the Stock Market’s Black Tuesday brought many Americans during the 1920’s years of worldwide economic and social ruin; as well as the strong negative backlash that…

Willa Cather uses vivid imagery to accentuate Jim Burden’s journey. The first signs of imagery are noted in the introduction where an unknown narrator describes the Nebraskan fields as “never-ending miles of ripe wheat.” There, under the “burning summers when the world lies green and billowy beneath a brilliant sky,” Burden’s childhood rears his love for the great country and he soon begins “to lose himself in those big Western dreams.” He later becomes a lawyer for the railroads, retaining his…

The Risk of Not Letting Go The longer F. Fitzgerald's last few sentences of his book, The Great Gatsby are looked at, the deeper the meaning behind his words become. There are many ways to interpret the last passage of this book, although most revolve around the past. Daisy and Gatsby and Nick are all so focused on the past that they have no idea what to look for in the future. By dwelling on what went wrong they didn't know what to look for that was right. Gatsby only thought about his life…

A Tale of two cities, and A Christmas Carol is regarded as one of the most influential authors ever. The Great Expectations received mixed criticism when it was published in 1861, however, since the 20th century it is considered a classic. Great Expectations is a standout amongst the most well-known novels during the Victorian period. Like the majority of his extraordinary books, Great Expectations has Dickens ' splendid utilization of character and plot- - alongside a mind blowing…

The Symbolism of Colors in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby Each color has a language of it’s own and you easily learn the language by understanding the simple concept that each meaning of color can vary depending on the culture and circumstances. Colors play a very important role in our lives whether we realize it or not, because they have the ability to affect our emotions and moods in a way that few other things can. Black hides while white brings to light because what black covers…

If I had to make a soundtrack for the Great Gatsby there would be many songs to choose from but I have chosen some that I think are the best for this job. One of the songs that I would choose is “The Sound Of Sunshine” by michael franti & spearhead. I think this song would be a good choose for when Nick Carraway first moved to west egg. I Chose this song because it is up beat and sounds like a song that would be good to move to And it is laid back and nice to listen to. In the song “the sound of…

In the novel, Giants in the Earth, Rölvaag goes to great lengths to portray the total experience of what life was like for those daring enough to settle it and start over again in the unknown and unexplored regions of the great American prairies. He writes so that the reader can feel just how vast and open the land is as well as the (hardship) harshness of frontier life and the destructive effects it had on the settlers—both the strong and the weak. It is no surprise that isolation, loneliness,…

promotes the idea that association with societal issues reveals one’s true nature. Dickens does so by characterizing figures of Great Expectations according to their response to these societal beliefs, specifically through characters Pip and Estella. Pip shows significant maturation throughout the novel, credited to his constant conflict with criminality. The first scene of Great Expectations introduces this conflict as Pip meets Magwitch. Pip, being six or seven years old, complies with…