The Man in the High Castle

I use to love the dirt. The mud, the bugs, getting my clothes and hands dirty. Everyday after elementary school, my younger brother and I use to run to our backyard and dig up dirt piles then make mud pies or mud castles. I absolutely loved the dirt, until middle school. Middle school changed my outlook on how little girls should act and dress.It shaped my story of feminity and womanhood. Once I turned 13, I watched more television and read more teen magazines. I was open more to the media…

How to untie the noose of despair Hope is a belief that all things are feasible. In life, there are obstacle and fears we encounter. Approaching obstacles with confidence will ease fear that hinders our goals. The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, illustrates how Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, played by Morgan Freeman, and Brooks Hatlen, played by James Whitmore, react to the repercussions of despair and the promise of hope. In 1947, Andy is…

customer. But that’s another story, one I could tell you now if I wanted too but there are much more interesting events to come. She looked out the window, A man and a woman were pushing a baby in a stroller, laughing, she wished she had that childhood and not the screwed up one she ended up having. Parents are supposed to love and protect you well not for her. No, she shook that feeling I have to be strong, I have to be brave I’ve got to forget what happened. But no matter how hard she tried…

He is a very distinguished knight who was honored by many for his valor and he had the highest honor a Knight could receive with a high amount of respect for people with loyalty, honor, generosity and chivalry. He fought in the King 's service and fought for the King of Palathia, and in all his battles he came out victorious. Despite his high honor being known and all of his victories he was one of the more modest and humble characters introduced to us. Everyone accompanied by the Knight…

For Hamlet, since a ghost with the figure of his father showed up to him and revealed that the new king Claudius, his father’s brother, was guilty of his own murder, Hamlet changed his entire perspective about the court and the ones who live in the castle. To worsen the tragedy, his uncle and king Claudius, was now married to Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude. In a strategy to confirm the ghost’s story, Hamlet plays madness and sets a play that depicts reality to find out the truth. However, Hamlet’s…

Gothic tradition in the novels “Northanger Abbey” by Jane Austen and “The mysteries of Udolpho” by Ann Radcliffe. The genre of Gothic fiction has been a strong writing tradition since its birth in 1764 with the publishing of Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”. The genre is a mix of both romance and horror with its clearest distinctions being a love of foreign setting and gloomy old buildings, a strong hero, swooning heroine and the constant looming of a monster or mystery. The parents of…

panopticon, and a financial panopticon. The banks of the United States and the rest of the world control the actions of our life in a way that seems to infiltrate everyday activities and actions. Not only do banks form a physical panopticon because of their high-level surveillance, but they form a panopticon of financial control through their practices. As explained by Foucault in Panopticism, a panopticon "forms as a kind of laboratory of power while it gains in efficiency and in the ability…

advantages that you've had." (Chapter 1, Paragraph 1-3, The Great Gatsby). In Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, we are introduced with the story of Jay Gatsby, a poor boy of mysterious origins who rises to great wealth and prestige. In 1922, a young man from Minnesota named Nick Carraway moves to New York, where he rents a house in the West Egg district of Long Island. Nick reflects that just as Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and deceptive nature, the American long for joy…

was nearly killed by sleet but his armor provided him enough insulation. When he came upon the high walls of the castle he was so relieved and thanked God for leading him there. A porter watching from the wall welcomed Gawain and very pleasantly said “it’ll be my pleasure, and I’ll warrant you’ll be welcome for as long as you wish” (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ll. 813-14). When he got into the castle he was treated almost like a celebrity. Everyone was astounded by how fit and muscular he…

It was the unleashing of the protestant reformation that brought about the religious, political, and societal revolution, with the aim of reforming the Catholic church’s practices and doctrines, which fundamentally changed the face of Western civilization. In early 16th century Europe, Catholicism was the sole religion of the English people. The Roman Catholic Church was the prime focus in their lives, serving as a guide to a moral and virtuous life, bringing them closer to God. It was when the…