The Old Man and the Sea

Inn every epic there is a character that goes through a life changing journey. In Homer’s The Odyssey Odysseus, Telemachus’ father, has not returned home from the war in Troy for twenty years. Poseidon, the god of the sea, leaves him trapped on a island in the middle of the sea. During his absence his palace on Ithaca has been overrun by suitors for his wife, Penelope, and his son Telemachus is too immature to kick them out. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, disguised as Mentes urges Telemachus to…

"Good..." There was an eerie silence, prior to the rapid, shaded movement of a balled-up fist meeting with the wall of his grumbling stomach. He groaned but knew better than to complain. The man in his face, sporting one of her majesty's illustrious uniforms, grinned and swiftly explained his actions. "That was for the incident with the rum, on board The Manic Giant. Do you remember that?" "Of course," he groaned, straightening himself up and…

fulfill his lustful temptations, he evolves, the man in the frame, into an individual so vile one cannot stand near without inhaling his moral corruption. Physically, the man of the portrait, Dorian Gray, as having sold his soul to retain his current health and beauty, remains ageless and pristine as he continues in the pursuit of all his wants. However, as time passes, the portrait ages and fades, collecting the years of sin and immorality of the man who once inspired an artist, consequently…

a three year old toddler, drowned after a rowboat, trying to reach the Greek island capsized, while attempting to escape a civil war Alan Kurdi came from Kobani, the city in northern Syria, that was evacuated due to the Kurdish forces war against the Islamic State extremists. On September 2nd Alan, his brother Ghalib and their mother were among a dozen Syrian refugees, including 5 children who drowned. Abdullah Kurdi was among the few people who survived. We sailed in the sea for about four…

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” I silently creep across the dock, the spruce planks creaking under my old, well-worn boots. The waves crash violently against the rusty metal poles supporting the structure of the dock. The wind vigorously rattles the harbor. Despite the horror inside me, I continue to walk unconfidently down the dock. The moon is the only paint on the dark canvas of the midnight sky, glistening down on me. I…

Beowulf recounts his great swimming race with Breca. He describes how they swam for five nights, all while fighting off sea-monsters and other foes. Beowulf states that he killed nine sea-monsters overall, before landing on the coast of Finland. No person could possibly believe that a man could swim for five whole nights while fighting off sea-monsters at the same time. (Beowulf, 36) Sea-monsters are a work of fiction presently, giving another reason to feel the lack of realism Beowulf presents…

Odyssey” by Homer is a myth of a man who is the main protagonist of the story. The story demonstrates the importance of home. This is revealed when Odysseus shows he is persistent and has temptation on his journey home. When he reaches obstacles he follows a method and beats them every time. His perseverance leads to him finally reaching Ithaca after twenty-years on the seas. Odysseus realizes that if he does not give up hope and he trudges through each hardship at sea he will reach his family.…

For instance, in the story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the old man is killed by someone he trusts. This example of irony is situational irony. The irony helps create the emotional effect of the story because it shows that you really can't trust anyone which creates a terrifying mood, which helps support the emotional…

by the hardships he himself had faced at sea. The book is notorious for being very long, enigmatic, and filled with sailor jargon that ends up confusing the average reader. This being said, Moby Dick, is also known for being a classic and respected piece of literature. The book explored countless themes including, vengeance, instinct, wealth, greed, death, fear and religion.…

that lived there was happy. Until the gods got upset with the atlanteans, and created an earthquake, making big waves and submerging the city of Atlantis. The story was written by a greek philosopher Plato. The philosopher Plato was a very intelligent man. He was born around 428 B.C, then later died around 348 B.C. He heard the story of Atlantis from his grandfather and later wrote it in his book Charmides. The book included Critias as a character. He was…