The Pilgrim's Progress

For example, “The men of wealth who today are trying to prevent the regulation and control of their business in the interest of the public by the proper government authorities will not succeed, in my judgment, in checking the progress of the movement” (15). Roosevelt purposely states “the men of wealth” before the word “today”; he could have said “today, the men of wealth,” however instead made the sentence begin with “the men of wealth”. Due to the length of this sentence, Roosevelt…

Thomas C. Foster’s How To Read Literature Like A Professor is, as it says in the title, a guide on how to read literary works more professionally in order to better understand the concepts, themes, symbolism, and other aspects, like intertextuality better. Mr. Foster includes examples from many well known and praised works in order to give the reader a sense of what they should be looking for in order to contextualize a literary work. For example, Foster uses each chapter as sort of a guide.…

During the 1607 to 1776, the Pilgrims and the Puritans tried to create a model society their goal was simply not end up like their “mother” country. They wanted to be different; to be better. They didn’t want to be in the “bad” anymore they wanted to move to the “better”. So they set up aspirations to go by and in this essay I will tell you what they were and how they achieved them. Their first aspiration, of more holiness of character, you might say that because they believe in God that it was…

Herbert Stein, “who for 60 years was an economist and connoisseur of American’s political culture,” discovered that the average number of words per sentence for Inaugural Addresses has steadily decreased: “from Washington through Buchanan the average number of words per sentence was 44; from Lincoln through Wilson, 34; since Wilson, 25.” Will believes that “the general shortening of sentences reflects, in part, a change in nature of Inaugural Addresses.” He refers to Teddy Roosevelt who called…

for corrective action. The original meaning of a “muckraker” is a rake or pitchfork used to clean manure and hay out of stables.. The common use of the word originated from a character in John Bunyan’s seventeenth century allegorical novel Pilgrim's Progress, in which…

William Blake was a 19th century writer and artist who is regarded as a seminal figure of the Romantic Age. His writing have influenced countless writers and artists through the ages, and has been deemed both a major port and an original thinker. Born in 1757 in London, England, William Blake began writing at an early age and claimed to have had his first vision, of a tree full of angels, at age 10. He studied engraving and grew to love gothic art, which he incorporated into his own unique works…

now have a strong Christian faith that I believe will not waver even when hard situations come. They will lead lives similar to Faithful’s stand against sin—living sinfully until seeing the Celestial Highway. Mr. Bunyan, thank you for writing Pilgrim’s Progress. Your book has helped me to understand why people react to different things in life. I saw—and still see--your symbolization of several characters in Christian’s life turns into reality. From now on, every time I lie down to sleep, I can…

In her article “Bleak House as an Allegory of a Middle-Class Nation”, Stuchebrukhov argues the allegorical nature of characters in Dickens’ Bleak House as a means of dichotomizing outdated aristocratic Britain and Industrialism. She argues that Dickens’ idealism toward perfect equity does not undermine the novel as unrealistic but rather further establishes it as an allegory. Stuchebrukhov analyzes several notable characters, placing each in their respective category – aristocracy or lower class…

lift. After all, as the speed of consumption exceeds the process of exertion, the power to choose a new plan . The bodies are cremated where they lie in surface caverns. The army uses ammunition to carry out this hopeless job. Throughout the progress of the blasting, as long as the men are below German order, Edgar Derby is discovered with the teapot found in the defeat . He is taken and release of steal performed , then executed by shooting crew. In the beginning of my essay these books…

In chapter 11 of “How to Read Literature Like a Professor,” Foster explains how violence in literature usually means more than just a punch. There are two kinds of violence: character caused violence and authorial violence. Character caused violence is any type of violence in which there is a guilty party. Even if it is not a direct group, there is still someone or something to blame. Shootings, stabbings, drowning, poisonings, bombings, starvation, etc are all examples of character caused…