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In AMC's Breaking Bad finale, the deuteragonist, Jesse, screams the words "Say you want this." as he holds his former partner Walter at gunpoint. The room's walls are stained with the blood of their enemies; the litter of fresh corpses scattered around the living space. In this violent scene containing the gore of organized crime, the production and distribution of drugs is portrayed horrifically. The horror lies in the truth of the horrific events that result from the dealings of drugs, the…

The power of an author enables changes and drastic alterations to occur in any part of the story to any character. Ian McEwan’s Atonement portrays an author within the book that has God-like power when dictating the lives of other characters. Briony serves as the God-like author that shifts the future of Cecilia and Robbie from shattered to passionate by the movement of her fingers on a typewriter. As Briony tries to reach atonement, she creates a story she wishes were true to fulfill her…

Hills like White Elephants Men and women are built for each other, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any difference. In fact men and women have a lot of differences in just how they communicate. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” is a good source behind this topic. The difference in how men and women communicate deal with the; purpose of them communicating, the way they like to approach or be approached, and the way each gender listens while communicating. In the story of…

Being able to break down these stories and use them in many ways is nothing short of amazing. Being able to identify certain aspects such as themes, and what makes a character the way they are makes reading great. Being able to see those also makes the readings more relatable. When one is able to bring the relatable aspects into…

The unauthenticity of society In today’s society we focus a lot on authenticity and being authentic. We go to great lengths to make sure we are and everything we have is genuine. Unfortunately, in order to achieve this, we sometimes lose the very essence of what we were trying to achieve. John Cheever’s famous work, “The Enormous Radio” demonstrates just that. In this essay I will be focusing on the inauthenticity of society as illustrated in “The Enormous Radio”. I will argue that that the…

The descriptive style of writing used in Joy Horowitz’s Parkinson’s Alley helps connect the reader to the individuals, their struggles and the problem that is threatening livelihoods in Visalia, California. Without the description embedded in this article, it could be very easy for the readers to get lost or lose interest. A tie is created after you learn a thing or two about “A big, friendly bear of a man” (Horowitz) who has been ultimately screwed over by his government when they decide to do…

I believe Flannery O’Connor is an epistemological Thomist because she agrees with Aquinas when discussing knowledge, abstract ideas, and reason. O’Connor agrees with Aquinas by citing him multiple times in her essay and uses his statements as starting points and support for her discussions about art and writing and how each relates to knowledge. Firstly, O’Connor begins her essay discussing the nature of fiction by relating it directly to the beginning of knowledge. According to Gilson,…

Tell-Tale Heart NarratorーMentally Unstable or a Calculated Killer? Edgar Allen Poe, one of the world’s most influential writers, often wrote stories and poems about people whose sanity could be questioned. One of his most famous short stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” is no different. The narrator of this story murders an old man, and then proceeds to admit to the murder. The question that must be asked is, “Is the narrator a calculated killer or is he just mentally unstable?” The evidence in the…

World on the Turtle’s Back Myth Analysis In the Myth, “World on the Turtle’s Back” the Iroquois tell a creation story that explains the world, explains their customs, helps give the Iroquois people a guide to follow and it instills a sense of awe in the reader. Throughout the story there are several instances in which the reader is awestruck and has to simply go along with the tale, there are no explanations for some of the events that occur and the reader can only infer what the explanations…

A Journey through Jo In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women we follow the life of 4 sisters living together with little money during the Civil War. Each sister has distinct traits which make the family work well together, as well as ones which make conflict for the story. The main character Jo is the second oldest sister and a very interesting character. While Jo grows up we learn that she is a strong minded, kind, tomboy. From the beginning of the book we know right away that Jo is a…