The Tramp

This movie shows many changes in normality’s. It truly shows what people went through on a daily basis, not just that a generation changed over time. Every day was a challenge to overcome, new ways of learning and relationships coming together or falling apart. People didn’t know how to act or what to say, since the men were gone it was as they missed a section of life and didn’t know how to jump back in. Father missed pivotal points of his children’s childhood, getting to know them as adults,…

Authors are not psychologist, but they have a proclivity for ascribing psychology onto their characters. Both Thomas Dixon’s The Clansman and Charles Chestnutt’s Marrow of Tradition, represent the White race in America as apprehensive to the new freedoms prescribed to Blacks. In the minds of this White demographic, as portrayed by both authors, Blacks are brutes who threaten the structure of society; they disrupt court rooms, threaten white womanhood, tote guns, etc. As a result of these…

through the lush foliage of the Amazon rain forest and happening upon the events of an entirely different era of travel and communication, before the advent of a world connected by a global network of information. Following the course of the Capella, a tramp steamship attempting to travel up the Madeira River and through the Amazon basin, this work of literature describes…

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Lennie and George. In what ways are the men similar and in what ways are the men different. How might the story have changed had Lennie not had the mental challenges he had? George is described to be small but smart whilst Lennie is described to be large and naïve, like a child. “The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face” (2). Lennie makes…

Social Darwinism, Populism, and Progressivism The sweeping changes the United States experienced during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century occurred throughout four “revolutions,” concerning both social and economic sectors. The first of these transformed a subsistence agricultural system into a cash-crop, profit based system that exposed “farmers to markets, the business cycle, monopolies, and politics” (688). The second revolution saw the formation of a working class,…

The very mention of skeletons in the closet sends chills up our spine and immediately through our mind’s eyes, we see a pile of bones in a dark closet. However, that may not always be the case. Often times, the skeletons are a collection of memories and secrets, stored over the years in the secret compartments of our mind, and we alone have access to them. Many of these are wonderful, and enjoyable to share, which we do willingly. However, along with these are unpleasant, often painful memories…

The Desire for a Companion A friend is a person who helps and supports someone. Everyone wants someone that understands them and believes in them. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men depicts the value of having a true friend. Of Mice and Men shows that having a true friend can inspire you to have confidence in yourself. It depicts the human need for companionship through the friendship of George and Lennie. It shows that having a true friend is what allows individuals to believe in…

“Modern Times” or How to Support Capitalism This paper investigates the relationship between Marxist theories and Modern Times (1936) by Charles Chaplin, and argues that the main character challenges the Marxist notions of value and commodity and deliberately chooses not to fit into the industrialized world that is portrayed in the film. Modern times is set during the Great Depression Era, which begins in 1929 with the crash of the New York Stock Market and lasts for about ten years until 1939.…

In Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go, the author develops a powerful insight into how one’s upbringing can be influential in the formation of his or her identity. In Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro carefully creates a dystopian society where there are inherent divisions in society. He iterates the idea of the Hailsham students as belonging to a lower social class. As the novel progresses, this wedge between the “normals” and the clones influences the development of the clones’ identity and their…

Every single person dreams. Some dream of having the perfect home and family, while others desire immense happiness. Similarly, the “American dream” is unique to each individual but is most commonly defined as reaching a point in life where life, liberty, and happiness has been achieved. The characters in Of Mice and Men each have their own perfect life that they are striving for. In the novel, this status seems almost impossible for some of the characters. They are held back by society and its…