Thousand Character Classic

Imagine yourself in the past with no one, or on an island in the middle of nowhere. This is how the characters of Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil’s Arithmetic felt. Alone with nowhere to go, but they were alike and different. The main characters both have relatable conflicts but also structural differences. Similarly, the books Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil’s Arithmetic both have a narrator's Point- of - view and it’s effect on the plot, theme. These literary elements make a true…

In The Cay, Phillip’s character reveals that through many conflicts he developed care, determination, and contentment. Phillip demonstrates care after experiencing loss as evidence in the novel when Timothy dies and Phillip reflects on all of the things Timothy had done for him. At the beginning of the novel Phillip acted selfish and only focused on himself. You can see him being selfish when they are first on the raft and he wants the water. Timothy wants to save the water for later saying on,…

While studying works such as The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Road by Cormac McCarthy, I found a sense of isolation directed towards the main characters. These authors often however tend use this method of isolation as a direct focus on the protagonist that without it, the reader would miss. My purpose of this paper is to bring more attention to this connection of isolation between The Scarlet Letter and The Road. To attain this purpose I have made my paper into two sections…

high respect or privilege which is a common characteristic found in multiple literary works such as Beowulf, William Shakespeare's Henry IV: Part One, T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, and William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The characters in these literary works often perform deeds and services to either earn or maintain honor or respect of their peers or family members. The majority of these works tends to center around the honor associated with monarchies or factors of royalty…

many differences as well. From start to finish Holden’s character is frequently changing due to his relationship with his sister, it affects his actions in the novel because towards the end, he realizes that he should not take things for granted. Through Holden's actions and words the readers see how close Holden and Phoebe really are, it reveals their similarities and differences, and their relationship helps readers to realize Holden’s character growth in many ways. Phoebe is the only one…

The book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is a book with great stories, advice, cartoons, quotes and a lot more! Sean made the book extremely interesting and he wrote it in such a way that you could barely put it down. He had stories where the habits that were applied helped work things out and made all the difference. To only make the book better he put funny cartoons in with quotes that really were true, and how life growing up for him was like. Sean really had a sense of humour when writing…

reconstruct a full story. All of the pieces of the narrative have to provide new elements such as back stories for the characters or characters development in order to offer a complete universe for the audience. By exploring all the platforms qualities, the producers of a story are able to provide complementary information on the characters, the plots and the relationships between the characters. Jenkins’ strategy of the expanding narrative universe is often used in TV shows because it allows…

of identity and values” (256). The sections in Katniss’ story are very precise: 3 parts of 9 chapters each one that Henthorne classifies in a very clear way, specifying the meaning of these divisions. Part I called “THE TRIBUTES” introduces the characters and the situation; Part II named “THE GAMES” presents the conflict and from that point it builds up the tension; and Part III entitled “THE VICTOR” is devoted to the climax and denouement of the book (27, 28). The meaning of each of the 3 parts…

conspicuous one is the author’s use of animals to represent people of different races, nationalities, or religions, i.e. mice for Jews, perhaps to represent Jews as vermin, cats for Germans, to portray them as predatory and so on. Of course, the classic cat-and-mouse trope is another portrayal present in the text. These are clear examples of symbolism, albeit ones that takes away from the nonfictional aspect of the story, due to the overtly fantastical nature of including anthropomorphic animals…

tales. Probably her best work, the Lottery, the story takes place on an small town populated by around 300 people. The villagers of this small town gather on 27 Jun of every year and plays a lottery among themselves. Old Man Warner, one of the key character of the story often states the very same sentences each year when the lottery comes: ‘’ Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. ‘’ When the time for lottery arrive, everyone in the town meets up in the center of village and children begins to…