Tolstoy

Russian history is filled with uprisings aimed against the autocracy. Most of early revolts were provoked by peasants who lacked knowledge in politics and economics. Which made it difficult to implement concrete reforms even if the uprisings were successful. However, during the 19th century everything changed. Young Russian nobles were influenced by Western European ideas, and wanted to make a difference. They organised several movements that resulted in a revolt on December 14th, 1825. Even…

Constantin Stanislavski was born on 1863 with the name of Konstantin Sergeyevich Alekseev in Moscow, Russia. He was part of a family who loved theater (His maternal grandmother was a French actress and his father constructed a stage on the family's estate) .He then started acting at the age of 14 joining the family drama chain. In 1885, he gave himself the stage name of Constantin Stanislavski. A couple of years later he married a teacher that would study hard with him about acting. In 1897…

his own hand in California (44). Though Chris read the works of many authors, he is also aware that these virtually perfect writers did not embody behavior that Chris would deem acceptable. Nevertheless, he continues to imitate their action. Leo Tolstoy, a novelist who wrote about the benefits of living penniless, also one of Chris’ role models, “had been an enthusiastic sexual adventurer” “despite his famous advocacy of celibacy”(122). Chris was able to look past Tolstoy’s flaws but, was…

Leo Tolstoy once said “We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.” Humanity has always been challenged by knowledge, and the desire to either flourish through understanding or sit in complacency. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag’s character is used to criticize humanity because of its human nature and meaning, absorption in technology and depression brought on by inequalities. First, it is shown that Bradbury believes humanity needs a…

Every so often there comes a time when one is struck by a complete lack of inspiration - a time abandoned by hopes and dreams. The short story “Elephant” by Polly Clark tells the story of William, a writer going through this phase. The short story is written in medias res with a third person limited point of view bound to the protagonist, William. “Elephant” is written chronologically, containing only one flashback and spans a short time span, presumably no more than a few hours. We are almost…

Characteristics (From Richard Chase. The American Novel and Its Tradition) • Renders reality closely and in comprehensive detail. Selective presentation of reality with an emphasis on verisimilitude, even at the expense of a well-made plot • Character is more important than action and plot; complex ethical choices are often the subject. • Characters appear in their real complexity of temperament and motive; they are in explicable relation to nature, to each other, to their social class, to…

questioning. In ‘Borges and the World of Fiction’, Irishmen Seamus Heaney and Kearney prompt almost exclusively Classical and Western European references, with Borges mentioning only one exception at his own discretion, who remains Eurocentric (Leo Tolstoy). Similarly, despite Christ’s background in Spanish translations, his interview with Borges only contains one question regarding a non-Western European or American author (Cesares). Conversely, the interview for The Massachusetts Review, in…

Money Matters: The Art of Corruption Growing up in modern America’s east coast, a highly a pressure ridden, materialistic pothole. In the investigative journalism piece Into the Wild by John Krakauer, the author goes into the detailed adventures, and experiences Chris Mccandless endured both on his trek to Alaska and the time in the wild. Chris Mccandless, on paper, had the perfect life, he was raised by a well-to-do family outside Washington D.C., graduated Emory University with no student…

Leo Tolstoy once declared, “You think that your laws correct evil—they only increase it.” This also pertains to bullying, meaning that punishing this action worsens the problem. Bullying, as society knows, has been infamous for its horrifying events, explaining the existence of debates over whether the government should activate laws to criminalize it. However, numerous people do not realize that there are various degrees of bullying, and the vicious occurrences are the heavily focused ones.…

There is nothing as pointless as getting caught up trying to slow down time, and losing attachment to the moment you're in. Chris Mccandless and Holden Caulifield in Into the Wild by John Krakaur and Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger are searching for belonging but are stuck in fantasy belief of humanity. Holden and Chris, only search for innocence, and are blind to the fact that our society is prone to change into an experienced place. Toward the end of both their stories, they are finally…