Trifles

A never ending battle against monarchy was the foundation of the history of antebellum United States. The idolization of republicanism by the American people especially in the Era of Good Feelings succeeding the War of 1812 was fuel for the intense fear of emotional and political hegemony. In the early 1800s, monarchy was extremely common, specifically in the superpowers of Europe. These superpowers included the Spanish and Portuguese Empires that ruled over various Latin American colonies.…

obsession is a theme shared by both novels. Kurtz's lust for possession was described by Marlow as a result of the “powers of darkness that claimed him for their own” (Conrad 60): Marlow states that “everything belonged to Kurtz – but that was a trifle. The thing was to know what he belonged to…That was the reflection that made you creepy all over” (Conrad 60). Similarly, Frankenstein describes himself, during the process of his creature's creation, to have “appeared rather like one doomed by…

Shakespeare’s The Tempest possesses an artfully woven in commentary of the state of the New World, while never directly referencing the situation as it unfolds. Caliban, the bastard and demon-spawn of a witch, acts as a stand in for the indigenous American people, while Prospero, the play’s hero, plays the role of the European settlers. While on the surface the line between who is good and who is evil may seem clear cut, with close reading that distinction quickly fades. While Shakespeare does…

my will”. He believes that he is better than another god. This shows that he has too much pride of his self. On the other hand, prophet explaining and warning him, that you doing wrong and you can make your mistake correct. “O my son, these are no trifles! Think: all men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride. Give in to the dead man, then: do not fight with a corpse––What glory is it to kill a man who is dead? Think,…

“You certainly do not believe, that there is a God, or that there is a Heaven or Hell, or you would never trifle with them. It would make you shudder, if you heard others do it, if you believe them as much, as you believe them as much, as you believe anything you see with your bodily eyes,” (Hammon, 10) is an example of Hammon using the death theme explaining…

In the middle of this semester, each of us is asked to choose a type of meditation from the book The Miracle of Mindfulness and practice that specific meditation we chose for around two weeks. Being mindfulness means one should be completely aware of what he or she is doing. The book uses the example of washing dishes to illustrate mindfulness. When you are washing dishes, you should be aware of you are washing dishes. If instead, you are thinking about drinking a cup of hot coffee after finish…

In the discombobulation of day to day life, all types of people are going to try to knock you down. This hardship was experienced personally by Brenda Roza as she realized that “there may not be that person next to you that's going to speak up for you”. There is no reason for strangers being malicious, to try to knock other people down when they’re not even known to you. Regardless, it is imperative that you are able to defend yourself- just as Brenda Roza did. Having been told throughout her…

Young Goodman Brown is a very well written short story whose journey unfolds in 1835. As the reader travels the Shadows of a dark sinful and unforgiving forest with the main character, Young Goodman, he explores his identity and its relation to the good pureness of his beliefs and of the cold truths of sin and human nature. The key Theme that strikes me in the story is good versus evil which is represented in the form of heaven, Faith and belief of Christ and the Devil himself and the effects of…

ANALYSIS Ned Stark and later his son Robb and wife Catelyn learned the cost of being righteous, as did Jaime Lannister when he lost his hand in an attempt to save Brienne. Last season, Prince Oberyn learned the cost of hubris. His need for a very public confession overwhelmed him and in an instant, he was squished produce. And above all, the audience has learned time and time again that there is a cost to caring about and rooting for a particular character. The show, like the Lannisters, always…

Have you ever read a piece of literature and it reminds you of another piece of work? Did you notice the similarities? I have read two piece of literature that have big similarities. Those works are A Jury of Her Peers and Proof. Susan Glaspell's short story, A Jury of Her Peers and Lynn Nottage's play, Proof have a lot of things in common. Both works use rich verbal, dramatic irony, symbolism, and conflict to show that women's intuitive powers can be superior to men's skills. The theme for…