Walter Scott

Relationship maintenance between Harry and Sally is important because the coincidental encounters over the years flourished into an amazing relationship and as a result, they fell in love. There were harmful and helpful forms of maintenance that led Harry and Sally to recognize their feelings for each other. Harry and Sally initially met on a road trip from Chicago to New York. There was no indication of a relationship forming. This is where an important conversation about men and women being…

Most people live their entire life trying to find a valuable source of happiness. In Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon, the idea that intelligence is dangerous for it works againsts happiness is proven. This will be made evident by : Charlie realizes things happening around him now that he is intellectually advanced, his co workers starting to feel inferior to him, and having no one to talk, nor relate to now that he is smart. To begin, as Charlie starts to understand the world around him, he…

Lizzy Cotteta 09/18/2017 Post 9-11 A Hologram For the King: Yousef and Alan A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers follows the journey of Alan Clay, an accomplished businessman, to Saudi Arabia to present a deal to the Arabian King. After Alan and his ex wife, Ruby, get a divorce, Alan is unable to pay for his daughter’s college education in the United States, which influences his decision to work abroad and save more money. Soon after Arriving to Saudi Alan meets Yousef, an Arab driver, who…

The heart and soul of what America values derives from the American Dream. This idea was explored by James Truslow Adams in his book, “The Epic of America,” written in 1931. In his book, he stated that the American Dream was “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” This essentially means that each person that comes to the US will be given equal respect, have the freedom to do and say…

J.D Salinger uses color within the book Catcher in the Rye to help him establish and bring out themes appropriately. Color is a good symbolic element in books because characters often go through many physical and emotional changes that color helps represent. In the entirety of the book, Holden is symbolized by many different colors because of his actions and emotions. J.D Salinger used the colors red, green, blue and yellow throughout the book to symbolize different events that took place. For…

Charlotte Bohra English II honors Brunner 2 January 2017 In Unbroken, the author Laura Hillenbrand, explores the themes of identity and redemption through the life story of Louis Zamperini. Known as “Louie,” he was famous Olympic runner, war hero, and prisoner of war (POW) during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Unbroken is about the indomitable human spirit which Louie embodies. Throughout the various episodes of his life, Louie struggles with his identity and ultimately through these struggles he is…

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, an 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe, written in 1719, and set in the mid-17th-century, revolves around the protagonist Robinson Crusoe, an unassuming middle-class man from York, England, who’s heart desires the rush of sailing the great sea. Though the idea of sailing is opposed by his family, behind their back he travels with his friend to London from Humber in September 1651. While sailing, a storm forms, causing the ship to nearly founder. While…

In the book The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, author Jeffery Reiman states that the prison system in the United States is designed to fail in. It fails in the sense that the rapid expansion of the prison system fails to reduce crime, and instead is meant to create an image of a criminal class to keep the middle class in check. Reiman describes this failure as the ‘Pyrrhic defeat theory,’ as whereas a Pyrrhic victory is a victory where the losses make the victory pointless, a Pyrrhic…

Lifestyle Fantasy Society accepts a way of making the younger generation think that anyone living a lifestyle filled with name brand products, fancy cars, and extremely large houses are the goals that one must achieve. On the contrary, others in society may assume that individuals not living these extreme lifestyle goals are on the lower echelons economically, but both assumptions are not true. Portraying a lavish lifestyle and possessing millions of dollars is not the same as living a healthy…

Greed, successfulness, and love are all words we as a society are familiar with. How would our perspective of these words change, knowing possessing each could, in fact bring more heartache than bliss? “The Rocking -Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence, and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson; have similar and conflicting themes/purposes that one may connect with on a personal level. In today’s society, these stories deliver the tone that proves being victorious is ideal, however, unsuccessfulness can be…