William Cohen

LOTF Essay Could modern day society function without clear rules, laws, and enforcement of those rules? In Lord Of The Flies, William Golding uses symbolism and characters to show that humans need rules and enforcement of those rules in order to function effectively. Without them, humans naturally become savages, which leads to an unsustainable and dangerous society. The diminishing power of the rules, and the results of this is shown through the fire, the power and respect towards the conch,…

have no reason for the argument other than to prove that they are right and therefore, better. It is noteworthy that these children at least recognize that war is not the only tool and are capable of using words and logic to come to a conclusion. William Golding author of Lord of the Flies supports this idea in his novel about a group of little boys left in isolation to form their own new world, yet the still create conflicts and end up dealing with such conflicts by means of war. These boys…

In As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, Darl was always perceived as mildly insane. He was able to know and understand things that he shouldn’t know. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” by Tennessee Williams, Stella’s sister Blanche lied throughout the play in order to change the way she was perceived. She was also unable to keep her secrets and painful memories which led to her insanity. In As I Lay Dying and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” both Darl and Blanche’s levels of sanity decreased when they…

William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, tells the story of Julius Caesar, a man ruling Rome and whose power just continues to grow, and the ones he believes are looking out for both him and Rome though they 're actually plotting against him and themselves the entire time. Along with how being power driven and egotistical can ruin someone. The play touches base on how a tragic hero can be something so enticing; how a man born into nobility can lead a life of destruction but…

The average number of years to complete post high school education is 11 years (Explore). A four year bachelor’s degree is required to start applying to podiatric schools. Podiatric schools are very competitive to get into, last year at the Dr. William M. Scholl College…

My Lai in the Quang Nai province of Vietnam, small families of mothers, young children, and elderly were naively enjoying their breakfasts and chattering amongst themselves. Not long after, soldiers of the Charlie Company commanded by Lieutenant William Calley Jr. invaded the hamlet in a search and destroy mission (Robertson 465). American soldiers relentlessly and mercilessly attacked unarmed, unresisting Vietnamese families. The air was thick with smoke and the smell of blood. Bodies were…

In William Faulkner’s, A Rose for Emily, Emily Grierson portrays a character that is hardheaded, adamant, and above all impervious. Emily plays the typical outsider, controlling and minimizing the information that the town receives about her by staying hidden in her house for many years. One could even say that the house itself portrays Emily’s character: dark, mysterious, and even creepy. Miss Grierson also plays a very emotional character, but only one we as readers see from the outside…

another. Humans do not always realise what they do and this creates dark feelings, which leads people to go down the wrong path. Destruction and darkness destroy the human race and without will and without the will to forgive destruction is certain. William Shakespeare is the creature of the play Othello ; The the play has a character named Iago, who makes is used to make the reader perceive that all evil is done with reason by using simile and metaphor.This leads the reader The character is…

social class, normally by economic bracket, into groups of varying worth and dispensability. Those who place themselves on top through classism thrive while those under them suffer for it. A Streetcar Named Desire, a play by playwright Tennessee Williams holds a great example of how dangerous and hurtful classism can be. A Streetcar Named Desire is a play about Blanche Dubois, moving in with her poorer sister after losing the family home to debt. Blanche, being of the upper class, is not used to…

Ralph can easily be described as the protagonist of the novel. As the leader in the beginning of the story, Ralph constantly reminds the boys of their primary goal, which is to be rescued. When Ralph becomes frustrated with the attitudes of the other boys, he reprimands, “I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you can 't even build huts--then you go off hunting and let out the fire--” (Golding 54). Because of his strong voice of reason and his representation of…