William Lloyd Garrison

Pittacus, an ancient Greek military general claimed that “The measure of a man is what he does with power.” In the literary works read throughout this course, men have tried to undermine and control their weaker counterparts in attempts to continue having power over them. The authors, Gaines and Ibsen use symbols to underscore the theme of men trying to control their weaker counterparts such as women or people of colour, in a ploy to establish their power over the other. This is shown with the…

Plot Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus tells the story of two magicians, Celia and Marco, who are sworn into a competition against each other by their mentors, who are former magicians. In a world where magic is all too real, both Celia and Marco started training at a young age to defeat their mystery opponent, only for them to find out it is the two of them. However, the only way for someone to win is for the other to perish. The venue for this competition is unlike anyone has ever seen, a…

The book, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954, and the movie, The Maze Runner, was produced in 2014. Although these two works were developed sixty years apart, they have much more in common than just being dystopian fiction. The Maze Runner, is the movie I chose for this compare and contrast essay. Throughout this essay, I will be talking about the various similarities and differences this book and movie have. The Maze Runner, was originally a book published in 2009 by author…

A tragic hero described by Aristotle must have certain qualities and evoke emotions throughout a dramatic tragedy: Catharsis, Hamartia, Hubris, Peripeteia, and Nemesis. The fatal flaw known as Hamartia, contributes to the characters demise or downfall, which ultimately ends in their death. In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, Captain Ahab who also serves as captain of the Pequod, demonstrates Catharsis, Hubris, and Hamartia- all the characteristics a tragic hero obtains. The Captain evokes emotions…

Overview of the Crank Trilogy The books that I chose to do my report on were the Crank trilogy, Crank, Glass, and Fallout, by Ellen Hopkins. Crank was published in 2004, Glass was published in 2007, and the last book, Fallout came out in 2013. Ellen Hopkins wrote these books when she had a personal experience when her daughter, Kristina, started using "the monster" after she met the wrong person. She wrote the books to help herself understand why her daughter did it, then she realized that…

Kate Chopin novel, “The Awakening”, it’s title give a huge meaning in the context. According to the new Webster encyclopedic dictionary, awakening meaning “to put into action or new life”. If we think the root of the word “the awakening”, it means to awaken or to awake for a new day. Chopin novels talks about a woman named Edna Pontellier who have awakened to herself. To better understand Chopin novels about Edna’s awakening, Chopin talks about how each the characters in this novel represent…

Ariana Wilde A Dollar a Day Keeps Death Away As one version of an oral tale-which vary greatly depending on the tale teller-, the Beowulf readers are familiar with reflects the morals and values of its circa tenth century recorder as well as those of the sixth century setting. The recorder of Beowulf uses several of the characteristics of epic poems in an attempt to instigate the generous and charitable behavior that (presumably) he views as morally correct.…

The connections that one makes with the real or imagined landscapes reveals the need for individuals and society to feel a sense of belonging and unity. Melissa Harrison’s novel, Clay and the Funk Brothers’ short film, Looms represents this view of people and landscapes being inextricably linked. The novel, Clay explores how TC visits the park and secret garden as it is a platform for escapism and refuge. This need for escapism is stimulated by his fractured relationship with his mother, causing…

In A TALE DARK AND GRIMM by Adam Gidwitz introduces king and his death, the young prince, faithful Johannes, and the most beautiful woman in a painting, and Hansel and Gretel. The king passed away and his son, the prince became king afterwards. The prince was not allowed to go in a room because he would fall in love with the painting of a beautiful woman. He went to rescue her and they started a life together. Faithful Johannes was not allowed to let the prince in as the king said before he…

Raskolnikov’s Guilt Crime and punishment is about a man, Raskolnikov, who commits a crime and is trying to live his life with this guilt. The crime that Raskolnikov commits is murder, and he tries to justify it by telling himself that the world is better off without this wicked woman. Although, that might be true Raskolnikov did not only kill a wicked woman he killed and innocent girl, and that is what's tormenting his soul. Raskolnikov tries his best to keep his crime a secret, but he cannot…