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In The Glass Menagerie, a play written by Tennessee Williams, we are delighted by the narrative introduction by Tom in which he brings us back to the 1930s, when his family memories take place. In this singular selection, we are presented with the story of a dysfunctional family that tries to survive in America by escaping reality. The beauty in this play captivates and appeals to the audience causing a deep sympathy in us. This play is beautiful in its symbolism of the glass figurines, delicacy…

In the short story, “A Rose for Emily”, by William Faulkner, gossip functions as the main way that most people in the town learn anything about Emily. Throughout Emily’s life the townspeople were never able to know her personally and this caused the townspeople to make assumptions and gossip about her life. A few good examples include when Emily purchased the silver men’s toilet and when she bought arsenic. When Emily was seen in public buying arsenic, many people quickly assumed that she was…

stranded on an island but what about how will you react if you thought everything was fine until somebody dies, people turn against you, you lose your reason, and is almost hunted until you are dead? Well that’s how the theme of Lord of the Flies is. William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, uses young school boys to develop his theme. The theme he portrays in this particular book is how things affect the innocent and make them act ruthlessly all while under the influence of evil entities.…

Wondrous but Fearful Tyger William Blake’s “The Tyger” in Songs of Experience, written in 1794, describes the Tyger as “fearful” while appreciating its beauty. During this time, Blake was one of the first people to see a tiger; this inspired him to write “The Tyger” and paint the creature as a majestic but fierce being. Although the origins of the Tyger are questioned, the creator is referred to as “he” implying a male divine creator. While examining who or what created the Tyger, in addition…

In William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies, he uses symbolism to express his ideas through items and characters. Symbolism is a process in which an author uses things or ideas to represent something with a larger meaning. In his book he uses things like glasses of one of his characters, a knife, a conch shell, a beast, and a fire. William uses items as symbols to represent the significance of human civilization vs savagery. William Golding was a British novelist and poet, who was born in 1911…

Once removed from the civilized structures of society, humans will confide in the distinct flaw of evil that is within everyone. In William Golding's, Lord of the Flies, an abundance of English schoolboys are stranded on an island after their plane is shot down during World War II. As the pilot died in the crash, the boys are left with no adult supervision or knowledge of what to do. Ralph, Jack, Roger and Piggy are upon the boys who begin with a sense of playfulness and innocence. In the…

William Shakespeare was a man of art. He had the power of putting words in such ways that it lead to feeling the character 's pain or joy. He is the reason why our vocabulary today is so big. William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. He was the third of the eight children in his family. However, despite his future, he was not born into nobility nor wealth and grew up far from the cultural ways of London. Though he did not go to a university due to his father’s financial problems, he…

London and westminster bridge The two poems both portray very different images of london. Westminster bridge by William Blake is focused around the beauty of London and the sublime emotions of romanticism. On the other hand, London by william Wordsworth focuses more on the people, society and dark corruption of the city; this fits into the more radical and change side of romanticism. Its written as if a voice is walking London, describing the tragedies they are seeing such as ‘blackening…

“What are we? Humans? Or animals?Or savages?” Questions upon questions, concerns and confusion play a key part in William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies. Focusing on the last few pages of the book, the concern whether the boy’s will ever be rescued is resolved when a Naval officer arrives on the island. Readers gain a sense of relief not only for Ralph, but for everyone too. The ending is vague, leaving readers with more questions and concerns about the boy’s and their future. By looking at the…

William Shakespeare has written some of the most exceptional and exquisite plays in history. This paragraph will be focusing on his heart-stirring play Romeo and Juliet. The eventful act three scene one was definitely an important turning point in the play. It had a fairly large effect on the feud in the play. Primarily, fighting becomes more bloodthirsty, brutal, and intense. Sampson announces, “I do bite my thumb, sir” (1.i.46). Benvolio howls, “The citizens are up, and Tybalt is slain!”…