The short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, exfoliates the theme sometimes the thought isn't what counts. Head most, the narrator, also known as Brother, is remembering his little brother, Doodle. Doodle was unique on all levels, mentally, physically, but not emotionally. Brother made plans to strangle him in his sleep with a pillow one night. He was embarrassed to be seen with him, but then he thought that for his own sake he should “help” Doodle.
Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies bears testament to the monopolizing effects of dictatorships on society through the story of the four Mirabal sisters, Las Mariposas. Each sister shows a different side of Dominican culture, and in turn, the government’s parasitic effect on it. Even the church is not spared from these horrors: whether the church was aided or suppressed was irrelevant to Trujillo; the government must impact every facet of Dominican life. Despite condemning Trujillo, and by extension authoritarian governments, to the farthest extent, Alvarez is careful to avoid deifying the Mirabal sisters, a practice which she sees as one the of main forces that keep dictators in power.
The setting of The House of the Scorpion is a country called “Opium” which is in between what is currently the United States and Mexico. The characters in both novels have comparing and contrasting details. In The House of
The book I read was Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen. In Nightjohn, a slave girl named Sarny is taught how to read and write by another slave named Nightjohn. Sarny slips up and writes a word in front of the slave master, Waller, can see. Waller blames Sarny, then Mammy until finally, Nightjohn says he taught Sarny. After Nightjohn’s injuries from his punishment, he escapes.
A prominent piece of evidence that was found in the house was a broken bird cage and the question lies within what her personal interpretation of this object was. With a solemn tone, Martha replied, “I believe Minnie’s husband ripped the cage door open when in a rage and snapped the bird’s neck, so she did the same to him.” It is hard to believe that one’s emotions could so greatly influence their actions but in this case, it seems as if the Wright’s were involved in an unhappy, abusive marriage. To connect back to the bird queries, I also asked Mrs. Hale what she did with the deceased creature that Minnie Wright held so dearly. Martha without hesitation mentioned that she “grabbed it without a second thought” and that she wishes to bury it because Minnie would have wanted that.
The short story “The Chase,” an excerpt from An American Childhood by Annie Dillard, and the novel Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse share a similar theme of how strangers impact a person's life. The theme that they share is how strangers can have a positive, long-lasting impact on people’s lives. Dillard and Hesse use evidence throughout the text to support the theme. At the beginning of the text, Annie uses flashback as a method to explain how the boys taught her to play football and baseball.
The themes of Loyalty and Betrayal are apparent throughout 1984 by George Orwell. These two themes have a profound affect on Winston, the main character. It becomes rather apparent to the reader almost immediately that betrayal is a fear of his and loyalty is his desire. The author introduces these facts in the novel almost right away. The themes of Loyalty and Betrayal affect Winston throughout the novel by forcing him to alter his actions; he must hide his fear from the children spies, he gets betrayed by O'Brien, and he decides to trust Julia and be loyal to her.
I have loved the Cherub Book series, and although it will not challenge you, it provides an amusing and easy read. The 12 books in the series are all about an organisation of young adult spies called CHERUB. Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes. The series focuses on one boy, James, who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB. The series then follows James on each of his missions- a book for each mission.
Kill Bill Vol.1 - Close Viewing The Film “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” is directed by Quentin Tarantino, his fourth major film. In a brief genre classification of the film, it can be defined as a female lead samurai film. However it combines many aspects which bind it together in to a Grindhouse esque, female driven, revenge martial arts epic. In this essay I will look at the themes of revenge and the trope of the female action hero. More specifically I will be analysing and critiquing these themes within the scene named ‘Showdown at the house of the blue leaves’ and its importance as a whole.
A Love of Criminals The Princess Bride is a fantastic fairy-tale film directed by Rob Reiner in 1987. The film was based on a book written by William Goldman and Rob Reiner. The writers did an excellent job making a book and movie centered on medieval magic and fantasy love story which viewers can enjoy for many years. The film narrates two heroes by the names of Westley and Inigo Montoya who are similar because both are motivated by love, are criminals and their swordsmanship.
When Neil Gaiman writes a novel, regardless of the intended age group, he always has similar themes and a similar writing style. The novels Neverwhere, Fortunately the Milk, and Coraline by Neil Gaiman are all set in the present time and involve the world we know, but also include the expansion of a fantasy world. All of the novel's start in a world we are familiar with, but then the protagonist finds a door or portal to the other mystical fantasy world. In Neverwhere, Richard lives in current day London but is then brought to “London Below”, a peculiar world filled with strange creatures accessed through doors in the London Subway (“Neverwhere” 348). In Fortunately the Milk, the dad went on a journey through time when he goes out to buy
Many of Wong Kar-wai’s films read as a continual narrative, or a rewriting of the same story in a different setting or at a different level of maturity. This sameness is shown in a variety of ways such as his characters’ fetishistic obsession with everyday surroundings, their search for relationships—and his inevitable depiction of them as realistically imperfect, and a failure to connect or communicate with other characters which portrays the loneliness of the individual. Even though the same themes are being reproduced in his films, the technique of showing these themes evolves, creating new experiences for the viewer and evoking new emotional responses when being faced with the same problem. This paper will examine the search for relationships and connections through the lens of fetishism. Writer-director Wong Kar-wai has shown in many of his films an inclination toward showing the human obsession with the everyday, typically in the form of fetishism.
It is hard to imagine a life where people have to leave their family multiple times and fear that they will lose a family member at any moment. Loung Ung, a Cambodian girl, had to endure this through most of her childhood. She has to deal with the loss of most of her family at the young age of five. Family plays an important role within people’s lives. Without them, life becomes a challenge many never thought of having.
Erin Morgenstern’s novel, The Night Circus, has captured the hearts of many readers. Her novel is described by the Associated Press as being “Magical. Enchanting. Spellbinding. Mesmerizing”.
“For the Snake of Power” by Brenda Cooper and Greta Thunberg’s speech at the U.N. Climate Action Summit, both address the theme; people with powerful authority have a strong responsibility and influence which affects a lot of people. Both texts address this theme in different ways. For instance, in “For the Snake of Power” text it’s observed that poor people in Phoenix die in the regular heat waves because the government is selling their solar power to other cities.” It is clear from the quotation “the governor sold our power. Did you know that?”
