The Adventure of the Empty House Essays

Nostalgia for the adventures of Sherlock Holmes recently appeared in a contemporary Russian version Sherlock Holmes (2013) directed by Andrey Kavun and starring Igor Petrenko as Sherlock Holmes and Andrei Panin as Dr. Watson. The film series, which consist of 16 episodes, features

Narrative Style – The novel consists of two parts. The first part is written in the first person intrusive, as it is narrated by Dr John H. Watson. “We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221B, Baker street, of which he has spoken at our meeting.” The first part of the novel being written in this way allows the narrator to convey his personal thoughts and feelings, “That any civilized human being in this nineteenth century should not be aware that the Earth round the

after dinner. Mattie, Willie and Mama Mouse were watching from the edge of the garden. Mama Mouse warned the younger mice not to get too close because it was not safe yet. Soon the children would go in for the evening and the mice could explore. An empty bag of cookies was left on the ground nearby and the little mice just had to see if there were any goodies inside. The mother called for the children to come in and get ready for bed. The mice waited patiently for the children to leave. It was so

I will explore the themes of “Adventure” from Winesburg Ohio written by Sherwood Anderson. “Adventure” is about Alice Hindman who works as a clerk at Winney’s Dry Goods. Sherwood describes Alice as peculiar. For example, “Her head was large and overshadowed her body” (McMichael 1265). He states that her head is so big that it towers over her tiny body. She is also tall with brown hair and eyes. At sixteen years old, Alice had an affair with a young man by the name of Ned Currie. Ned and Alice were

considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him (Tolkien, 1.3).” He loves food, smokes a pipe, is relaxed and doesn’t want adventures. Another example is Gandalf, who plays the mentor. He goes on the adventure with Bilbo, teaches and encourages him and is wise. The doppelganger is Gollum since he was once a hobbit

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, there are lessons and recurring events in the book that allow it to be viewed in many different ways. This can be done by examining plot points in the book through various literary lenses. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can be explored and better understood through the feminist and archetypal lenses. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, having taken place in the 1830s, displays minority groups in a negative light or denies them a real

The Hobbit In The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, a hobbit named Bilbo goes on an adventure to get the dwarves’ land back. Along the way, Bilbo becomes more courageous by acting bravely, experiencing the dwarves’ bravery. He gets motivated to save the dwarves and Gandolf to show them that he is more than just a burglar. In the book The Hobbit, Tolkien uses symbolism and internal dialogue to show Bilbo's motivation to become courageous. There are many examples of symbolism and internal

has many adventures in the garden of a bungalow in india. His biggest adventure is when he is forced to wage a series of battles with the cobras in the garden. He got some help from the tailorbird darzee and his wife, and some help from the chuchundra but he did most of the fighting himself. At first Rikki Tikki is mistaken for dead but found not to be by the Big Man, Teddy, and Teddy’s mother. After that Rikki kind of gives his loyalty to Teddy and his parents as their protective house mongoose

EMPTY NEST SYNDROME Everybody goes through five stages of family life cycle according to CIGNA Healthcare. Here, the focus is on one particular life cycle phase: launching adult children into the world. When children-turned-young-adults begin to move out of the family home, parents may find themselves deciding not only what to do with the spare bedroom, but also what to do with themselves. Empty nest syndrome refers to feelings of depression, sadness, and, or grief experienced by parents and caregivers

crossing Kansas to the frontier. Captain Nelson is sent out to oppose the sabotage, having to deal with increased violence. ADVENTURE Captain Kidd (1945) This adventure movie is loosely based on the real life of captain Kidd, a legendary pirate executed in 1701. The film revolves around unhistorical stories of treasures and treacheries. The Lost World (1925) This silent adventure movie is the first cinematic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle 's "The Lost World". Challenger, an explorer professor claims

about his cool adventures when he travels. Then we took a trip to the new house. Then we started unloading the boxes and organizing the spoons and forks. But then I was in charge of putting up the plates even though I didn’t want to because I was happy was I lived.

murdering another man. On his adventure home, he meets up with his old friend and former preacher Jim Casey. The two men travel together. As soon as they get to Tom's farmhouse, they find that it has been empty for many weeks. Upon arriving at the house, and after finding nobody home, they find an old neighbor, who tells them that the Joad family moved to Uncle John Joad's house. Their neighbor tells them that the bank foreclosed all of the farmer’s houses and farms and forced the residents

it establishes the setting, there is no music is heard except for birds chirping and lawns being mowed. The lack of music sets up the uneventful and boring life they live. In mocking that suburban life this demonstrates the lack of excitement and adventure that is their reality. This is then seen again in the shot where all of the women in Suburbia get into their car at the exact same time to go visit Edward Scissorhands. Dramatic and ominous music begins playing as they roll out of their driveway

The Veldt a dystopian story by Ray Bradbury is about a nursery, the parents of Lydia, and George Hadley bought for them to enjoy and so they could go on adventures, and embrace the significance of traveling in a time machine. But does the nursery begin to be too much for the kid's? Will the parents soon realize what they’ve done? Lydia and George really love the nursery, but near the end of the story they start to love the nursery too much that the nursery too them becomes more than just a nursery

reality the home he is referring to is empty. There is no one there and when someone he runs into during his swim tries to address what had happened he is in complete denial, he will not even hear what Mrs Halloran said, “”We've been terribly sorry to hear about all your misfortunes, Neddy.” “My misfortunes?” Ned asked, “I don't know what you mean.” ”Why we heard that you’d sold your house and that your poor children…” ”I don't recall having sold the house,” Ned said, “and he girls are at home.”

In my elementary school, choose your own adventure books were in high demand. It was impossible to check one out unless you put your name on the waiting list weeks in advance. Choose your own adventure stories were incredibly successful, but why stop at books? Posh, located in Scottsdale, Arizona is essentially a choose your own adventure restaurant. Opened in 2010 by Chef Josh Hebert, Posh’s selling point is that it is a private, interactive, adventurous dining experience. Posh has received Open

intrepid and heroic figure in the book, The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien, through key events that evoke presentations of his maturing bravery. After having his house invaded by a band of dwarves who tried to solicit his service as a burglar, Bilbo was subsequently pressured into leaving his monotonous yet comfortable life for an adventure that would require many feats of Bilbo's

wisdom, to the time of his disappearance in the war – his death. It tells the readers the life story of Jacob Flanders. Jacob’s Room does not arise the feeling of suspense or surprise as Jacob does not do any significant actions, he does not make any adventures. He is there and things happen to him. It is only the end which creates the feeling of shock. So, in Jacob’s Room, Woolf does not fully adopt the Modern style of the plot-less novel, but she makes an attempt to go near it. Characterization: In

The question of whether she really did see a fairy and save its baby, or is she just mentally ill, is presented. Although Yollen displays the adventure as reality for Harlyn, there is evidence that argues that what she experiences is a result of mental illness. The narrator states that, “Aunt Marilyn hovered over [Harlyn], carefully watching for signs of delusions that Harlyn’s mother had” (27)

The Glass Castle is unlike any other ordinary book. This true story holds almost every detail of a poor family’s life. It holds in its pages hardships, adventures, fighting, longing, and loving. With an artistic mother named Rose Mary, a smart daughter named Lori, a beautiful daughter named Maureen, a country son named Brian, a drunk father named Rex, and herself, an adventurous hard-working daughter named Jeannette, they were those very people who made up the Walls family. They faced more challenges