Essays on Adventure

This is a follow-up of sorts to my “‘Machine Gun’ Kelly’s Last Hooray” piece that I posted earlier this month. One of the persons mentioned in that post was a bigger than life oilman named Tom Slick, Sr. It seems his son, Tom Slick, Jr. also led an interesting life filled with adventure and danger….

In fantasy story telling the protagonist travels on an internal quest and external adventure. The external adventure delves into the situational adventure of the main character. This indicates the physical adventure, how the life of the protagonist unfolds to the reader. The internal quest dictates how the character grows emotionally. The internal quest is important…

Analysis of “Harry Potter and the Technology of Magic” Elizabeth Tear wrote an essay about the Harry Potter books being about more than Just a young wizard going off to Hogwash’s. In her essay which was published in The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: The Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon, Tear tries to convince her…

Camping Time ‘Hey, be careful and don’t do anything stupid or crazy Tez,’ my dad said to me right before I hopped into Jay dark blue Chevy S-10 with a camper tied down on the back. I looked at Jay and KC and said, ‘Let’s go camping.’ As Jay pushed down the gas pedal, a…

Analysis of “Adventures of an Indian Princess”, By Patricia Riley The feelings and emotions that make this a powerful and thought-provoking story on stereotyping and general ethnic insensitivity are carried primarily as the author provides you with the internal narrative dialogue and careful observation of a young Cherokee girl named Arletta. Much is communicated without…

Many people around the world are concerned in having the latest technology, the best cars, and the best houses, and spend money in such expensive things, but don’t realize that many others can’t even afford a meal or a roof over their heads. In the article “Camping for Their Lives,” Scott Bransford writes about the…

Sophie la Fuerta “This taste that felt like diving into a dream flower and coming out on the other side, into the startling sweetness of reality” (207). In Laura Resau’s novel Red Glass, the reader learns that Sophie (the main character) and her family adopt Pablo (an orphan found in the desert). Once Pablo’s family…

Freedom From Life”Man is free at the moment he wishes to be,”- Voltaire. This quote could no better sum up the quest for freedom in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. “Freedom in this book specifically means freedom from society and imperatives. Huck and Jim seek freedom not from a burden of individual…

Spending days outdoor with family and friends can be a great adventure. If you are going first time for family camping or going with friends then here are some camping gears you must have with you. To have a good camping experience you must buy some important gears. Tent is basic camping gear; your whole camping depends…

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Analytical Essay Any story of literary merit must have some sort of lasting appeal that allows it to ascend the generations and appeal to a wide variety of cultures, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a fine example. It was undoubtedly both a popular and significant tale when it was first…