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Introduction In this article, the two discussed main characters of the story, Sarty and Sammy, are said to be having a similar characters depicting a naivety and immaturity and throughout their stories their situations caused them to learn how to be matured. The two characters were also put into a situation where their mind is…

               In “The Open Boat,” author Stephen Crane explores how a person’s life is subject to change, and that those circumstances can alter one’s beliefs and behavior.  Crane’s short story describes the experiences of four men, survivors of a wrecked ship, adrift for several days in the ocean along Florida’s coast.  This paper will analyze…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm clearly illustrates the ignorant gullibility of the general population in any given nation. This aspect of the novel is clearly portrayed by the sheep, the dogs, and Boxer, who represent the general public, the secret police, and the workforce, respectively. The Sheep are quite possibly the most offending character to society…

Gentlemen of the jungle, which uses animals to describe characters which played a part in the colonial affairs in British East Africa, but which animals represent what? What is the moral of the story and what are the themes? The first animal we hear about is the elephant who is seeking shelter from the heavy…

Madame Defarge is a remarkable character in the novel Tale of Two Cities. She has every reason to be outraged by the mistreatment inflicted on the common people by the aristocracy. The Evermontes raped and murdered her sister, her brother was fatally injured while trying to protect her sister’s honor, and their father died of…

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…” In some instances, tomorrow never comes and for Macbeth, tomorrow represented another day of inner torment and guilt. This victorious Thane truly burdened himself once he started believing in the witches. As he followed their prophecies, Macbeth’s position seemed to decline along with his mental state. Despite the witches tempting…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a romantic tragedy about a man named Nick Caraway who gets involved with the life of Jay Gatsby and his not-so secretive love for Daisy Buchanan. A critic named Lionel Trilling once said, “Jay Gatsby is to be thought Of as standing for America itself. ” This…

“To Kill A Mockingbird” Movie Review Based on the book by Harper Lee, the black and white film “To Kill A Mockingbird” was a very entertaining spectacle. “To Kill A Mockingbird”, written through Scout’s perspective, is essentially about Scout (Jean-Louise), Jem and their father Atticus Finch living in the racially divided Alabama town of Maycomb…

I merely finished reading about the God Poseidon. I am traveling to state you a small about him. Some of the things that I am traveling to state you about, are some of his relations, his symbol, his power, a few interesting facts, and a brief drumhead of one of the many narratives that he…

            Milton imagines the character of Comus as representing the son of Bacchus and Circe. He represents a chaotic situation. In Greek mythology, he is the god of festivity who enjoys noisy celebration and night affairs and portrays a drunken man. It is a corrupt and immoral character inspired by the god of mockery. Authority…