Literature Essay Samples Page 474

Susie Salmon, our central protagonist, is our narrator throughout the story. What early impressions do we gain of her here through her narrative voice? Sebold, the writer, uses a strange method of revealing the main problem of the story instantly, Sebold writes “My murderer” right at the start of the opening paragraph. This gives the…

Aminata – good character. trusty. of African beginning. close and introspective yet good at speaking to those comfy with. ( Amina female parent of Mohammed the Prophet ) This is a really specific and careful pick of a name for the character. Aminata in the novel is all of these things. She is a good…

The Evil Tyrant of Macbeth The play begins with Macbeth returning from battle. The King, Duncan, is told about his exploits in the battle. Although it is obvious that Macbeth is not a usual soldier, “cut off his head and raised it onto the bridge,” he is the hero of the battle and given appropriate…

In Margaret Atwood’s Ka-Ching!, the passage has a nostalgic and contemplative tone as she reflects on her first job. She fondly recalls the small hotel coffee shop where she worked, describing it as clean, well-lighted, with booths, counters, and waitresses. Despite it being perceived as a challenging experience, Atwood looks back on it with fondness….

In Miller’s “The Crucible,” the people of Salem’s pride ultimately leads to a massacre of innocent lives. Pride is defined as the feeling of delight or elation that arises from some act, possession, or relationship. John Proctor, one of the main characters, takes pride in his beliefs regarding purifying the Church of England. Meanwhile, Elizabeth,…

Walter, the main provider for the family, plays both the protagonist and antagonist roles in the play. The destiny of his family rests on his actions, and his unsuccessful endeavors lead to various challenges, including financial struggles and a failed business venture where his “partner ran off with the money.” Nonetheless, Walter eventually becomes the…

The rain on a cold night is not a pleasant memory for most people. In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway used the weather not only for its dramatic effect, but also to convey meaning in the book. Rain is symbolic of the harsh reality and despair experienced by the characters, bringing them back to reality…

The short story A&P by John Updike, takes place in 1961, at a grocery store called “A&P”. Sammy, the narrator, is a cashier at A&P. One particular day, three girls came in they looked like they were fresh from the beach still in their bathing suits and did not have any shoes on, this was…

As a final farewell to theatre, William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest. In this tragicomedy, Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, have been stuck on an island for twelve years with their slave, Caliban, and Prospero’s secret servant, Ariel. To get revenge on his brother, Antonio, for overthrowing him from rule, Prospero concocts a tempest to bring…

Both The Pianist and Maus offer different niceties about the functions of the Germans and the Jews in the Holocaust. Some may see merely the Nazis as the slayers in the Holocaust and non see other fortunes. The Pianist and Maus offer different cases to demo that confederates. bystanders and saviors provide a grey country…