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The Red Badge of Courage, by Steven Crane, has been proclaimed one of thegreatest war novels of all time. It is a story that realistically depicts theAmerican Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy whodecides to become a soldier. Henry, who is fighting for the Union, is verydetermined to become…

The Nipponese action film Battle Royale is slackly based on the book Lord of The Fliess by William Golding. In the film a category of Nipponese pupils is chosen for the Battle Royale plan. The aim of this “game” is that the childs are taken to a deserted island and given 3 yearss to kill…

The gentleman caller in Tennessee William’s “The Glass Menagerie” does represent the hopes and dreams of all we wish for.As Amanda wished for a gentleman caller for Laura, Laura also wished for a gentleman caller to provide her with an escape from her current life.Laura was not desperately trying to get away from her situation…

Isolation is a universal experience that occurs at some point in everyone’s life. It can be caused by various factors and manifests in different forms of alienation. While some individuals prefer solitude to contemplate their thoughts and lives, others find themselves alone against their wishes. Isolation can impact individuals differently, leading to effects like depression…

Young people always need someone to look up to, whether it is to become something great like their idol or have an evil turn on it. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the protagonist Jean Louise, also called Scout, sees the full truth of the people in her community. Growing up around the…

In this essay I’m going to compare the language, of the poem “Dulce es Decorum Est” and “The Send Off”. Even if both poems are war poems and both are written by the same author (Wilfred Owens) the two poems both have similarities and differences. “The send off” tells of a group of soldiers who…

The short story is about the fifteen years old Sam Turner. Every year she goes on a float trip with her dad. This year Cam’s uncle and a client called Layton from her uncle’s law firm follow them on the trip. Layton compliments Cam’s white teeth and teaches her how to shoot with a gun…

            Since Obama’s inauguration as the next President of the United States of America, the nation has been constantly waiting for the social, political, and economic changes that would take place through Obama’s presidency and leadership. Based on the performance of Obama within the 100 days of his presidency, Andrea Mitchell, a chief correspondent for…

Nathaniel Hawthorne an American romantic author. whose literature is known for its Anti-Transcendentalism. wrote Young Goodman Brown and The Scarlet Letter. Nathaniel Hawthorne is a author during the American Romantics. where the bulk of authorship is focused on nature. supernatural elements ; one’s psychological science and the unfavorable judgment of society’s “norm” . Nathaniel is…

This is the story of Robin Hood and his partner Juan, for them it was very normal to walk through the Sherwood forest. One day while doing this, they heard the trumpets of the royal procession sounding in the distance. Such an uproar was due to Prince John returning home after having collected taxes from…