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Dunstan Ramsay as Fifth Business In Roberston Davies’ novel, Fifth Business, as Dunstan Ramsay narrates his life story, the reader becomes aware of the pivotal role he plays in the lives of the other characters, the role of ‘Fifth Business. ’ As Liesl explains the purpose of Fifth Business in classic European opera, it is…

Corporate Culture: Literature ReviewIntroductionCulture has long been assumed to have an important influence on an individual’s reactions to organisational life (Harris ; Mossholder 1996). By the 1990’s, the concept of organisational culture became a ‘household word’ in organisation theory and practice, due largely to the emerging dominance of non-Western economies, notably Japan (Altman & Baruch…

The Monster- Frankincense’s creation: he is essentially a sponge absorbing all the societal sues exposed to him due to his appearance. Robert Walton, Wallow’s letters written to his sister set the story for him meeting Frankincense, Walton is placed in the story for two reasons. One as a beacon for Victor to be saved and…

Many scholars including Bursten and Shippey view Thorin Oakshield’s obsession with the treasure the same as dragon greed (Shippey 88; Bursten 77). Specifically, Bursten argues that Thorin comes into a realization of his avarice-driven obsession with the Arkenstone at the end, which leads to the peaceful ending of the story by removing an evil force…

The Hunger Games started out as a book published in 2008 by Suzanne Collins; soon after came Catching Fire and Mockingjay. In 2012, it became a four-part film series. The setting to the story is in a future post-apocalyptic time in a country called Panem. The country is divided into 12 districts, 1 being the…

John Knowles’ classic novel, “A Separate Peace,” has resonated with generations of readers, exploring the tumultuous landscape of adolescence set against the backdrop of World War II. The novel’s rich tapestry of themes – friendship, jealousy, and the loss of innocence – make it ripe for cinematic adaptation. While the novel stands as a cornerstone…

Shortly after the beginning of the book, Peekay is put into an environment where everyone is evil, all the male childs are barbarous and bias, the grownups hate him for being smart, and because he is English. He is beaten every forenoon for wetting his bed by Mever ; Mever seems to look frontward to…

The book Of Mice and Men takes place in Salinas, near the Salinas River. This is where George and Lennie find themselves after leaving their previous ranch in Weed and heading south towards Soledad. Loneliness is a prevalent theme throughout the story, particularly as it relates to Curley’s wife. In this analysis, I will examine…

Imagine a world with no books. Imagine gathered around a camp fire listening to stories of hero’s, witches, dragon slayers, ghost, and even biblical blood baths. Well, this is how children were first told stories not from pages in a book but from images and memories of ones mind. Stories were told to children and…

This story takes place in the late-fourteenth century. Withinequality all around it was hard for a person to gain respectwithout good looks or social status. In this paper I willmainly discuss the story of Quasimodoe Esmeralda, andtheir struggle in this story Quasimodoe’s mother was agypsy. She could not take care of him any longer so…