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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. written by Mark Twain. chiefly takes topographic point on the Mississippi River. as Huck and Jim prosecute their freedom. They persevere through many obstructions and learn life lessons along the manner. Twain uses these characters to picture the significance of friendly relationship over society’s moral construction. He demonstrates features of…

The beautiful Helen of Troy has been the subject for many poems and artists over the centuries.  Her fabled beauty created a war that collapsed one ancient civilization and renewed the conflicts among the gods of Olympus.  Many writers have attempted to characterize her both physically and mentally, and from all of these the reader…

Throughout all of history people have been killing other people… and it seems that after every murder, something has to be blamed. in the 60s, rock and roll was ‘the devils music’ in the 50s comic books rotted the mind and in the 40s tom and jerry convinced kids that they could survive an anvil…

The Shawshank Redemption “I’m telling you, these walls are funny. First, you hate them. Then you get used to them. Enough time passes, it gets so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized. ” – “Red,” from The Shawshank Redemption. We are all born as bare as a blank canvas. It is through the process of…

Lt. Audie L. Murphy, a revered figure in American military history, exemplifies leadership and embodies the seven Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. He inspired fellow soldiers by consistently exceeding expectations and overcoming challenges. In his memoir “To Hell and Back”, the author shares his personal perspective on embodying…

James Joyce’s “The Sisters” is full of Christian symbolisms. They play a very important part in the story because the symbolism accomplishes the story (by giving new meanings to things/behaviors) and most important-helps us understand it better. While reading “The Sisters” carefully and looking “between the lines” for things (with symbolic meaning) that are only…

The Color Purple By Alice Walker, and the movie The Color Purple, directed by Steve Spielberg, are stories about love and the survival between two sisters. The obstacles that the sisters have to face are very life risking Primary Differences: 1. Characters: With regards to the basic turns of the plot, the film is pretty…

Between December 1933 and June 1936, a group of rather unusual Robert E. Howard stories were published: “Talons in the Dark” (1933), “The Tomb’s Secret” (1934), ‘‘People of the Serpent” (1934), “Names in the Black Book” (1934), “Graveyard Rats” (1936) and “Black Wind Blowing” (1936) were published in the magazines Strange Detective Stories, Super Detective…

For generations there has always been a constant battle between good and evil. In society today, and societies in the past, people have struggled over the desire to be good, and the temptation to be evil. In one single tale we see different forms of good and evil, as well as how different ideas become…

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to hit a man, but you refuse to hate him”. William Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning” illustrates this point. The main character in the story Sarty is faced with the choice…