Essays about Books Page 57

The upcoming issue of TGR will feature a four plate portfolio based on the Solomon Kane classic “The Hills of the Dead” by Michael L. Peters. The first plate appears at the left and depicts N’Longa giving Kane a powerful ju-ju staff. N’Longa and Kane have to go down in the annals of fiction as one…

Pipher recalls her cousin Polly’s childhood as a time filled with vibrant energy. She paints a picture of Polly as an active and adventurous girl who enjoyed dancing, participating in sports with the boys in her neighborhood, and horseback riding. However, as Polly reaches her teenage years, her peers start teasing her for not conforming…

Alice in Wonderland is a cherished children’s story by Lewis Carroll, which chronicles the escapades of a young girl in an imaginative realm known as Wonderland. Although initially perceived as a mere tale for kids, upon further analysis, it unveils its true nature as a brilliant satire on the English government system. Undoubtedly, Alice in…

For my rhetorical analysis, I chose the book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey. I chose this book, because it is one of my favorites and the advice is great. The bold comments and advice are really an eye-opener. It is filled with tons of advice from Steve Harvey himself,…

“The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson A Book Report             How can any individual be an effective manager? This is a question that I had in mind even before opening the book “The One Minute Manager.” The book is authored by Kenneth Blanchard, a prominent management expert and business consultant (“Kenneth…

The Little Foxes is about a southerner family having conflicts upon wealth. The main character is Regina Hubbard Giddens, who is very ambitious and strives for wealth. Her brothers Benjamin and Oscar want her to persuade her sick husband Horace Giddens, so that he invests to their project constructing a cotton mill. When he declined…

Alice Walker’s novel “In Love and Trouble” is a collection of short stories that shows the struggles of black women and their experiences with love. In this paper, I will summarize stories from the novel and reviews of those stories. The collection begins with the story of Roselily, an older black woman with four children…

Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is a brief yet unforgettable novel depicting an elderly man’s arduous quest to capture the ultimate fish. Published in 1952, this book draws inspiration from Hemingway’s friendship with Gregorio Fuentes, established in 1928. Interestingly enough, Hemingway received a Nobel Prize for this very novel in its publication…

Lastly, the stealing of the fire The symbolic of the dominance of evil and descent into savagery among the remaining boys: “There were no words and no movement but the tearing of teeth and claws. ” Ralph and Piggy, two of the boys who retained the most humanity and morality, also participated, caught up in…

Mantras is a fisherman who falls in love with Pelagic, but breaks their connect Zion after he leaves for the war. The introduction of Mantras at the beginning of the no vela is the start of change and alteration in the plot. He falls in love with Dry. Lanais’ daughter, Peel gaga, the moment he…