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The struggle to survive and to maintain faith in God can be challenged by adversity. Being abandoned and alone can cause one to lose hope. In the novel, Life of Pi, Yann Martel expresses the conflicts of faith and survival that one deals with through hard times. Pi, who is forced to deal with the…

A bureaucracy is a large organization that is designed to achieve a common goal through a hierarchical organization. The classic perspective on bureaucracy was proposed by German sociologist, Max Weber at the beginning of 20th century. Weber developed a theory of authority structures and described organizational activity based on authority relations. He described an ideal…

            The novel “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane depicts the story of a young man who enlisted to become a member of the regiment during Civil War. Henry Fleming, the “young feller” and the main character of the novel, dreams of becoming a hero of a great battle and be recognized by…

Redemption is defined as the act, process, or instance of redeeming–:to free from what distresses or harms: to help overcome something detrimental; to release from blame or debt; to free from the consequences of sin, to change for the better. It cannot be accomplished in a single day. Redemption is a process that can take…

“We know only that in some strange and melancholy way we have become a wasteland.”It is common knowledge that war is physically destructive and treacherous. It is common knowledge that soldiers all around the world perish daily. In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, a new aspect of war is introduced….

In the classic novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, the character of Holden is introduced. Over the course of the novel, we learn a great deal about the bond that used to exist between Holden and a childhood friend named Jane. The two have not communicated in a while and he…

In Invisible Man, Ellison is able to continue extended metaphors that fit the wide breadth of his character’s problem with visibility. For example, the words muttered by the Narrator about Dry. Blessed “He was the example of everything hoped to be: Influential with wealthy men all over the country; consulted in matters concerning the race;…

We would wish to believe that everything in life is capable, or beyond the threshold of making flawlessness. It would be an absolute dream to look upon each twenty-four hours with a positive mentality. We try to set up our lives to the point where this flawlessness may come true at times, although, it most…

Dehumanization is the destruction of human individuality. Both Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun illustrate this harsh reality of soldier’s dehumanization in World War I. Both novels reveal that no matter which nationality the soldier was in the war, they underwent the same pattern of…

Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. This loss caused many people to move out west in search of jobs and greater economic stability. In The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family moved out west to California from Oklahoma. This is the most obvious comparison between The Grapes of Wrath and the Great…