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Greed or the extreme desire for something is a powerful theme which was best exemplified in the 1998 movie “A Simple Plan” and the classic Shakespeare’s dark play “Macbeth.” Out of the greediness of the main characters, in both the film and play, comes the more dangerous prodding of their respective partners that eventually spurred…

My Perception of William Shakespeare’s OthelloOthello, by William Shakespeare, is perhaps not as exciting as aravishingly sexy poster of Laurence Fishburne and Irene Jacob. Yet, with itsintoxicating mix of love, sexual passion and the deadly power of jealousy,Shakespeare has created an erotic thriller based on a human emotion that peopleare all familiar with. It all…

Comparing and contrasting the essays of George Orwell and Annie Dillard. Introduction. Annie Dillard and George Orwell are both known for their interest in the relationships and attitudes that people have towards their existence in a government-controlled society. In their respective works, The Chase” by Annie Dillard and “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, they…

Chapter 1 Analysis Although Orwell aims his satire at totalitarianism in all of its guises—communist, fascist, and capitalist—Animal Farm owes its structure largely to the events of the Russian Revolution as they unfolded between 1917 and 1944, when Orwell was writing the novella. Much of what happens in the novella symbolically parallels specific developments in…

Lennie Smalls is a barley bucker, but despite his enormous size, he is incredibly innocent and lacks an understanding of how the world works. His mind remains pure and unaffected by the evils of society. In John Steinbeck’s book, Lennie finds himself in Crooks’ room, a place that not many people have access to, primarily…

Both L. P. Hartley and Sylvia Plath employ the first person narrative to elicit a feeling of tragedy for the main characters. Nevertheless, in Leo’s case, Hartley utilizes the first person narrative to enable the reader to comprehend the unfortunate occurrence in the life of twelve-year-old Leo. Some argue that Leo’s first person narration is…

In Walt Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing,” and Claude McKay’s “America” the poets present a similar view of America, but they do so in a very different manor. While both show a love for America and focus on life in America, that is where their similarities end. Whitman’s view of America is up-beat and positive,…

The Scarlet Letter Roger Chlorinating Is seen as the mall antagonist throughout the whole story. The town’s people think he is the black man from the forest trying to harm their beloved Reverend Timescale. Even Hester, his wife, thinks she sees a change in him that has transformed him into something more wicked. But is…

Copper Crucible Introduction The following article gives a review of the book “Copper Crucible” by Jonathan Rosenblum in terms of characterizing the events of the strike by Untied Steelworkers against Phelps, Dodge and Company and its devastating and everlasting effects. Rosenblum, an attorney and a reporter, writes an onlookers description of the remarkable and eventually…

Steinbeck realistically portrays the struggles and challenges that often overdo elm his characters. Their striving for the American Dream, more often than not, ends in an annex acted outcome. Steinbeck take on the legitimacy of the Dream can be seen in one of his MO renowned novels, Of Mice and Men. The two main characters…