Essays 1981 - 2010
not of noble blood and its no good for her to dream about marrying a prince "out of thy star; / This must not be" (II.ii.141-142)....
Weapon movie directed by Norman Rockwell" (Mitchell). Thats a very good, if snarky, description. That being the case, its not sur...
a specific group, for example, the stationary items are referred to as school and office items. This reflect the broad appeal that...
Uncle Sam finally entered the First World War in 1917, Hemingway tried to enlist, but was constantly rejected because of his poor ...
man who could not be respected in some manner. In the case of Franklin one sees him, at a relatively early age, beginning to teach...
The writer argues that this story is character driven, and that this means Delia’s actions would not change much no matter what ti...
under his own roof. One of the oldest of all human social laws is that a person cannot harm his guest. Its never been written down...
literary criticism entitled, The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction, Judith Fetterley described "A Rose for...
all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...
at that and he turned and ran, only to fall flat on his face. The jolt startled him and woke him up completely. He heaved a sigh ...
Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...
Edward and the "good" vampires at odds with Victorias group. It should also be noted that Victoria is out for revenge because prev...
in love, but "the happiness that should have followed this love not having come" she thought she must have made a mistake (Flauber...
to be examined is Jimmy Cross. The narrator indicates that, "First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha...
Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...
and unknown. Given that he has no past, no present and no future, its obvious that Bartleby is not a character but a symbol. Wha...
describe the way in which society considers those who are different. The psychological construct of the Other is applied to the pe...
is killed (Virgil, 2009). Paschalis has done a study of some of the semantics in the poem, and suggests that the name "Galaesus"...
incredibly exaggerated that his stories were immensely entertaining. But, in the case of OBriens novel one must perhaps insist tha...
his attire was a bit gaudy for a man of his social position. I have long suspected that Montresor and Fortunato were jealous of ...
hinting, not very subtly, that if Odysseus is dead it will be up to Telemachus to revenge him. But even more importantly and in a ...
from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...
a whole has revolted against. The primary perpetrator of this situation in Mary Shellys "Frankenstein" could be identified as Dr....
that takes individual characteristics far from their origin but then allows them to flow back. At the same time, that identity fus...
in the shadow of Irelands Iron Mountains, a few locals have populated a bog and settled into their ways" (Freeman, 2002). The enti...
Daphnis." Their attraction for each other occurs only when each of them is confronted by new circumstances -- Chloe by the sight o...
primary theme within the whole novel, as well as the film, is that which asks us to look at ourselves, and our society, and see ho...
member of the Thought Police, and his role is to discover individuals going against the society and bring them out. Mr. Carringto...
have adopted something of a double standard. They have expected her to behave in the modest and subservient way which is usual for...
an adult and mourning the loss of her relationship, Alex places much of her self-identity into her role in the relationship, and t...