-
Point In The Story Vargas Llosa
1,473 words... e fun and celebrate. " 18 This just about shows how they started off the party. Joyce then writes, "They drank, however: it was Bohemian. They drank Ireland, England, France, Hungary, the United States of America. Jimmy mad a speech, a long speech, Villona saying Hear! hear! whenever there was a pause. There was a great clapping of hands when he sat down. It must have been a good speech. " 19 In this sequence of passages it seems as if the characters move from childhood to adulthood in an in...
Free research essays on topics related to: card game, vargas llosa, point in the story, entrapment, pay attention -
Sun Also Rises Prayer For Owen Meany
745 wordsDuring a persons lifetime, that person may embark upon many different types of journeys. In a piece of literature, the journey motif is a distinctive idea, or theme that is elaborated on. The main character, John Wheelwright, from John Irving's, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and Jake Barnes, from Earnest Hemingway's, The Sun Also Rises, both encounter a journey through the mental, physical, and emotional events in their lives. In these novels, the main characters recall their memories from the past a...
Free research essays on topics related to: jake barnes, prayer for owen meany, woman named, sun also rises, physical and emotional -
Hedda Gabler Psychoanalysis And The Space Of Play
2,188 words... describing this event Northam more or less veils from sight the eerily dreadful spectacle of the mother-to-be burning a 'child': 'Now I'm burning your child, Thea - you and your curly hair! Your child and Expert Lvborg's. Now I'm burning - now I'm burning your child. ' (HG, p. 345) The fearful ambiguity of that last sentence ('I am burning... ') reveals that the annihilating hatred which is dramatized in this scene is directed as much against the self as against the object. To refer to this ...
Free research essays on topics related to: hedda gabler, primal scene, sexual relationships, hedda, gabler -
Claude Monet At The National Gallery Of Art
1,286 wordsClaude Monet at the National Gallery of Art Claude Monet is most definately my favorite Painter of all time. Widely considered the foremost Impressionist painter, Monet inspired Masters like Degas and Renoir. Monet's paintings, characterized by their blurred lines, quick brush strokes and interpretation of light, capture the essence of the subject without the harsh realism of previous centuries. Earlier on in his career Monet's paintings attempted to catch the momentary light and mobility of his...
Free research essays on topics related to: claude monet, caught my attention, monet paintings, washington d c, brush strokes -
Native American Vs African Trickster Tales
1,305 wordsBeep BeepVRRROOOOMMMMand the Roadrunner speeds away from the deceitful Coyote as Coyote falls over a Cliff with his Acme dynamite still in hand. The tale of the trickster is known and shared all around the world. It is an age old story that has many different versions and is culturally diverse. Almost every culture has some version of the trickster tale; from the early West African people and their tales of Est, to the modern day American versions like Wile E. Coyote that Warner Brothers has mad...
Free research essays on topics related to: february 27, home page, coyote, native american, rabbit -
Theme Sharing In Hamlet And Macbeth
1,308 wordsIn William Shakespeare's two most popular works of art, Macbeth and Hamlet, several parts of the plays are similar. These two plays can be compared easily because Shakespeare used the same formula for each of his tragedies. The tragedies use supernatural incidents to intrigue the readers interest and included in the play is a hero who has a tragic flaw, which eventually causes him to make a fatal mistake. Throughout both of these plays, Shakespeare uses the left motif of poison, death, ambition,...
Free research essays on topics related to: told macbeth, killed the king, poison, king hamlet, lady macbeth -
King Lear Act Ii
654 wordsOne of the primary themes portrayed in "King Lear" is the harsh effects of betrayal by one's loved ones. Incorporated in this message is the fact that such betrayal can be avoided with sound judgment and temper, and with patience in all decisions. Shakespeare uses the motif of madness to aid in this message. Anger and insanity are coupled to illustrate the theme, and they both cloud the judgment of characters in various ways. A contrast between actual insanity and fabricated madness aids in the ...
Free research essays on topics related to: king lear, madness, act ii, edgar, mad -
Repeat The Past American Dream
980 wordsThe Great Gatsby, written by Scott F. Fitzgerald in the 1920 s is the epitome of the Jazz Age, a phrase coined by the author himself. In the novel, Fitzgerald uses many literary elements to accurately portray the time period in which he lived including setting, characters, diction, and many symbols, which form the majority of the analytical portion of the story. In fact, many of the characters in the book double as a symbol, in order to strengthen a particular motif or theme within the novel. Th...
Free research essays on topics related to: jazz age, american dream, daisy voice, repeat the past, material goods -
Boys Realize Simon Story
627 wordsIn Lord of the Files the story is in piling you are up lifted with compassion and concern for the children. The boys realize they are no longer in a place they would call home but in area that would seemly be described has the wilderness. The reason is because they were engulfed in sand that surrounded them, which lead to the mouth of the forest. These very boys realize they have some growing up to do, in the way they are going to encounter many obstacles ahead that other wise would seem in poss...
Free research essays on topics related to: motif, motive, ralph, shell, simon -
Rest Of Her Life Hester And Pearl
1,031 words... to hide from accusations of witchcraft. She is tied in closely with the forest, and seems to know everything that goes on within this domain. B) Her worship of the Devil and her insatiable curiosity to know the happenings around her motivate her. C) Mistress Hibbins is left living with her brother, supposedly worshipping the Devil, at the end of the book. Reverend Wilson A) He represented the spiritual facet of Boston's everyday life. He was an elderly minister in the town of Boston. ...
Free research essays on topics related to: hester and pearl, rest of her life, mistress hibbins, end of the book, verbal irony -
The Birth Of A Nation And Greed
1,299 wordsThe progress of the film industry was remarkably fast in the first quarter of this century. I have chosen two films namely The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Greed (1924) for comparison and contrast to show how much the industry had evolved within the short span of nine years. These two films are chosen for the short time span between them. This short time span will enable us to evaluate the development of the film industry in terms of the psychological build-up of the plot and the characters, cin...
Free research essays on topics related to: mc teague, nine years, human nature, birth of a nation, film industry -
Artist As A Young Man Stream Of Consciousness
515 wordsThe stream of consciousness novel depends on the inner thoughts and emotions of a character. To show the significance of these flux of ideas, and to illuminate the themes and characters different techniques are used. The technique used exist in the stream of consciousness novel by symbolism. How symbolism is used will be explained by referring to James Joyce novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Motif is a technique which means phrases or words that are repeated. The repetition is used ...
Free research essays on topics related to: main theme, james joyce, portrait of the artist, stream of consciousness, artist as a young man -
Act 2 Scene 2 Scene 2 Lines
958 wordsDisillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this, in stark contrast to Claudius' fervent attempts to obscure the truth of murder. Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality. In the play, Prince H...
Free research essays on topics related to: scene 2 lines, act 2 scene 2, denmark, e g, guildenstern -
Strong Imagery Mother Funeral
580 wordsIB English Paper Many artists, authors, and composers have put the beauty and warmth of the sun in their work. The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh created landscapes that expressed his joy with bright sunshine. The American poet Emily Dickinson wrote a poem called "The Sun, " in which she described the rising and setting of the sun. The Russian composer Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov included a beautiful song, "Hymn to the Sun, " in his opera The Golden Cockerel. Uniquely, Camus' usage of the sun oppos...
Free research essays on topics related to: strong imagery, meursault's, mother's, mother funeral, meursault -
First Soliloquy First Time
728 wordsHamlet: The Theme of Having A Clear Conscience The most important line in Hamlet is, The plays the thing, wherein Ill catch the conscience of the king. (II, ii, 617). In the play, the issue of a clear conscience forms a key motif. When the conscience of the characters appears, it does so as a result of some action; as in the case of the aforementioned line, which follows Hamlets conversation with the player. This line is of particular significance because it ties action and its effect on the con...
Free research essays on topics related to: soliloquy, first time, hamlets, conscience, first soliloquy -
Dan Cody Lost Generation
1,424 wordsGaudy primary colors and hair shorn in strange new ways and shawls beyond the wildest dreams of Castille... The air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introduction s forgotten on the spot, and the enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each others names... The party has begun. The beauty and splendor of Gatsby's parties masked the innate corruption within the heart of the Roaring Twenties. Jazz-Age society was a bankrupt world, devoid of morality, and plagued...
Free research essays on topics related to: jazz age, f scott, lost generation, great gatsby, dan cody -
Act 1 Scene 7 Lady Macbeth
448 wordsThroughout Shakespeare? s literature similar themes reoccur frequently. One theme which is evident throughout Macbeth is the use of parental and child references. Shakespeare associates children and babies and parenthood within the play. Child references describe many things. One use may be seen when Duncan thanks Macbeth for his bravery in battle, Macbeth replies. ? Your highness part is to receive our duties and our duties are to your throne and state children and servants" (Act 1, Scene ...
Free research essays on topics related to: act 1 scene 7, lady macbeth, babies, quot act, parental -
Sacrifices Her Desire Great Artist That God Meant Philippa
672 wordsIn Babette's Feast the first line of a hymn, Jerusalem, my hearts true home creates an underlying motif throughout the film. The hymn indicates that an individuals home exists within the heart. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus commands his people not to store up for themselves treasures on earth, but to store for themselves treasures in heaven. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6: 21). For Babette and Philippa, their treasures are their passions for their person...
Free research essays on topics related to: babette, talents, great artist, angels, sacrifices -
Song Of Solomon Blacks And Whites
519 wordsMisnaming Motifs in Song of Solomon by: Toni Morrison Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison is a brilliantly written novel that accurately depicts racial and social tensions between blacks and whites. Morrison chooses the setting of Shalimar, Virginia and Danville, Pennsylvania, during the late 1930 s through the 1960 s, where she covey s her story through the third person as an omniscient author. In order to emphasize the racial conflicts throughout Song of Solomon, Morrison carefully chooses names ...
Free research essays on topics related to: morrison, song of solomon, blacks and whites, macon dead, toni morrison -
Romeo And Juliet Good Intentions
307 wordsIf I accidentally caused a car wreck that destroyed a persons car, I would be considered in the wrong, the antagonist. If after the accident it was discovered the person had been on their way to blow up and embassy or something, I would be considered a hero. Any act can be considered honorably and just, if it results in a greater good than existed before the act. Even acts that are performed with malice or that seem evil can result in good, the ends justifies the means. Conversely acts that are ...
Free research essays on topics related to: romeo, romeo and juliet, juliet, good intentions, performed
Customer center
