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Novels Essays
Great memories (new)
Sixteen months ago, the now-retired band director handed me a black case and said: “It’s an alto saxophone. You’ll play in the marching band in September.” It was June!
In the three months before band camp, I had to lea...
of mice and men
"Of Mice and Men" by John Stienbeck
Although the novel Of Mice and Men was somewhat offensive, I think they should not ban it. The part in the book were george was like " you crazy son of a bitch" (pg. 12), would be ...
the pardons
Hello. I am Luna and I am the co-leader of the Padons.
I never wanted to be with the Padons, in fact, they were always known to me as enemies. Here’s what happened:
It was back when I was 13. I lived with a tribe full...
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
In the nation of Panem, or in the ruins of what used to be North America, girls and boys age 12 through 18 must fend for their lives. The Hunger Games, a yearly game where 24 contestants from 12 separate ...
The Demon In The Freezer Reflections
I like the way the author opens up with somebody dying from anthrax attacks in the middle of September 11. He transitions into a tale about Peter Los and what happened in Meschede, Germany with the smallpox eruption. I like t...
the bad beginning
The Bad Beginning is a story about the suffering of three
orphaned siblings at the hands of their uncle, Count Olaf.
Although Violet, Klaus and Sunny are the inheritors of an
enormous fortune, they cannot claim the money...
The Bad Begining
The Bad Beginning is a story about the suffering of three
orphaned siblings at the hands of their uncle, Count Olaf.
Although Violet, Klaus and Sunny are the inheritors of an
enormous fortune, they cannot claim the money u...
Oedipius, the Tragic Hero
In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, the king of Thebes, while trying to save his city, discovers his true origins, which have been shrouded to him by fate. By Aristotle’s description, a tragic hero is an ill-fated character w...
Phony: As Seen By Holden Caufield (Catcher in the Rye)
Phony: As seen by Holden Caufield
In Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caufield uses diction, namely the word “phony”, to describe many groups of people such as adults, people with wealth, and even people his own ...
hollow men
Although my research suggests that the hollow men probably represent Guy Fawkes’ dummies that are blown apart to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, for some reason the first stanza has always evoked images of the strawman in the Wizar...
Practicality and Selfishness in Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged is an account of a man's role as human and his relationship with society. The pinnacle of morality, as portrayed in this book, is the code detailed by John Galt. Galt is a central protagonist who proclaims tha...
King Lear
William Shakespeare’s tragic play King Lear is riddled with characters blinded by ignorance and stupidity. Oddly enough the one character who possesses the wisdom and insight to realize the tragedy and chaos that is about to ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Name:
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author: Ronald Dahl
Main Characters:
Charlie Bucket- a poor boy that lives with hi...
Anthem Essay
In the novel Anthem, Ayn Rand writes about the future dark ages. Anthem takes place in city of a technologically backwards totalitarian society, where mankind is born in the home of the infants and dies in the home of the us...
You can't have a green rose
“You Can’t Have A Green Rose”
By:
Max Dickstein
Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist addresses the conflict between cultural identity and individual identity. Stephen faces this dichotomy even in his early y...