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- 1611: The Call of the Wild: Determinism and Darwinism
- ... become a wild animal, this showed Buck is the strongest one, thus the philosophy of Darwinism (Veggian 1). By using determinism and Darwinism, Jack London created a novel that has become a classic in American literature; his novel has been popular for over 90 years and still counting (Collection AOL). Now a look at Jack London’s live and some of the other novels he wrote that were similar to this ...
- 1612: Comparing Survival Concepts and Situations
- ... berry trees and fruits to live on and begin to form shelters for one another. Although this survival tactic does not last long, in fact many consider this book as a savage, immoral form of literature simply because of the vicious actions the youngsters commit to one another. The plot thickens when one of the kids attempts to overthrow the elected leader by segregating the group. His devious, deceptive plan is ...
- 1613: Critic On Huckleberry Finn
- ... people and their life along the Mississippi River. The first time I read this book, I really did not realize that Mark Twain was discriminating blacks. I think that the NCAAP is too worried about literature. Mark Twain probably wrote this book and used terms such as the N- word to show realism in his book. The way Mark Twain puts the book together combined with his way of speech makes ...
- 1614: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- ... like they mean it in the physical sense, but really they mean it in the mental sense. They need to get the Chief mentally prepared for what is ahead of him in the story. VII. Literature Critique: I enjoyed this book very much, although it did start off a little slow for my tastes. It did get to be very interesting and brought up many a good point to ponder. Like ...
- 1615: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- ... of by white people as well as black people. Feeling helpless and lost not knowing who to trust she finds a friend in Mrs. Flowers who helps her out tremendously by opening her eyes to literature such as Dickens, Shakespeare, and other well known authors. The positive tone of her work uplifts the reader with a renewed belief in the human ability to ease random in justice in order to survive ...
- 1616: The Martian Chronicles
- ... finest books, and certainly the most popular one. The Martian Chronicles is one of those rare books showing mankind as alien invaders on another planet. Mars is perhaps the most common source, in early SF literature, for invasions into Earth - the most famous example being H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. In Bradbury's novel, we see how it can happen the other way around. As in Wells' work, here ...
- 1617: Fahrenheit 451: Similarities To Today's World
- ... what the firemen were doing to his mind, and stand up for what he believed. Proffessor Faber represents a sterling redeeming quality, a belief in the integrity of the indivdual. He reverses the magic in Literature. He is twice Montag’s age throughfore he knows how the literate society allowed itself to slide to slide into mechanization and repression. His willing to read books, discuss philosophies, and enable his disciple to ...
- 1618: Alienation in "The Minister’s Black Veil"
- ... clothing caused his entire life to be disrupted. He led a life which was "irreproachable by outward act, yet shrouded in dismal suspicions" (Hawthorne 259). The theme of alienation is prevalent in many pieces of literature. Many people fear alienation, and this makes "The Minister’s Black Veil" a more tragic story. Because of Reverend Hooper’s decision to wear the veil over his face, he died without any immediate family ...
- 1619: Homeric Simile In Paradise Lost
- ... the analogues from other mythologies, chiefly classical. They are central to his purpose of variety-in-unity, lending new dimensions to his basically simple themes; Milton was not merely indulging irresponsibly a “love of classical literature.” The second and third types are those drawn from history, including the Bible and those from nature. Analogies in the third group invoke particularly “elemental” nature: clouds, winds, volcanoes, lightning, sun spots, shooting stars, rainbows ...
- 1620: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn There were a few things I found that made The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the piece of American literature that it is. One of them was the use of superstition used in the book. Another was the amount of racism and intolerance. Much of the book focused around those two elements, and the culture ...
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