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- 711: Biography Precis -- Black Boy
- ... the newspapers hold racist views. Soon after this incident, his grandfather dies. Richard publishes his first story. The reaction from his family is overwhelmingly negative, though they can do nothing to stop his interest in literature. When he graduates, Richard becomes class valedictorian. But he refuses to give the speech written for him by the principal. Upon entering the harsh world of actual adulthood, Richard has several terrifying confrontations with whites ... he refuses. Richard then takes another job with an optical company. The foreman tries to provoke a fight between him and a black employee of another company. In the culmination of Richard's interest in literature, he borrows a library card and discovers the hard-hitting style of columnist H. L. Mencken and begins to read voraciously. Finally, in the last chapter, Richard leaves for Chicago. When Richard tells his boss ...
- 712: The Scarlet Letter: Guilt, Strength and Revenge
- ... very well written book that uses symbolism to evoke one major point: Be true to yourself and don't be ashamed of what you have or who you are. Works Cited Harris, Laurie. Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism Volume 2. Detroit Gale Research Company, 1982 Magill, Frank. Magill's Survey of American Literature. New York. Marshall Cavendish Foundation, 1991 Moulton, Charles. The Library of Literary Criticism Volume 6. Gloucester Moulton Publishing Company, 1959
- 713: Middle East And Canada
- ... in fact, presented to the Canadian reader and what impact, if any, the character of that coverage has had on the shaping of Canadian foreign policy. Hypotheses and Methodology A review of the existing, limited literature on Canadian media coverage of the Middle East together with the more extensive literature on the Canadian media and international affairs generally led us to advance five hypotheses to test in our study of press coverage of the Middle East: (1) It was anticipated that treatment of the region ...
- 714: Kurt Vonnegut And Slaughter-Ho
- ... board of education stopped the teaching of German in schools. The anti-German feeling so shamed Kurt's parents, he noted, that they resolved to raise him "without acquainting me with the language or the literature or the music or the oral family histories which my ancestors had loved. They volunteered to make me ignorant and rootless as proof of their patriotism." His parents did pass on to their youngest child ... start to finish in high school?" Those who answer no would not be eligible for service on a school board. A final thought on Slaughterhouse Five from its writer, who today continues to produce quality literature. Asked for his thoughts on the book, Vonnegut responded by claiming that only one person on the entire planet benefited from the bombing. "The raid," Vonnegut said, "didn't shorten the war by half a ...
- 715: Alice Walker
- There are many different types of authors in the world of literature, authors of horror, romance, suspense, and the type that Alice Walker writes, through personal experiences. Although most critics categorize her writings as feminist, Walker describes herself as a "womanist", she defines this as "a woman ... down to only that, there is much more that is present in Alice Walkers writing. Her feelings, morals and the opinions Walker has towards women, sexuality, and racial equality shine through her works of all literature.
- 716: Historical Truth And Imaginati
- ... in May of 1845 and revealed his full identity. This was dangerous, because Frederick was not yet a free man. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass serves as both historical truth and imaginative literature. It is a story of both slavery and freedom. It is a "classic illustration of the will to power as the will to write, of physical and psychological liberation through language." (pg. vvi) Douglass "provides ... how angels cheer him on through the gloom. He is speaking of a verse in Matthew, chapter four, that speaks of ministering angels. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass combined many aspect of literature and creative writing to produce "the most artistically crafted and widely read of all the American slave narratives." His narrative touches the hearts and leaves the reader to "feel" the pains and sorrows of slavery ...
- 717: Hawaii by James Michener
- ... islands and their various people, that he conveys through Hawaii. I will go into more detail about the plot in the "Documentation" section. Michener's Hawaii is a superb example of a great work of literature. He paints vivid literal pictures of various scenes throughout the novel. For example, in the first chapter, the Pacific Ocean is described: "Scores of millions of years before man had risen from the shores of ... the immigrants, both Chinese and Japanese, was unknown to me. The novel cast a whole new light on the subject of the Hawaiian islands. Hawaii will probably last a long time as a work of literature. Lorrin A. Thurston, a grandson of the missionary Asa Thurston, condemned Jack Londons depiction of Hawaii because of the poor account of history. He wrote that, of the impressions given, most of them are false ...
- 718: Mark Twain
- By: Anonymous Jones 1 Michael Jones Mrs. Smith American Literature 1.20 Dec. 2, 1999 Mark Twain It is indisputable that, during his many years of writing, Mark Twain established himself as a literary genius. It is also indisputable that the primary reason for his ... of Mark Twain was the famous author, Ernest Hemingway. After reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which came out seven years after Tom Sawyer, Hemingway made a bold and flattering comment, saying, All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. (Budd, 126) At the point this statement was made, Hemingway was already enjoying his own success, due mainly to his humorist style of writing. As ...
- 719: During A Son S Dangerous Illne
- ... on emotions, visualization, and a consice structure that symbolizes how perplexing and awful death can be. It is a poem of desolate mood and brought a horrifiying feeling to me. In my opinion, works of literature like this that bring a sense of awarness to the world to cherish every moment, for it could be your last. The beginning of the poem starts with a very powerful line: You could die ... it causes many emotions and thoughts to run through the reader s head that are difficult to address. It is a good poem, but works such as this are viewed as unhealthy. Although, works of literature like this are important to give people an understanding of tragedy. When reading this poem the reader is feeling many emotions that can be bring up memories of the tragedies in their lives. It is ...
- 720: The Fountainhead
- The Fountainhead Philosophy demands literature that can abet the understanding of social views. Without reflective literature, man cannot begin to comprehend the essential messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy, objectivism, is represented exceptionally by the timeless novel, The Fountainhead. Through the use of compelling dialogue, Ayn Rand reveals her own feelings ...
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