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- 2431: Beowulf
- ... is a wonderful story. Almost like a fairy tale. It is filled with many terrible monsters, and extremely brave warriors. There’s even a dragon in the story. It evokes memories, of my father reading stories to my sister and I before bed every night. Many stories are very similar in form to Beowulf in respect of having a terrible monster, a brave warrior, a happy ending and some moral to the story. Beowulf ending wasn’t extremely positive though because of ...
- 2432: Because I Could Not Stop For Death
- ... most important of the poem. It writes, "Since then ‘t is centuries; but each feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses’ heads were toward eternity." This stanza makes the reader realize how short life really is when it is compared to the eternities they may spent in afterlife. The last stanza also leaves the reader with the message that life on earth is far too short and it should be lived to it’s fullest every day. Death plays a large part in Dickinson’s poetry and it greatly shapes the way she writes and the way readers perceive her. As ...
- 2433: Battle Royal
- Battle Royal Ralph Ellison's short story "Battle Royal" depicts the confusion that fills the mind of a young black man trying to survive in a society where those who are white have all the power and those who are black ... a dehumanizing activity. This fight is one of the emotional struggles that he needs to conquer. They even give him a prize, a briefcase and a scholarship to a University. Battle Royal Ralph Ellison's short story "Battle Royal" depicts the confusion that fills the mind of a young black man trying to survive in a society where those who are white have all the power and those who are black ...
- 2434: Battle Royal
- ... literature for me to understand. As a little background information, Ellison was very much into music (228). He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 1, 1914 (221). Different themes are presented throughout this short story, which reflect different views that Ellison had at the time that he wrote this essay. One boy is invited to speak at local men’s club where he will deliver his graduation speech. As I go on, I will discuss the nature of the short story and how it affected me. The narrator’s view of this entire situation at the men’s club is kind of humiliating which will later set the stage for events that will happen in ...
- 2435: Battle At Trafalgar
- ... to implement his plan. The critical part of the plan was the actual crossing of the channel. To do this Napoleon would need the assistance of the French and Spanish Navy battle ships. For a short period of time, French and Spanish Men-of War or sips of the line were to take control of the North Sea, blockade the striates of Dover, and allow the flat bottom boats a chance ... pound these ships with cannon shot and force them back into port. This had been going on in excess of two years and would take its toll on both the French and the British. In short the sailors wanted to go home. Life aboard a ship of the line was difficult at best. The men who served, both voluntary and involuntary learned to pull their own weight. Often at sea for ...
- 2436: A Tale Of Two Cities
- ... he knew he would never have. The biggest contrast of all, is in the person of Misuser Darnay, the gentle English family man, who is also related to the evil Marquis Evremonde. I personally like stories that use historical events as backdrops because it brings these seemingly distant events closer to us. This book definitely offers insight into life in the two cities at the time of the French Revolution. I ... story pretty well, although there were a few times, in switching back and forth between cities, that I got a little lost. Still on the whole I liked the way the story flowed. Unlike some stories of that time, there wasn't really any profanity or , which is always good to see. There are other Dickens books that I have liked more, but I still thought this was a very good ...
- 2437: A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- Views and Characters Flannery O’Connor wrote the short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" in the hopes of portraying to the reader the racist views of the time: many of the ideals possess "a kind of holy madness or beauty." (Kirszner ... name Sam means to listen, or to hear, supporting the fact of racial differences. (Babycenter) This could be the explanation why the characters, Sam and the grandmother, have the most polite conversation in the entire short story. The two seem to connect on a level, almost as if they had been long lost friends and just acquainted by fate. These two also share a bigoted view of European states, further contributing ...
- 2438: A Clean, Well-lighted Place
- Dark Against Light in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" The main character in "A Clean, Well- Lighted Place," written by Ernest Hemingway, is the old man. The old man, who remains nameless throughout the short story, comes to the café for the light it provides him against the dark night. He stays late into the night, and sits "In the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric ... himself from the darkness of the shadow. The shadow stands for a shelter from the complete light or darkness. It is a middle ground for him to be guarded in. At the end of the short story, the older waiter blames it all on insomnia. He claims "Many must have it." Like the old man, the older waiter and many others who have experienced the nothingness of darkness, long for the ...
- 2439: Emily Dickinson
- ... sun, aftermath a fact of slumber in a cold dark night. When Dickinson passed the "Setting Sun," night drew nigh and it was time to go home and sleep. Symbolically, Her tour of life was short; it was now time for "Eternity" death. While sight seeing in the carriage, one can gather, by the setting of the sun, that this ride was lifelong. It is evident that death can creep up ... In the same respect, Emily Dickinson states "Or rather He [the Setting Sun] passed Us " (13). In this line, one can see how Dickinson, dressed for the "Day," indicates that a pleasant time was cut short (15,16). Before She knew it, the cold "Dews drew quivering and chill"(14). The imagery in this transcendent poem shines great light on some hidden similarities between life and death. This poem exercises both ...
- 2440: To Tame A Shrew
- ... the play takes place in what seems to be just a few days. One must ask the question: Is it possible to cause such a great change in a person's behavior in such a short amount of time as this? It is very unlikely that it is possible, since Katharina, by the opening of the play, is at least 20 years of age and is very much set into her ... or she acted as if she had been tamed to get everyone off of her back. Katharina: The Liberated Shrew Since it is not possible for Katharina to have been tamed by Petruchio in the short time period of the play, it is possible that she was liberated by Petruchio's actions. In the movie version of Taming of the Shrew, starring Elizabeth Taylor as Katharina and Richard Burton as Petruchio ...
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