In The Abyss

"…It wasn't just the war that made him what he was. That's too easy. It was everything – his whole nature…" – Eleanor K. Wade

characters are in many ways divergent, and it is in fact these traits that reveal the most about

• What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

Many debates have sparked due to the topic of naturalism vs. realism. Naturalism takes the power away from the actual person, it says that people exist entirely in the order of nature, and do not have a soul, or any mode of participating in a religious or spiritual world beyond nature. () Realism however, gives those human like characteristics back to the person. Literary realism has a concern with morality and ethics. It means that humans have a moral agency, they can make choices, take directions, and take responsibility for their actions. () Hamlin Garland’s “Under the Lions Paw” does a good job with strengthening that debate of Naturalism vs. Realism even more. The story incorporates both naturalism and realism making it difficult to

In the novel “In the heart of the Sea” Nathaniel Philbrick introduces the reader to Nantucket Island located in the east coast. He establishes the importance of the whaling industry in relation to the island. Philbrick does an incredible job of telling the story of 20 regular men doing their jobs whaling. They set sail on a renewed ship called the Essex. The Essex took a beating from a storm before it finally met its match an angered sperm whale. The whale rammed the ship to the point beyond repair. It forced the whalers to put what they can on to the smaller whaler boats. Surviving at sea with limited resources the sailed until they were completely out of everything. The men resorted to the ultimate

What new information did you gain about those sixty-nine days of survival? What details did Deep Down Dark provide that were absent from the 2010 media blitz?

The article “Into The Dark Water”, by Lauren Tarshis, is an article about the perspective of Jack Thayer on the titanic. In this article The author included a lot of quotes in the article. I think the author Lauren Tarshis included all these quotes to give you an example on how it would feel on the titanic. For an example “It was the kind of night.” Showed that even though the titanic sunk it was still a beautiful life.

This is to give a vivid imagination to the reader. At the end of the story the narrator makes some vivid similes such as “The third wave moved forward, huge, furious, implacable. It fairly swallowed the dinghy, and almost simultaneously the men tumbled into the sea”(212). Here he is speaking of the waves as if they were human by stating they are “furious” and “fairly swallowed the dinghy”. Once rescued the narrator describes the night as follows: “When it came night, the white waves paced to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound of the great sea’s voice to the men on the shore, and they felt that they could then be interpreters.”

The allusion to Walton’s pure shock while setting up to describe the unbelievable event which has occulted is supported by his assertion of being “dizzy with the remembrance of it.” When Walton describes the meet with the monster as a “final and wonderful catastrophe,” his word choice lends to the understatement of the total catastrophe that the monster’s life has been. Accustomed to death, resentment, and loneliness, the monster’s bitterness towards his creator fuels his horrific actions and makes his life incomparable to that of a catastrophe, being more so analogous to that of a complete tragedy. Although the term ‘catastrophe’ is surrounded by negative connotation, the destructive chaos left in the wake of the astounding and uncategorized being is not fully extended by its employment. Walton’s highlight of the inclusion of this final encounter as being vital to the account of which he has communicated also presents an understatement as he views the completion of the ‘tale’ as

Also, Jack London reveals the other opposite character of the human being through Wolf Larsen who rescues Van Weyden. Larsen is a murderer sea captain who is uncaring, evil and threatens his crew with cruelty despite their several trials to revolt against him. However, in the end, Larsen becomes ill and crashes on an island after his brother attacks him . The London’s argument is strong and a reality of what comprises human being. People have different characters, and these characters emerge through interactions, and tribulations that one faces in life. Also, it is true that nature defines one’s character as one can end up being either corrupt or good as one struggles to overcome the harshness of life .

I really enjoyed your response to the article, In the basement of Ivory Tower. I find myself agreeing with you in a few areas of your response, especially the parts regarding why the author chose to publish this piece or writing. I find that he simply wanted to express his opinion on why college isn’t for everyone, I don’t find myself agreeing with that statement but the author did a nice job of making the reader think about why? I also find myself agreeing with the fact that there are many other helpful things a teacher can do to help his students succeed, especially those students who need a little extra encouragement along the way.

“At the Dark End of the Street,” is a novel that takes back to the terrifying experience Recy Taylor had in Abbeville, Alabama. Taylor was gang-raped by six white men in the 1940s. This scene immediately shows readers the civil rights movement during the 20th century and how important it was in understanding what was happening. Danielle McGuire is the author of “At the Dark End of the Street,” which was published in 2010. However, “This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed,” is a novel that focuses on King’s protection during the Montgomery bus boycott that took place in Montgomery, Alabama. Charles E. Cobb is the author of “This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed,” and was published in 2014. Both of these novels focus their points on different and similar aspects of the civil rights movement. When Cobb wrote “This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed,” he focuses on the protection African Americans needed in order to not get killed completing everyday tasks, like going grocery shopping. Even on public transportation, civil rights activist felt threatened to the point of bringing weapons and concealing them on their personnel. Even though both novels take place during different times of the Civil Rights Movement they both show the similar hardships important figures played during this movement.

The classic American short story I have decided to delve into and discuss in these

“In a moment my hand was on the lever and I had placed a month between myself and these monsters.” What a classic, wonderfully imaginative science fiction sentence. The story is completely and utterly engrossing. The fact that the book was published in 1895 and science-lovers can still love and appreciate this book and H.G. Wells

Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know” is a song about losing your youth, or losing a relationship whether it be romantic or not. When you return to a place where you made memories, by yourself or with people, you feel nostalgic and want to return to a place where you felt happy. In the song, the speaker is telling a story of how he wants to go back to simpler times before he lost his childhood, and before the relationships he had with certain people were destroyed.