Nausia In The Valley Of The Wind

Smoke billowed into the air, shrouding everything in darkness. The village homes, once lively and full of love, now are demolished and engulfed in the flames of death. The dragon spewed bright orange inferno which devoured everything in its path. The beast, flying in and out of the blanket of darkness, displayed its wings that obscured the stars, which normally radiated incandescent light. Villagers could see that it would not stop until their whole world was reduced to ash. Light from the fire illuminated the creature’s hateful face; its scales shadowed with the color of ripe plums, glowed violet in its luminous destruction, eyes beaming a malevolent crimson, specks of gold in the iris flicked like the treasure it so viciously collected. Its scornful intentions could be seen in the reflection of the conflagration it had so wickedly constructed.

Even after days, months, and years our six survivors struggle to get back to the life they once had before the terrible disaster. Through all the forty years after the explosion, they had to deal and cope with the terrible flashbacks of the bloodied bodies and corpses. They will had to deal with the empty space that was left in their hearts made by deaths and of many close family members; and although many family members didn't die immediately, many died in the months and years following. Also, the bombs did not spare much or any money, shelter, and provisions; meaning our survivors had to endure poverty and homelessness. The novel comes to a

Everyone continued with their lives, the simple notice of an enemy rising seemed to slip their sights. Until the day that it happened. A monster from the depths below, one that no one had ever imagined to exist, tore its way through the settlement before leaving with some of the remaining humans. Those that were Hunters from a Tribe followed it, finding the bodies of their fellow survivors lifeless in the woods not far from the settlement. This was the beginning of their true

Unlike the two stories we read in class, everyone struggles for survival, the naturalism idea in the movie is represented by people’s lust and greed, the desire for dominance of pleasure. People do whatever possible to gain those things.

This symbolizes the darkness of a world without hope, without decency and without humanity. This challenges my experiences, as I have witnessed the harsh environments of a war-torn country, however, the novel presents scenes that even exceed my own imaginations of fear and trepidation. And as a result, the novel forces me to

What also made the post-apocalyptic world more terrifying the actions the protagonists are surrounded by. Where they live in a world with overrun with lawless gangs, thieves, and cannibals; because of this the man would

According to Aldous Huxley, “A love of nature keeps no factories busy” (Huxley 31). Although this nature he speaks of represents plant life, it may symbolize human nature. In life, instability within society creates difficulties that people must overcome. This instability is caused by human nature, defined as “the ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that are common to most people” (“Human Nature”). In Brave New World’s utopia, people no longer have to face situations that may harm their well-being. To eliminate financial difficulties, society is transformed into a productive community in which all people must work. Even more so, people must have the same beliefs to maintain harmony in the society. In order to do this, the thoughts of the

One of the greatest fears of all time is uncertainty and fear of the unknown. As a result, Brooks and McCarthy frighten the reader by highlighting this common fear in The Road and World War Z. For instance, McCarthy chooses not to specify the cause of the cataclysm that destroyed most of the civilization. Instead, he illustrates the bleakness of the landscape by describing the “soft ash”(1), the implacable darkness, and the “days [being] more gray each one what had gone before”(1). Without a clear story of the cause of the apocalypse, McCarthy lets the reader imagine different possibilities as to what exactly led to this horrible disaster,

The rusted tools the workers use and dirty dust created from their hard work, matches with the terrible conditions in many workplaces that are harsh back then and now. The workers show that the amount of work put into their everyday lives will not give them the dream they want or are waiting for. They are "on one side by a small foul river, and... [a] drawbridge to let barges through"(26). The lifestyle the people in the valley of ashes, are different from the "pair of enormous eggs ... separated by a […] bay, out into the most domesticated body of salted water" (10).

In the beginning the point f view for me is that they will be lost on the island for a little while. But as they group together and all work together everything goes as good as can be and my point of view changed to that they will pull through. But as the story progresses and they all have to do things they would have never done before they all slowly slip into savagery. And with nothing to stop them they kill each other and steal. At this point I feel all hope is lost and it is now the survival of the fittest. And when war breaks out they are finally rescued and put to a stop. At this point I knew that some would come back to civilization but more than that were lost to the open world.

In any story, the setting can be used to set the mood and tone. In the movie, the director used a dark and destructive

The major theme of the film is that there are severe limitations in life (death and loss are the two most prevalent), but that art forms (such as the printed word, films, and plays) have the power to reshape reality and

The quotation above first describes an unsettling and very chaotic environment. With the wails of sirens, screams of terror, and the sound of teeth gritted together with exertion, just adds to the tension and stress to the story. In addition to what seems like an unsurvivable

The movie, by contrast to the book, uses film techniques to communicate a much more melancholic environment. We see a long shot of the setting, and as the camera pauses on the panoramic view of the marshland, the moment resembles a frozen picture. We see in the fist plane the marshlands, then to the side and further away we can distinguish the characters standing in a corner, staring at the beach beyond them. In the middle of this vast beach, the abandoned boat standing alone can be distinguished, behind it, a flat blue sea, and above, a dark grey sky.

The Way Spain Was expresses impassioned love for Spain as well as anguish for its abjection at the hands of Fascist forces. The poem is part of the Third Residence, published in 1947, which expresses Neruda’s artistic camaraderie; his love for Spanish poetry which he believes unites the coloniser with its colony. It was written as an outraged reaction to the civil strife and political murders in Spain. It was inspired by Ruben Dario (1867 – 1916), a Latin American poet who wrote politically charged verses. Neruda was livid and pained at the death of his friend, Garcia Lorca and a number of other Republicans at the hands of anti-democratic Fascist forces. He tells us: “The most intense memories, perhaps, are those of my life in Spain… destroyed