Themes In The Book Ivanhoe

This book report discusses the plot, significant characters, setting (e.g., time of the story took place, historical background), problems and resolutions, themes or messages of the story. A reflection of the author’s writing style will be presented followed by a conclusion.

Often at times people can feel disconnected from themselves, from the world, or even friends and families; Therefore, causing tension in relationships. Which was displayed in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” when the knight searches all over the world to find out what women most desire in a man. Also in “One Amazing Thing” there are various stories from different characters that have had trouble with personal stories and how one gender or religious belief can be more dominate than the other.

Characteristics and Thematic Significance Walter is Lena’s oldest child and is married to Ruth. As the ambitious man that he is, he still caused everyone in his family lots of trouble. With

Another minor character in the story is Andrew. He is 20 years old and he proposed to Lesia by the end of the book. He is handsome, stubborn, caring, and Ukrainian. He has a sizable farm and his wife died before the story started. Andrew Korol has many animals on his farm; they have a comfortable house as well. Andrew and Lesia have five children.

Like a ghost, he hides all the time and is afraid of the light. Among the Hidden is a fictional book by Margaret Peterson Haddix that takes place in a dystopian society. The story is about a boy named Luke Garner who does not legally exist. There is a law that families are not allowed to have more than two children, and Luke has two older brothers. Therefore, Luke has spent his whole life in hiding. Luke had never met anyone except his immediate family, until now. When Luke sees another third child’s face in his neighbor’s house he decides to risk his life to go meet her. Taking risks can be scary, but can change the way the life path twists forever.

Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus demonstrates how aggressive challenges and divisions are born out of conflicting belief systems. For example, because the Roman citizens, the Goths, and Aaron the Moor all differ in matters of consciousness, tension ensues. Nicholas Moschovakis comments extensively about these clashes in his essay ““Irreligious Piety” and Christian History: Persecution as Pagan Anachronism in Titus Andronicus,” and Moschovakis not only magnifies persecution, but he remarks extensively about the major elements in Titus Andronicus that can be understood as anachronistic. While Moschovakis carefully and thoroughly observes the Shakespearean realms of violent “human sacrifice,” the “relevance of Judeo-Christian sacrificial

    “The bad in the past can lead to the good in the future” (in class discussion). As inspiring as this theme may be, when still drowning in the “bad” the future feels like forever away. In Katherine Applegate’s novel, The One and Only Ivan, an inspiring tale of perseverance is revealed. Ivan, A gorilla, taken from his home in his early youth, lives in a mall exhibit. He watches human interactions and befriends animals near his domain. Stella, an elephant and a friend,is a special part of Ivan’s life. She asks him to ensure that their newest addition, a young elephant named Ruby, is cared for. An ongoing infection in Stella’s leg eventually takes her life, and Ivan is more determined than ever to get Ruby out of the mall and into a zoo. Eventually through determination, persistence, patience, and love Ivan and his friends have a happy ending.

Cather begins her support of Alexandra?s character when the father, John Bergson, surpasses his two older sons to give the land to Alexandra. Although he wants to follow in tradition, he knows that Alexandra is devoted to keeping the family land that he has strived so hard to build and keep within the family. Three years after John?s death Alexandra?s tensions with her family begin. The Divide suffers a drought that drives several families from their land. Lou and Oscar fail to remember their father?s dreams and instigate for Alexandra to sell the land and move on, but she doesn?t.

Unlike the Continental Op, Princess Zhukovski allows some of her most significant actions to be ruled by her own gender stereotyping. To begin with, the princess is taken by surprise when the Op announces his suspicions of her. Her reaction proves that she does not believe he would come to those conclusions, not only because she is of royal birth but also because she is a woman. Once the princess realizes she is found out, Zhukovski attempts to gain sympathy from the Continental Op by expressing the woes of her troublesome past life. She laments, “There was no place for us in world. Outcasts easily become outlaws” (Hammett 250). Zhukovski hopes that her sob story will touch the heart of the Continental Op and that her portrayal of the damsel in distress will drive the point home, but the Continental Op is having none of it. Growing in desperation, the princess plays her last card by seductively offering herself to him, and it appears it is a hand she has played before. Zhukovski expects even the strongest-willed men to bend before her at the promise of a sexual favor.

Upon searching all of the land, only one damsel meets this requirement—his own daughter. The king doesn’t hesitate to marry his daughter, but still fails to inform her of his attempts; therefore, Juleidah is pleased at the thought of being wed, but is oblivious to the fact that she will be marrying her own father. When Juleidah becomes aware of her father’s plan, she escapes and finds herself bribing the local tanner for a suit of leather to disguise her identity. Juleidah then flees her father’s city and comes about another royal fortress with a queen who is easily amused at her presence. Soon after her arrival, the queen is invited to an event at the wazir’s home and asks Juleidah to go along with her. She refuses the queen’s offer, but eventually drops her leather suit and follows behind incognito. When Juleidah arrives, all eyes, including the queen’s, are fixated upon her. The queen insists that her son wait outside of the next gathering and ask for the mystery woman’s name. He does as he is told, but Juleidah is in a hurry to return to her suit of leather, so she

A Woman’s Life is Tragic: Comparing Nora from A Doll’s House and Ophelia from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Generally, when a story, whether it be a book or movie, is titled with a character’s name, the story itself revolves around that specific character. Thus, most readers would be able to guess that the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, is indeed about Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. What they do not expect, however, is to encounter a subplot that is so involved that the removal of it would cause the storyline to change drastically. The relationships between Polonius and his children, Laertes and Ophelia, serve as an essential subplot in Hamlet as they add complex literary elements that advance the play forward and reveal key attributes about Hamlet.

Therefore, he shows how the conflicting nature of the Crusades came about. For example, invading and killing a land's people in the name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

Marriage is the legally recognized union of two people, whereas a relationship is merely defined as a connection between two things, or in this case, between two people (OED). In the Elizabethan age, marriage was mainly arranged for political alliances and the merging of wealth in noble families (Vasuki). While relationships refer to the meaningful connections between people, marriage was more of a tool for advancement. Shakespeare’s plays demonstrate these societal conventions by organizing marriage plots fueled by political or financial gain. Likewise, the absence of romantic relationships in these plays reflects the period’s cultural norm in which romantic relationships were mainly nonexistent and marriages were pursued for protection rather than love. The treatment of marriage and relationships in Hamlet is side railed by the Hamlet’s revenge and bias, whereas relationships in the form of premarital sex are the primary focus of Measure for Measure. Nonetheless, this essay will analyze both of Gertrude’s marriages in Hamlet to prove that they are predominantly loveless tools for kings to pursue their personal agendas. This analysis will provide a frame of reference or lens, through which this paper will outline the problematic nature of Measure for Measure’s sexual relationships.

Among various political, social, and religious strife, the Medieval Literature is characterized by Christian influence and beliefs. In medieval texts, authors highlight the importance and grandeur of the Christian faith by contrasting it with descriptions of foreign lands. As a result, people received a false view of these faraway lands that included Syria and India. In texts such as Sir John Mandeville’s The Book of Marvels and Travels and Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Man of Law’s Tale” offer examples of othering by their misunderstanding of foreign people and criticism of their religion which in turn facilitates the authors in defining the Christian European identity.