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individuals of different social classes and races. The book is written in a very simplistic style and narrated in the third person. The main characters Kino, Juana, and infant Coyotito make up a small family living in the brush houses of a coastal village known as La Paz. In an attempt to acquire wealth the small family confronts a series of unfortunate events that lead to the destruction of their future. As we follow the family’s journey we are introduced to the various symbols and themes that Steinbeck

Daniels’ next question was extremely pertinent to the events surrounding certain controversial and orange skinned politicians. “How important is character and virtue in a president? Can you be great without them?” I perked up at this question, this was what I had come here to gain more insight into; are politicians supposed to be paragons of morality or

Synopsis William Shakespeare’s book, Othello, is a tragedy written in the year 1603, based on the story, A Moorish Capital. It revolves around four main characters, Othello, his wife Desdemona, Cassio who is a Lieutenant and Othello’s most trusted, and Iago, who is Othello’s ensign, Most of the action in the play takes place on the island of Cyprus. The themes covered include love, racism, revenge, betrayal, jealousy and envy, and repentance. The book Othello is a tragedy since it attains the standards

something in his nature, provoking the emotions of pity and fear in the audience.” By his definition, a tragedy is a play about a common, decent man who is struck with unfortunate events due to personality or the nature around him; this scenario often allows the audience to experience a sense of pity and relatability. In the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth, Tris, the antagonist, whom the readers have grown a connection with, sadly dies at the end of the quest, by virtue of her true-to-heart caring personality

“The End” I silently shut the novel I had finished. The adventure of the book was satisfied as each character received their own happy ending. Every character changed in some way throughout the course of the storyline, and every decision, no matter how significant or seemingly unimportant, impacted the character’s fate. I began to ponder a moment in which my life was changed by a simple experience. Happiness frolics around in my mind, replaying hazy memories of the phase that changed me forever.

Anthropocentrism Blinds From True Reality Man’s greatest fault is his arrogance. Humans throughout existence displays an attitude of superiority over all being on earth. The reality is that though man deems himself greater than a wild animal, he is nothing more than one himself. In Saki’s short story, “The Interlopers”, Georg Znaeym and Ulrich von Gradwitz fight over the property rights of a piece of forestry. Both men set out one night to kill the other, so that they can claim the rights to the

Interpersonal Exchange Leads to Disorder in Frankenstein Garden Variety Devastation: Nearly all of the scholarly criticism regarding Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has dealt with, to some degree, the relationships between its characters. Oftentimes, the characters’ relationships with, or to, one another are compared and contrasted in various ways, but rarely has the nonspecific or universal role of relationships been analyzed in the context of the larger novel. In other words, while

Romeo and Juliet follows the same framework to that of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Once more, the thread of the story progresses through the character of Juliet, beginning with the ominous declaration of the Chorus. Instantly, they beg that “patient ears attend,” (968) already accentuating the stress of the play. The entirety of the plot progresses quickly, and as Heyworth interprets it, the “proximity

Romeo Montague is characterized by his passion and his tendency to beget rash decisions. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare provides examples of these two of Romeo’s qualities, and, ultimately, they are what define him as a tragic hero. From the beginning of the play, it is a palpable declaration that Romeo is a dreadfully passionate being. In Act I, Romeo is in an excessively depressive element as a consequence to succumbing to love with an elusive woman named Rosaline. Amidst a tirade,

What is morality and who decides what is moral? When put in a predicament what is the driving factor behind someone leading a good moral life? “A Good Man is Hard to Find” tells a tale of a family of five, on a journey to Florida. When a series of unfortunate events begin to take place, the families runs into the “Misfit”, and are murdered. Flannery O Conner’s story challenges the idea of morality, and what drives a person’s actions, decisions, and perceptions on life choices. The ethical message