Abel Magwitch

The 1930’s was a decade of extremely hard times, following the stock market crash and an extreme depression. In spite of the tremendous hardships in America during this decade, it also became a time of great music that is still remembered today. Jazz music was highly popular in this time, and Billie Holiday was a famous jazz performer. She stood out from many other musicians because of her intense and passionate performances. Jazz arose from “unacceptable” segments of society, but quickly grew like

The poem Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol, could be described as dark and graphic, as it embodies Southern violence in America. The poem describes the lynching of black slaves, which was generally presented to an audience of whites. Billie Holiday, a black female artist, would sing the poem to a predominantly upper-class white club. But strangely, the poem was written by a white man, Abel Meeropol. Although the last confirmed lynching was in 1968, there are other forms of racially motivated killings

The story begins with Daniel Quinn writing about a day in his life, until he comes upon an absurd advertisement in the personals section of the newspaper: TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person. Suspicious, Quinn investigates this advertisement with intentions of exposing fraud. Instead, he discovers Ishmael in Room 105 of a undistinguished office building. Sitting calmly, Ishmael gently nibbled on a slender branch. Appalled, Quinn stumbled towards the

Memo 7 The Rhodesian Bush War lasted approximately 15 years, from July 1964 to December 1979. It is one of the longer civil wars of the 20th century, especially when the years of political unrest leading up to open conflict are taken into account. Its length was due to a variety of factors that fit within the existing theories of civil war length. While the war was an anti-colonial civil war, which are often brief, it was fought predominately as a peripheral insurgency, with insurgent forces maintaining

George Milton is one of the many unique characters in, Of Mice and Men. For the duration of the story, George Milton is accompanied by his eccentric yet slow friend, Lennie Small. George and Lennie go from ranch to ranch, looking for work; however, they lose every job they get, due to Lennie’s disabilities. Throughout the novella, John Steinbeck uses George to represent the unattainability of the American Dream, also using him to symbolize the nature of humanity, and to make parallels to religion

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the knowledge of the existence of a creator has a paralyzing effect on the creature as he struggles to reconcile his own perception of himself with his maddening desire for divine approval and acceptance. It is impossible to ignore the author’s place in her text as Shelly, an avowed atheist, makes a comparison of human development through the contrary means of both religious and secular/humanistic relationships. In the end, through Frankenstein, Shelley

Everyone is a dreamer. We all have several goals that we aspire to fulfill. These objectives that we have are what keep us going, providing our minds with a sense of hope and comfort. However, sometimes the harsh truth of our society can crush these fantasies, which results in a feeling of loss. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows that the hardships of the world prevent american dreams from becoming a reality through religious tales, specifically with the characterizations of Lennie, Curley’s wife

The Religious Theme in Beowulf The religious theme in Beowulf offers many insights of the time it was written. This poem was written at a time of great turmoil in the English and Scandinavian world. These tumultuous times invited the influx of the “new” Christian religious ideals. Although these people would eventually become Christians, many held tightly to their pagan traditions and ideals. Beowulf would breach this gap and usher in a new era of beliefs, ideals and, most importantly, a literary

Steinbeck references to the bible quite a bit when describing some of the characters. Steinbeck refers to the story of Cain and Abel, two brothers who lived in peace until Cain slaughtered Abel. One day the two boys were to offer sacrifices to god; Abel offers his best lamb and Cain offers grain to god. God prefers Abel’s gift over Cain’s and in a jealous fit of anger Cain murders Abel. After this God comes to talk to Cain about what he had just done and in doing so he banishes Cain to “the land of Nod,

place of God along with the belief that inanimate objects contain spirits. The Geats would refer to Grendel and his mother as “God’s enemy” and “descendants of Cain.” “Cain” is a biblical reference to the story of Cain and Abel. In this story, Cain slays his brother Abel and consequently, is banished by God for all of eternity. Because of his role as the first murderer, Cain is thought to be the father of all monsters. Another example of Christianity which is evident in Beowulf is the fact