Blue hotel

were now only an hour away from our final destination: New York. By the time we got to the "Blue Hotel" in Manhattan, it was 8:30 PM, at this point we were very jet lagged and hungry. We quickly washed off the plane dirt off our buddies in the limpid, walk-in shower. We looked for the fastest way to get to Time Square. We decided to take the metro since the closest entrance was right in front of our hotel; and we were on our way. When we arrived at our destination we were officially starving; our

Importance of Setting in Stephen Crane's The Blue Hotel    In  'The Blue Hotel,' Stephen Crane uses various provocative techniques to ensure that the setting adds to the richness of the story. 'The Blue Hotel' is set in a cold Nebraska town at the Palace Hotel in the late 1800's, but there is more to setting than just when and where a story takes place.  In a written work, it is the author's job to vividly depict events in order to keep the reader?s attention and to create colorful mental

widely read short story, “The Blue Hotel”, exhibits many situations where discrimination drives the plot forward. Within the first few paragraphs of “The Blue Hotel,” the reader is promptly introduced to a situation in which discrimination occurs, due to the description of the Palace Hotel. The author, Stephen Crane, describes the color scheme of the hotel, which points out how different the hotel is to the rest of the town, and proceeds to write that “The Palace Hotel, then, looked always loud and

"The Blue Hotel" by Stephen Crane is classic short piece written in 1899. A time when Naturalism became a concept of much influence. Naturalism, an outgrowth of Realism, is a movement in literature that seeks to capture a believable everyday reality. This often portrays the darker side of human nature and the harshness of life; including poverty, racism, prejudice, disease, prostitution, filth, etc. Although “The Blue Hotel” is extremely well done, it was slow to start and has a weak ending. I wished

The Assimilation of Immigration within the Population Are immigrants accepted fairly in our society? The story “The Blue Hotel” written by Stephen Crane in 1898 provides an example of the treatment of foreigners in America, through the character of the Swede. The 1890’s consist of the beginning of the Age of Immigration in the United States of America. Irish, Jews, Chinese and many other ethnicities flowed into the United States through Ellis Island. As a result of this influx of people, the nativists

The Collation of Stephen Crane and Bret Harte Stephen Crane’s short story, The Blue Hotel, is a very diverse and interesting story with many themes. One of the themes is consequences for your actions. In the story a man they called the Swede went to a bar and tried to force a Gambler to drink with him. He kept pushing and wouldn’t leave the man alone resulting the Swede being killed. Another theme in this short story is honesty. During the Story the Swede claimed while playing cards that another

The Easterner, in chapter 9 of “The Blue Hotel” states “Every sin is the result of a collaboration” (Crane 618). The Easterner believes that he, Pat Scully, Johnnie, and the gambler contributed to the Swede’s death. While these people steer the Swede to his death, it is ultimately the Swede who is responsible for his own demise. The Swede’s perception of the changing environment, from the haven of the blue hotel to the saloon, tragically leads him to his death. His prediction of being killed cumulates

The five elements of a short story played an important part in the “The Blue Hotel”. The Swede changed throughout the story. Swede, at the beginning of the story, is quick eyed, cautious, and suspicious. In the text, an example of this is the cleansing ceremony. The other men washed their bodies down through while the Swede dipped a finger in the water. The change happens when he ascends the stairs and goes up to drink, what the text calls, his ‘element of strength. After drinking the brown whiskey

In the epilogue of his short story The Blue Hotel, Stephen Crane poses an interesting moral conclusion. The Easterner, Mr. Blanc, believes that he, along with the cowboy, the hotel proprietor, Pat Scully, his son, Johnnie, and the gambler - the one directly to blame for the murder - each contributed to the Swede's death. Mr. Blanc even goes so far as to state that "every sin is the result of collaboration" (577). While it is true that the reactions from those around the Swede guide him toward his

by viewing the world and nature through a cultural lense. In Crane’s The Blue Hotel, the owner of the hotel, Patrick Scully takes responsibility for the guests that go into his hotel. Crane symbolizes Scully, a non heroic figure who represents hospitality.This stresses the idea that in America, we care for strangers and treat them respectfully. Scully is also portrayed as a responsible family man who asserts order in his hotel and his family life. Crane feels that if one is not aware of the self consciousness