Elmore Leonard

“There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.”- Ayn Rand author, philosopher and screenwriter. The main character of Ayn Rand's Anthem , Equality 7-2521 deals with a government that has destroyed all freedoms of the people and believes everyone who is born exists only to work for the state. Equality 7-2521, also known as Prometheus wrote this story based off of the events he experienced. Or in his eyes the “sins” he has experienced

Literary Response to “The Moths” “The Moths” by Helena Maria Viramontes is a fictional short story about the narrator’s personal hardship of watching her grandmother die slowly because of natural causes. Although, the name of this story is “The Moths” don’t let this fool you. In this story, references to moths are only used twice. Using the moths, the author is able to convey a theme, help create the tone, and resolve the central conflict. I believe that the moths are actually being used in this

Ayn Rand, a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, and playwright wrote the novella Anthem in 1937. During the time Rand was writing this novella, the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin mercilessly ruled over Russia. Also during this time, the beginnings of World War II took place. These events more than likely inspired the plot for Anthem, a dystopian fiction. Rand's projection of the totalitarianism of Anthem's society is astounding, the book itself has feeling and meaning in correlation to today's

Have you ever struggled with your self-image? Have you ever struggled with accepting yourself because of the fear of what others will think of you? Then you will be able to relate to and connect quite well to the writings of classic author Virginia Woolf. “Present in her works as a literary strategy and value, the self is at the heart of Virginia Woolf’s exploration of the characters’ and her own patterns of thought, we, the readers, being offered a glimpse at the interior labyrinth” (Nicolae 1)

Well- known Russian-American author, Ayn Rand, in her novella Anthem, describes a post-apocalyptic world in which individualism has been eradicated. Rand's purpose is to educate readers about the dangers of communism and to encourage readers to break out of the procrustean society while embracing the sense of self. She adopts a tone of pity for the majority of society while maintaining a tone of respect for the courageous two main characters in order to inform American readers about the benefits

Damn, I am counting down the days like never before. Since Aileana has come back into my life it’s harder than hell to be away from her. Duncan has been trying to keep me occupied with crazy antics on our down time. It has helped some, but the bond is so strong that Aileana is always in my head. My body is agony in wanting her. I can feel her thoughts, even all the way out here on the drilling platform. She still is fighting the pull her body and mind has with mine. I can feel her need for

Zeffirelli’s film depiction of the balcony scene is superior to Luhrmann’s film because it is truer to Shakespeare's play and has a better interpretation of the play to film. The films are similar in that it's night and Juliet looks out her balcony as Romeo leaves her house. Although the Luhrmann film depiction during the balcony scene was in a lavish house which would have never been seen during the time frame of when the play was written. There may have been lavish houses during the time the play

Anthem by Ayn Rand is a science fiction novel about the having the strength and own mind to be a individual. In the beginning it starts off dark and you get the feeling everyone is strange. Equality starts to do things different and rebels against his brothers. He develops feeling for a female or the golden one. Equality learns that there is more to life and he gets his own mind to thank for himself. Rand's novella Anthem observes that it is human native to thrive in a individualists society rather

The suicide of the moth, the immolation on a cigar lighter, is a literal presentation of his ideas for life. In the poem “Lesson of the Moth” by Don Marquis, two conflicting opinions about life face each other. There is a cockroach named “archy” that thinks you should live your life as long as you can, and an unnamed moth that wants to live life to the fullest, even if it means dying early. The “lesson” in this poem is that there are several conflicting ideas to everything. Throughout the story

The novel “Anthem” is written very uniquely. It encloses individuality and makes the readers believe of how people can adapt to humankind and to do as they are advised to do without being aware of the results of their compromise. Also, it teaches the significance of self expression and the independence that comes additionally with being your own individual and obtaining the capability to choose what direction to take in your own lifestyle. Figurative language is used frequently in this novel and