German-American writers

In Babylon Revisited, F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces the reader to a character by the name of Charlie Wales. The reader learns that Charlie is a recovering alcoholic hoping to reestablish a relationship with his daughter, Honoria. Fitzgerald shows evolvement through the character of Charlie Wales. When readers are first introduced to Charlie, he is on his way to visit his daughter. Honoria has been living with her Aunt Marion and Uncle Lincoln after the death of Helen, Honoria’s mother and Charlie’s

As I read this story I felt like my inner-voice was developing a Southern Drawl. Faulkner’s writing is extremely eloquent and deliberate. The time period also comes out through the language in his writing referring to African-Americans as Negros and to Northerners as Yankees. It soon becomes quite obvious that Faulkner must have been raised in the same time and place this story takes place. Communities do not only affect the language of the author but they also can provide

“But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.” (Ernest Hemingway) The Scarlet Ibis is about a boy who wants to teach is disabled brother, Doodle, to do normal things, but the boy does not know when enough is enough. Brother pushed Doodle so hard, it eventually to his death. Brother and Doodle did not accept defeat, but only Doodle was destroyed. In the story, The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, the theme ego cannot accept defeat is revealed through symbolism and rising

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark”, Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral”, and Randall Kenan’s “The Foundations of the Earth” illustrate how arrogance undermines knowledge and individual power and humility enhances those qualities. In each story, characters with parochial worldviews encounter people who challenge them to change. Other perspectives are available if they are able to let go of their superior attitudes. For example, Hawthorne’s protagonist, Aylmer, believes he has the ability and right to

Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Edith Wharton authored novels that take place in America around the beginning of the nineteenth century. In both This Side of Paradise and The House of Mirth, the authors paint the protagonists as imprisoned. This is a criticism of the society that they live in and is represented in the authors’ use of imagery, characterization, and the motif of social standing. Wharton uses a great deal of imagery to reflect Lily Bart as imprisoned, while Fitzgerald uses less imagery

Mallory Russell 06/12/15 Comparison Essay ENG 102 Online “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver versus “A + P” by John Updike In the short stories “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver and “A + P” by John Updike the protagonists experience an epiphany that change their restricted way of thinking. The main character, “Sammy” in John Updike’s, “A + P” is a teenage boy working in the town grocery store. Sammy experiences an epiphany when he decides to quit his job at the grocery store. He quit because he believed

Masculinity and Style in Hemingway and Carver. The following will present the themes of 'masculinity ' in relation to style in Raymond Carver and Ernest Hemingway. Both are major figures of 20th century US fiction, and both write about characters that struggle with male or masculine identity and social expectations. These struggles often mean that other characters in their stories are the victims. In other words, the problems that the characters experience, are both 'internalized ' but also 'externalized

By reading a classic, the reader will come away with a lesson that they have learned, and they will begin questioning themselves. Authors who write classics have to have unique styles to their writing to connect to the world, so that the reader can understand the message the book is telling them. Three famous authors who write classics, that you may know are O.Henry, Mark Twain, and John Steinbeck. O.Henry, Mark Twain, and John Steinbeck all write with their own unique styles in their writing that

Masculinity has been a topic popularly explored by various authors for decades. Although the traits that are often paired with masculinity are portrayed as great, they can often be very problematic, as seen through various stories and characters such as “The Snow’s of Kilimanjaro” by Ernest Hemingway, “Separating” by John Updike, and “The Man Who was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright. Strong is often defined as being emotionless and being intelligent is often associated with never being wrong or making

Loss of Self in Hemingway's Soldiers Home, Cather's Paul's Case, and Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener       Hemingway's "Soldiers Home," Cather's "Paul's Case," and Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" all present a loss of self. These stories prove that there is a fine line between finding one's self and losing one's self. I believe this loss can occur at any age or station of life. This idea is seen in each story's main character. Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" depicts a young man in