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The Scorch Trials is a 355-page science fiction novel by James Dashner. This novel is a tremendous read that follows the adventures of the Gladers and Group B as they find a cure for a disease called the flare. Firstly, the Gladers is a term coined by Group A while living amongst the Glade. It includes protagonists such as Thomas, who leads his team to well-being and survival. Other characters include Minho, Newt and Aris, who are Thomas’s allies. Group B consists of Teresa, who is the leader and

The article Land of limitations by Nicholas Kristoff is written with a purpose to show the effect of income on success. Nicholas Kristoff mentions how America is known as the “land of opportunities” therefore individual have opportunities to become successful if hard work is put in though sometimes can be limited due to several factors that is mentioned by Kristoff. One of these factors that Kristoff mentioned in his article was how economic standard gaps is playing a much bigger role than race

Question 1: How has Gregor's transformation liberated him from the burden laid upon him by his family? Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis tells the story of a young man named Gregor Samsa, who transforms into a life-sized beetle. There is no clear explanation of how or why the event happened, or any indication that Gregor deserved it, which helps give rise to the absurd. The absurd is further evident in the family’s lack of reaction to his transformation. They were unusually calm, accepted this

Willard Wigan is an amazing artist. Labeled stupid and lazy at a young age by his teachers due to his dyslexia; Willard was made to feel incredibly insignificant. “I was more or less classed as nothing. So my world was seen as less.” (Willard Wigan). As stated in his book he was inspired by the ants in his garden shed, and began crafting tiny houses for them to live in. He soon began making smaller, more intricate sculptures; slowing his heartbeat and breathing, working in between his pulse for weeks

In the article, written by Walter H. Sokel, he goes into depth about how Franz Kafka’s life is reflected in the book The Metamorphosis and his other writings. Sokel ties together multiple aspects of the novel and their importance to Gregor and his family dynamic as a whole. Many of the points made in the article address the absurdity of the situation the novel presents and the underlying meaning in the actions of the characters. The premise of the article is pointing to the facts that Gregor's predicament

Why can’t people just be themselves? Ever since we were born someone has always told us what to do, how to do it, and when it has to happen. In the two stories Everything Will Be Okay and Pinch Hit. The main character(s), for Everything Will Be Okay, James and, for Pinch Hit, Sam and Trevor, all find out that they don’t have to be someone they are not. Although Sam and Trevor have a different view of being themselves. In both of the stories they become someone they are not. Let’s start with Everything

One day Hades and Persephone had a boy ,named Conselius. As Conselius grew up he didn't feel like he belonged in the underworld. Every six months his mother would go away to the upper world.Now Conselius always wondered where Persephone,his mother used to go for six months of the year.So one day he followed his mother to the upper world. As he stepped into the bright fields,the beauty caught his attention.The upper world also called Earth was full of with bright flowers,The sun shined upon everyone

This quote explores the theme that those who are not struggling cannot and do not understand how to help those in need. Gregor desires to have unlimited space to crawl and move around in, which is the reason for the removal of the furniture. However, partway through his mother forgets to consider Gregor’s wants and instead exclaims that she thinks they ought to leave the room as is. Her opinion is that Gregor will return to his human form eventually and then he will wish all the furniture remained

Symbolism and Major Themes in Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” The Metamorphosis written in 1912 by Franz Kafka is a novella which talks about Gregor Samsa who works as a travelling salesman, and still lives with his parents and his sister Grete Samsa, who later plays a huge role throughout the novella by helping Gregor though his transformation. There is a lot of important symbols and major themes in Metamorphosis which include: food, father’s uniform, metamorphosis itself, and lack of sympathy shown to

In both The Stranger By Albert Camus and Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, existentialism the most prevalent theme used. In his story, Camus depicts the dull life of Merasult, a middle aged man, while Kafka tells the story of a young man named Gregor who turns into an insect and has to deal with life in a different form. These authors use this theme of existentialism to portray the unimportance of life as a whole, and attempt to prove the meaninglessness of life through the description of the behaviour