Patrick Stump

The Loch Ness Monster, affectionately known as ‘Nessie’, is known globally as the cryptozoological lake monster that lives in Loch Ness. This freshwater lake, which is located in the Scottish Highlands, is approximately 37 kilometres long, roughly 226 metres deep, and is supposedly home to the large lake monster named Nessie. (Wikipedia.com/LochNess) This urban legend known as the Loch Ness Monster has apparently been sighted several times over many hundreds of years. Almost all descriptions of

Handicap is the step to success. When you overcome it, you are getting closer from the success. Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea describes the life of a old man whom had gone eighty-four days without taking a fish. One of the important themes of this book is hard work, hope and never gives up makes miracle happen. In order to develop this theme, Hemingway uses the literary and rhetorical devices of imagery and repetition. Hemingway introduces the theme through the usage of imagery. As

Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism in a lot of different ways in this book, but one of the most distinguishable ways he uses symbolism is to try and represent women and men through different characters in the book. Early in the book when the old man is on the boat he starts to think about the ocean. He brings up the fact that he thinks about the ocean as la mar, which is the feminine form of the ocean in Spanish. On page 30 he says “and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help

One might think that destruction is like defeat, but it is not. Think of it like someone rebuilding a house after it was destroyed by a storm; the house might have fallen apart, but it is not gone forever, it is eventually going to return better than ever. The parable, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway shares similar characteristics with the boxing drama Rocky directed by John G. Avildsen. The Old Man and the Sea is set in a fishing village near Havana, Cuba during the 1940s, and Santiago

American Psycho Patrick Bateman is a 26-year-old investment banker, living in the 80's New York. On the surface he's rich, attractive and charming. But behind his successful façade rests a soulless serial killer. When he's not committing murders or having sex, he's worrying about how the world perceives him. But is Patrick really a killer? He admits to his crimes to his friends, but everyone thinks he's joking or ignore him completely, and to Patrick's dismay the bodies seem to be disappearing

In the story “Hills Like White Elephants” Earnest Hemingway constantly talks about throughout the entirety of the story white elephants and this operation. It is through symbolism that you begin to understand the story better. Just about every movement in this short story has an underlying meaning. Which better help you understand the story better such as the characters’ actions and decisions. For example, the white elephants that are mentioned throughout the story symbolizes the unborn child.

In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and Guy De Maupassant “The Necklace” the American and Monsieur Loisel have failed to meet society’s stereotype of masculinity. Such actions have put both characters in terrible predicaments. To begin with, the American in “Hills Like White Elephants” have failed to support the girl he impregnated. This action have resulted in him loosing the girl he loves. Although the story never mentions a baby or an abortion, the reader can assume that the dialogue

ideology is emphasised through the patent detached tone present throughout the novel. In addition, Bateman reveals that he “feels like an automaton”. This suggests that his depersonalisation has led to him living in a pseudo-reality. It is reasonable to suggest that Bateman has created a false reality in his mind that does not actually exist. It could be argued that this is probable as consequently, his depersonalisation eradicates his reliability as it hinders his ability to understand the surrounding

Who Do You Choose? Lover or Child “Hills Like White Elephants” written by Ernest Hemingway is directed towards abortion and the forcefulness of a boyfriend not quite ready to raise a child. Hemingway based this short story in Spain in 1920’s. “There’s nothing wrong with me. I feel fine.” (277), says the American Girl, Jig, to end the conversation with her lover. This couple is at a critical point in their lives when they must decide whether or not they will choose to have the procedure. Certain

Adversity is a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. Ernest Hemingway shows how adversity can affect someone in many ways through the individual's actions. In the novella, The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway shows how a person can overcome hardship and adversity through persistence and tenacity. Hemingway utilizes a wide variety of literary devices such as alliteration, characterization, and allegory to prove the overcoming of adversity. Santiago, the protagonist