The Idiot Boy

In this extract, Hill explores different sides of each of the boys in a real danger situation to let the reader experience yet another role reversal of the boys. She displays this by using the powerful and dramatic impact of the dialogue and inter monologue on the characters and their relationship. Hill continues to consolidate the strong theme of power control and how it changes the boys and our perspectives of them. Hill keeps the reader curious and hooked on to the chapter by making Kingshaw’s

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens wrote his novels during the Victorian times. Britain was a harsh place at this time with the upper and lower classes being clearly separated. Dickens himself grew up as part of the lower classes, and so he knew what it was like. It was very hard for the poor to survive, many of them having no alternative but to go into the workhouses. This seemed to be the worst place to end up, as many people would rather have died than gone into the

The breeze of the cool, clear evening caressed Arthur’s face as he roamed the woods on foot. Initially, he’d planned to take his horse so he could cover more ground, but decided against that, as going to the stables and saddling up would draw too much attention. It was easier for him to slip out of the castle under the cover of darkness, alone. Every instinct told him Guinevere still lived. He had to find her. But how? In his chainmail, Arthur jogged through the Darkling Woods, taking in his

a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books and having every item in ‘em through a round dozen of months presented dead against you? If I could work my will,’ said Scrooge, indignantly, ‘every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas,’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!” (Dickens, 5-6). This quote shows that Scrooge believes Christmas is a nuisance in that, despite

“I fear the day technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” Albert Einstein’s words describe a time where people are more focused on a virtual version of themselves than real human interaction. Some may argue that this time has already come, and some say this time will be upon us soon. The inevitable growth of video games will lead to children whose lives are dictated by video games. From mobile apps to consoles, video games have taken the world by

Narrative voice is integral in bringing about a particular idea, in order to aid in the development of the plot. In Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl or Halfie”, narrative voice plays an integral role in showing the vulnerability of the narrator. Diaz chose to use the second person point of view to demonstrate a relationship between the narrator and the audience. Throughout the piece, the narrator imparts dating advice to his audience, encouraging a shift in aspects of one’s image

and Caroline, to the Compson boys. Maybe if the older members of the Compson family emphasized the importance of being able to take after the father; picking up where he left off, maybe the Compson lineage wouldn’t have been as short lived. Perhaps it could even be said that this

My sister took in heavy breaths. She was getting a stress attack. Those were never ever good for her. “It’s okay, sis. Calm down, okay? We’ll find Salim.” I watched as she slowly relaxed. “Now let’s go look.” We scramble around, watching capsule after capsule unload waiting for him to come off of one. He never did. I hear a slight screech that sounds like Salim’s rather high pitched scream, despite high low voice. Both Kat and I turn around instinctively we watch as he is dragged away from the eye

In the suspenseful book, When You Reach Me, by the great author Rebecca Stead Miranda develops three different relationships that are carried throughout the story. Miranda in the book is the protagonist and the main character. Some people that she develops relationships with are her best friend Sal, Mom, Marcus/ The Laughing Man, Julia, Annemarie, Richard, Jimmy, Belle, Louisa, Mr. Tompkins, Colin, and Anthony. To begin with, Sal, Colin, and Annemarie are one of Miranda’s closest friends. Louisa

Spiritual Murder in Georg Buchner's Woyzeck Throughout dramatic history, tragedies have depicted a hero's humanity being stripped from him. Usually, as in Shakespeare's classic paradigms, we see the hero, whether King Lear or Othello, reduced from his original noble stature to nothingness and death. Yet Georg Buchner's fragmentary play Woyzeck shows us a protagonist already stripped of humanity, transformed into and treated as an animal. Indeed, Woyzeck, far from being a simple