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The Old Man And The Sea

... a single fish. At first a young boy, Manolin shared his bad fortune but the fortieth luckless day, the boy's farther told his son to go in another boat. From that on, Santiago worked alone. The boy loved the old fisherman and pitied him. If Manolin had no money of his own, he begged or stole to make sure Santiago had enough to eat and fresh bait for his lines. On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago rowed out to the harbour in the cool dark before dawn. After leaving the smell of land behind him, he set his ...

Number of words: 504 | Number of pages: 2

Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"

... medium out of control and pertaining to something with incredible destruction, is rather quite true. Assuming that every one and anyone has the potential to be entitle to a share of this universal medium. Then it would be justifiable to claim that like any other unmoderated activities, raging amibition for power uncontroled could wreak havoc and acts as a catalyst in the breakdown of a society. Similar to politics which deals with the static physical component of society, there must be a more formidable source of pervailance over the mystica ...

Number of words: 2762 | Number of pages: 11

Frankenstein 2

... can give life to. His hope was to be able to give life to the bodies that have already died. Victor dreams of being able to create the power of immortality that he can pass on to others. He devoted every second of the day in creating his creature and didn't attend to any other matter until his creature was complete. Once he was finished and brought the creature to life, he asked himself why he even thought of creating such a horrible looking creature. He rejects the creature and is completely disturbed by the sight of it. This disturbanc ...

Number of words: 507 | Number of pages: 2

To Kill A Mokingbird

... and gave her a lot of information he knew would help her. I also appreciated the fact that Jeremy did everything for his sister out of love for her. Scout was a girl from a middle-class family with good standing in their community. She was often fussed at by the ladies of the town and by her uppity Aunt Alexandra because she did not carry herself in a lady-like manner. Instead of her having tea parties and wearing dresses, Scout climbed trees and wore jean overalls. I laughed as I read this particular part because it reminded me of when I ...

Number of words: 1160 | Number of pages: 5

Comparison Of 1984 And Animal Farm

... increased, when actually the rations were just reduced a week earlier. Because of the Party's successful assault on the individuality of its members, people became cheerful when they heard of the news. This perceived reality is the truth to the Party members. The true reality in 1984 is shown only to the reader and some Inner Party members. O'Brien knows the real truth of things as shown by his torturing of Winston. He tells Winston that if the Party tells the people that 2+2=5, then it does. He also instructs Winston that if t ...

Number of words: 394 | Number of pages: 2

The House On Mango Street

... because it is the creation of a mature and sophisticated writer. For example, The House on Mango Street appears to wander casually from subject to subject—from hair to hips, from clouds to feet, from an invalid aunt to a girl named Sally, who has "eyes like Egypt" and whose father sometimes beats her. But this apparent randomness disguises an artful exploration of themes of individual identity and communal loyalty, estrangement and loss, escape and return, the lure of romance and the dead end of sexual inequality and oppression. ...

Number of words: 496 | Number of pages: 2

1984: The Party's Methods Of Controlling People

... and far most compelling method in controlling the people is the use of telescreens. They are screens placed in the walls of almost every building and Ministry in Oceania. You are constantly being watched and informed by what is happening outside of Oceania. They are used for showing the enemy Emmanuel Goldstein who is the principal figure on the daily Two Minute Hate. The main focus of the telescreens is the image of Big Brother. Big Brother is always shown on the screen to make the people believe that Oceania is winning the war. Big Brother ...

Number of words: 1074 | Number of pages: 4

Beloved

... the lives of all who live in the haunted house, forcing Sethe to confront her nightmarish memories. Morrison's compelling scene in chapter 27 of when the thirty community women congregate in front of 124 Bluestone to battle the ghost haunting the house, is carefully constructed to contribute to the theme of healing and structure of the work. As Denver is awaiting transportation for her first day on the job as Bodwin's evening nurse, thirty neighborhood women pray and sing at the edge of the yard after hearing speculations from that t ...

Number of words: 901 | Number of pages: 4

1984: A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism

... in 1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels, which attack totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The second novel is 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the world after the Allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of having bad thoughts about the government of Oceania, a crime punishable by death. By employing literary ...

Number of words: 1422 | Number of pages: 6

The Eyes Have It

... through a continent to marry his betrothed, one Maria Griswalda. Askar does not want to marry Maria, but he must. His tribe, the Wolf Nomads, was once a proud and happy race. They fought numerous battles and won the battles and also the fear and respect of their allies. But over time, they had softened. The Spider Queen, an undead creature, had the plan to take over all of the Yeomanry. The Yeomanry is where the story takes place, and is a huge continent where many different races and cultures live (like Asia and Africa put together with ...

Number of words: 1315 | Number of pages: 5

The Power And The Glory By Graham Greene

... glimpse a dim figure stumbling in the rain on his way to the border. There is no greater tribute possible to your creation of this character - he lives. An excerpt from the letter of Californian Catholic teacher to Graham Greene, 1960 In a particular Mexican state the Church had been outlawed and the priests had to go underground by the threat of being shot. After several months from the governor's office appeared a news, that there was still one priest, Father Montez, who was moving from village to village working on the Church by admi ...

Number of words: 1747 | Number of pages: 7

Savage Inequalities: Conditions Of Poor Schools

... lack the most basic needs. Kozol creates a scene of rooms without heat, few supplies or text, labs with no equipment, sewer backups, and toxic fumes. Schools from New York to California where not only are books rationed, but also toilet paper and crayons. Many school buildings turn into swamps when it rains and must be closed because sewage often backs up into kitchens and cafeterias. Kozol’s descriptions of the schools help to instill the feeling of hopelessness and destitution that the children in these areas not only feel in their ...

Number of words: 1442 | Number of pages: 6

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