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All Quiet On The Western Front

... mates who are eventually destroyed by World War I. Ramarque's purpose in writing this book was to display the hidden costs of war. The physical aspects of death and wounds did not begin to show the mental anguish that the soldiers experienced during and after the war. He hoped to show the results of war on an entire generation; a loss of innocence in life which those who were once soldiers could never replace. Remarque's message came across very clearly. There were constant tragedies which forced Paul or the other soldiers to question war a ...

Number of words: 734 | Number of pages: 3

Tales Of The City

... snippets was originally introduced to San Francisco Chronicle readers back in 1976. It is because of this that each sub-story, or chapter in the book, is a self sustaining story in itself, more so than most chapter arranged narratives. This book is the first volume in a series, that chronicles the life of a small number of San Francisco residents. With each new chapter there is a personal development for the characters within. It is this sense of development that is most important for the continuity of Tales of the City. The development ...

Number of words: 5060 | Number of pages: 19

Silas Marner: Characters In The Novel

... people that would do negative things. Molly was a girl who was addicted to opium. She was secretly married to Godfrey. Godfrey would give her money and instead of using it on their child she would use that money to buy more drugs. Molly died as a result of her addiction to drugs. Dunston was another character in this book that was not a class citizen. Dunstun committed the second robbery. He was also the person that got wildfire killed. On page 67 Godfrey said of Dunston " He'll never be hurt, he was made to hurt other people. The ...

Number of words: 215 | Number of pages: 1

Do You Have A Voice

... and he changes. If you develop, or have a voice, you can make a difference. During the story, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck plays a trick on Jim. Jim is Huck’s runaway slave friend. So, as the story goes, Huck plays a trick on Jim and Jim thinks that Huck is dead. When Jim finally realizes that Huck is not dead, he gets really angry at Huck. Jim says, “ Dat truck dah is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s em makes ‘em ashamed.” That line, from the story, is basica ...

Number of words: 664 | Number of pages: 3

Dandelion Wine: Douglas

... we must breach, is no more than a simple introduction. An introduction to the first day of the rest of our lives. No one ever sees when this wall will cross his path. No one knows the very moment they reach the other side of it. This wall is not seen, but adapted into each and every one of us. It’s called an initiation into maturity. Ray Bradbury, through Doug, shows a young boy entering the difficult task of growing old. He shows Douglas realizing how life can really be and it’s no longer sugarcoated for him. He makes Doug reali ...

Number of words: 3325 | Number of pages: 13

The Insanity Plea By Winslad And Ross: Summary

... Then on November 27, 9 days after the news of the death of Congressman Ryan another 2 deaths happened. George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a city supervisor and the leader of San Francisco's politically active gay community, had been shot and killed at death in the San Francisco City Hall. The Police then sniffed-out and charged Dan White with the murders of the 3 people. In 2 years the trial ended with the verdict of guilty on the account of manslaughter. He was later sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in ...

Number of words: 1164 | Number of pages: 5

The Dead: A Necessary Introduction

... that Gabriel is an important character from the very beginning story. Our first impression of him is that his arrival is eagerly awaited, "they wondered what could be keeping Gabriel: and that was what brought them every two minutes to the banister to ask Lily had Gabriel come?" (Joyce, 176). He is obviously significant to Miss Kate, Miss Julia, and Mary Jane. Soon after Gabriel arrives, insight is gained into the type of person that he is. He asks Lily if she’ll be married soon, to which she replies "The men that is now is only a ...

Number of words: 783 | Number of pages: 3

The Great Gatsby

... infused into the body of the novel that gives the reader an authentic and classic impression of the story. A clear view of the discrimination that existed in that time period against non-whites and women was evident by the time the conclusion of the book was reached. For instance, a conversation takes place between characters in the novel in which civilization is said to be going to pieces as a result of "The Rise of the Coloured Empires". Women are also constantly referred to as "girls". Also incorporated, was an interesting but so ...

Number of words: 778 | Number of pages: 3

Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City: You Are The Coma Baby

... is to whether the Coma Baby will see the "light of the delivery room". In this passage the main character is experiencing a dream where he interacts with the Coma Baby in his workplace. This passage, through the words and phrases employed by McInerney as both dialogue and narration, is strong support for the concept that like the Coma Baby, the main character wants to avoid facing the harsh realities of life and continue living isolated in his world of narcotic-induced pleasure. The author uses the interaction of the main character and t ...

Number of words: 801 | Number of pages: 3

Glass Menagerie 2

... his own memory of the past. At the start of the play the Wingfield family is eating dinner, after constant harassment on how to eat his food Tom leaves the table to go smoke a cigarette on the fire escape. Amanda tells Laura her story of the old days when she received seventeen gentlemen callers in one day. The next day Amanda finds out that Laura has dropped out of business school, and confronts her, Laura explains that she could not handle the class and has been out walking every day. Amanda sits down with Laura and asks if “she eve ...

Number of words: 688 | Number of pages: 3

The Yellow Wallpaper: Women In Society

... house as representing a secure place for a woman's transformation and her release of self expression. However, in this story, the house is not her own and she does not want to be in it. She declares it is "haunted," and that "there is something queer about it." Although she acknowledges the beauty of the house and especially what surrounds it, she constantly goes back to her feeling that "there is something strange about the house." Her impression is like a premonition for the transformation that takes place in herself while she is there. In ...

Number of words: 864 | Number of pages: 4

Yolen's Briar Rose: Review

... songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Folklore is the "perfect second skin," writes Yolen. "From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world." Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts. All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. With a versatility that has led her to be cal ...

Number of words: 983 | Number of pages: 4

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