The opening scene of this film shows Jerry a recently appointed sheriff, sitting at the town’s bar drinking whiskey. He is very sad due to the recent death of the former sheriff, Mark. Jerry is then informed that Jazzelle has been kidnapped. Jerry is told that Jazzelle’s horse was found by the river and he believes the Cherokee may have taken him.…
In the story “The Ransom of Red Chief” The two characters Bill and Johnny, or the Red Chief, as he likes to be called, do not get along very well, or rather, Bill is not very fond of Johnny at all. This is for a multitude of reasons, like the time that the other character Sam is off doing things like mailing letters to Johnny’s father, Bill is forced to look after Johnny, and has to play a few games with him. Like for instance the time that Johnny pretended Bill was a horse and rode him around for awhile. This would be enough for most people to just want to be away from this child as quickly as possible, but Johnny also repeatedly attacks him, barely stopped by Sam. Whether on purpose or in the play world, Johnny tries to scalp Bill and bash…
In both the story and movie of Ransom of Red Chief, Johnny talked a lot. The movie and story the town didn’t make a big deal about the boy being missing. The boy, Johnny, in both events didn’t want to go home. Johnny threaten both Bill and Sam. There were a lot of things similar.…
This never happened in the book. My opinion is that the book was better. One thing that made the book great was the theme but the movie didn’t have that. The…
The story of a snitch starts out with John Dowery Jr. John was under house arrest for assisted murder and he was a drug addict. He was under house arrest for eleven months and he was facing up to eight years with out parole. But John was cut a deal, he agreed to become a witness in a murder trial. In exchange for his testimony the feds had eased the terms of hie pretrial detention. He was a changed man. He stopped doing drugs and actually got a job. But with his deal that he made he stamped the label “snitch” on to his forehead. One day he was walking home from work and he sensed something was wrong behind him. He turned around to find two men dressed in black with guns in their hands. The gunman fired and struck John in the…
The Red Badge of Courage is a story about the change that the Civil War brought to the young Henry Fleming. Henry's goal throught the story is to become a great brave soldier which he achieves by the end of the Novel. There are many factors that propel him through his goal and others that make it harder for Henry to achieve his such as the death of Jim Conklin. With every factor and event that Henry…
Prisoner B-3087 written by Alan Gratz and inspired by Jack and Ruth Gruener is arguably one of the greatest WWII Novel ever written on a true story. Yanek is a ten-year-old Jewish boy who grew up in Kraków, Poland. He had a passion for entertainment and one day wanted to go to America to pursue his acting career. When Hitler took over Germany, he conspired for the death and slavery of Jew’s because they were blamed for all that was wrong in the world such as the Depression, and Germany’s loss of World War 1. In no way was this really their faults but Hitler needed someone to blame.…
The Ransom of Red Chief is a short story about two criminal kidnappers in need of money. They took it upon themselves to kidnap a wealthy man child. The reason behind that was because they were going to use his son for bait for an exchange of two hundred dollars. The men took him to a cave and held him captive, but the son did not look at it that way. He thought the kidnappers were playing games with him. The little boy scared one of the men and continued to do so, but yet he only took it as a game. The other man soon discovered why he was terrified but did not care or take notice in it until the little boy did him the same way. The first kidnapper wanted to return the kid for less money, but things didn't end that way. They both wanted the…
James M. Cox was an English professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover for 27 years and a visiting professor at Kenyon College, Texas A&M, Princeton University, Emory University, and the University of Virginia. He was also awarded the Jay B. Hubbell medal for his accomplishments in American literature. Based on this information, this source is reliable. This article,” The Red Badge of Courage: The Purity of War” by James Cox, highlighted the key elements of realism portrayed in The Red Badge of Courage. In the article Cox also talks about Cranes other pieces such as Maggie, a Girl of the Streets, The Scarlet Letter, Black Riders, and many more. In this article Cox says, “Crane extends realism down into the society of soldiers. They are invariably…
The book and the movie both used the same names. Their names are Winnie, Jesse, Miles Mae, Angus (Tuck), and the Man in the Yellow Suit. They also used the same characters in both.…
One of the major conflicts in the novel faced by Mercy is that she is battling between becoming an Indian or staying English and not 'giving in' like Ruth. I believe that she enjoys the Indian way of life. It has many new things to offer her like weaving baskets and learning about the natural world. Mercy takes pleasure in having more freedom and learning this very unique way of life. When she lived with her Puritan family she felt so much more restricted because she was forced to be very strict. On the other hand, she has the constant thought that she is dishonoring those killed in Deerfield. Also, Mercy suffers from the feeling that by giving in to the Indians she is sinning against G-d, as well as giving up on her family. The people who raised her now mean nothing, all because these Indians are less strict. That is what Mercy is going through and this sense of guilt is making her undergo a heavy conflict. This conflict is expressed throughout the whole book. Another conflict that Mercy experienced is against Ruth. Ruth is the exact opposite of who Mercy is becoming. She is like Mercy's conscience. She is the voice that keeps telling Mercy that what she is doing is wrong. Throughout the whole story it is Ruth who tried to get Mercy to not give in to the Indian culture, it is Ruth who makes her feel guilty. Ruth repulses every word, craft, or fact that Mercy learns and is constantly scolding her for her actions. Ruth reminds her that by giving in to the Indian culture she is giving up on her family. This makes Mercy re-think what she is doing in comparison to Ruth. The last conflict that Mercy has is religion. Mercy is a Puritan and she was brought up in a way that taught her to fear and hate other religions. She wasn't brought up to be tolerant. Now she must live every day with catholic and Indian believers, whom she was taught to despise. This religion is luring her in and she wants to learn about it, yet she is always feeling that what she is doing is evil.…
In the kingdom of Abrium, there was a rare magical stone capable of doing almost anything, which included destroying the world. One moonless and cloudy night the notorious red furred, Felinae or werecat, Red Fur the Thief rode on his grey dragon named Chompy the Dragon to the colossal castle where the stone was being held. After he arrived, he dropped down onto the cold, grey castle wall, crept past the guards, and found the crimson red stone displayed in the center of a magnificent room, all while Chompy the Dragon circled silently overhead. Next, Red Fur the Thief quickly removed the stone and placed it in his worn bag. He then carefully and quietly made his way out of the palace, but Red Fur the Thief was spotted as he was mounting Chompy the Dragon. However, the guards were too slow, so he managed to get away with the stone.…
Is kidnapping always seen in a negative way? When you think “kidnapping” your first thoughts are fear. But in The Ransom of Red Chief we see kidnapping in a different light. It is funny and not serious unlike Lindbergh baby kidnapping.…
The Battle of Red Cliffs unfolded in three stages: an initial skirmish at Red Cliffs followed by a retreat to the Wulin battlefields on the northwestern bank of the Yangtze, a decisive naval engagement, and Cao Cao's disastrous retreat along Huarong Road.…
Do you like suspense stories? If so, “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls.…