"The motive that these women have on the male characters is a significant one. Gaines eloquently depicts Tante Lou and Miss Emma, both African American women. They were a big part in many of the male characters' lives. Whether it was being house maids at the Henri Pichot's house, or becoming surrogate mothers for our protagonist grant, they were important to those in their immediate community.…
In ¨In The After ¨by Demitria Lunetta the characters awareness contributes to the speaker's message that is don't judge a book by its cover.…
“Sunrise” is of an everyday scene in nature with vibrant colors that appear to be mixed directly on the canvas, which are all characteristics of the Impressionism period. A critic of this type of work during the period was noted as saying this painting reminded him of wallpaper. (Impressionism, 2000)…
- truth: “what is so about something, the reality of the matter, as distinguished from what people wish were so, believe to be so, or assert to be so” (Ruggiero, 2009,p. 27)…
I always loved observing the scenery. Taking in mother nature's gift to us. This was also the chance to relax, and to not think of…
“A Lesson Before Dying” takes place in a small Louisiana Cajun community in the late 1940’s. In the novel, Jefferson, a young black man, is an unwitting party to a liquor store shoot out in which three men are killed; being the only survivor, he is convicted of a murder and sentenced to death. To portray this novel Gaines displays respectable literary devices like setting, tone, and characterization; therefore helping I as the reader feel the emotions of Jefferson from his point of view.…
Books created worlds we’ve never seen, they questioned our philosophical purpose, and they answered it. From manuals to stories, books have been handed down as a collection of knowledge; but for the first time in millennia we’re raising entire generations who have never read a novel, short story or even a poem. David McCullough (2008), author of “The Love of Learning” defines for us the difference between facts and wisdom. Data is irrelevant until we have made the judgment to make it important and learn from it. We cannot memorize facts and call ourselves learned; we must look a layer deeper and find what the facts mean to us. “Learning is acquired mainly from books, and most readily from great books.” (McCullough, 2008, p. 2) Without books we are only being fed data, numbers and words without any true meaning. (McCullough,…
There are tons of other literary elements that can go perfect with this book but, conflict and figurative language are the main elements in the book. Knowledge can effect everything and play a major part in life. Without knowledge we will not be able to grow as generations go by. Nobody will be able to be smart enough to create inventions or ideas to make life better. There shouldn’t be any conflict about how someone living their life. Be different can lead to good new changes. Without knowledge people would not be able to do the routines they do. While knowledge can be boring sometimes and considered “harmful” in the book it can really help life. It would help people understand the world…
"This is an inspirational novel! Nevertheless reviews are reading the book issued a cliché, but it is the most appropriate conclusion. Why this book does not greatly popular? Why General Education did not book as required reading bibliography?…
6. It is Jack’s lack of a stable, male role model that is to blame for his actions. To what extent do you agree?…
Midday is my favorite time of the day. The time where the sun aligns with my cell window in the summer. For half an hour I get to feel the warmth on me. It’s the only thing that makes me feel normal.…
In the first 15 pages, while the plot is still forming, at least eight basic ideas are introduced: a spiritual awakening is occurring in the world (p.4); humanity is evolving into a higher spiritual consciousness (p.4); seek the experiential (p.5); coincidences have spiritual significance (synchronicity) (p.6); the knowledge contained in the manuscript's insights has been hidden from most of the world (esoteric, secret knowledge) (p.8); anti-Christian attitudes (p.9); discover truth through experience (p.10); and when the student is ready, the teacher appears (p.15). These ideas are not always expressed in so many words, but their principles are. For example, the basis of the story is that the spiritual insights humanity needs are hidden in an ancient document, and must be uncovered if mankind is to advance spiritually. Not everyone, according to the story, is ready for or able to comprehend these teachings. The insights are for those spiritually ripe, the spiritual elite. The book implies that in time others will accept these ideas but for…
Robert Waldihger's "What makes a good life?" TED talk discusses the everyday question people ask, what brings happiness to life? Waldinger begins by mentioning a Harvard study that has been in progress for over 75 years. They study the lives of different groups of men and try to find the "key" to their happiness. They document every single detail from their medical records to what a simple 24hour day consists of for them. He wanted his audience to question themselves and to give them an "answer" on how to be happy for the rest of their lives. By the use of the participants pictures over their lives they wonder if the key to happiness truly is "money" or any other materialistic object. He has a kind tone and you can believe every word he says…
There are reasons behind The Great Gatsby’s grand success as one the best American novels of the twentieth century and The Count of Monte Cristo’s success as one of the greatest French novels of nineteenth century. Both novels dominated the literature of their respective centuries. The first suitable explanation for their domination is that the authors of both books are geniuses. They expressed their opinions about social and political issues through literature. The second and the most obvious aspect about these two books is that they contain valuable lessons and morals. As social creatures, people wish for everlasting relationships with friends and family, but the authors of the two books oppose this idea and demonstrates why relationships cannot last forever. People do not want to take responsibility for their own troubles and yet, the authors display the reasons why one must take full responsibility for a problem that results from one’s action. The authors argue that the gradual change in the personality and the characteristics of a man is an inevitable phenomenon and yet, they also argue that one’s mentality does not change. The author of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the author of The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas, teach universal lessons about these elements through characters and symbolism.…
One of the best features of the book is how it was written.The point of…