The book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll evokes many intriguing thoughts in the reader’s mind‚ delving into themes such as the loss of childhood innocence‚ dreams‚ death‚ and discouragement in life. Alice’s journey through a dream world begins when she follows a white rabbit she has spotted and ends up falling down the rabbit hole. Here‚ Alice discovers she has entered an ambiance divergent from her own- a world of the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat‚ and bottles and treats that beckon
Premium Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
TREATMENT FOR THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND I. Now we go back even further in time‚ says Watson‚ to a case that Sherlock Holmes investigated while he and Watson were still together at the 221B Baker Street apartment. It’s early April 1883‚ and Holmes wakes Watson at 7:15am to tell him that a young lady has come to Holmes with a case. Sitting in the room is a lady around thirty‚ dressed in black‚ with a black veil‚ who’s shaking with fear. She is pale and her hair has strands of premature
Premium Sherlock Holmes
Hamlet: the Illusory Mortal God The greatest value of literature is as a mode to further reading and study to develop one’s own opinions and arguments. In Harold Bloom’s Hamlet: Poem Unlimited opinion of Hamlet‚ the character Hamlet unrealistically‚ philosophically battles with his own consciousness but surpasses the idea of modern consciousness. Hamlet is not an astral drama as viewed by Bloom but a tragedy by Shakespeare to be understood at a worldly value. Through character development Bloom
Premium Hamlet William Shakespeare English-language films
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain A rational I. Citation Twain‚ Mark‚ and Peter Coveney. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Harmondsworth: Penguin‚ 1972. Print. II. Summary The novel is about Huck a thirteen year old boy who goes through many unpleasant events like not being able to get away from his real father in a court case deciding if he may be adopted by another family. But instead the judge sentences him to stay with his father at a cabin. Huck goes to live with him but
Premium Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain’s The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is an American masterpiece. Contrary to The Algerine Captive Mark Twain‘s satire and irony is emphasized through the style and the use of the American “vernacular” dialect for the first time as well as the use of the African-American dialect. Therefore Huckleberry Finn remains the work that elevates this onetime rustic humorist into the ranks of literary genius. It is considered by Satirist Dick Gregory once said that Twain “was so far ahead of his
Premium Slavery in the United States Slavery American Civil War
The Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is an adventurous story about a naughty wooden puppet who wanted to be a real boy and how he became more and more wise throughout his adventures. Mr. Cherry‚ who is a carpenter‚ found a piece of wood that laughed and cried like a child. Since he can’t control this naughty wood he gives the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto who plans to make a marvelous puppet that can dance‚ fence and turn somersaults in the air. Geppetto goes home and makes his puppet. He
Premium
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been labelled as a picaresque novel. A picaresque novel is an adventure story that involves an anti-hero or picaro who wanders around with no actual destination in mind. The picaresque novel has many key elements. It must contain an anti-hero who is usually described as an underling(subordinate) with no place in society‚ it is usually told in autobiographical form‚ and it is potentially endless‚ meaning that it has no tight plot‚ but could go on and on. The
Premium Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mississippi River
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Book Report Murder‚ superstition‚ religion‚ manipulation‚ racism: themes that hardly seem appropriate to find in a children’s book. Yet‚ these themes are all found in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ written in 1876 by Mark Twain. The novel relates the story of Tom Sawyer‚ a mischievous‚ adventure-loving boy of twelve. In the preface Mark Twain wrote for his book in Hartford‚ 1876‚ he explains that “Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred‚ one or
Premium Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The series of adventures happens in a small village of St. Petersburg. In your opinion‚ how does this contribute to the turn of events of the story? Particularly‚ what do you think the cave represents? In my opinion‚ since the story happens in a small town‚ it would be easier for the author to connect the stories of one independent character to another character. It would also be easier for the readers to understand the relationship of a character to another character. The small village of St. Petersburg
Premium Tom Sawyer Protagonist English-language films
The American Classic: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn" -- Ernest Hemingway The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is many things; a controversy‚ a lesson‚ and most importantly‚ a classic. Classiclit.about.com defines a classic as “usually expressing some artistic quality--an expression of life‚ truth‚ and beauty”. Twain’s description of social issues through believable characters has made Huckleberry
Premium Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Mississippi River