Entry 1 The book starts off with Monsieur Meursault’s mothers’ death and he received a telegram from the home he put her in saying‚ “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” (3) He responds to the telegram saying‚ “That doesn’t mean anything.” (3) This makes the reader think that he doesn’t really care for his mother and maybe he didn’t like her especially since when he asked his boss for a couple days off and his boss looked angry he said “it wasn’t my fault” (3) and “I didn’t have
Premium Existentialism Absurdism Psychology
Place Darwin • Mr. Crabbe first regards Darwin with suspicion as ‘A city of booze‚ blow‚ and blasphemy’ (p.9). • Paul’s initial reaction is much more positive: ‘I loved the town of booze and blow at first sight’ (p.9). • Every thing in Darwin is different. “An unnatural greenness‚ as if the leaves were a kind of plastic. Huge parrots yattered in the dripping fruit trees. Butterflies of brilliant colours – bright rainbow colours‚ chemistry set colours‚ coffee-table book colours-filled the air”(p
Premium Charles Darwin Evolution Species
1. Nick thinks Gatsby’s house looks as though it is on fire. The house was lit by an intense light‚ " the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light...Turning a corner I saw that it was Gatsby’s house‚ lit from tower to cellar"‚ described Nick. 2. Gatsby offers to have someone cut Nick’s grass. In addition‚ he offers him the chance to make some money by joining him in some business he does on the side business that does not involve Meyer Wolfshiem. Gatsby explains‚ "It wouldn’t take
Premium The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Fiction
The Quiet American: Reading Log PART I Chapter 1 Narrator lives in room alone over Rue Catinat Associated with a man named Pyle‚ has met him many times before Phuong- meaning Phoenix waits for Pyle also. She speaks French. Phuong cannot wait in public as the police may pick her up Phuong and Pyle are a couple Phuong was once in a relationship with the narrator Pyle "Had pronounced and aggravated views on what the US was doing for the world" Narrator smokes opium pipes regularly Phuong
Premium Narrative Fiction English-language films
Catcher in the Rye chapters 1-18 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has intrigued me. I love the way the author writes. It is like Holden is talking right to me‚ telling me all the things that have happened to him. Salinger does leave a little to my imagination. I am always guessing what Holden is really feeling or thinking. Holden’s outlook and perspective on life are displayed on each page and I can hardly ever put the book down. There are many aspects of this book that I truly enjoy. The complex
Premium The Catcher in the Rye Last Day of the Last Furlough J. D. Salinger
Passage 1 "I left in a French steamer: The French Steam Ship and she called in every blamed port they have out there‚ for‚ as far as I could see‚ the sole purpose of landing soldiers and custom-house officers. I watched the coast. Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. Analogy comparing the coast slipping by the ship to a mystery. There it is before you -- smiling‚ frowning‚ inviting‚ grand‚ mean‚ insipid‚ or savage‚ and always mute with an air of whispering‚
Premium English-language films Life Ocean
Introduction 1. Title The Great Gatsby 2. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Genre/Type of Book Novel Body 1. When/Where book takes place: a. Time 1920’s b. Place Long Island 2. Who/what is the book about? The book is about Gatsby who built a castle next to his ex-girlfriend’s house assuming she’ll like him again. List principle characters 1. Jay Gatsby 2. Nick Carraway 3. Daisy 4. Tom Buchanan 3. Summarize Plot/Climax What happened in the book? Nick which is the main guy in the
Premium The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Jay Gatsby
Chapter One I can relate to Holden Caulfiled because he refuses to talk about his early life. I do not like to talk about my early life because those memories can be very emotional. Holden seems to not like his brother D.B. because he hints that he is bitter because he sold out to Hollywood. Unlike me‚ my brother and I get along very well. Holden also goes to a private school called Pencey Prep‚ and does not seem to like it. He is failing many of his classes. I am a bright kid‚ but I
Premium The Catcher in the Rye English-language films Joan Caulfield
Ethan Frome Theme 1: Lack of love can twist and warp human beings beyond recognition Without love‚ you can back track into a deep depression and craziness. Quote 1: “It pleased Ethan to have surprised a pair of lovers on the spot where he and Mattie had stood with such a thirst for each other in their hearts; but he felt a pang at the thought that these two need not hide their happiness.” (Wharton 41) Quote 2: " She had an eye to see and an ear to hear: he could show her things and tell
Free Ethan Frome Edith Wharton
1. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚” he told me‚ “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (p. 1) 2. "… there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion‚ a whispered “Listen‚” a promise that she had done gay‚ exciting things just a while since and that there were gay‚ exciting things hovering in the next hour." (p. 11) 3. "The idea is if we don’t look out the white
Premium Thought Mind Meaning of life