Character Traits

Analysis John Steinbeck passionately describes a time of unfair poverty, unity, and the human spirit in the classic, The Grapes of Wrath. The novel tells of real, diverse characters who experience growth through turmoil and hardship. Jim Casy- a personal favorite character- is an ex-preacher that meets up with a former worshiper, Tom Joad. Casy…

The fable is about the mice Scurry and Sniff, and two ‘little people’, Hem and Haw who live in the maze. They keep moving in the maze looking for cheese to survive. The character that we have chosen is Haw. Haw had shown characteristics of a good critical thinker that are necessary to succeed in…

Carson McCullers story A Domestic Dilemma depicts a family torn by both compassion and suffering. Martin, a loving and understanding husband must deal with his familys problems. Martins wife, Emily, distraught by her new environment, initiates her familys difficulties with her drinking habits. The story examines a familys severe problems, and yet also illustrates the…

Joyce said that in “Dubliners” his intention was “to write a chapter in the moral history of my country and I chose Dublin for the scene because the city seemed to me the centre of paralysis”.The 15 stories which make up the collection are studies on the decay and banality of lower middle-class urban life…

During one’s life, one must step out into the real world and experience all of what the world has to offer. In order to attain a well-balanced life both mentally and socially, one may seek any way possible to live life to the fullest. We were put on this earth to live- not just simply…

Of Mice and Men’, a novel by John Steinbeck, tells a story of friendship, loneliness and aspirations. Two itinerants named George and Lennie go to work on a farm as labourers in a place named Soledad. The story then ends when George takes Lennie’s life. Almost everyone on the farm is lonely and the person…

Ever since our Declaration of Independence was created, people have been emigrating from their home countries to live the American dream.This dream is stereotyped as a house with a white picket fence, a well-manicured backyard and two little children running around, doing what normal American children do. However some people view the American dream as…

“I am as content to die for Gods eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way (Bookshelf),” John Brown, a U.S. abolitionist in 1859, said in a letter to his children on the eve of his execution. The scaffold is a raised wooden framework or platform used for public speaking. It is similar…

Many novels are so successful that producers can’t wait to adapt the story into a film. The majority of times, however, the original novel is much stronger than the movie because it is able to capture the emotions of each character, all the symbols and meaningful events. Due to the novel’s flexibility, readers are able…

Te In the novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Tess is faced with many different levels of happiness, from pure joy to absolute unhappiness. As she moves from location to location, the setting of these places portrays Tess’ joy. From her pure happiness at Talbothay’s Dairy, to the turning point of Tess’s joy…