YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Beat Novels of Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs Contrasted and Compared
Essays 241 - 270
by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...
main character, but is predominantly depicted as a sympathetic witness to a way of life that he senses will soon be lost forever. ...
to the settlement of the American frontier, Drums Along the Mohawk. It is the story of farmer Gil Martin and his privileged bride...
conflict in both "Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now." In the book, it occurs between the main characters. In the movie, it ...
is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...
the present reality of the protagonists, but providing exposition through the use of flashbacks. This use of voice emphasizes the...
It is also interesting to note that when they grow, and separate, they take on the roles of their mothers: "Nel struggles to a con...
the novel as it pertains to Phoebus. Phoebus is a military man and Esmerelda is quite taken with him. She feels he is a real man a...
possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...
which is at the "heart of this piece, cannot stand such a strong dose of reality" (Brode 98). There is artificiality in abundanc...
primarily morals or values, but rather self-interest and the realization that he would have allowed the attraction he feels for th...
and quite different from the well known dystopian view of Aldous Huxley. In Brave New World, which was written more than a decade ...
was shot on location at Big Bear Lake and Yosemite Valley in California (Magills-1920). In an interview with film historian Kevin ...
age when a womans reputation was crucial to her welfare and future) on the slim chance that she can free herself from subservience...
In six pages this essay compares and contrasts the styles of writing featured in Native Son, a novel by Richard Wright, and A Rais...
fiance Rosa (Williams and Garrett). Clara, in both the book and movie, is truly psychic and her powers are a intriguing feature ...
pushes away all the people that she loves, or have loved her, in her stubbornness related to the burial of her brother. She pushes...
are not representative of nature and he finds refreshment and nourishment in his memories, and now in his seeing nature again. ...
no more than family consists solely on bloodlines. After Dara hopefully remarks, "I heard a cowbell" (Ho 3) that to her means som...
some contrasting views of Englishness and attitudes about colonialism in their respective uses of the occult/supernatural. One te...
can have genuine depth. Both while their relationship is still comparatively superficial, and later when it becomes truly meaningf...
as will be seen, the Mossbachers have more than enough so they can afford to feed their pets well. The Rincons are a family from...
finds that her conscience has problems with this assignment and she ultimately rebels. Paralleling Janes story is that of Akiko...
to death, do nothing, or enter into a profession of prostitution. With these as her choices she makes the decision to work in the ...
away from her. She asks him what is the matter. He answers that she is old and ugly and low born. The old woman demonstrates to hi...
(Benshoff and Griffin 132). A voiceover at the beginning of the film explains that because of this law, 1940s Chinatown was exclus...
you wants to. Dats just de same as me cause mah tongue is in mah friends mouf" (Hurston, 1999, p. 6). Reaching out through the i...
influence in the life of his father and a contributing factor in the suicide of his mother. Therefore, the reader comes to underst...
Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, like Harper Lees classic To Kill A Mockingbird, concerns the fate of an African American man...