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In “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell’s opinion about imperialism is that “when the white man turns tyrants, it is his freedom that he destroys. He means when a person becomes a tyrant, in a sense that person is giving up their own freedom because now they have to take on that role of a tyrant and…

“We will do what others expect of us,” Wes said. “If they expect us to graduate, we will graduate. If they expect us to get a job, we will get a job. lf they expect us to go to jail, then that’s where we will end up too. At some point you lose control.” –…

What is the one thing that never leaves you? It is your shadow. However, your shadow cannot exist without the light from the sun. Just as sunlight brightens shadows, in the novel, Grendel, the author John Gardner illuminates the origins and the internal conflict of the Twelve-Year War between the beast-like creature named Grendel and…

The Great Gatsby may be the most popular classic in modern American fiction. It is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The purpose of the Great Gatsby is to show the effects and powers of consumerism, class division, decadence, the American dream and loss of religion in 1920’s society. The Great…

Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” both use symbols to highlight significant meanings in the characters’ lives. This essay will examine two differences and one similarity in the authors’ use of symbols: O’Connor uses a gun to symbolize fear, whereas Munro uses a gun to characterize…

“A Rose for Emily” and “The story of an hour” are two famous stories that narrate in different ways how these two women went through depression. “A Rose for Emily” was written for William Faulkner, published in 1930. The story begins with the funeral of town recluse and eccentric, Emily Grierson. The town views her…

In today society, more than half of the people live in the world being racist just for different skin color, getting violence for being unlike other, or being bullied as trying to help people. Harper Lee uses “To Kill a Mockingbird” to lead the audience through different emotions and surprises. The book tells child experience…

In the short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe displays the point of view from an appearing psychotic madman. At the start of the story, the narrator is apparently challenging the reader with the notion that he is most definitely not insane. He recounts a murder story to prove that he is…

Within the poem “Beowulf”, the narrative tone conveys a struggle between Christianity and Paganism. The poet explores the two beliefs, throughout. Christian behaviors are shown when the characters pray to God and thank him. Also, there are biblical references to Cain and Able. Grendel, the monster, is descended from Cain. The Geats and The Danes…

Lois Lowry’s The Giver shows what happens when people try to make a “utopian” society. In the world of The Giver, there is no pain or suffering of any kind, all decisions are made by a council, and people have no control over their lives. The whole world is run on a strict routine, and…