Analytical Essay

Imagine you are in walking down the senior hall in Chaparral when you look down and see a $100 bill on the ground. You know that you could give it to the ladies at the front desk or you could just keep it for yourself. Well you might think that you know exactly which of these options you would choose, but the reality of it is, you don't know what you will do until you are if that situation. In Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad a Man named Kurtz goes to africa for ivory. He also thinks that he can

Have you ever felt that you must be destined for something greater than what; you are currently doing? Many individuals often suffer from this fear, and that they missed something earlier in their life, and that they are meant to be doing something more productive with their lives. This internal struggle is shared with many characters in The Bluest Eye, written by Toni Morrison. They believe that once they obtain certain spiritual, mental, or physical characteristics that they will be able to depart

Appearances play a big role in everyday life and are responsible for dictating how an individual is viewed. The idea of appearances is greatly emphasized in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, in which the use of Christmas tree is utilized to represent the superficial relationship based on appearances between Nora and Torvald. The Christmas tree itself is a reminder of the joyful holiday and the merry Christmas spirit. However, the play uses the Christmas tree to reveal the ugly truth of the relationship

I believe the significance to the reference of rain in the story, communicates the fact that nature is uninterrupted by not only mankind ways of life, but their catastrophic disasters brought on by nuclear destruction. In that, although this fictional world was apparently destroyed by a nuclear attack, it didn’t affect nature from continuing to function as normal. Furthermore, I would venture to say that the writer was making a play on the fact that not only did nature continue as normal in the

"Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You will make a choice, if you will help her or let her die, and when she dies, you will die too." -John Hollow Horn, Oglala Lakota. Hear Mr. Horn explains how it is our job to take care of the earth. Our ancestors have put blood sweat and tears into this land to pass it down in the condition it is. Line 5 is a oil pipeline that runs striaght through one of michigans great lakes. When it was originally installed

In the novel Heart of Darkness, the character Marlow travels in a steamship into the Congo to find and bring back Kurtz and his stash of ivory. Marlow spent much of his journey fantasizing about the man called Kurtz that he had never seen before, only heard about. However, when the moment of the meeting finally arrives, Marlow is met with a sickly man reaching his end. They bring him onto the steamship to take him back to Europe, but he dies soon after, leaving Marlow with his last words: “The horror

The short story “The Story of An Hour” written by Kate Chopin is a story centered around the main character, Mrs.Mallard. The main character, Louise Mallard, also known as Mrs.Mallard, is finally set free from a miserable and sorrowful marriage and is able to grasp a hold of the freedom she was in search of during her times of misery. Mrs.Mallard had three major issues in this short story; 1.) She disliked her husband 2.) She struggled with heart/ health issues and 3.) She mentally had a damaged

In the movie Rudy, the character Rudy faced many different challenges. Rudy overcomes his his friend’s death because he was proactive. He was also diligent because he worked hard to get into Notre Dame. Rudy was also optimistic because he knew that he could accomplish his goal, despite others who thought Rudy’s goal was unrealistic and impractical. In the beginning of the movie, Rudy’s friend Pete died in an accident at the factory. Prior to his death, Pete was the only person who supported Rudy

Imagine being a rich snotty child, and having a poor, innocent, kind best friend who normal people your age would never associate with. This is how Amir is to Hassan. Throughout the novel, The Kite Runner, there are many examples of how the story is written in the perspective of an afghan. Not only is the narrator, Amir, born and raised in afghanistan, but there are examples such as when Amir and Baba travel to America, and also when Amir goes back to afghanistan to find Hassan’s son, that directly

Several prominent characters are present in the play "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. However, only one of them has such a profound effect on the play and its dynamics: Torvald Helmer. He changes throughout the story, becoming less friendly and more profound in his views on women and his wife. As a whole, Torvald can be noted as an antagonist and misogynist who has fallen victim to the societal norms of his time. Torvald is easily distinguishable as the antagonist of the story even when compared