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“The pleasures of reading indeed are selfish rather than social”(Bloom 2). Readers always relate to the literature in any way they can regardless of which characteristic or scenario currently happening. Regardless of the piece or type of literature, the audience reads mainly to connect and compare it to their own life. Once Harold Bloom reads Why Read Great Books by Mortimer Adler, he would use the following quote to conclude his essay: “But, although social and economic arrangements vary with time and place, man remains man”(Adler 1). He would conclude with this quote because it tells that regardless of who reads the literature or book, one’s opinion will
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| Tyler Hires Mr. Svetanoff English 10 Advanced March 3, 2013 The Moral Game Everyone at one point in his or her life has felt frustrated because the “grown-ups” don’t care about the bullying going on, or they feel that they are setting too high of standards. This concept is in the book Ender’s Game, and that is one of the many reasons why this book is still relevant today. Ender’s Game
His unorthodox methods not only taught the boys to think for themselves, but they also awoke the boys’ inner desires and dreams. This movie does an excellent job of portraying the school’s four pillars (tradition, honor, discipline, and excellence) and the four I’s (individualism, innocence, intuition, and imagination) through members of the Dead Poets Society, specifically Todd Anderson and Charlie “Nuwanda” Dalton. Todd Anderson showed the best understanding of the philosophies of transcendentalism, notably Ralph Waldo Emerson’s. Todd failed to follow Emerson’s philosophy of “Imitation is suicide” until the very last minute of the movie, when he daringly stood up on his desk and called out “Oh Captain, my Captain!” to Mr. Keating. He could not hold in his guilt anymore because he felt bad for conforming, or imitating, what the other members of the Dead Poets Society had done in Mr. Nolan’s office.
Although people were ecstatic about his basketball abilities, Jamal’s true passion laid hidden in his journals. William Forrester is a senile old man with even greater writing skills. Jamal came to William and eventually convinced him to be his tutor so Jamal could further expand his writing abilities.
Have you ever done something that you always reflect on and wish you had another chance? Did you hear that little voice inside your head? Many people make choices that they know are wrong but do it any to be considered “cool” to their peers. In the short story “On the Bridge”, Todd Strasser shows the idea that you should not change yourself to be cool because it can turn bad for you. Seth, the protagonist in “On the Bridge” wants to be accepted to his friend Adam, who makes very bad decisions.
Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn After reading Huck Finn I have gained so much respect for Mark Twain and what he did for books all over the world. The thing I enjoy most about this book is the subtle humor that is interlaced with the satire. Twain uses generous amounts of satire of the white man’s cruelty to black people, of religious hypocrisy, of Romanticism, and of superstition both to amuse the reader and, more importantly, to make the reader aware of the social problems which Twain saw at the time of his youth. The era and setting in which The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place is fundamental to the story but the character’s identities themselves could be placed in just about any modern novel or story. I think some of the books most obvious forms of satire result from dehumanizing black people.
On page 18, Gene admitted his envy towards Phineas. He thought, “It was hypnotism. I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him…” Gene was an introvert, while Phineas was an extrovert. His jealously of Finny’s trait increased throughout the novel because Finny continued to smooth-talk to get out of trouble.
Through the prologue of Goodbye Lemon , Davies wants to convey to his audience that you can bring any character to life through writing. Jack had brought Dexter back to life (as Jack states in the last line of the prologue) although he did not have any memory of him, other than the fateful day Dexter died. Storytelling is vital here because people often twist their memories as they write, because they want to get a point across to their readers. Jack tries to bring back memories of who Dexter could have been by writing different scenarios, thus bending his memories in order to find out something about his brother who he does not remember. That which is demanded by ethics greatly