The summary itself is very interesting, it weaves around Alison’s father’s death – possibly suicide – and Alison’s learning, a few months earlier, that he was gay. All this starting to happen after her letter to parents from college. The story of the father-daughter relationship is built up piece by piece, and does not form a full picture until almost the end. The book is discovering the father’s secret life and not so obvious connection between father and daughter. At the very beginning we
She falls in love, survives prejudice and trust. The son of a railroad tycoon has to go to China get the two thousand Chinese work. In a fight with a Chinese gang lord, Little Tiger saves James's life. James is
And, more importantly, why? In the end, the Tobacco company finds out that the person they trusted was not in fact a person to believe. "In this, the biggest tobacco trial yet, with the biggest plaintiff's lawyers lined up with millions, his beloved Marlee would hand him a verdict." She lied and the trusting flitch fell for her lies. She took 10 million dollars from him but once the lawyers found out that both of her parents had died because of smoking-related, lung cancer deaths she wisely gave it back.
-Moreover, the black panther is symbolic of Ill. Claire brings the panther along with her to Gullen in a cage, where it is trapped. This represents Ill's foreboding doom, as Claire is to soon trap him as well. While the panther manages to escape, Ill does not. However, the final outcome is common
Time included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. [1] [pic] Characters Oedipa Maas - The novel's protagonist. After her ex-boyfriend, Pierce Inverarity, dies and she becomes co-executor of his estate, she discovers and begins to unravel a worldwide conspiracy. Oedipa functions in the novel as a type of detective, trying to find out the meaning behind Trystero in the play The Courier's Tragedy. Pierce Inverarity - Oedipa's ex-boyfriend and a wealthy real-estate tycoon.
The film’s genius is in its success at playing out its themes using each mode of cinematic expression (story, image, sound). Directed by Carol Reed in 1949 from a novel by Graham Greene, the film deals with an American writer, Holly Martins (played by Joseph Cotten), who arrives in Vienna to meet a friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), only to discover him dead. Holly searches Vienna for clues to the death and is unable to find the third witness to the event. He eventually learns that the third man was Lime - who had another man killed in his place, and is alive and successful as a black marketeer. As Holly Martins, Joseph Cotten shows a strong sense of morality, justice, and loyalty; he ends up struggling to make the right decision in a constantly changing situation.
Drake R. Lewerenz Professor Seals ENG 102-B003 5 October 2012 What a Private Eye Can Miss The short detective story, “Red Wind,” by Raymond Chandler, follows Philip Marlowe as he unravels a murder he witnessed in a bar. This famous literary detective meets a string of characters that are as connected as pearls in a necklace, however they may be more connected than meets the private eye. Chandler uses his character’s actions, observations, and impressions of each other to avoid stating their romantic connections to one another. The first character that is introduced using this platonic principle is Waldo, later known as Joseph Coates. It is made clear that he was a chauffeur for Lola Barsaly that was fired by her husband, Frank Barsaly, upon his return from a business trip, as well as a thief when it is revealed that he stole Lola’s pearl necklace, given to her by her lost love, Stan Philips.
The poem “The Tyger”, written by William Blake, is a poem that centers on evil’s ability in hiding behind a beautiful mask. Not only does the poet describe its physical characteristics, but shows confusion that occurs with such fear. Blake uses a questioning tone throughout the poem to exemplify his ideas and beliefs in the tiger’s origin and the reasons behind the creature’s physical appearances. In the first stanza, Blake shows the secrecy of the tiger by linking nature with its origin and its physical appearances. Blake makes this evident so that it’ll highlight the tiger’s eerie aura.
| REBECCA | BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER | | Introduction: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." This opening line from Rebecca is one of the most powerful, most recognized, in all of literature. For more than sixty years, audiences around the world have praised Daphne du Maurier's novel as a spellbinding blend of mystery, horror, romance, and suspense. In this book, readers can see the traditions of romantic fiction, such as the helpless heroine, the strong-willed hero, and the ancient, imposing house that never seems to unlock its secrets. Using elements familiar to audiences of romances through the ages, from the moody and wind-swept novels of the Brontë sisters in the 1840s to the inexpensive entertainments of today, Rebecca stands out as a superb example of melodramatic storytelling.
Stephen Cresswell Dr. K. McGovern English 102 7 May 2006 The Bridegroom A collection of 12 short stories about life in Muji City in contemporary China, The Bridegroom illuminates the trials and tribulations of men and women forced to live in a controlled society and how their many daily rebellions, both large and small, help them cope and sometimes even triumph. Three of the short stories were selected for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories. In the title story, a man who appears to be the perfect husband joins a secret men's literary club and finds himself arrested for homosexuality. In the story "Alive" an official loses his memory in an earthquake and then lives happily as a simple worker only to suddenly remember who he really is. He tries to return to his old life finding that nothing is the same- most especially himself- and no one accepts him.