Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck, published in 1937. The book is about two men, George and Lennie, who travel around and work together. Lennie is mentally disabled so George takes care of him. Despite the displeasing exaggeration of Lennie’s disability in the 1993 film Of Mice and Men it helps validate Steinbeck’s intended theme. Of Mice and Men uses Lennie’s disability to help show the theme of the book.
The men do sometimes reveal their emotions, in heartfelt or comical ways. Tim O'Brien, the narrator, writes stories about his friends in his platoon. Mitchell Sanders mails lice he removes from his body to his draft board in Ohio. But there are many terrible memories
The Book begins with an in depth description of Guy Montag (Our introduced “Anti-Hero”) burning books. He describes the various pleasures that he gets from burning said books in a way that is not only beautiful… but haunting with sentences like “his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history”. The book didn’t go into detail about whose books he was burning but I don’t think Guy even cared to know. Guy who is now headed home (oddly by foot) gets the feeling that he is being watched! He is then greeted by his new neighbor by the name Clarisse McClellan.
2/6/10 English 9 Honors Lord of the Flies Thesis The Truth In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies a group of school boys from England are stranded on a deserted island where they learn about the evil of man’s heart. Simon, although very shy, is the symbol of light and truth, a Christ- figure. Even though he has a medical condition involving periodic fainting, he gives the others hope in the darkest of times and always tells the truth. Simon overcomes many terrors while on the island, but the things he cannot conquer is his periodic fainting, shyness, and the perceptions the others have about him. Simon is asked if he believes in the beast at the meeting that was called after Samneric see the beast: “You, Simon?
Giunta says “I try to forget a lot of this, it benefits me in the long run, but coming back and doing these things: talking about it retches the gut.” Giunta talks about where he saves Sergeant Brendon from the enemies. As he says over the radio to the other men during chaos of the ambush, “there fucking taking him,” his voice is shaking and you see that his eyes start watering. The enemies rushed the men shot at Sergeant Brendon and then grab him as soon as he was down and started caring him away. Giunta is so freaked out that he poises and has to get him self together to finish the interview. Can you imagine seeing one of your best friends being carried away by people that are most likely going to touchier them and take them as a trophy in a place where you’re not familiar with and far, far away from home: didn’t think
Love is the Most Powerful Weapon The stories “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Gift of the Magi “ have similar themes. The theme to “The Scarlet Ibis” is it is never known how much you love someone until that person is gone. The author, James Hurst, showed that the narrator loved his brother by saying: “For a long, long time, it seemed like forever; I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of the rain.”(Hurst 604). In the story, the narrator got his brother, Doodle, to walk and he took it too far because he started to get Doodle to jog. Because of the narrator taking it to far, Doodle died under a tree in a rainstorm.
a Ta 1 Vui Ta WR 201 William Lemon 08/02/2012 David Sedaris’ Life in A Plague of Tic When you see the people who act panicky actions, what do you think about? In A Plague of Tics, taken from Naked, Sedaris breaks down the eccentricity such as licking things, tapping his shoes over his forehead, and rocking. Through the essay, he describes his suffering of his obsessive-compulsive disease that makes him an outcast from elementary into college. Moreover, he not only allows the audiences to take a look at his personal life but also leads the readers to relate his struggles. By struggling with his tics, Sedaris discovers a way to control his outlandish behaviors that make him normal in society’s eyes.
At first, he is the leader of his choir group, who become hunters as the book progresses. He eventually overtakes Ralph as chief/leader. Wears a cape with a snake clasp - evil * 12. Simon younger than the three previous boys, but older than other littluns He is very good and pure, and has the most positive outlook Simon often travels into his tranquil spot in the jungle, but also tries to help out when it is needed. Meditates – likes nature; has a spiritual; goodness He meets up with a pig's head skewered on a stick which leads him to an epileptic
In The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien employs indirect characterization through imagery and refrain to illustrate a collective brutal rite of passage for young American men. The audience is exposed to the protagonist’s, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, experiences in the Vietnam War as he reminisces about a girl named Martha, develops a closer relationship with his comrades, and further understands the horrors of war. At the beginning of the war Jimmy is withdrawn emotionally and inexperienced; by the end of the war he sacrifices his love and fantasy for Martha for the protection and safety of his men. In this story O’Brien uses the description of specific items to give the reader a better understanding of the key characters. Using a repetitive
‘Trench warfare was not as exciting as some soldiers had wished for with daily routines being all too similar.’ When WW1 broke out many British men signed up for adventure and exciting new experiences. They thought this because of the British recruitment poster which showed men on horses using guns, which looked fun from male’s point of view. However, when they got to the front lines they found that war was not always exciting and filled with adventures. The daily routines in the trenches were at times very boring for soldiers who had signed up to fight the enemy and protect Britain. It started at 5:30 with the morning “stand to” the men were woken up and sent to the fire step which they had to be on guard for a small attack by the enemies.