… men live on to bear such torment...." This one statement, made by the godlike Achilles to King Priam in the last chapter of the book, provides the reader a contextual summary of what the Greeks believed was their role in the universe. Robert Fitzgerald…

… is a strange and grisly real-life vampire tale. She was born in 1560, and was a countess in Hungary. She was said to be very beautiful with an angelic complection. It's also certain she was very cruel. This countess was obsessed with her looks.…

… Richard the Second, from Henry the Eighth to Macbeth; many of the plays contain a central element of a king or autocratic head of state such as Julius Caesar, for example. They focus more specifically on the nature of that person's power, especially…

… about illusion versus truth. All that glitters is not gold and Things are seldom what they seem are the most universal hackneyed phrases, but they do not cover entirely every aspect of appearance versus reality. In Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectati…

… and Belief Systems Richard Wright's novel, Native Son, consisted of various main and supporting character to deliver an effective array of personalities and expression. Each character's actions defines their individual personalities and…

… Bones by Alice Sebold is about the destruction and rebuilding of a family after a significant death. The narrator of the story, "Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie" is a fourteen year old girl "with mousy brown hair" who was murdered on December…

… in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life...It's terrible." But his lies are not used for simple reasons--he uses deceptive techniques in order to escape personal relations. After the death of his brother,…

… - How does Joshua prove the difficulty in living a true Christian life in the present? <Tab/>At first, I would like to point out that it is quite obvious that Joshua is in fact the 20th century version of Jesus Christ. It is most…

… or novel? I am sure you have. And I am also positive that throughout the movie, you stated to yourself several times, "That did not happen in the book/play." Oftentimes, these movies can change the way someone understands the literature that it was…

… <Tab/> <Tab/>Mrs. James was a stay at home mother and a caretaker for all of her children and her husbands' needs. Mrs. James never had time to herself and was starting to feel as though "She had accomplished nothing…