… one time or another, whether it be the recent horror movie version “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” or the classic comedy version of “Young Frankenstein”. But like the saying goes, “the book is always better than the movie”. And once again, in the case…

… in them. A climax is the point in a book which is the peak of the story and where everything after it leads to the conclusion of the novel. In the play, “Hamlet”, by William Shakespeare, three things are said to be this turning point. The play-within-…

… of the setting and the characters, plays a huge role in Maggie Johnson?s life. For her, growing up in New York City meant living without decent food, shelter, clothing, education and medical attention. Not only was her body starved, there was…

… main character is a young boy by the name of Antonio Mares. Antonio is the son of a man who is used to a nomadic like lifestyle and his mother is accustomed to the life of living on a farm. This of course results in creating duality and controversy…

… emphasizes the importance of language and communication in human interaction. Language and communication are reccurring themes that are personified mainly through the character of Friday. Friday is mute and not able to speak because he has no…

… by Toni Morrison through the main character Milkman, some people spend their entire lives trying to figure out who they are. In Milkman’s search for self-discovery, his thoughts and beliefs are clouded by society’s expectations. The impact that…

… five and six in Doblin’s Berlin Alexanderplatz detail a large plot progression and many thematic ideas for the novel. Among these thematic ideas are the heavy consumption in society (in this case within the city of Berlin) and perhaps the futility…

… the 1930's. The town is called Soledad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and men going wrong. The book generally is about all of the migrant…

… letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another’s personhood.” In Jane Austen’s early nineteenth century novel, Persuasion, Austen depicts a simplistic story about love and anticipation. Persuasion is one of…

… part of the resolution of The Iliad. What does the encounter with Priam reveal about Achilles’ character? The story of Priam and Achilles is an important part of the resolution because the two sides finally can be analyzed together as one story.…