English Essays

Crichton Genius
Crichton’ Genius Michael Crichton has penned some of the most engaging, timely, and thoroughly accessible tales to be published in the last twenty-five years. What his novels lack in literary merit and distinctive style they make up for in crisp plotting and edge-of-your-seat suspense. From alien viruses to regenerated dinosaurs, from evil Japanese monoliths to the insidious maneuverings of the modern corporation, Crichton latches onto the scientific and political controve...

Crime and Punishment Suffering
Crime and Punishment - Suffering In the novel Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, suffering is an integral part of every character’s role. However, the message that Dostoevsky wants to present with the main character, Raskolnikov, is not one of the Christian idea of salvation through suffering. Rather, it appears to me, as if the author never lets his main character suffer mentally throughout the novel, in relation to the crime, that is. His only pain seems to be physi...

Crime of Passion by Barbara Huttmann
Crime of Passion by Barbara Huttmann The essay “A Crime of Compassion” was written by Barbara Huttmann. A story of love, dedication, moral values, and a nurse who loved her job and her patients very dearly. One of her patients was a young police officer who had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Within six months time, he had lost his youth, two of his five senses and his ability to do anything for himself. He had stopped breathing numerous times, and each time he was resu...

Cry Freedom Film Review
Cry Freedom - Film Review Watching the saga of undeserved injustices suffered by Blacks in South Africa was once again overwhelming. Only knowing that Nelson Mandela has been democratically elected thirty something years later, brought a sense of relief. But as in many great historical events, the contribution of each individual kept slowly adding to the cause and eventually brought the system down. As a lesson to keep, the moment Donald Woods befriended Stephen Biko, a very s...

Cry the Beloved Country Critical Commentary
Cry the Beloved Country - Critical Commentary Harold C. Gardiner, S.J. wrote a very interesting article entitled, “Critical Commentary.” He wrote his essay in the year 1948. Throughout his work, his main idea is to praise the book, “Cry, the Beloved Country”, written by Alan Paton. Gardiner is very satisfied with the book’s subject matter of tension between Negroes and whites. For the first part of Gardiner’s article he focuses on summarizing the novel. He expl...

Cyrano De Bergerac
Cyrano De Bergerac Every generation has its own heroes that display, what they believe to be, ideal characteristics. While each is different in their own way, many of these role models share similar qualities. Most tend to have courage, strength, compassion, or another respected trait, but this is not necessarily why they win the adoration of their followers. Cyrano De Bergerac is a perfect example of how many protagonists win our allegiance because his sensibilities will not be...

Brave New World Analysis
Brave New World - Analysis “Over the main entrance the words, Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center, and in a shield the World State’s motto, Community, Identity, Stability.” (Huxley,1) As Brave New World opens, the ideas of this motto initially seems like a decent idea. As the book develops I found there is no community, identity, or stability and is a mere paradox and false representation to create a stable utopia. The idea of community we have today is vir...

Brave New World Religion
Brave New World - Religion Thesis: Man’s need for answers to questions that cannot be solved through known applications of science and technology has resulted in the widespread belief in religion. I. Purpose Elimination of stress Addiction to soma 1. Rioting addicts 2. Religious fanatics II Characteristics Rituals Sacrifices Offerings B. Gods Interpreters Pope Dali Lama Mustapha Mond D. Writings III. Function Explaining u...

Brave New World versus 1984
Brave New World versus 1984 “… The goal is to be unified: Take my hand be my brother. The payment silenced the masses, sanctified by oppression. Unity took a backseat, sliding further into regression.” — Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, Creed. Every human civilization has a logical concept behind their methods of existence. They plan philosophies and techniques to suit, as well as benefit the society. Without a plan, different circumstances may determine the rou...

Brave New World vs Reality
Brave New World vs. Reality In many cases when you read a novel you may find comparisons between the “fictional” society and your realistic one. The author may consciously or unconsciously create similarities between these two worlds. The novelist can foresee the future and write according to this vision. In Brave New World, Adlous Huxley envisions the future of our society and the dangerous direction it is headed in. Brave New World is greatly dependant upon soma, a...

Brave New World
Brave New World Customs and conventions force people into a mold. In this way, human beings are prevented from enjoying personal fulfillment in their lives. However, is the lack of personal freedom justified if the mold people are forced into creates social stability? A social stability that creates personal fulfillment, however, is as artifical as the people that enjoy it. In Brave New World the people, for the most part, are robots made of flesh and blood. These are not p...

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut BREAKFAST OF CHAMPONS- KURT VONNEGUT In Brandon Boyd’s “Make Yourself” he states that “ if [he] hadn’t assembled [himself] that [he] would’ve fallen apart,” implying that if one does not take the time to understand and build his or her own values and morals that one will live in confusion and falter. Throughout Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions, Kilgore Trout goes through the process of realizing who he is and then learns t...

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene Graham Greene: Brighton Rock Introduction The purpose of this study guide is to help you find your way around the text, and to introduce subjects which may be set by examiners. It is not a substitute for close study of the novel. Ideas presented here need to be supported by textual reference (either summary of narrative detail or brief direct quotation, as appropriate; do not quote at length: you gain no credit for this in an “open bookR...

Call of the Wild Brief Summary
Call of the Wild - Brief Summary No matter how Spitz circled, Joe whirled around on his heels to face him, mane bristling, ears laid back, lips writhing and jaws clipping together as fast as he could snap, and eyes diabolically gleaming–the incarnation of belligerent fear. Buck, a dog, not a real old dog, but not a real young one either, got taken for a ride with his master’s gardener one day. To his surprise the short little trip turned to a confusing journey from the h...

Call of the Wild Character Sketch Buck
Call of the Wild - Character Sketch Buck Throughout the novel The Call of the Wild, we follow a dog named Buck through his journey through the Klondike. We experience a transformation in him, as he adapts to the cold, harsh land where he is forced to toil in the snow, just to help men find a shiny metal. Buck seems to almost transform into a different dog by the end of the book. In this essay, I will go over what Buck was like, how and why he was forced to adapt to his new envir...

Candide Character Analysis
Candide - Character Analysis Voltaire’s Candide is a novel which contains conceptual ideas and at the same time is also exaggerated. Voltaire offers sad themes disguised by jokes and witticism, and the story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life. The crucial contrast in the story deals with irrational ideas as taught to Candide about being optimistic, versus reality as viewed by the rest of the world. The main theme which is presented throughout the novel is opti...

Candide Essay
Candide Essay “A guy walks into a bar and says, “Ouch.” Many are familiar with this ancient pun. Very often, jokes are told that begin with a character walking into a bar. This joke, however, satirizes those clichés and while sounding very foolish, the anecdote is still sensible, much like the humor performed in Voltaire’s Candide. The novel is essentially a satire, itself, on the many philosophies of life, mainly the belief of optimism. Voltaire’s humor through...

Candide II
Candide II Voltaire’s Candide is the story of an innocent man’s experiences in a mad and evil world, his struggle to survive in that world, and his need to ultimately come to terms with it. All people experience the turmoil of life and must overcome obstacles, both natural and man-made, in order to eventually achieve happiness. In life, “man must find a medium between what Martin (scholar and companion to Candide) calls the “convulsions of anxiety” ...

Candide by Voltaire
Candide by Voltaire In Candide, Voltaire uses many writing techniques which can also be found in the works of Cervantes, Alighieri, Rabelais and Moliere. The use of the various styles and conventions shows that, despite the passage of centuries and the language differences, certain writing techniques will always be effective. One common literary technique is the author’s use of one or more of his characters as his ‘voice’ to speak out the authors views on a c...

Candide vs Pride and Prejudice
Candide vs Pride and Prejudice Happiness The definitions of happiness belies both books Candide and Pride and Prejudice. But they have different meanings and are in different context. I will pick two passages, one from each book and try to analyze them. In Candide, to define happiness, I have chosen p. 119. on the last chapter. The kingly mufti, explains his happiness is because of the “dome” that is built around himself and his family. It actually seems that s...

Candide
Candide Voltaire’s Candide is a novel which contains conceptual ideas and at the same time is also exaggerated. Voltaire offers sad themes disguised by jokes and witticism, and the story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life. The crucial contrast in the story deals with irrational ideas as taught to Candide about being optimistic, versus reality as viewed by the rest of the world. The main theme which is presented throughout the novel is optimism. Out of every un...

Canterbury Tales A view of the Medieval Christian Church
Canterbury Tales - A view of the Medieval Christian Church In discussing Chaucer’s collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales, an interesting picture or illustration of the Medieval Christian Church is presented. However, while people demanded more voice in the affairs of government, the church became corrupt — this corruption also led to a more crooked society. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as just church history; This is because the church can never b...

Canterbury Tales Medieval Christian Church
Canterbury Tales - Medieval Christian Church In discussing Chaucer’s collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales, an interesting picture or illustration of the Medieval Christian Church is presented. However, while people demanded more voice in the affairs of government, the church became corrupt — this corruption also led to a more crooked society. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as just church history; This is because the church can never be studied in i...

Canterbury Tales The Knight
Canterbury Tales - The Knight Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, written in approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories ostensibly told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London, England. Prior to the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of what he refers to as a General Prologue. In this prologue, Chaucer introduces all of the characters who are ...

Canterbury Tales The Wife of Bath
Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, which was published in March 1981 by Bantam Books in New York, New York is a funny piece of work about twenty- nine characters and their stories while on their way to Canterbury. The twenty-nine characters have to tell two stories on their trip to Canterbury. In the Wife of Bath tale, the wife of bath tells of a tale of a young knight, the central character in the story. After he raped a woman, he mus...