In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien depicts contrasting attributes such as courage and fear to reveal the personality of the soldiers and other characters. Bobby Jorgenson is a good example of this. There are many situations that reveal both … Continue reading
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Memories can be good or bad, but no matter what you can not get rid of them, they are like tattoos, in the way they stay with you forever and after a while the start to slowly fade away, but … Continue reading
Ernest Hemingway’s book: “A Farewell to Arms,” tells the story of two people that fall in love during a time of darkness and pain. In this essay, we will be looking a bit closer to the certain aspects and traits … Continue reading
Nick Buckley is a notably unique and unpredictable character in the novel, Peril at End House by Agatha Christie. She is an extremely skilled liar, which allows her to manipulate a genius detective. She is desperate for money, which causes … Continue reading
June 28, 1914, London Mr. Hobbins is sitting in a cafe on Lancaster Avenue in London talking to himself. He has just came back from Africa and is hungry for entertainment. He opens the Daily Mirror and reads: … Continue reading
Mary Anne Bell is one of the many complicated characters in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. She has a variety of characteristics, though three true traits are evident. Bell is deceptive, never really showing her true colours: tampering, … Continue reading
Frederica Rice (Freddie) is often overlooked in the book by Agatha Christie, Peril at End House, but she plays a key role in solving the mystery. Freddie is overall very timid and fragile, though directly honest and does not hide … Continue reading
This is a very different way of approaching a storytelling, the way Tim O’Brien tells the different experiences from soldiers, to show the horrors of war and its effect on people. For example, Jimmy Cross felt guilty for the death … Continue reading
At first glance, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde seem to be different adaptations of a common storyline: a character warped by evil and clouded by his own selfishness. While both … Continue reading
Mary Anne Bell is the most significant female character in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. This makes her particularly memorable, and of interest to female readers. Her descent into madness represents the fragility and superficial nature of relationships, … Continue reading
Magdala “Nick” Buckley, to this writer, has to be one of the main characters, if not the main character in the novel. This is because of the events that transpired from Nick Buckley’s character and personality. As we see in … Continue reading
Lens: I will be looking at the art style of both the graphic novels and comparing/contrasting the two, as well as seeing how they portray similar messages in different ways. Good vs Evil (Frame 9) In this frame we … Continue reading