North American Essays and Term Papers

Veldt" and "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl" the reader is introduced to three distinct settings. In these three short stories, Bradbury paints a vivid picture of the future through the setting and also establishes and utterly normal atmosphere.…

like the typical teenager of today. Throughout the novel, Holden goes through problems that many modern teenagers can relate to. Holden is a lonely teenager who struggles to find direction in life. His actions are very similar to those of teenagers…

towards the evil and shame involved in adultery, in all actuality, a number of symbols and events throughout the book, prove that the story is truly a romantic novel. Many times, the romanticism in a novel or story, such as The Scarlet Letter,…

passionate wife and mother faces her past love and is left in an awkward situation which could potentially cause detriment for her family. The storm that actually takes place during this story serves as the key symbolic element throughout the entire…

Gilman is told in the first person point of view by Jane. She is living in a house with her husband John, his sister and many workers. <Tab/>The story starts out with Jane talking about the house and how she thought it was odd that her…

about a person's last quest. This is a poem that everyone in an English speaking country has readapt least 10 times. <Tab/>It starts off with the journeyer at a fork in the road in the middle of the woods in winter. He would like to travel…

told in the third person point of view. It takes place somewhere in Nigeria. There are 3 main characters in this story and about 10 in all, however they are merely mentioned. Nene Atang is the woman that Nnaemeka chose to marry. She's from Calabar, she's…

about something that happens a lot in Hispanic families. It's about domestic violence and a community that knows all about it. This story is told in the first person point of view by a girl that seems to be the author herself; Rosario Morales, as…

of Civil Disobedience". First, some background; in 1842, his brother John died of lockjaw. Three years later, Henry decided to write a book commemorating a canoe trip he had taken with John in 1839. Seeking a quiet place to write, he followed a friend's…

Chosen" is a novel written by Chaim Potok. This novel takes place in Brooklyn around the time of World War II, and is centered around the characters Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders, both Jewish teenage boys. Reuven is an…