Essays Tagged: "harsh realities"

Jack London: Call of the Wild

e is an emphatic naturalist. However, his knowledge of theareas in which the book is set and of the harsh realities of life show that he also appearsto be a regionalist and naturalist.London's love fo ...

(3 pages) 80 0 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Huck Finn by Mark Twain vs. Society

I can't stand it. I've been there before.'Huck decides to choose against society because of all the harsh realities that he hasseen first hand.Huck's early doubts of the civilized world all started wi ...

(3 pages) 83 0 5.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

"The Glass Menagerie "by Tennessee Williams, the characters' relation to the past

tuary. Each character develops their own world, far away from reality.Amanda frees herself from the harsh realities of life by constantly reminding herself of the past. To begin with, she continuously ...

(3 pages) 183 0 4.9 May/1994

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The Unfairness of Life - "To Kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee

Radley, and Tom Robinson. These less fortunate people in the novel are forced to deal with serious harsh realities of life, and the way they deal with them diversifies from victim to victim.Walter Cu ... that he got punished for in the end.These less fortunate people in the story were forced to endure harsh aspects of life. This might of been their fate's, but none the less no one should have to go t ...

(3 pages) 62 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Symbolism in "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams

hopeful aspirations followed by inevitable disappointment, having dreams which are destroyed by the harsh realities of the world.Symbols are a major part of this play, as Tom, the narrator, is a poet, ...

(4 pages) 429 1 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Naturalism in "Mcteauge" by Frank Norris

tury by Frank Norris, is a classicexample of naturalist writing. This novel is written with the harsh realities that were thistime period. There are many themes that occur in naturalism. Some ...

(4 pages) 58 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Illusion and Reality in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Williams) Is illusion necessary to life? Discusses the role of illusion in the play.

I believe that illusion is not necessary to everyone's life but rather it helps them to avoid the harsh realities that they may have to deal with in their lives. I also believe that a major theme of ...

(5 pages) 174 0 3.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Glass Menagerie. Gives comparisons about the similarities between the characters' relation to the past

to modern literature. Tennessee Williams describes four separate characters, their dreams, and the harsh realities they faced in the modern world. His setting is in St. Louis during the Depression-Er ... d.All of the characters in The Glass Menagerie retreat into their own separate worlds to escape the harshness of life. None of them are capable of living in the present. Each of them avoids reality in ...

(6 pages) 333 0 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The Theme of Jack London's "To build a fire"

man' lacks personal experiencetraveling in the Yukon terrain. The old-timer warned the man about theharsh realities of the Klondike. The confident main character thinks ofthe old-timer at Sulphur Cree ... t quickly growing numb, he realizes he has only one chance to successfully build a fire or face the harsh realities of the Yukon at one-hundred nine degrees below freezing. Falling snow from a tree bl ...

(2 pages) 132 0 5.0 Nov/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Significance of Words Dying and Death in 'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

an' lacks personal experiencetravelling in the Yukon terrain. The old-timer warned the man about theharsh realities of the Klondike. The confident main character thinks ofthe old-timer at Sulphur Cree ... et quickly growing numb, he realizes hehas only one chance to successfully build a fire or face the harshrealities of the Yukon at one-hundred nine degrees below freezing. Fallingsnow from a tree blot ...

(2 pages) 74 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" "Write a poetry response outlining the language and imagery of the text"

"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" is a vexing poem, which centres on desires, and the depressingly harsh realities of Aunt Jennifer's existence, using sharp contrasts between the tigers that she sews ...

(3 pages) 131 2 4.3 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

ying and Death in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London

an" lacks personal experiencetravelling in the Yukon terrain. The old-timer warned the man about theharsh realities of the Klondike. The confident main character thinks ofthe old-timer at Sulphur Cree ... et quickly growing numb, he realizes hehas only one chance to successfully build a fire or face the harshrealities of the Yukon at one-hundred nine degrees below freezing. Fallingsnow from a tree blot ...

(2 pages) 61 0 2.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Censorship and the banning of "The Chocolate War" by Cormier

n this list are intelligent stories that challenge your perceptions and make you aware of the often harsh realities of life. And while, certainly, a parent might decide a particular book is too mature ...

(4 pages) 66 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

The impact of the Spanish Civil War on George Orwell.

Few would argue that experiencing the harsh realities that one is confronted with in wartime would change one's outlook on life, politics, ...

(9 pages) 62 0 2.8 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Ernest Hemingway.

his books and writings. Hemingway's writings have often been confrontational, but are based on the harsh realities of life.In his famous novels, Hemingway often left readers searching for the deeper ... life experiences such as in, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls, which both depict the harsh truth about war, the relationship between love and pain, and the feeling of loss. In one of hi ...

(5 pages) 64 0 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.

preconceived judgment or opinion towards an object, person, or race. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the harsh realities of the 1930s - and the segregation of Black from White - are powerfully expressed by ...

(6 pages) 48 0 2.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Aesthetic Backround of Cat's Cradle

weakness towards the huge powers of the system around them, some people chose to escape from these harsh realities and began to live in an illusionary world, in which they searched peace and safety. ...

(9 pages) 53 0 4.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A brief history of the civil rights movement. Including some biographical info on Booker T Washington and W. E. B. DuBois

ation in Franklin County, Virginia in 1856 Booker T Washington was no stranger to prejudice and the harsh realities for a black man growing up in the south. His childhood was one of privation, poverty ...

(10 pages) 256 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Nectar in a Sieve Book Review

villagers who battle nature, struggle through poverty, endure personal hardships, and encounter the harsh realities of India's industrialization and hence, modernization. The protagonist, Rukmani, an ...

(6 pages) 52 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Essay on the important role harriet beecher stowe played in the civil war

was released many northerners were against the ideas of slavery, though they didn't understand the harsh realities of being a slave. Her book made slavery a reality. Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel cre ...

(2 pages) 45 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History