… The transition from childhood to adulthood is seen as people gain maturity and become less naïve towards the world. The protagonists in the novels The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton and Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson undergo this very…

… buried treasure and pirates, Treasure Island is an epic tale of a young boy by the name of Hawkins, and his search for the buried treasure of the notorious Captain Flint. Treasure Island is written by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 94), his other…

… of the Gare household struggle immensely under the oppressiveness of Caleb Gare, the father and Amelia Gare, the mother. The children of the Gare family face many obstacles, such as lack of voice, lack of control, and limited possibilities. Although…

… Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" It is difficult to summarize Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" with solely one moral. There are so many different sides to the tale that can give every reader a different moral to relate back to their…

… To Find", hints are given to the readers that foretell what is in store, foreshadowing the grotesque ending that is to come. These insinuations of the forthcoming become coincidences later in the story when they actually do develop into reality, creating…

… with potent symbolism and destructive irony. It is the story of a cerebral scientist's imprudent and superficial endeavor, and the all too trusting wife that had faith in him. This short story provides us with a moral allegory and theme that is universal…

… the author points out the injustices and hypocrisy of society and mirrors his views on society with those of Huck. As the reader follows Huck, a young southern boy making an escape from his abusive drunkard of a father, alongside Jim, a runaway slave,…

… In a recent count, it was determined that 8815 animals were being used for research at MSU, 8503 of them were rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils. The strugle against animal research has been one of the most debatable issues of the decade. Even…

… Dead many allusions are made to Shakespeare's Hamlet, adding depth to the play. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Ros and Guil) would not exist without Hamlet and only come to life when that play begins. From the start of Stoppard's play the only sense…

… Davies Samuel Davies, a noted Presbyterian educator in Virginia, early acquired a reputation as one of the greatest orators in his generation. After Braddock's defeat at the hands of the French and Indians at Fort Dunquesne in 1775, Davies delivered…