… "The Iliad and the Heroic Ideal." Readings on Homer. Ed. Don Nardo. Greenhaven Press Inc, 1998. Many scholars believe that one of the most important aspects the epic poem, the Iliad has on the human race is the concept of the heroic ideal.…

… is deconstruction. To uncover a unifying theme or premise in a story is to understand, to realize the author's vision. In the case of such a classic as Bram Stoker's Dracula, it seems strange to find such difference between text and film. This paper…

… love is one of the most powerful things in the world. It can make people do things that they would not usually do. Love can overcome many obstacles. The people in this story are always making sacrifices in the name of love. Anna sacrifices her reputation…

… times, this is a story of a colonial scout Hawkeye, nee Natty Bumppo, who, with his two Indian companions Chingachgook (the Big Snake) and his son Uncas (who was newly come to manhood), stumble on a party of British soldiers who were bringing…

… the novel Emma by Jane Austin. The film includes the themes teen love, appearance, social class and friendship. There are 2 main characters in the film, the first is Cher, she is a rich teenage girl living in Beverly Hills and the second main character…

… takes a look at what would happen if a group of British schoolboys were to become stranded on an island. At first the boys have good intentions however because of the inherent evil of the many the good intentions of the few are quickly…

… are two novels that deal with the meaning of the word love and the expressions and actions that are brought on as results of it. Plato delivers a number of perspectives on love in his novel. Different characters at a dinner party give their perspective…

… parts and narrators. The reader reads the novel from the perspectives of Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the monster. Walton exhibits emotions expected from someone hearing such a fantastic story, Victor sets the main plot of the novel, and…

… Shakespeare is not just a novel on love but is about consequences concerning the hatred of the two families the Montagues and the Capulets. In the novel Friar Lawrence, who is a priest, came up with a plan to help stop the fighting between the two…

… Anthony Burgess - John Anthony Burgess Wilson was born in the year 1917 in Manchester into a Catholic middle-class family - studied at Xaverian College and Manchester University, where he read English language and literature, graduating in 1940. - Dur…