… the reader feels evil. Evil is a concept that is hard to define. The dictionary defines it as " morally bad; wicked" . But is the definition of evil really as simple as that? Many would say that there is more to defining evil than just a few words.…

… The bulk of the novel (section I) takes place before World War I, before the death of Mrs. Ramsey, and before the end of childhood of the Ramsey children. The rest of the novel looks back on those moments of wholeness, innocence, and desire. The novel…

… Catch-22 Joseph Heller talks about many issues dealing with war. The details in Catch-22 point towards a theme that supports Heller’s view. Heller expresses his theme by making each character represent certain aspects of society that he wishes to oppose.…

… attempts to describe the migration of homesteaders to eastern Montana in the first decade of this century, and examines the last great wave of American western settlement. More tellingly, Bad Land is somewhat of a memoir; a well edited collection…

… the theme of madness is presented many times. Whether the reason for madness is selfishness, sorrow, or “method,” the result is always death. Clearly, Claudius, Ophelia, and Hamlet are three prime examples of humans who let their emotions overpower…

… In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we experience the harsh ways of society through the escapades of a boy who has run away from home. Huck learns to see the true society he is a part of by encountering a variety…

… well worth the dime, our main character, Frank Reade, chases a gang of characters known as the James boys in a mechanical-horse drawn carriage. In this novel our characters are searching for the supposed hidden treasure of a wealthy family. In this…

… people. Many types of heroes live in the world: men, women, children, or even next-door neighbors. Both Beowulf and the Knight act heroically, each in their own way. Heroes usually have an abundance of strength, and act as great warriors.…

… what they have, they escape to a fantasy world. When a human can not continue living the reality, he escapes to a world of fantasy. The author of “The Thing They Carried” describes a group of military soldiers that have a careless and unorganized…

… Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea life consisted of thing: objecting to the adult world and all the emotions that came with it. Through words in his diary and actions in the gang, Noboru slowly separated from society and adopted…