… old black girl named Tonya Hailey’s life was shattered when two rednecks beat and raped her, and then how her father took the law into his own hands and decided their punishment himself. Tonya was walking home from the grocery store when the two…

… on a novel written by Grisham, it was released in 1996 and directed by Joel Schumer. This movie shows a struggling black man in a racially charged court room drama. Carl Lee Hailey, played by Samuel L. Jackson murders the two men who rapes and beats…

… known for her many works, but the one book that almost everyone has heard about, is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. In this novel she shows herself to be an author of great depth and knowledge; she gives us a peek into the complex human soul.…

… indirectly scrutinized and ridiculed, adding hints of satire to the interesting comedy. One of the faults being derided, is the fact that although our race does not enjoy nor promote violence and war, it still occurs and we still do things to provoke…

… is portrayed as two worlds far different from each other, a private world blind to the hardships of others and a confined world of grief and agony. Mr. Benoit is seeing how blind one world is to the other and attempts to make a difference for those who…

… on Gont; he became a famous man, but this tale is about the days before the songs about him were made. He was born as Duny in a small village and he was raised by his aunt who was a witch. She taught him the first lessons in magic. The boy learnt…

… capture the true essence of childhood. While reading “Tintern Abbey” and “Ode: Intimations of Immorality”, the reader is instantly aware that the point of view is from an adult who dreams of returning to the age when life had no worries. In the beginnin…

… apparent at the very beginning. What was a poor, elderly sick woman doing gallivanting in the forest during the dead of winter? The reason became clear towards the conclusion of the story as the action revealed that the conflict was obtaining the…

… "A Worn Path" begins and ends with a journey by Phoenix Jackson. It tells a story of sheer purpose as Phoenix Jackson makes a long journey into town to get medicine for her chronically ill grandson. She begins her voyage to town on "a bright frozen…

… better than the movie. I really did not notice many differences between the two. However, I felt that the story left more to my own imagination that did the film. In both the book and movie, we see an old Negro woman walking from her home in…