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The first chapter of the novel, The Thing They Carry by Tim O’Brien, describes some of the intangible things that the characters carry. This is something that I can relate to, and so everyone does. The characters in the novel … Continue reading →

“‘They’re a rotten crowd’ I shouted across the lawn. ‘You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together,’” (Fitzgerald 154). This is one of the last things that Nick says to Gatsby after he was murdered. Saying that all his friends … Continue reading →

Tim O’Brien emphasizes the objects that every character carries in the novel: The Things They Carried. The items they carry are intended to illustrate aspects of their personality. However, in the course of the novel, the soldiers are not only … Continue reading →

Rocky was my dog for 12 long years. He had fur with brown spots. His brown spots in his belly reassemble Africa. He was a friendly dog. His favorite activity was walking in the morning. He always got piped up … Continue reading →

It all started when a rebellious kid kept misbehaving in his seventh-grade year of school. He was a problematic student in his school. He always just kept getting in trouble. Alex was passing through his teenage period. Making a hell … Continue reading →

In the novel Maggie: A Girl From the Street, Crane introduces two characters that came from the same background, both of them are Irish immigrants and both became prostitutes. Maggie is our protagonist, an innocent girl that has not experienced … Continue reading →

Egoism is an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality. Humans have been egoistic since when we could consider ourselves humans. The Average citizen in Norway for two-hundred and fifty years might have wanted some really good … Continue reading →

There was an urge to go to the bathroom. Out of my room I guided myself to the bathroom and finished my necessities. In my room I saw an email saying that today was Mountain Day, something that I had … Continue reading →

One hundred years ago, the Revolution of Mexico came to an end. The Constitution of Mexico was signed and a new democratic government was formed; however, at what cost? At the cost of those who those who are considered as … Continue reading →

Section 6 of The Road by Cormac McCarthy is, mostly, about the loss of innocence of a child, more specifically ‘the boy’. The story is about a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic world, they focus on surviving each … Continue reading →