Essays On Books

Medea and her family, including Jason are all outsiders, as the setting of this story is in Corinth, where Medea left her hometown for. They are all there as foreigners, hence they are all considered outsiders in the country. Medea is an outsider in 4 ways. Firstly, she is a foreigner like her family members. […]

The line “Then there’s a pair of us! ” uses colloquial terms, highlighting that there is an ease of speech between the reader and speaker. Their unity is also consolidated, as there is an omission of hyphens. “Don’t tell! They advertise- you know! ” also uses contractions and Informal language, as well as assumes knowledge […]

Setting: Time, Mid-1960s.Place,Tusla,OklahomaThe Outsiders is about a 14-year-old boy named Ponyboy Curtis. This book tells the story of Ponyboy and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. He lives with his two older brothers Sodapop and Darry, since they lost both of their parents […]

Robert Ludlum’s claim that “Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience. “1 is demonstrated in Jean Anouilh’s play Antigone and Albert Camus’ novel The Outsider. Both authors effectively use characterization by manipulating style, foils, imagery, and action to define their central characters, Antigone and Meursault. Their approach intentionally prevents emotional attachment to the protagonists, allowing […]

James Baldwin’s “Another Country” and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” both portray to the reader the experiences of isolated individuals. Despite their dates of publication being nearly one hundred and fifty years apart, the two novels share numerous similarities in their depiction of the “outsider”, as the characters of Rufus and Victor both seem to isolate themselves […]

Chapter 1 1. The Greasers are people with long oily hair who live on the east side. They’re about like goons. stealing things. have gang battles. drive old souped-up autos. Socs are the male child who are the West rich child. They jump wetbacks. wreck houses. throw beer blasts and drive tufa mustangs. Chapter 2 […]

In literature, a character often changes from the beginning to middle and to the end of a novel. In the novel The Outsiders, Ponyboy and Johnny undergo many changes. Ponyboy is an honor roll student and a good athlete in track. Pony also thought that his older brother Darry hated him because he was too […]

SE Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders conveys the true dilemmas and struggles that all teenage kids go through. One of the inevitable struggles that teenagers go through is dealing with change. From weak and afraid to courageous and bold, Johnny Cade’s personality evolves throughout the novel. His changes separate him from the rest of the characters […]

In Albert Camus’ The Outsider, Meursault just lost his mother and as he heads to the funeral, he acts strangely, his actions unexpected. Following the funeral, he engages in risky activities and absurd relationships, killing an Arab and is taken to jail. Through the process, he still acts in a way that confuses society, causing […]

Adolescence has always been a challenging period for many people. Most teenagers experience difficulty finding a place to fit in to society, some never do and end up completely by themselves. Although some outwardly reflect being an outsider, others, on the other hand maintain an attitude that fits with the norms of society but at […]

Published in 1912, Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” is a novel that takes place in an anonymous European city. The narrative revolves around a common salesman residing in a society obsessed with industry. However, one fateful morning, he undergoes a dramatic transformation and wakes up as an enormous cockroach. Throughout the book, the author delves into the […]

The Outsiders is an exceptionally disreputable and provocative novel published in 1967 by author S. E Hinton. The novel predominantly addresses numerous societal matters existent during the 1960’s. Said issues include socioeconomic segregation, dysfunctional families, and violence amongst the adolescent population. Throughout this essay, I will focus upon the issue of dysfunctional families, specifically the […]

Comparing Metamorphosis to The Outsider The Outsider, by Albert Camus, and Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, are similar in many respects. The protagonist in The Outsider, Meursault, and the protagonist in Metamorphosis, Gregor are very similar. In the introductions of both stories, we get a glimpse at what the is like for them and their families: […]

This report is about how films work. In this report, I will give examples from the book and movie called ‘The Outsiders’. I will be using examples from ‘The Outsiders’ because the film has a lot of examples on camera movements, for example, close-ups, camera turning around, downward views, colored screen, camera edits, etc. , […]

A Wallflower to a Participant The complexities of growing up can be overwhelming, but one must overcome the realities of the wild and poignant roller coaster of youth in order to live a sensible and productive life. The Perks of Being a Wallflower begins as the protagonist Charlie, starting his first year of high school, deals […]

They help him gain confidence and to accept himself and also to have the courage to participate In life. Charlie is quite a unique character; he’s shy and awkward, watching life from the sidelines too scared to participate in the world around him. Reluctant to put himself in the spotlight or even raise his hand […]

Coming of age has a different definition in diverse areas of society, but Wikipedia (www. wikipedia. com) told me this when I searched the deflnltion of “coming of age”: “Coming of age Is a young person’s transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the […]

I really enjoyed reading the book. I liked the way it was written pretty much. Charlie’s letters are as intimate as a diary as he shares his day-to-day thoughts and feelings. You can somehow really get to know the narrator – Charlie – and you feel like he is writing all these letters to you. […]

Comparing to ‘the Perks’, ‘the Catcher’ is found more enjoyable by me. I’m not saying ‘the Perks’ isn’t great–obviously it is. I just made a judgment mostly by my instinctive feelings. Both books are simple to read: words and phrases are plain and frank. Like Charlie says he writes kind of the way he talks, […]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower This modern, coming-of-age novel written by Stephen Chbosky follows the teenage life of a new freshman named Charlie. Through his letters to a mysterious stranger, readers follow his typical and not-so-typical experiences as he learns about friendship, relationships, sexuality, drugs, and everything that teenagers are often faced with growing […]

The death of one son creates a heart-wrenching divide between a family in suburban Chicago. This highly acclaimed observant drama called Ordinary People won Oscars for Best Picture. On September 19, 1980, Paramount Home Video aired the movie which was based on a novel by Judith Guest. The film was directed by Robert Redford and […]

The Jarrett’s have always considered themselves to be ordinary individuals, but their lives are drastically altered after the tragic drowning of their eldest son, Jordan “Buck” Jarrett, and the subsequent suicide attempt by their second son, Conrad. Upon Conrad’s return from a mental institution, he perceives a shift in his family dynamics. Depression is a […]