… know happiness, therefore by abolishing sadness the only thing left is contentment, which some people would interpret as being happiness. This is exactly what Brave New World does. "abolish all bad things" (240) as The World controller says.…

… 1945, at the end of the Second World War. The play itself however, is set in 1912, the time before the First World War. Themes often used by Priestley in his plays are that of the effects of an individuals actions over time and that of individual and…

… in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. A "Great Drama" is a play in which an audience can find personal relevance. It is something which an audience can relate to. A great drama should having meaning to audiences for multiple generations. Arthur Miller's…

… The Aeneid, Aeneas is on a journey to lead his people, the Trojans to a new homeland. Aeneas is a very important character because of his divine parentage. After all, his mother is the goddess Venus and his father’s brother is the King of Troy. Aeneas…

… basic elements in a story. It sets the tone, paints a picture for the reader to imagine, and basically shapes the story itself. Without the setting the story could be set in anyplace anytime. You could have a story about space aliens corrupting the…

… Wrath. These changes alter who Tom is. however not noticeabbly at first, but it is when you examine Tom closely is when you begin to see the alterations made. In the beginning of The Grapes of Wrath, Tom is somewhat impatient with the people that…

… best served cold". Lorenzo Carcaterra tells the story of 4 young boys seeking vengeance on a group of prison guards. He really demonstrates the powers of true friendship and loyalty under pressure. This is a true story of four average 12 year old…

… highly respected man in Salem. "In Proctor's presence a fool felt his foolisheness instantly....Proctor respected and even feared in Salem", the narrator adds (Miller 20). He was a powerful man who disliked hipocrites and the presence of sin. Before…

… Homer, the main character, Odysseus, is depicted as being similar an epic hero. There is a question, though, as to whether or not he actually was an epic hero. I believe that, while he did have a major difference, he had more similarities than difference…

… Bay Colonies, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and centers on Hester Prynne. Hester is an outsider in her puritan community, because she has committed a horrific crime in her neighbor's eyes. She has broken one of the Ten Commandments adultery, and…