King Philip's War

A boomerang produces the same results no matter how, where, or why it was thrown. It always comes back to the original location, even when consciously trying to alter its course. The end result is always predictable, like destiny. Destiny is like any greater force humans cannot see, hear, or touch. It leaves the world divided. Some people believe that outcomes are solely the product of choices. Others believe in a greater force that influences the decisions a person makes. However, a combination…

The Great Gatsby shows the darkside and the temptress. The darkside, a character in a novel that is usually not adored by the readers. The temptress, a character archetype that possess what men desires in a novel. The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes the character archetypes temptress, portrayed by Daisy Buchanan and darkside characterized by Tom Buchanan. The character archetype, temptress, fits the character Daisy Buchanan because she possess the desire of male…

“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.” (180; Ch.9). This is a quote said by Meyer Wolfshiem of the The Great Gatsby. This quote reveals the theme in both “anyone lived in a pretty how town” and The Great Gatsby because they both involve the carelessness of people and the effects on the main character. The fictional story The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by Cummings are about carelessness…

In an attempt to counter this prophecy, they get rid of Oedipus immediately after his birth, as told by Jocasta, “before three days were out after his birth King Laius pierced his ankles and by the hands of others cast him forth upon a pathless hillside,” (Sophocles 41). Ironically, Laius kills his son to falsify the terrible prophecies, while Anne Lively attempts to give her daughter life in order to create…

King Laios is one of the first character’s to try to escape his fate, that was revealed to him by an oracle. He was told “his doom would be death as the hands of his own son” (38), henceforth he set out to change it. His way of circumventing this horrific…

King Lear contains themes such as justice, evil, and fate that show Shakespeare’s philosophy. Through the characters’ actions Shakespeare 's philosophies behind these themes becomes evident. The ending of King lear also provides a distinct idea of how Shakespeare feels about these ideas. Justice exists but is not common. Evil is the result of selfish desires. Fate controls someone’s life in correspondence to free will. These three ideas show up multiple times throughout the play which allow the…

How would you characterize Oedipus? Oedipus is described as sent from a god after saving thebes from the Sphinx’s riddles allowing the city to be open again. According to this passage “As to the man surest in moral ways And wisest in the ways of the God. You saved us from the Sphinx, that flinty singer, and the tribute we paid her so long; yet you were never better informed than we” Sophocles, Sc. 1, li. 37-41. This quote really describes Oedipus as it portrays him as a very clever man who…

Blue, in its many variations, is prevalent all over the world--in the color of the sky, the feathers of a bluejay, and even in the music genre “the blues.” No matter what form it may be in, blue serves as a color symbolic to people of all ages, being the traditional color to represent, in the simplest of terms, sadness. Mentioned numerous times throughout the The Great Gatsby, there is no question that the color blue serves as more than simply a descriptor. Similarly to other colors, such as…

man blinded by his pride until he finds out the truth about the murder of his father. This story shows how a king can Oedipus is a stubborn man who is overcome with pride as throughout the whole story he tries to play God. Oedipus is so overwhelmed with pride that he cannot see his own fate. In the beginning of the story, Teiresias is telling Oedipus about the oracle and how the last king, Laios got murdered. Oedipus orders Teiresias to help him find the killer. Teiresias tries to tell Oedipus…

In the story of The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott. Fitzgerald, the two towns of West and East Egg are created. West Egg is established as an area for new money or people that just were not born into their wealth and had to earn it themselves. On this side, Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway settle next to each other. However, Nick is not “new money” and instead is living in what looks like a shack near his neighbor’s homes. As for Gatsby, his house is one of the most extravagant. On the other side of the…