William Goldman

. This gripping introduction entrances the reader adding ... ... middle of paper ... ..., the use of literary techniques including irony, characterization and theme convey the author’s purpose and enhance Into The Wild. The author accomplished his purpose of telling the true story of Chris McCandless. He was an eccentric, unpredictable man that led a very interesting life. His life deserved a tribute as truthful and respectful as Jon Krakauer’s.

He was a true scholar who put plenty of intellectual, yet eerie plots into all of his writings, which made him a fan favorite. He is so easily recognized by people by the creepy feeling you get when reading some of his poetry. Poe is easily a memorable poet in American history because of is intriguing life story, unforgettable death, mysterious work of literature “The Raven,” and his influence on the modern world of arts. To begin, Edgar Allan Poe had an interesting life that had several key events that inspired him to create the works of art he did. Poe was born and raised by his biological parents for only a short period of time until he was adopted by a childless couple.

Nathaniel Hawthorne, known for his use of allegory and symbolism, is now one of the most studied authors. He became famous for his novels and short stories that revealed the portrayal he had of the world. His works have been properly recognized for more than a century. Hawthorne’s perspective of life comes from his history that gave him a sense of inherited guilt. Even with the setbacks during his journey to success, Hawthorne managed to surpass them and become the wonderful writer he is known to be.

However, that is not what made him special, his family never knew that they were poor, they never knew that my Pop-Pop skipped a meal everyday and this is because he did it willingly. Family was the most important thing in his life; he did not care about his social status. His family was always put first and that was his life purpose; he led his family. The same goes for my dad, just not to the same extreme. My dad worked three jobs and barely slept for the first five years of his marriage.

Critics have acknowledged Mitty motif, which is used to describe his two major themes in many of his major works such as “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (Morsberger 66). “The Secret Life of Walter Witty” is one of the most well know short stories by James Thurber (Morsberger 44). His themes are evident throughout the story. Also, he is able to become alive through the story by expressing imagination. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” explores the main themes of disharmony between the sexes, males’ escaping routine, and life as a married couple.

“In his fiction he drew on autobiographical events, issues, and characters, building dramatic situations that closely reflected his intimate experience of the world” (Magill 104). Baldwin’s talent of choosing words carefully and connecting images with emotions helped him achieve maximum effect in his work (Magill 104). His work was fascinating. “James Baldwin wrote to understand the trials of the past and to articulate principles for the future” (Magill 104). Baldwin’s writing style is what has made him so famous

It is up to ordinary people form the small town to try to save the day. I choose this book because I personally am a fan of Ray Bradbury’s work. I enjoy the way he writes his novels and the secret messages that are found within his work. Bradbury has yet to let me down with one of his pieces of work. I enjoyed all the characters in Something Wicked This Way Comes they all played a significant role in the novel but I have to say one of my favorites in the whole book was, Charles Halloway.

Poe hardly ever made any money from his writing. Besides when he lived with his foster parents, he was always poor. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809. His parents were David Poe and Eliza Arnold. David Poe abandoned the family while Edgar was still a toddler.

Patrick was brought up in a motherless home. He was raised up with his father, who works as a logger and self-taught explosives expert. Patrick’s worldview first originate from his father, Hazen Lewis. Hazen shares little emotions to his son and provides negligible guidance to Patrick. This was presented when the novel specifies Hazen: “Hazen Lewis did not teach his son anything, no legend, no base of theory.” (18) Hazen is described as “introverted”, often withdrawn from the society and his son.

The man I speak to you of is non-other than Major General and President Ulysses S. Grant To start off, Ulysses S. Grant’s name is not actually Ulysses S. Grant. Grant was actually born on April 27, 1822 with the name of Hiram Ulysses Grant. He was born in Point Pleasant Ohio, and his parents were Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Grant. His father was a business man who earned a large sum of money; he and Grant were never eye to eye on topics. Grant’s mother, Hannah was distant most of his life and never gave him affection or even visited him in his later life.