Authors in the Twentieth Century gravitated toward literature that would strengthen the every day man. Presenting protagonist characters and the events that shape their lives as they are demands a certain amount of excellence in a piece of literature. Two of the most enduring leading men are Willi...
Natty is later seen wondering through the forest and lonely waters and is confronted by hunters, Indians, and the hostile Europeans" (Groliers NP). ... Indians of this time were looked upon as savages, "but Natty has taken unto himself the best of both civilization and so-called savagery" (Cliff Notes 11). ... When it is finally found its powers are a bit too much for those impure in heart. ... Indy rescues his father and accomplishes his primary goal and then defeats evil by out smarting them and showing a pure heart. ...
The "Revolution" in Literature During the 19th/20th Centuries An influential English Modernist Virginia Woolf once said, "On or about December 1910, the world changed". This statement is regarding the drastic change in the culture of society with the beginning of exploration of the meaning of life and the patterns that society are prone to following. This brought about curiosity and the religious affiliated explanations were no longer sufficient. The dissatisfaction for many, and believing mindlessly in something with no real evidence was intolerable. Society's ...
Chapter 1 Summary Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout, narrates this story and it is told during the great depression of the 1930's. She lives in the town of Maycomb, Alabama with her widowed father Atticus, and her older brother by four years, Jeremy Finch (called Jem). Scout tells us about her ancestors who originally fled England to escape religious persecution and they established a large farm on the banks of the Alabama River called Finch's Landing. The family was farmers for a hundred years until Atticus became a lawyer in Maycomb while his sister, Alexandra, ran the f...
