The idea of escape from the endless amounts of subdivisions and strip malls, where not only is your future premeditated by others but is assiduously planned out to a horrifying degree, has almost a lustrous appeal to some people. ... " Through his journalistic approach in his long form feature piece, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer is able to piece together the chilling story of Chris McCandless and give a better understanding of this self-made vagabond through extensive research and Krakauer's own personal connection with McCandless. ... Rather than attempting to construct the story in...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

Mary Shelley's gothic, seminal science fiction text "Frankenstein" depicts the enlightening scientific world during the Industrial Revolution, where its frame narrative cautions about the negative connotations involved with unnatural science. ... An influential zeitgeist text in time, the idea of Galvanism to create life is explored, "that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing" Shelley incorporates elements of Romanticism and Gothicism through Victor's characterisation and to describe the naturally sublime's power, "The sun is yet high ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate

In both cases the narratives provide not only a means of better understanding the violent offender's view of the world but also a potentially useful option to help deal with such individuals. ... Though he is attempting to identify with the reader on a personal level, his example is simplistic while the subject matter is very complex. ... " Simon and Kiehl both offer solutions to help the problems of psychopathic behavior but Kiehl is able to connect the solution to actual evidence he has discovered in his studies, while Simon tries to appeal to the idea of 'good' winni...

• Word Count: 932
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate