He is thinking of getting away, thinking again of doing more work on his poetry. ... He took LSD or smoked marijuana, or both, virtually on a daily basis, while scribbling poetry in a notebook (Hopkins, p.59). ... Enchanted by the hippie life and a little afraid of it, Jim took her under his wing and introduced her to psychedelic drugs and poetry. ...
The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. It tells us what is going on at present with Obi's trial and backtracks to the past in order to reveal what kind of man Obi is: an educated man, a young man who is Nigerian but who has studied in England. Most significantly, this first chapter juxtaposes the two extreme cultures that are at work in the novel as a result of colonialism. The scene between Mr. Green and the British Councilman, and the scene among the Umuofia Progressive Union are juxtaposed against each other to illustrate their differen...
Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was a man who expressed his beliefs of society, government, and mankind while living under his own self-criticism. He drew off his own life experiences to write his works, but with those experiences were his transcendentalist points of view he was trying to get across. This is reason why he was misunderstood in his own time people, merely read his books and dismissed them as nature books, it is the same reason that many of today's younger generation think of him as a hero. Henry David Thoreau was born on the 12th of July 1817 in Concord, Mas...
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."1 Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear the darkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2 then should he not even consider them? Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead? The remedy is very simple: Avoid the darkness and seek the light. But, no. ...
Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. ...
Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes strength, human spirit, and familial love. Alice Griffin believes that Miller's plays are important internationally (xii). ...
