After reading that part, we're asking ourselves why are the boys collecting stones and guarding it? ... After reading that part, the question that comes to our mind is "Why are the women afraid of the pile of stones?". ... Like for Mr.Summers, we could notice that "Summers" refer to the season of Summer, which is usually considered by many a season of hapiness, energy, sun, birds...etc. ... ]", "a round-faced man" seems to be refering to the sun (round and circular), which is the first thing that we think about in Summer. ...

• Word Count: 797
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

She states that 'the morning of June 27 was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.' ... Summers, immediately arouses feelings of the season in the reader's minds. Summer is typically a time of happiness and relaxation. ... Summers, who ironically runs the coal business, arrives with the postmaster, Mr. ... Although critics have tended to see the box as the major symbol, careful reading discloses that, while the box is referred to three times in the fourth paragraph, the stool is emphasiz...

• Word Count: 812
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

White Fang Summer Reading Essay Jack London's novel White Fang portrays the life of a young wolf/dog and his fight for survival. White Fang's journey from owner to owner if filled with love and hate in this harsh environment. Throughout this novel London sends the message that life is full of s...

• Word Count: 459
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

'King Lear' spoke these words when he had reconciled to his own death, and Tom reading the quote symbolises that he has come to terms with his own death. ... This technique is demonstrated by Gow as his play is set in the summer of 1967/68, The Vietnam War. ...

• Word Count: 670
• Approx Pages: 3

The readers are told that the school has let out for the summer, and yet the "feeling of liberty sits uneasily"(255) with the children. ... After a second reading, readers could recognize some hints in retrospect, such as "stone" and the changes of people's feeling that guide them to the shock conclusion of the story. ...

• Word Count: 643
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Everybody has a story to tell, It can be about your weekend, your summer vacation, what happened to a friend of yours but in Alice Munro's short story " Friend of My Youth-, the narrator has a very fascinating story to tell. ... While reading, I could feel what Flora went through. ... This short story from the Canadian write Alice Munro is full of thrilling events that keep you reading. ...

• Word Count: 955
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Imagine being diagnosed with a disease which forbids you from any creative activity, stops you from going out, and limits your forms of expression. That's not even the worst part! There's also no guarantee you'll get better but all you are required to do is blindly follow orders given to you by your...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Of course a story is not the real world, however when reading David Malouf the reader can be tempted question that fact. ... The environmental descriptions are impeccable, taking the reader into the warm subtropical summer where everything is overly green and seems to grow faster than is possible. ...

• Word Count: 1243
• Approx Pages: 5