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…of “The Old Man and the Sea”, or other such positive tones. Dickinson may have been challenging this way of thinking by calling the sea a “He”, especially when it is so clear that she is trying to compare the sea to a woman. What captured my attention most…

…Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat,' is thought to be one of the finest stories ever written by an American. Crane uses a theme of cosmic irony. Cosmic irony is the belief that the universe is so large and man is so small that the universe…

…In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The leading character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German…

…. It is clear that the Duke is an insanely jealous man who feels that his wife should treat others –as he does—as if they were nothing. Instead, the late Duchess treated others, the Duke tell us as "if she ranked/ My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name…

…in by the storm and throwing them into the sea when they discover the old man with wings embedded in the earth of their courtyard. They are unsure of what to make of him. He appears to be very old and harmless, but taking no chances they secure him in the chicken…

…In a novel, the setting of the story is used as a unifying device. The Sound of Waves, by Yukio Mishima, is no exception. The author uses the setting to develop the novel, and tie it together. He makes many references to the sea and the sound…

…read, was a very talented and very successful man. He is remembered by many accomplishments, but probably most remembered by his famous March to the sea. Sherman's march to the sea was probably the most celebrated military action, in which about…

…have read, was a very talented and very successful man. He is remembered by many accomplishments, but probably most remembered by his famous March to the sea. Sherman's march to the sea was probably the most celebrated military action, in which about…

…have read, was a very talented and very successful man. He is remembered by many accomplishments, but probably most remembered by his famous March to the sea. Sherman's march to the sea was probably the most celebrated military action, in which about sixty…

…his hand as an amateur matador. In doing this he was the hunter again, in a battle to the death with an animal he respected and admired. In September of 1952 The Old Man and the Sea appeared in Life magazine, selling over 5 million copies in a flash…