Of mice and men by jon steinbeck
Of Mice and Men, is a novella that tells a tragic tell about two displaced migrant ranch workers, George Milton and Lennie Small. This story takes place during the Great Depression in California, USA. In the beginning, George Milton an intelligent but uneducated man and Lennie Small, a large strong man who suffers from severe mental retardation and he is also psychopathic, head their way to Soledad looking for work. Lennie has a history of doing "bad things" because of his past they have to constantly move from town to town, when they reach the ranch in Soledad George specifically explains to Lennie to not do anything bad. Foreshadowing of what is to come...
Dear zoe by philip beard
Dear Zoe, a story that is written as a letter from fifteen year old, Tess. Tess DeNunzio's whole life changed on September 11, 2001 when she witnessed her younger sister get hit and killed by car. As a result of Tess's feelings she writes a letter, telling her about the events that have happened and all of the stories she wished she could tell her. As the novel continues, Philip Beard does a wonderful job conveying all of Tess's grief.
Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, is a tragic love story about a young man, Romeo and a young girl, Juliet. Two forbidden lovers going against many obstacles including, old history, family duels, distance and death. The story begins with a war between the Capulet and Montague families being stopped by the Prince who explains to the whole town that if another fight occurs, the punishment will be death. As the story continues, Lord Capulet hosts a big feast inviting all guests including, the Montague's. At the party Romeo runs into Juliet, both of them clearly stricken by each others beauty and easily fooled they have their first kiss. When the party ends, Romeo sneaks to her balcony where they express their undying love to each other planning to get married the next day. But as the wedding comes near, Lord Capulet surprises Juliet with an arranged meeting with Paris. As the story continues, Romeo & Juliet have to fight together against all of life's obstacles.
My sisters keeper by jodi picoult
My sisters keeper is about two sisters growing up and the challenges they face... With one twist. Anna, Kate's younger sister is a designer baby created for the sole purpose of being a perfect donor, for her sister who has APL. Anna sues her family for medical emancipation so she does not have to give her sister a kidney.
The House on Mango Street by sandra cisneros
Mahatma Ghandi once said. “We must be the change we wish to see in the world”.
Esperanza understands the importance of this in the end of the novella when she accepts the fact
that she is part of Mango Street and that she needs to be the instrument of change. The novella
House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a collection of vignettes about life growing up in
a Latino barrio written from the point of view of an insecure young girl who is growing up on
Mango Street. The girl’s name is Esperanza. She goes through three main changes as she
develops. She starts off insecure and weak and ends confident and sure of herself. In the novella
House On Mango Street. Esperanza (main character) goes through three crucial changes that
cement her personality. She starts off as an insecure girl who can not stand up for herself and
ends the book as a confident and some what sophisticated young woman who is determined to
to make her own way in the world.
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Sammy juliana in hollywood by benjamin alire saenz
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Saenz is a about a boy named Sammy who lives in a Chicano barrio in small town in America called Hollywood, New Mexico. A major theme through out the book is lose and dealing with suffering. The book starts with Sammy losing his love Juliana and ends with him losing his chance at a life and his father.
Antigone by sophocles
Antigone is the daughter of the former king of Thebes. She buries her brother Polyneices. Polyneices has just been killed, by his brother, Eteocles, for attacking Thebes and trying to take the throne from his brother. Since Polyneices attacked Thebes and Eteocles was defending Thebes, King Creon has forbidden the burial of his corpse as punishment for his attack. The community is horrified by this extreme punishment as not burying a corpse is believed to be very disrespectful because the spirit of the deceased is doomed to never rest in peace. Obeying all her instincts of love, loyalty, morality, and humanity, Antigone defies Creon and buries her brother's corpse. Creon, from conviction that reasons of state outweigh family ties and spiritual rules/beliefs, refuses to reverse Antigone's death sentence. By the time Creon is finally persuaded by the prophet Tiresias to relent and free Antigone, she has killed herself in her prison cell. Creon's son, Haemon, kills himself out of love and sympathy for the dead Antigone, and Creon's wife, Eurydice, then kills herself out of grief over these tragic events.