Baylor Haynie Blevins English III 26 February, 2018 Stephen King Stephen King is one of the most famous American novelist of our time. He has always had the passion of writing horror books since he was a kid. His first major novel “Carrie” was actual thrown in the garbage by him, but later saved when his wife took it out of the tash and read it (MacNee 224). Garyn G. Roberts said “King himself is a product of his individual experiences and cultural inheritances, and he mirrors what we are all about”. This paper is about Stephen King, one of the his greatest novels “The Shining”, and what critical evaluators had to say about him.
This inspired a young bradbury to become an author. He would go on to make one of his more famous short stories known as “The Scythe”. Many people consider this a literary masterpiece. “The Scythe” is a short story about a man and his journey on being the next reaper of souls. Bradbury often writes about death as if it is his favorite topic Bradbury works show man as hungering to know who he is and how he can achieve his full potential fearing growing old and dying, and being earnest in his quest for a way in which he can effectively deal with the problem of evil.
He was known for his famous novels, such as The Three Musketeers, The Count de Monte Cristo and much more. Alexandre became very famous in Paris, everyone knew his novels. His father was a heroic character which inspired him to write heroic stories.The Three Musketeers is about how heroic these three men and D’Artagnan are. They set an example to people just as much as his father did. He really enjoyed writing heroic and adventurous stories and used his father’s past as a motivation to his stories.
Striving to create a legacy through his fiction like his favorite fantasy authors had, Bradbury began publishing his writing out of high school. His love for science-fiction is evident throughout his work, especially in his novel Fahrenheit 451, a story that depicts a futuristic world intent on eradicating books in order to maintain an ignorant, unquestioning society. William Golding also incorporated his past experiences into his writing; however, unlike Bradbury, Golding’s later life influenced his stories. Being a grammar school teacher after college, Golding found writing inspiration in the unruly young boys he taught (“William Golding”). These children undoubtedly shaped Golding’s vision to write Lord of The Flies, a story in which a group of British boys stranded on an island disastrously attempt to govern themselves.
In acquiring his professional pseudonym, he also gained a new pronunciation. When Theodore was eighteen, he began attending Dartmouth College in New Hampshire Massachusetts and a short time after that he became an editor of Jack-O-Lantern Dartmouth 's humor magazine. Dr. Seuss used his power of writing to bring joy to people, especially kids, it didn’t matter whether he was drawing or writing, his work was always something to be featured everywhere. Many of his best sellers books such as The cat in the hat and many more. His books had a much deeper meaning that truly expressed the struggles that went on during his lifetime.
He shows this when he fought the grimmest fight he had ever braved and after he started to cry because the famous harper sang the song. “Odysseus fought the grimmest fight, he had ever braved, but he won through at last, thanks to Athens superhuman power. That was the song the famous harper sang but great Odysseus melted into tears” (VII.582-586). Hiccup the main character in How to train your dragon also values loyalty. He is loyal, humble and respectful of family and community ties.
It is a sonnet which has received a massive appreciation from the critics with regard to its structure. Shakespeare's sonnets between 1 - 126 are addressing a beloved friend who is widely believed to be a young nobleman. Nearly all his sonnets examine the inevitable decay of the time, and the immortalization of beauty and love in poetry. The person that he is mentioning in this sonnet is a mystery, nobody knows about the identity of the beloved. It is an enigma and will actually stay an enigma forever.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is written by a popular writer, Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde are famous because of his poetry and short stories but this is his only novel. The genre of this story are classic horror story. This story show us how a man turned to be a killer for his own personal needs and desire. He desire for his portrait will get aging instead of him and he will remain young forever.
(intro is unfinished) “The Hobbit” has been a favorite among children’s bedtime stories and adult fiction alike. This story has been around for generations captivating young and old hearts and minds with the incredible combination of history and magic. It is no wonder when news broke of a film adaptation that fans went wild and producers knew that to create a film worthy of their praise, they had to hire a man befitting of the role. Peter Jackson was the man bestowed this great honor largely because he understands and is familiar with the middle earth universe due to his previous directorial work on “The Lord of the Rings” series and the first installment of “The Hobbit” trilogy. Because, of these facts, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” already establishes itself with a strong sense of ethos.
In 2008 The Times came out with a list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945” amongst which he was placed on the 16th rank. Roald Dahl’s short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children’s stories for their unsentimental, often dark humor. His works include many great stories such as My Uncle Oswald, Fantastic Mr. Fox and many more. One of his greatest writing’s is “MAN FROM THE