Nancy Drew Essays

The concept of Social realism as a film genre is to portray the ‘real life’ of a working-class society. Social realism films depict the social, political and economic injustices’ that influence and impact people in society (Taylor, 2006). It is raw and gives the audience a true indication of what life is like (Lay, 2002). Social realism first came about during an economic downfall in the 1920s. It was an art movement that social realists started, to represent the working class

and a lean, unpredictable man both find their calling in unearthing the unknown. You would think that a female detective in 1940s America and a male detective living in Victorian England would be entirely dissimilar. However, the distinctions of Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes evince the fact that there are qualities similar in logically minded characters that truly label them as a “great detective.” The patterns that exist between a character’s social life, detective experience, and complex character

Even though the movies is based off of the books, almost no movies follow the books. The book Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, written by Carolyn Keene has a short film adaptation called Nancy Drew: Hidden Staircase, which was based off of the books. There are few similarities between them, especially with the plot, characters, and setting. Some plot similarities the case that Nancy is asked to solve, they contain many of the same interesting plot points, examples being the hidden passageway

I have 63 Nancy Drew paperback books for sale. They were published by Apple for Scholastic Inc. It looks like most of these were published in the 90's. There is some wear on the covers of some books (little chips or creases, small tears, impression marks). Some of the books are older and the pages have darkened, especially on the inside cover page. I saw about 6 books that have a name written inside. One book has paper damage on the back cover, one has some tears on the bottom of 4 pages,

Thesis My examination of the narrative structure of Nancy Drew novels reveals how heterodiegetic narrators can subvert masculine power structures in detective fiction, allowing for the reclamation of agency and linguistic power by female detectives. Through an analysis of how the heterodiegetic narrator aligns with and against the titular character, this project will argue that using heterodiegetic narration in detective fiction can serve as a tool for feminist intervention and subversion of patriarchal

How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? In his play The Importance of Being Earnest (1895, London St. James’ theater), Oscar Wilde portrays the attitudes and society of Victorian upper class through character interactions within the ‘Bunburyist’ adventures of Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing. The play’s comedic elements, in addition to the portrayal of power structures, are used as an effective medium to challenge the viewer to reflect upon Wilde’s criticism on institutions

Briefly Summarize the book. The Ghost of Graylock is about two kids, Bree and Neil Cady, who go and visit with their Aunt's Claire and Anna because they are having family problems with their parents. Along the way ,they meet two kids , Wesley and Eric , who become their friends. The four of them have heard about the rumors of Graylock and decide to go and explore the abandoned asylum. They thought it was going to be a normal investigation, but it turns out to be the scariest day of their lives.

It was a warm summer's day, yet the train's window felt like ice on Oliver's cheek. The methodical rumbling of the tracks combined with the insipid rural landscape didn’t help him pass the time. He was headed south to the city of Guthrie, Oklahoma, the epitome of small towns, where Oliver spent the first 17 years of his childhood. He and his three brothers were raised in a feeble excuse of a house just around the corner of the town's local elementary school. He remembered the afternoons spent on

The Performers and the Observers London, 1947 Oliver knocked on the door for the third time. An old friend had invited him over. Oliver didn’t ask for a reason; he didn’t need one. He had known this man for decades. The door creaked open. “Oh, um, hey there, Ollie.” “Hello, Arthur.” Arthur was a mess. His beard was half shaven, clothes stained, and hair left to grow like weeds. “Yeah, um, hi. I had to wait and make sure it wasn’t some government officer, you know, that it was really you

It was a dark and dreary night. Oliver, who was 11 years of age, and his family, including cousins, aunts, and uncles, were having a prodigious dinner on the 9th of April, 1932. Oliver’s family lived very close to the urban society and they possessed a couple horses, at the stables a mile outside of their home, due to the fact that there were laws preventing families to have non-domestic animals in the city. His family has been always close, however Oliver felt disparate from his family. Although

Oliver, our Rottweiler, was such a small thing when he was born. He grew up into a 45-kilogram dog and despite his size, he didn’t have a mean bone in his body. He looked strong and fierce to outsiders but was gentle, clumsy and lovable to us. When Oliver’s partner-in-crime, Tessa, passed away, he was downcast for a long time. So, we decided to buy another dog and got Albert, a little Maltese-cross-Bichon Frise. I was very protective of Albert. As Oliver was so big, I was worried he might sit on

During this scene of the chapter, the reader is introduced to a room in which Oliver is grateful to call his own. It is in this room where one would walk in to find Oliver sitting by a window, amidst piles of books, studying to further his knowledge about the world. The author uses this room as a symbolic image to represent Oliver’s starting point on his path to an education. The room happens to be on the “ground-floor” of the novel because his journey has only just begun. The books that pile themselves

an angel that is meant to depict a way by which good can triumph over evil. Mr. Brownlow sends Oliver to pay the book stall owner, however tragedy strikes again and his previous malignant benefactors take hold of him once again, now with the aid of Nancy. Fagin and Bill Sikes decide to punish Oliver for abandoning Charley Bates and his

“They need a place to stay,” I said to Arthur. Alright, on one condition. If you bring me Otto’s basket we will accept you into our clan.” Rudy replied, “Piece of cake!” What an arrogant piece of trash I thought to myself. A few weeks later they came back with his basket. They knocked on the door. “Hello anyone home,” Rudy said. I came to the door. “What do you want “saumensch” ” I replied. “We’ve brought the gold,” Liesel said. I opened the door and let them in. After a while I got a call from Arthur

Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” enjoys the reputation of being one of the first great American short stories written by a pioneer of American fiction, and of capturing a transtemporal portrait of American life. Yet because of the ambivalence with which Irving treats the new nation in this work, scholarship has debated whether this story is simply “the first truly American folk tale, or a derivative vehicle used to undermine the young republic” (Wyman 220). I argue that this short story cannot

Edgar Rochester American low low Vagabond, restless Traveler; takes whatever jobs are short and available Whatever the job pays poker, billiard, plays the guitar, smooth talker Silla Mauser: his best friend and only bit of family left Caleb “Cal” Mauser: Silla’s older brother, also his fiance. Dead James “Jim” “Jimmy” “Jamie” Mauser: Silla’s younger brother. Dead Bobby Kripke: Foster father, the Mauser’s adoptive father. Dead 6’3” 168 lbs. Caucasian green long, dark brown No Left side of his

In the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis, Kenny wonders why his brother Byron is so mean to people. Kenny has treated an abundance of different people extremely better than Byron has been. When Byron got his lips stuck Kenny tried not to hurt Byron as much as he could even though Byron would have tortured Kenny. Also, Kenny was nice enough to share his lunch with his Rufus. He even feels bad sometimes for the kid that bullies him. First, according to Kenny, on page

Aware that Oliver is innocent, the audience become wrapped up in the dramatic sequence that follows due to the fast-paced advancement of the passage. The use of long and fractured sentences generates tension that contribute to Oliver’s need to escape capture. The longest sentence from the passage is sixty words in length, making it impossible to read comfortably. Instead the complex sentence creates confusion which echoes the confusion of the mob that is racing after Oliver. They have joined this

half-past one, the group crossed the bridge seen previously and they arrived at a house surrounded by a wall. Toby climbed the wall, and helped Oliver up. Oliver then realized the true purpose of the mission- housebreaking. He started to yell. Sikes drew his pistol, but Toby covered Oliver’s mouth. Sikes used a crowbar to open a shutter, small, but large enough for Oliver to fit through. Oliver was instructed to open the door from the inside. As Oliver was hoisted into the house, he decided to run

The birth of Oliver can be traced back to a workhouse, in which his unknown mother gave birth to him; at first the surgeon along with the nurse questioned whether he would “live to bear a name.”(Dickens) After erupting in a cacophonous cry, the surgeon delivers him to his mother, who shortly passes away after kissing him; this incidence is the first of many that draws pity from the reader towards Oliver and this emotion was stronger with the readers in Victorian England, which placed family as the