Powell AP Lit

Ceremony is a book that focuses primarily on the story of Tayo's life, implying the past traumas the Native American population in the United States have endured. Rather than placing focus on the timeline of Native American oppression, Ceremony implies the history of Native Americans in the U.S around the time period of World War II. There, There' s introduction lies on the other end of the spectrum, being entirely made up of the history of oppression, violence, and discrimination towards Native Americans. One way in which There, There' s introduction and Ceremony can be linked is in the way white Americans forced the idea of nationalism onto the Native American population. A prime example of this in Ceremony is when Tayo and Rocky visit the army recruiter and end up signing up after the man's convincing and inclusive language. The man's urge that the brothers can fight for their country and protect their flag seems to be an encouraging tone that unites nation a...

The pulsing tick of the old clock chimed through her ears; a repetitive, mocking reminder of her true status.  The blood trickling from the golden shoe pooled in the bottom of the carriage, staining her white stockings.  “You are not the right one either,” said the prince. “Have you no other daughter?” The girl’s heel, meat cut off from the rusted knife mother forced into her hand, pulsed like a ticking clock. Realizing his mistake in judgement once again, the prince signaled to the horses to turn the carriage around, back towards the family’s home, in search for the one who fits the golden shoe.             “You stupid wench,” step-mother sneered. “How can you  truly  believe you can show your face at the prince’s ball if you have no dress and cannot dance? You may go  if  you clean all of the house.” Cinderella obeyed her dastardly step-mother, but wept as she left. She ran to the Haze...

Discuss the “villain” in your novel. Is there a clear one? What makes him or her villain? Sometimes we actually like the villains in novels. IS this one likable? The constant discrepancy of the true villain in Hamlet thus far has been extremely prevalent; the entirety of the plot revolving around Hamlet's deteriorating mental state because of the person who killed his father. Though the "villain" would be considered Hamlet's uncle, as that is who Hamlet believes has killed his father, it is difficult to assume the uncle as the true villain considering there is no evidence to convict. Analyzing Hamlet's spiral into chaos, his one-mindedness in discovering his father's murderer, and the extreme need he feels to revenge his father's death, the true villain can be concluded to be revenge itself. The catalyst for Hamlet's downfall is his need for revenge. Though he is distraught over his father's death, Hamlet's ultimate demise is his feelings of...

Can anyone be trusted with power? Political power? Magical power? No one can be trusted with power. No matter the type--political, magical, or just general influence--one person cannot be singlehandedly trusted to know what each individual wants, or take into account what each individual wants. Though it is impossible for a government to run with enough people to represent the many unique views of a nation, it would be the only way to trust anyone with political power. No single person with political power can be completely impartial, making one act with one's own interest in mind, no matter how progressive or open one claims to be. Political power and magical power carry the same weight in terms of the destruction they can cause. If the wrong person uses magical power, like Prospero, his or her selfish and disastrous tendencies will cause major turmoil for the society around him or her. With the storm Prospero made, his selfishness took hold of him as he wanted to destroy his en...