20th Century

In the book,  The Sun Also Rises, we were all introduced to the character Brett. In this book, were are constantly given the idea and the "dream" of Jake and Brett being together, but tragically not being able to be together due to the accident. Throughout the book, Brett and Jake tell each other that they are in love with each other but Brett never seems to show that, but instead seems to be more attracted to the idea of being with Jake.  Throughout the book, Hemingway seems to picture Brett as a male character in modern times, someone who can't be tied down to one relationship and instead enjoys themselves with many. Surely, somebody who really enjoys the idea of being in a relationship with someone else would look past the small detail of such an accident, right? In my head, love seems to be more about the connection between people. To me, if two people truly want to be together, they simply would. On the other hand, is Brett simply trying to protect Jake? We were to...

Mrs. Dalloway is a one of a kind novel that showcases a day worth of events that seems to be connected by the emotions and builds on character's friendships and emotions. In this novel, Mrs. Dalloway acts almost like player in a video game, guiding us through her life decision, in the present and in the past. In this novel, two character collide that appear to be completely different: A character that appears to be reason and a character that seems to lost a piece of himself in the past. The book follows Dalloway through out the book as she prepare for her party, but also showcased a very different story with Septimus. One of the most interesting comparison is between the happy, normal, emotional, and "pure" Dalloway and the emotionless and constantly rejected Septimus. Between the characters, they don't seem to have much in common. Septimus is the heroic character that left home to follow his dreams; something that would easily be produced in the movie. However, ov...