The book Zen and the Art of Archery, by Eugen Herrigel, discusses the spirituality connected with the art form in the sport of archery.In this book, Herrigel describes many aspects of how archery is, in fact, not a sport, but…

I am going to be straightforward as I can be, I do not like zombies. Never have, never will. Therefore, I struggled reading “World War Z.” I tried to have an open mind, but the documentary style isn’t interesting to…

The role of the gods is a dominant theme in Homer’s “The Iliad.” The gods take sides either for the Greeks or the Trojans, all, that is, except for Zeus, who seems to stay neutral and impartial, even when his…

In his book Bitter Harvest Paul Hart attempts to illustrate the roots of the Zapatista Revolution in nineteenth century Morelos, Mexico. In doing so, he hopes to convince his readers that the conditions that resulted in the emergence of the…

I read a novella with a collection of three stories by Yukio Mishima. Thefirst story was called "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea," the second was called "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion", and the third was…

Joseph Conrad suffered from a sudden visit from reality. Before he went took a trip to the Congo, he thought he was still a youth; he had an adolescent mindset of invincibility. However, in the Congo, Conrad realized, "Hey, I'm…

Mississippi Mud: A report on Your Blues Ain;t Like Mine I never thought that reading a book would open up my mind like this one did. This book exposed me to all the horrors of the south during the civil…

The story that I have chosen to compare to the short story of Young Goodman Brown is the epic thriller motion picture, Star Wars.As most people probably know Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are the two main characters of the…

In my reading of Nathaniel Hawthornes classic "Young Goodman Brown" I was left with the impression that Browns tribulation involved a battle in which both good and evil were present. I feel an appropriate theme for this work would be…

Young "GOOD" man Brown Young Goodman Brown is a story that spotlights on a man that has to choose between right and wrong, and good and evil. Towards the end, Goodman's journey from the village through the forest and back…