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= Truth in Of Mice and Men. April 5th 09 = = The truth about Of Mice and Men by John Stienbeck is that everybody wants something for their life that at at least one point seems out of reach. In Of Mice and Men, from the start George and Lennie dreamed of getting their own land and farm. George would tell Lennie about how it was going to be, but inside was never quite sure when or if their dream would become reality. That all changed when they met Candy. After they had all three men, they had the parts of the brains, brawn, and money. Although it never actually happened, the three men had all the pieces they needed to making their dream come true. Obviously, in both stories the characters started out with a big dream that seemed out of reach, but were able to at least have a solid plan to making it reality. = = = = Truth in Great Expectations. March 31st 09 = = In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Dickens uses many different ways of portraying expectations. For example, he revolves around how we can expectations for ourselves and have expectations from others and for others. At the beginning of the novel, Pip has a "great expectation" of moving to london and becoming a gentleman as well as marrying a beautiful lady such as Estella. He feels that the "blacksmith life" is what he seems to be on the path for, and is not okay with that fate. These expectations he has for his life are something he won't quit obsessing about until they have been fufilled. The others around him also have their own expectations for Pip. One of these people is Magwitch. When Magwitch was little, he was basically forced into the criminal life because that seemed to him life the only way of survival, but now that Magwitch can supply Pip with the chance to live out the life he never had, he expects him to get the best of it and live his life right. = = = = Truth In To Kill A Mockingbird = = There on several key themes included in To Kill a Mockingbirg, and all of these themes related strongly to the world we live in today. A major relateable on is that when times are rough, you have to fight for what you want. One of the very momtentous parts to the book portrays this perfectly. It's when Atticus defends Tom Robinson on trial. For there is more meaning to this trial then freeing Tom, but also the fact that the reason he's on trial in the first place is because he's black. Atticus not only wants to deem innocent Tom, but also get the message across that discrimination is wrong and that blacks should be treated equally as white's. This all around theme is the same as with the difficulties we face everyday in the real world. When times are tough, you can expect to want something and get it without even trying. You have to fight for every single thing you want or else you're not going to achieve your goals. = = = = = = = = Truth in Lord of the Flies. November 21st '08  =


=== There is a lot of truth in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. One of these is that innocence can be lost from even the most innocent of them all. At the beginning of Lord of the Flies, the boys were very proper English boys. They started off all about rules, order, rescue, and intelligence. As the book goes on though, each boy begins to lose this innocence and become a salvage. The main reason for this was hunting. It took over all of Jack's tribe and they became completely opposite from what they used to be. At first you would hear the boys screaming "Yeah! Lets have a bunch of rules!" and by the 9th chapter they were chanting "Cut it's throat, Spill it's blood!" Ralph was the only one by the end of the story that still had innocence left in him. When the rescue cop came he was astounded that English boys would behave anything close to the way the boys on the island were behaving. This theme to the novel clearly proves the truth that innocence can be lost in even the most innocent of them all. === = = = = = = = = =**What is truth? October 7th '08** = = = 
 * Truth is one of those things were everybody knows what it is, just not exactly how to describe it. In my opinion, truth is reality. It's the way the world really works. It involves being honest with yourself and being honest with others. I think that truth relates to mythology by when people tell a myth, usually almost the entire story is made up. The "big picture" or final message though of myths are something that revolves around the way things really are. For example in Narcissus the Echo, we know that it's obviously a made up myth because someone can't really be turned into a mere voice. The all around point that's coming across though is about how people can become conceited and obsessed with themselves, which only ends up destroying them. To this day that goes on in the world with so many people, so it's a universal reality or truth.**