novel Contagion was written about a suspicious nosocomial infectious outbreak in a hospital in New York by Dr. Robert Brian "Robin" Cook. Robin is 74 years old today, living in Queens, New York as a physician. Many people know him for using medical themes to write his thrilling books. The co-writer to Contagion is the 31-year-old Jason Gehlert, also living in New York, writing crime and sci-fi novels. The novel is a thrilling mystery with a focus on pathology and forensic pathology with hints of ophthalmology
power leaving a path of destruction and death behind him. Macbeth’s oppressive rule results in the suffering of himself, his family, his friends, and his country. Shakespeare illustrates Macbeth’s undoing by using recurring motifs to highlight the theme of the misled aspiration for power. Power is an intoxicating element of life. In fact, it is the aspiration of most to obtain a certain level of power over something
to develop on their philosophies. The invention of the printing press during this time by Gutenburg during the mid-15th century also contributed, exponentially increasing the amount of writing that could be distributed throughout Europe. The Black Plague, which also swept over the continent during the 14th century, took the lives and wealth of almost a third of Europe’s population, giving many people of the lower classes more wealth. This newfound prosperity provided the opportunity for many to explore
uncertainties that leads to an unending outlook. To better understand the complexities that surround Vonnegut’s dystopia, it’s essential to underline three major themes. His story illustrates technological implications, manipulative nature, and self-preserving individuality; when combined, creates a bleak future where over-population plagues everyone. As with many of Vonnegut’s stories, technology plays a major role in dictating the motives and actions each character is constrained by. Just about
to the removal and treatment of sewage. Often times, sewage would even mix in with the towns’ drinking water. Incontestably, this created many health problems for people who lived in these places, and was responsible for diseases such as the black plague and cholera. Science at the time was unable to determine that the diseases were caused by how unsanitized everything was, but the population did need somebody to blame. The population decided that they should blame witches for all of their misfortune
of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel”. This series would later receive numerous literary award nominations (The American Library Association). In the famous manga Fullmetal Alchemist, many characters possess the mark of “Flamel”. “This mark is a common theme in Flamel writings; it is a stylization of a crucified snake”
In the novel The Female Man, by Joanna Russ the theme of womens subordination to men differs by character. This book was written in the 1970s, which was when the wave of feminism began and was at its height, therefore each of the characters is representative of the type of women during that time period. The symbols and structure throughout the novel also pertain to the issue of womens subjugation. Joanna Russ makes a bold statement of how feminism is extremely necessary to allow women to have equal