The Luck of Roaring Camp

gold had been taken right under their noses. Bret Harte, the author, wrote many tales including the “Luck of Roaring Camp”, ”Outcasts of Poker Flat”, and “Bulger’s Reputation” in his book “Bret Harte’s Gold Rush” that are based off of his experiences as a prospector. The miners in “Luck of Roaring Camp” tried their best to change their habits, however they eventually failed to protect and save “Luck”, the newborn baby. In the “ Outcasts of Poker Flat”, Oakhurst and his companions performed…

pessimistic and transform to selfless and optimistic. The changes are most likely unexpected given the opening of the story. Powerful events forge changes and realizations of how to better one’s character. The Red Badge of Courage and “The Luck of Roaring Camp” contain characters such as, Henry Fleming and Kentuck that change into more selfless characters as throughout their journeys. Henry Fleming’s journey in The Red Badge of Courage begins with him enlisting in the army during the civil war.…

Mark Twain and Bret Harte were two of the most significant writers in modern American literature. These two American novelist used regionalism throughout their works to depict what life was like in that region. Regionalism can be used in a couple of different aspects, this depends on the context that you are using it for. Twain wrote many significant works throughout his illustrious career in almost every profession one could imagine. Both Twain and Harte used personal experiences to depict what…

The Roaring Twenties was a dramatic time period that will go down in history for the vast trends that it brought about. It came at the conclusion of World War I, when patriotism was at an all-time high, along with the heights of new buildings and economic prosperity. Unfortunately, these were not the only trends that grew to new heights, as sin, also, grew to an unforeseen everyday norm, especially for the wealthy. Author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fictionalizes these record-setting norms for sin,…

In “Luck of Roaring Camp,” the men acted like fathers emulating that father-son dynamic and when Luck was not the one benefiting from the education it was the men who did and used it as a way to prosper with their camp. In “Babylon Revisited,” Charlie seeks out Honoria knowing that he must retrieve her as his own because as a family unit he will feel complete…

Rain It’s been nearly fifteen years . . . fifteen years since the rain came, that horrible burning acid rain. It took only 30 minutes for 70% of the world to fall. The remaining 30% have split into factions: The Olmpyons who look down on every one from their cities in the sky. The brotherhood who think that it is their right to rule and will stop at nothing to do so. The five realms are five giant city’s almost the size of London that roam both land and sea. The reapers whose sole purpose is to…

“Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know is on third” (Abbott, Costello and Lou Costello). This is one of the funniest skits that has ever been said and still makes people laugh today. Everybody likes a bit of humor in their reading even if it is not as obvious as Abbott and Costello’s skits. Some humor in short stories are hidden and subtle and usually have a long lead into them requiring a lot of attention on the reader’s part. Through delving into the short stories of Bret Harte,…

Personal Experience Paper My eyes explode open. The vehicle’s cabin is filled with a gray, dusty smoke. Something is wrong. What just happened? Muscle-memory kicks in. In combat situations, leadership and training, is essential to defining the life-saving steps for any situation. Be, Know, Do and the NCO Creed are the cornerstones for the successful noncommissioned officer. “The Day”, Baghdad, Iraq General David Petraeus was the Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I).…

Wordless Picture Book A Ball for Daisy by Schwartz & Wade. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, for wordless books anyone who picks them suddenly becomes an author in my opinion because you have to create a story with your Imaginations as you see the pictures from the book. My point of view of the story goes a little something with Daisy, who is in love with playing and chewing on her red ball. She rolls over on her back and holds the ball on her stomach. After Daisy takes her nap the…

Huckleberry Finn (1884) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) The Man That Corrupted Hadleydburg (1900) Bret Harte (1836-1902) Editor, beginning in 1868, of The Overland Monthly, San Francisco, in which he published the stories “The Luck of Roaring Camp” and “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” and the poem “Plain Language from Truthful James,” also known as “The Heathen Chine.” Local Color Women Novelists Kate Chopin (1851-1904) - The Awakening (1899) Sarah Orne Jewett…