Essay about The Beach

Submitted By rubylukehurley

Words: 321

Pages: 2

Open Document

The Beach
Alex Garland
Novel

The Beach is a story about Richard, a young British man who has the inability to see through the eyes of stereotypical tourism. He wants more from Thailand, other than clustered beaches and cheap knock off clothing. He wants to be and experience difference. He discovers an island perfect for his wants, and with a map and a French couple, Étienne and Françoise they set off and find it. “This place was a beach resort for people who didn’t like Beach resorts.” While reading this, I interpreted Richard as a symbol of youth. Always looking for adventure and change, never quite wanting to settle just yet. And the beach was the dysfunctional form of heaven that its small gathered community had become obsessed with. But the longer he lives there the more the horrors peek out of its many shadows. When a shark attack’s three Swish men, the people of the beach help. The face of death is something no one can ignore, not even these perfect “party-goers”. But as one comes out with only a severe injury, his life still fully attached to his heart the community grows restless; his constant whimpers of pain and deep sobs destroy the fun and happiness the Beach is supposed to generously supply. So they send him out into the jungle to slowly, painfully die, refusing him access to a hospital in fear that he might speak of their beloved secret. This reminded me of places like America, they are constantly adding to their collection of high-rise buildings and

Marcy Beach

her mother, was her most prevalent inspiration. By the time Amy Beach had turned one, she already had over forty songs memorized. Her mother was tremendously talented with the piano, often playing chamber music. When Beach was just five years old, she had begun composing her own hymns and waltzes. Seeing how talented her daughter was, Beach’s mother decided to make her take piano lessons by the time she was six. At age seven, Beach was ready to perform. The pieces she played at her first performance…

Words 567 - Pages 3

Essay about Beach and Cronulla Beach

process that help shape the way they look. Like many spectacular dynamic environments, Cronulla beach is part of the coastal environment. Cronulla is located in the Southern more protected end of Bate Bay, in New South Wales, Australia. It normally has a longitude and latitude of 34.0555° S, 151.1551°. The distance from Cronulla beach to Liverpool Al Amanah College is known to be 34.07km. Cronulla beach is one of the most spectacular and most beautiful beaches on the coastline on the south of Sydney…

Words 1526 - Pages 7

The Beach Discovery

‘Discovery can offer new understanding or perception’. To what extent have the composers of the texts you have studies used forms and features to explore this view of discovery? Both the novel Wrack, and the film The Beach, to a large extent explore the concept that discoveries can present new understandings or perceptions about the world around us, society and even our own personal value system, however the texts studied reveal how a person’s personal agenda sometimes limit their ability to gain…

Words 1966 - Pages 8

Life In The Beach

I was born in the mountains of Maine but grew up by the beaches of Florida. Although each possesses their own unique characteristics, I much prefer living out my years at the beach, to a life in the mountains. When you think about the climate, landscaping and activities they are so different. The only thing they have in common, both places are beautiful in their own way and people love to vacation there throughout the year. The mountains of Maine are truly beautiful, especially when covered in sparkling…

Words 453 - Pages 2

Essay on The Beach Carrier

A1: The Beach Carrier is a new product concept developed by Mary Ricci. It is a large, lightweight, durable bag that is designed to carry everything required for a day at the beach, including a chair. The Beach Carrier can be folded down to a 12-inch by 12-inch square for easy storage when not in use. It comes with an adjustable strap and various-sized pockets for carrying all types of items to the beach or other outdoor activities (i.e. concerts, picnics, and barbecues). The Beach Carrier possesses…

Words 1488 - Pages 6

Persuasive Beach Essay

Charter Flights to Daytona Beach Got the need for speed? Let Caribbean Carter Flights bring you to Daytona Beach on a private jet charter so you can have the time of your life watching the Daytona 500 and other racing events in the Daytona International Speedway or attend Bike Week, the event Daytona Beach is most famous for. But even if racing cars and bikes isn’t for you, you will still find Daytona Beach a wonderful location to spend your holiday in. There’s the beach, which spans 23 miles. Previously…

Words 522 - Pages 3

Long Beach Hurricane

on the United States West Coast, particularly, Southern California near Long Beach. Although it has rarely happened, there are instances of a few tropical cyclones have affected California and as such, it is still a possibility to happen again and in greater force. The chances of a tropical cyclone, also known as a tropical storm or hurricane…

Words 1542 - Pages 7

Women On A Beach Poem

The poem “Women On A Beach” by Anne Michaels is full of many different types and pieces of imagery and symbolism that make the every day in the poem special in many different ways. One big piece of imagery and symbolism that make the day special in this poem is the personification of different non-living things on the beach. In this poem many things like the night and the wind are given human properties like “the wind's finger” and how the “Night exhales its long held breath”(Anne Michaels, line…

Words 217 - Pages 1

Dover Beach Essay

tDover Beach Paragraph In the poem “Dover Beach”, it relates to the society of Fahrenheit 451 because in the beginning of the poem it seemed like a very nice and relaxing place to be “the sea is calm tonight the tide is full, the moon lies fair” (Arnold 1). This displays mood since the reader gets an idea about the setting this applies to how everything in the story is calming and relaxing and almost utopic. In Fahrenheit 451, everything seemed to be perfect and great until Montag real…

Words 434 - Pages 2

The Burleigh Beach Survey

In figure 1, the graph compares the scores of both Burleigh Beach and The Spit for the different criteria of Tourism & Recreation. These results were given by me and two other geographers. The trend for the graph is the scores for each category which Burleigh Beach performed better in overall. The outlier for the data is the data for commercial tourism and clean sand, which The Spit scored higher in for both. There is no true highpoint in the data as the highest score possible is achieved multiple…

Words 845 - Pages 4