Ethan Brand

Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus—almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends. After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided, he shares the answers to those questions. This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.

"Ethan Brand-A Chapter from an Abortive Romance" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850 and first published by Ticknor, Reed, and Fields in 1852 in The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, the author's final collection of short stories.

"Ethan Brand" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"Little Masterpieces" is a collection of works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a renowned American author known for his contributions to the American Romantic literary movement. This collection includes some of Hawthorne's most celebrated short stories and essays. The writings in "Little Masterpieces" often explore themes of human nature, morality, and the complexities of the human experience. Hawthorne's works are characterized by their rich symbolism, allegory, and a focus on the psychological and moral dilemmas faced by his characters. Nathaniel Hawthorne is perhaps best known for his novel "The Scarlet Letter," but his shorter works are equally remarkable. "Little Masterpieces" is a valuable compilation that showcases his talent for storytelling and his ability to delve into the darker aspects of the human soul.

This is the first analysis of the fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his perception of history. In his study, Charles Swann examines the whole of Hawthorne's literary career and gives proper weight to the unfinished work. Hawthorne saw history as a struggle between the authoritative claims of tradition on the one hand and the conflicting but equally valid claims of the desires for revolutionary transformation on the other. To evaluate Hawthorne's view of history, Swann provides close readings of such key shorter works as Alice Doane's Appeal and Main Street, as well as the most detailed analysis to date of the unfinished works The American Claimant Mss and The Elixir of Life Mss (two works which exemplify the temptations of tradition and the exhilaration of the revolutionary moment). This study asks us to explore how Hawthorne presents and interprets history through his fiction: for example, the history of crucial sins of the past (and the contemporary placing of such sins) in Alice Doane's Appeal, the problematic nature of the American Revolution in The Elixir of Life Mss, and the role of society in The Scarlet Letter. Swann's innovative study will be of interest to students and scholars of American literature, history, cultural studies, and literary criticism.

In four brief stories, Ethan feeds birds, squirrels, and ants, chases a cat, and rides bikes with his Dad.