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The theme of sin is depicted through emotional sufferings and experience of the main heroes of the novel: Hester Prynne, her husband Roger Chillingworth and Hester's lover, Dimmesdale.

A peculiar feature of works of this type is that the main characters, women, are not treated as they should be: they see numerous deaths of their dearest people, they are deprived of the fulfillment [...]

In order for the writer to familiarize the reader with the setting of the story, she has succeeded in inviting the reader to be part of the story by describing in detail the setting, from [...]

The story is set near the Mississippi River, in the fertile lands of New Orleans. The Patton's love each other so much, and their affection is shown in the story.

The book is concerned with the topic of witch trials taking place in the city of Salem, the Province of Massachusetts Bay, 1692-1693; it features a number of characters, some of whom depict the real [...]

Speaking more precisely, the renovation of the soul and the renovation of nature go together in stressing the significance of the change. Mallard's life and the story in general.

The plot of Beloved is rather complex due to the flashbacks that are revealed with the help of storytelling and provide the reader with the opportunity to go back in time for several decades.

The following is an incisive study on the work of Kesey "The day when superman died" it is giving an insight into the symbolism, which Kesey has used to depict the theme of the story [...]

Before the Sameness, the world of the book was much like ours. Finally, the central box lists the emotions and sensations, probably the cause most responsible for the occurrence of the Sameness.

Although it is possible to perceive him as a bad person, the analysis of Christmas' character and the adverse episodes, in which he is represented as the main actor, reveal that he is not more [...]

She tries to convince her husband John and one of her minders Jennie, to see the patterns she notices in the wallpaper of her upstairs room, which they, of course, cannot see: the narrator has [...]

This essay asserts that the role of the narrator in The Scarlet Letter functions more as social critic of the Puritanical values that founded the United States; the narrator of The Scarlet Letter represents Hawthorne's [...]

In the book, the theme of liberty is presented as the opposite of discrimination, and there is a category representing liberty in this book.

The author emphasizes the main idea of his short story which is the fear of changes in the first lines of his work with the help of concentrating on the description of the peculiarities of [...]

The realization of the narrator with regard to his brother's playing the piano begins when the duo are on their way to the club.

He is also careful about the words he tells them and how they perceive him. This sequence of events shows that Arnold is like other sociopaths because they use the same tricks to kill their [...]

It is possible to mention that the book and the film show that the parental style of Chinese immigrants may differ from that one of Western parents.

Despite losing his father in the hands of the Japanese invaders, Adam rises above ethnic discrimination to assist his friend, who is of Japanese descent.

On the arrival of her sister- Dee, she was not coming in the courtyard to her mother to greet and welcome her sister.

The first role is that of a character having memoirs that the play writes about. It is these double roles which underpin the tension in the play pulling between dramatic realism shown in the play [...]

Enoch Emery is one of the main characters of the book who can be discussed as the opponent to the main protagonist Hazel Motes because of the drives which direct their lives.

The works of Tony Morrison and other writers of the middle passage provide solid examples of the aspects that are carried by languages in the continuum of literature and linguistics.

One of the critical issues that I learnt from the book is the disorder that prevailed after the abortion of the Reconstruction and the subsequent quest for restoring order in the American society.

The concept found in book, World is flat, is a series of transformation described as "world flatteners" which are said to have occurred in the economic and business sectors which have significantly contributed to equalization [...]

In "The Fall of the House of Usher", Poe portrays the Usher family as struggling to survive albeit in a gloomy manner that involves degradation, disease, and death."The Fall of the House of Usher" is [...]

A poem that deals with family relationships and explain the poem's meaning The poem is heavily based on the relationship between the narrator and Lenore with their affection being the subject of the whole poem.

In the book, Amy Chua discusses the phenomenon of "market dominant minorities, which are believed to be the Jews in Russia, whites in Zimbabwe, Indians in Fiji and East Africa, and the Chinese community in [...]

The short story gathered the attention of the public that made it to be among The Enormous Radio and Other Stories collections.

The check is on life insurance and is to be given to Lena due to the death of her husband. Wilter asks for the insurance money in order for him to work with it and [...]

This discussion is therefore inclusive of the role of Christianity which is represented in the narrative Frederick story in comparison of both representations by the slaveholders as well as the slaves themselves.

The setting of the Novel is in Algeria during the colonial times of the republic of France. The Arab prisoner is the third and final character who is a rebellious, rude and murderer and one [...]

Personally, I have found the article "The Invention of the Blues" by Sante important because it explains in details the origin of the music genre.

During a long period of time the institute of slavery in such country as the United States of America was considered as the main controversial issue which influenced the social, economical, and political development of [...]

The vernacular dialect or language which is the mother tongue of such societies is usually widespread and is considered to have low prestige and is classified by the scholars as the L variant, endoglossia or [...]

Madame Loisel, does not value her lifestyle and heritage, and feels that she, "was by a mistake of destiny, born in a family of clerk", and yet desires to be equal to the great, rich [...]

The success of the poem rests in the simplicity of its language and the sharp contrast of that language with the comparatively complex structure of the rhythmic verse.

In this paper, I will aim to confirm the soundness of namely Walker's suggestion, while pointing out to the fact that, by the end of Angelou's novel, Maya did not only become fully self-aware individual, [...]

In this paper the focus will lead to a discussion of the significance of the glass figurines and their symbolic value to the whole play as representation of the most central symbol uniting and supporting [...]

In the mentioned stanza the action takes place in the kitchen of the deceased woman for the purpose of depicting her concupiscent way of life by means of the presence of muscular man preparing an [...]

Ms Fenn then decided to try and revisit the small pox outbreaks and the grave effects they had on the North American population.

In chapter 2 of this book, Takaki brings out the contradiction in the America society right from the onset in the section he calls the 'The Rise of the Cotton Kingdom', this scholar brings out [...]

Although Murray emphasizes an importance of the reforms of the educational system, the information in his essay provides the description of the inability of many students to deal with college-level material and incapability to pay [...]

The experiences of the characters in the novel portray the endeavors of the early immigrants' pursuit of the American dream. The instinct to forgo the comforts, which a home country offers by default and then [...]

In the story Mrs. Dutta's singing helps her to reminisce about the life she left back in India.

For example, the hazard of attraction is described by the music of rebellion and freedom playing in Arnold's car, helping Connie escape the unknown.

This analysis argues that Shirley Jackson's story illustrates the dangers of unthinkingly following tradition, revealing the unsettling consequences of conformity and the dark side of human nature.

In the Novel Sanctuary by William Faulkner, the vulnerability of a naive sense of justice and innocence to the ingrained evil and corruption is exemplified.

As the narrator explicitly reveals, a cigar in his grandfather's hand would usually mean the power of a patron. Once the narrator's grandfather died, his widow developed a habit of lighting and smoking cigars.

In the essay "Scratching the Surface: Some Notes on Barriers to Women and Loving," Audre Lorde presents an example of the negative contribution of vertical lines of power and authority and how it impacts marginalized [...]

The psychoanalytic approach allows us to interpret this as a manifestation of her repressed self-loathing and low self-esteem. In conclusion, the psychoanalytic approach provides a rich and complex interpretation of "Hunchback Madonna".

The plot is a hilarious take on the trials and tribulations of middle school life."Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck" is a laugh-out-loud escapade of Greg Heffley, a middle schooler navigating life without his [...]

One of the central premises of the book directs a reader to consider the leadership duties everyone has and to think about how those can have a bigger impact.

The compelling short tale "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane explores the intricacies of human nature and the battle for existence in the face of nature's unpredictability.

In addition to examining the dynamics inside families, the book also examines the complex interactions between the individuals, highlighting the bonds of loyalty and friendship and the struggle to maintain morality in the face of [...]

In particular, the author discusses various aspects of Black Americans in the first and second chapters, which made me stop and think about what happens in the book. In general, reading "The Souls of Black [...]

The characters in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" demonstrate that this problem is common and everyone is guilty of something.

The short stories in the book also help children understand the complexities of relationships and the various ways to tackle the challenges of friendships.

The short story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin is one of the examples of how people remain dependent on the weather and react to the changes they cannot resist.

"A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin" is a children's picture book written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

Nick's narration of events throughout these two chapters dismantles the belief of the American Dream where 'anyone can pull themselves up from their bootstraps', because in reality it only yields four groups of people: ".the [...]

Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms follows the journey of Frederic Henry, where we see how Henry's experiences in the war shape him, he begins to see war as a pointless and destructive endeavor, and [...]

Schwartz states that being open and honest about one's feelings is the key to finding true connection and fulfillment. Schwartz argues that forgiving is crucial to people's happiness and maintaining positive connections with others.

The novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese discusses the fate of one of the sufferings from the stigmatization of a young man.

The below discussion reveals how people's deference to traditions and authority and their readiness to commit bad deeds in the name of superstitions are depicted in "The Lottery".

The book entitled Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew features the white power movement in the USA and shows how this movement was born out of people's grievances in the aftermath of the Vietnam [...]

The second edition of the book is even more powerful for students to sharpen their writing skills and for teachers. In conclusion, fletcher dives deep into how to be a successful writer and the importance [...]

He describes the beauty and richness of the lands he has encountered and expresses his belief that he has found a new route to the wealth and spices of the East.

The heroine of the novel "The Maid" becomes a single mother and is forced to look for all possible ways to feed the child.

The silent cafe and the presence of the old man underscore the waiters' and the old man's loneliness and lack of purpose.

Sam and the Seven-Pound Perch is a story about the desire of Sam, a young child, to catch the giant fish. To conclude, Sam and the Seven-Pound Perch is a new book for children of [...]

After getting to know the main character, where the readers get to know her background, in the third chapter, the author reveals the essence of the whole book.

In the works of the greatest realists, the American novel asserted its special theme of human resistance to the disfiguring influence of the environment.

The other specific traumatic events in A Farewell to Arms are closely related to the terrible scenes during the war and the job threatening the protagonist's life.

The first is bureaucratic influence, the second is the role of public health, the third is the practice of physical and sexual abuse in prisons, and the fourth is human rights.

One can trace this particular feature of the author's style to the example of his novels and the characteristic features of the heroes.

The fusion of pornography and the noir crime novel is tough to achieve without erasing the noir themes of guilt, loss of identity, or sinister reaction to internal needs or social injustice and replacing them [...]

This work is a summary of the first five parts of "The Stand: Captain Trips," providing a description of the basics of the events of the plot.

The article also observes the emergence of Rick Emerson's 'Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries', a work that aims to analyze both Sparks and the influence of [...]

The book is a powerful and moving exploration of the human condition and inspires the reader. Fire is a powerful symbol of the human spirit's capacity for resilience and hope in adversity.

The original interpretation is that Sylvia represents the oppressed, who can only learn about their oppression through education to identify the beneficiaries of the system.

The book describes the life of Scarlett O'Hara, which was changing due to the Civil War in America, and the story illustrates the way the main character lived through these changes.

In Becoming, Michelle Obama shares key takeaways from her life, including the importance of education, the power of resilience, and the journey of self-discovery.

Despite their differences in age and social standing, both characters experience similar feelings of loneliness and isolation, unable to find emotional fulfillment within their respective towns, highlighting the struggles of the people of Winesburg, Ohio, [...]

Gatsby's dream to become wealthy to gain Daisy's attention "is simply believable and is still a common dream of the current time". However, Gatsby is the story's main character and is a "personification" of the [...]

While the instances of personal interactions between Gerry and homophobic community members demonstrate egregious absence of tolerance, these are the examples of discrimination entrenched in legal and social institutions that the novel proves to be [...]

The author, through comical events, explores the nature of traditional beliefs and values, and also emphasizes the need to preserve traditions in continuous contact with the wider society.

For example, the first literary element, the setting, emphasizes the serene and simple beginning of the story. The author wants to show the real face of the character and her treatment of other characters.

Moreover, from the welcome and the talk between the visitor and his wife, it is evident that Robert is understanding and knows the narrator's wife better than the husband.

The text's final argument is that the 'X in the air' in the story symbolizes the main character's journey from innocence to experience.

The two fertile questions arising from the novel are: what are political and economic impacts of the World War I? and what are the challenges faced by American students born from poor families post-World War [...]

When it comes to individual memory of Teera's childhood, the author explains the connection between her memories of her father and musical instruments: "Perhaps it's because as a child she grew up listening to her [...]

The girl's fears and doubts contrast with the man's confidence and reassurance attempts, resulting in a substantial dramatic context behind the casual conversation.

The characters' avatars in Ready Player One demonstrate people's desires and insecurities that they cannot control in the real world. Ernest Cline has created a solution to classroom overcrowding, school bullying, and reality through the [...]

The book is one of the three books produced to examine the establishment of the Nazi Jewish policy. The Origins of the Final Solution was drafted to serve the sole purpose of providing the detail [...]

A story with an open ending allows a reader to draw their own conclusions on the subject of the character's future and the meaning of the plot.

The article discusses how the writer develops the story's themes and how they reflect the author's life and philosophical views. The key concept presented in the article is the idea that Flannery O'Connor's stories share [...]

On a personal encounter with the imaginary Horseman, Ichabod is scared to death, and after the Horseman throws his head at him, he disappears from the town forever.

O'Connor's use of disruption and distortion to reconfigure ethical-religious forms of being in the world is illuminated by the Levinasian themes of alterity, anarchy, and the absolute.

The grandmother persuades the family to take a detour to an old farm, but they crash the vehicle on the route and get trapped on a remote road.

Adopting this strategy allows the author to highlight the themes of love and death, which presents the continuity of the book and family traditions.

William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, set in Jefferson during the decades preceding and following the start of the twentieth century, depicts how an innocent girl, Emily Grierson, is driven to madness.

In the present paper, the summary of the work is presented, as well as its application to the modern world's developments.

The inability to make friends with black people is evidence of this similarity, and any attempts, in the presence of his mother, to strike up a conversation was to anger his mother.

In addition to motherly love, the fundamental themes of the haunting narrative and the elemental tale are the child's innocence, the child's father's humiliation and remorse, and motherly love.

The main character finds himself troubled in defining his position in the war due to being a foreigner in Europe. When Henry was in the position of an outside observer, he could freely think about [...]

Another interesting feature of the story is the couple of main topics of the work: the changes in the South and societal issues in general.

In this work, the main character is Thea Kozak, and the theme is the mysterious murder of a 16-year-old girl in a private school in Massachusetts.

The narrator can look beyond himself thanks to his spiritual growth, which is a direct outcome of his and Robert's quiet bond.

The hardship of immigrants is the central theme of The Jungle. Sinclair utilizes the plural form of "you" to connect the reader to both the individual and the scenario.

The main character was fired from the job because, in his opinion, the manager behaved inappropriately with the girls who were customers of the store.

An increase in the number of divorces and a decrease in the birth rate, a growth in crime in the sphere of family and household relations and in the risk of children's susceptibility to neuroses [...]

The current discussion will compare the differences exhibited by Anton Rosicky and Rip Van Winkle in terms of conflicts, dependence/independence, and communication. First, the author presents the significance and the position of the character's friends [...]

Frederic Henry, in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, drastically changes his attitude and perspective about war because of the leg injury he receives, the loss of his ambulance crew, and the execution of [...]

That civilization has led to changes in people's beliefs, way of living, and how they view things compared to the traditional era.

There is a high chance that Old Man Warner is not concerned about the lottery itself as he is worried about preserving the old traditions. Once the lottery is forgotten, the habitual way of life [...]

In the beginning, the story introduces the setting of the imaginary world and the main character Beekle. Children were able to elicit the main concept of the story about the meaningfulness of friendship and socialization.

At the time of the trial, Montresor is proud of what he did because it was fair in his eyes. According to this alternative reading of the event, Montresor sees family honor as his adversary, [...]

In the 2019 nonfiction book, "How to Be an Antiracist," Kendi, an American author and historian, incorporates social criticism and narrative. Becoming an antiracist is acknowledging that racism exists and affects everybody because humans have [...]

Until the age of 18, the writer lived on a farm in Milledgeville, and all her stories are literally imbued with the reality of life in the 1920s and 1940s in South America.

Showing the most vivid examples and providing a highly detailed account of his actions, Stevenson manages to draw the public's attention to the matters of racism, inequality, and law enforcement in the context of criminal [...]