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A writer, in his most abject and humane form, is serving the purpose of expressing his personal and intimate reflections of the world to the complete stranger who reads his works.

The inciting incident of the series is a giant man breaking down the door and telling Harry about his horrible legacy.

A short story uses all the elements of that genre to develop his or her theme; in fact, all the elements are used to lead the reader to the central meaning of the work.

Although it is clear that he is suffering from a psychological problem, Bartleby is actually not willing to take his responsibilities at the narrator's office. He seems to believe that it is the right of [...]

For instance, he says that the humorous story applies simplicity in its narration that the storyteller tells the story in a simple and innocent way that tends to amuse the listeners without even having to [...]

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 story of the bananafish, is a metaphor to the materialism that had crept into the society and people did anything to satisfy their greed.

The author describes the Puritans not as a powerful religious society who disapproved and outlawed earthly pleasures but as people who actually were aroused by simple desires and fragility; therefore, according to Edmund Morgan, the [...]

Talking about the relationships between Americans and the Natives has never been easy, mostly because of the notorious historic events that took place during the colonization of America, and the following misunderstandings between the Native [...]

Such short stories as "A Couple of Hamburgers" and "The Unicorn in the Garden" are famous for their humor and demonstration of the people's everyday life issues in the comic manner when "The Catbird Seat" [...]

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 [...]

The character of Edward Cullen in particular can be considered as a representation of the obsession of society with presenting a facade of who they are in order to properly blend in with their social [...]

Philippe Diaz's documentary, The End of Poverty, is a piece that attempts to dissect the causes of the huge economic inequalities that exist between countries in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

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 [...]

After the revolution in the Animal Farm, the animals establish the philosophy of Animalism in order to be different from human beings.

In "A Rose for Emily," the theme of adapting to the changing environment is developed through the character of Miss Grierson and her reluctance to the changes.

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

The title of the book is derived from the heading of one of the poems that were composed by Jane Kenyon in her poetic life.

To begin with, let us state that the story under consideration is the short story under the title "The Management of Grief" by Bharati Mukherjee.

This theme contributes to the meaning of "The Lesson" because the narrator illustrates the differences that exist amid the prosperous and poor kids in the fictitious story.

Given the fact that he was the one in charge of the other soldiers' well-being, he felt he could have done something to prevent Lavender's death.

As is clear from the summary of Richard Wright's "Black Boy," Ella's hard work causes her to develop health problems leaving Richard with the option of looking for odd jobs to provide for the family. [...]

She stands with her culture, and when her daughter, Dee, announces her intention to change her name to Wangero, she tries to elaborate on the importance of the family name, especially in creating a stronger [...]

Most of the narrative is devoted to the narrator discussing the motives and behaviors of other characters, especially his mother and sister.

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.

In the story, Jackson and Brody show that the people have long forgotten the reason they keep the ceremonial practice and they have a poor understanding of the details of the ritual.

It appears that the black group keeps to itself and that the white group remains as a unit without a black girl amongst them.

He writes Maus, a nonfictional book, to describe the horror that the Jews were subjected to during the Holocaust through the narration of his father.

This report attempts to understand the pressing issues of how to survive the pain of losing a loved one and in what period everything will return to normal based on the novel by Alice Sebold, [...]

Her biography slightly resembles the story of Louise Mallard, who was also processing the alleged death of a husband. To begin with, in The Story of an Hour, the protagonist Mrs.

Wright's beloved canary, as well as in the county attorney's and the sheriff's behaviors, mocking the women for their concentration on "trifles".

Reading this short story, the audience meets a young boy who desires to make a mash on a beautiful girl resorting to the use of lies and deceitfulness, but he soon realizes that such an [...]

The second step in the block building approach to critical thinking is the importance of the study of the play and the impact on the readers.

Thousands of other people had also been affected by the test and they were all blaming the government of the US. Terry and her family had to bear the consequences of an irresponsible government.

The beginning of the novel is not just the description of Lucy's first day on her new job, but the description of the changes, which she had suffered as a newcomer in the new country [...]

In other words, a new scientific solution of a genius can be appropriate only when the society draws to a head with a little bit mere understanding of the scientific flow at a definite epoch [...]

Metamophically Rip's nagging wife is the British petticoat governor in the colonial era, and Rip's reunion with his family symbolizes the American Revolution. They both held to the belief that Rip's character was an antithesis [...]

The reader explores, again, that Fleur's character is surrounded with mystery, when she is violated by one of the players and Pauline is not able to help her even she knows what is happening.

By the very act of passing over a indication of an event in American history, the story draws attention to it"."Rip returns to find people talking of the heroes of the late war, the new [...]

The name is derived from the Epiphany which is a feast day among Roman Catholics, celebrating the manifestation of Christ to the Wise Men of the East...the Magi's quest for the Christ-child like that of [...]

In this discourse two of his famous short stories, "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado" are studied in an attempt to better understand the use of symbolism, the literary tool of irony, and [...]

She broke into the issue as a youthful woman in the 1860s with "Life in the Iron Mills," which established her as one of the founders of American Realism.

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.

But the problem is that her mental ill has put a veil on her and she is not longer Rose to anyone.

Lack of directions and information that people with disabilities face when they find themselves in that condition is one of the problems that the author raises in the first part of her book.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of "Two Kinds", and to discuss the causes of differences between mothers and daughters and the moment of the conflict resolution.

Nevertheless, its message is powerful and clearly delivered, and so it remains a classic and lends the name to a famous science fiction concept.

These would lead to destruction of the environment and consequently to the death of humanity. This shows that everyone is to be blamed for the destruction and the existing conflict in America and the world [...]

Overall, one can argue that the film-makers decided not to focus on the main theme of Phillip Dick's novella, in particular the contrast between the expectations of an individual and his real life.

The main themes that are evident in his work are the themes of death and love. He speaks of a chilling wind from the sky that emerged resulting in the death of her wife.

In the short story, Love, by Robert Olen Butler, the cultural expectation requiring women to be faithful to their husbands, and the cultural definition of beauty in the Vietnamese society, contributed to several conflicts between [...]

The fact that Sonny was the black sheep of the family was obvious even in the story's opening paragraphs. The story unfolded without giving any clue that the black sheep of the family, the drug [...]

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.

In "The Swimmer" the reality paves the way towards surreal through the use of foreshadowing where there is a creation of the antagonistic world faced by Ned in every new swim.

"Dead is so Last Year" is the third and strangest book in the "Dead" series by the writer Marlene Perez. In the book, the Giordano sisters are feeling excited that at last, they have a [...]

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 [...]

Jackson was on the quest to save his grandmother's regalia at the pawn shop and he indulged in different ventures to get the money the pawnbroker had requested.

This is one of the main issues that should be considered because it throws light on the motives that drive the actions of the narrator.

This book was authored in the period before the Civil War and the consequent abolishment of slave trade. One of the most apparent issues in this book is the author's wish to portray slaves as [...]

The decision that Sula takes is contrary to the black community because of the discrimination they faced by the white community.

She has failed to recognize that she is the driver of her own life, and blame should not be put on man. Therefore, she is not able to work her creativity and ends up drawing [...]

The validity of such an idea can be well explored in regards to the literary legacy of one of America's greatest writers Jack London, as the extreme naturalism of many of his short stories and [...]

The living conditions in the country were hard and the father decided to immigrate to the United States in 1876 in search of a better livelihood for the family.

He was so afraid for the pain that Norah would have to endure that for their sake, he made the decision to have the child, Phoebe, taken to an institution.

The notion of the end of the world is synonymous to the notion of the end of time. The subtleties of time can be visualized: "In this world, time is a visible dimension".

There are high hopes that the current settings of the twenty-first century and the predictable future of governance will be sustainable and responsible especially on issues of cultural identity and preservation.

By the end of her little 'binge', she is aware that she will have to return to her married, maternal role, out of which she stepped, if only for a few hours, and accept the [...]

The way to Rainy Mountain is not a simple description of how the Kiowa people developed, learnt, and protected their knowledge. They got one simple right to live and be the people of Kiowa.

In addition, Bradbury masterfully depicts the irrevocability and hopelessness of the situation by describing the scene of robotic police arresting the pedestrian at the end of the story.

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.

He understands that the technologies and automation of the processes he sought to achieve led to the devaluation of his wife's work, disobedience of children, and a life devoid of love, mutual understanding, and family [...]

Right from the demise of the author's daughter to the appalling drug addiction by Sonny coupled with the dreadful murder of the narrator's cherished uncle, the theme of suffering controls the community in numerous ways.

This statement is the case for The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo because the author managed to make the novel teach the readers an important lesson.

Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese migrant in the United States, was considered a rebel in the world of Arabic literature. The diversity of Gibran's educational background is reflected through the marriage of English and Arabic [...]

Eventually, this conflict only stresses the significance of cultural acceptance when June is ready to be a part of her Chinese culture.

For example, in 2018, the Economic Club of Washington interviewed Bezos; in 2016, the Washington Post Transformers Conference interviewed Bezos; and in 2019, the Reagan National Initiative Conference interviewed him.'Invest and Wonder,' Bezos' book, has [...]

This desire to recall the good old days proves that the victims of the war prefer to remember the pleasant times.

The main goal that Kate Chopin wanted to convey in The Story of an Hour is the liberation of a woman from the limited marital role and gender persuasion of the women's place in the [...]

Nevertheless, an in-depth analysis of symbolism shows that the weather is the most dominant symbol in the story, and every scene is described in a given type of weather.

The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin published in 1899. The novel is an earlier work of feminism as it shows a woman’s search for identity by rejecting oppressive social norms.

One of the main issues raised in the story is the indignation of the older woman by the behavior of her granddaughter who "is not like my daughter Natalie, or like me".

Although written more than half a century ago, the short-story resonates with readers by discussing themes pertinent to a lot of cultures, even at the contemporary stage of development."The Lottery" is a reading that provides [...]

By the time of her death from cancer of the breast only 18 months after publication of this book, she had been awarded a freedom medal by the president and indeed a revolution to fight [...]

This is the technique that Jefferson uses in writing the Declaration of Independence. In using this technique Jefferson enumerates to illustrate the patience of an oppressed people.

The main character by the name "Sister" who is a first-person narrator, gives the story of her side of the family spat which served to her to leave the home of the family in which [...]

She seems very happy in front of her friends. She appears very romantic when she reached her lover, and she also becomes very serious in front of others.

The reference to the fact that the priest who lived in the house before them had left the furniture of the house to his sister, suggests that the family could have used the furniture had [...]

As for me, the main theme which the author persecutes in the story is the problem of racial peculiarities of American people and the Indians in particular.

Afghanistan has not produced a lot of books in the past and it was an achievement for Khlaed Hosseini to be able to come up with a best seller in a western setting.

The approach is helped by the legends of Arthur and the royal knights like Lancelot and Guinevere. The book is a journey of murder and mystery to spirituality and hope at the end.

A person who is not aware of the date when the story "Our America" was written, will think that Jose Marti wrote the story, which is a speech in its format, in the 21st century.

The narrator admits from the very beginning of the story that he is nervous about having a blind man in his house, suggesting that he himself is actually quite blind to the reality of the [...]

Kingsolver uses everyday examples to unveil importance of the American flag as a symbol of national unity and patriotism. In sum, the flag means much more for American people than a national symbol: it is [...]

The social restrictions placed upon women of her time, her own insecurities over her identity, and the pressure she receives from all of her close ones.

Although the innocent black man is killed while attempting to break out of prison when he might have gone free had the case proceeded to a higher court, Atticus and the town's sheriff conjure a [...]

The book itself is the story about the characters that were created by the author of the book Thornton Burgess and that are the embodiments of the processes and things of nature, as well as [...]

In his book "The Unredeemed Captive," author John Putnam Demos depicts a fascinating contest of cultures, featuring the English Puritan Protestants of New England, the Roman Catholics of France and the Native Americans against the [...]

Despite Dee's overwhelming presence, Maggie is the first girl to be introduced in the story as it is she who has apparently helped her mother to make the yard "so clean and wavy yesterday afternoon....

As she began to no longer "fit in" the description of the perfect child, she began to "fit in" the description of a social problem instead.

The novel "The grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck is claimed to describe the lives of ordinary farm workers all over the United States of America who moved to California during the period of the [...]

At the beginning of the novel, Tom is a naughty boy, constantly getting into danger and running away from it, an instance when Tom flees the penalty of stealing jam.

The story focuses upon an unnamed narrator who struggles to find a sense of fulfillment in a world in which personal fulfillment is supposed to be accomplished through making the right purchases and having access [...]

It is important to note the fact that culture-based poverty due to discrimination of the past or political ineffectiveness of the nation can have a profound ramification in the lives of its victims.

Despite the presence of many opportunities and positive dreams and goals, most of them fail to be realized due to misleading values and aims set by surrounding society; this idea is present in almost all [...]

In contrast to the brother, Sonny uses jazz music and heroin to cope with the despair of their living conditions. In the final part of the story, Sonny's performance at a jazz club brings his [...]

In conclusion, Bonnin's "Impressions of an Indian Childhood" belongs to the canon of a college survey course of American writers for a number of reasons.

For instance, the birth of a younger brother or sister, the beginning of school, or the divorce of parents would change the relationship between the child and his or her environment. In the given case, [...]

While she succeeds in making her point and poking holes into the artistry of Mark Twain, I find her lacking in honesty on the moral issues raised in the novel and her comparisons between the [...]

After all, as the author shows in this particular story, it is named on the account of self-righteous/pious but perceptually arrogant individuals that the saying "road to hell is made out of good intentions" continues [...]

The entire story is a documentation of the happiness that the dogs brought to Bill, and its conclusion is practically an illustration of how fond memories always stay with the individuals left behind after the [...]

The poem's unique touch is the characterization of death and the consequent relationship between this character and the speaker. The interaction between death the metaphor and death the symbol is one of the factors that [...]

This piece of writing reveals the concept of gender in general and "the role of female protagonists in a largely patriarchal world" in particular. In Plath's novel, the bell jar is a metaphor used to [...]

The Bell Jar is a story of the transformation of a young woman who despises the idea of being servile to men into a person who serves them in order to escape the psychiatric institution [...]

In this chapter, the Abbey's goal is not to clarify the reasons of death, but to explain that death is something all people have to accept one day, and the way the tourist at Grandview [...]

S, the horrors of the First World War, and the atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century America. Legends of the Fall tells the readers about the fate of the Ludlow family, consisting of [...]

The prevailing concept of this period was the progression of African-American civil rights through the establishment of an interest group that was basically created by the artistic and literary movement.

The issues raised in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, are relevant in contemporary American society and Bradbury's thoughts were a warning for what he highlighted is happening in the contemporary United States.

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, The Story of the Good Little Boy narrates about the boy who makes incredible efforts at being good to the surrounding people, although it brings in no recognition on the [...]

Clearly, the content of the mystery of the supernatural hound in the novel is not the only reason for the sustained popularity of the novel but it was for the cunning fiction formation of the [...]

The memoir "Hope's Boy" portrays the childhood experiences of Bridge which depicts the U. The anger of his childhood leads to the belief that there is a hope that the future can be better.