In Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," the unnamed female protagonist is instructed to rest in isolation and stillness in the large upper room of a remote country house that has bars on the windows [...]
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 [...]
Perhaps the "evening" in the second line refers to the evening of life, considering that Prufrock is a middle aged man.
In these lines, the author tries to emphasize the idea that this person was a respected member of the community and he seemed to be a man of honor in the eyes of the public.
They both post-war kinds of literature of America represent the revolutionary transformation in the world view of the literary figure and the employment of the most modern tools of interpreting the war-affected world.
Likewise, his position in the family changing from a 'son', 'the boy' and finally to 'it' not only indicates the severity of torture faced by David, but also the writer's expertise in explaining it.
But the problem is that her mental ill has put a veil on her and she is not longer Rose to anyone.
If the Priestpriest is far from the day, this by extension would also mean that he is therefore close to the night or darkness.
The power of this short story is not only in the beauty of portraying human beings but also in the way it scrutinizes attitudes to and perceptions of life, the present and the past, love [...]
However, to understand this argument, it is pertinent to know the distinctive features of the social world that the author describes events in the Big Sleep.
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.
In addition to his limited understanding ability, her aunt's inadequate explanation of salvation also significantly contributed to Hughes's literal thoughts of the salvation process.
Once they find the cheese in the Maze, Hem and Haw are convinced that the mound of cheese will never be exhausted.
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.
One of the first points that should be made is that the time of this novel is non-linear. This is one of the things that later Bennie begins to regret.
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 raccoon coat seems to have been the trend associated particularly with the college male student at the time that the writer is in college.
The origin of Elwood, the fact that he is a black orphan, in this case is the fundamental factor causing his belonging to the social stratum of the poor.
The themes set the events that led to the fire after Elizabeth Richardson discovers Lexie's secret and her superficial family, making her burn the house to establish a new beginning.
Despite the routine of Housekeeping, this process reflects the characters of the novel's protagonists and demonstrates the differences between generations. Therefore, the novel is called Housekeeping because the author wanted to emphasize the importance of [...]
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.
The equality, mindset, and physicality of a totalitarian regime are the main topics being stated in the very beginning by the phrase, "Nobody was smarter than anybody else.
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.
Like many people, he is reluctant to do so, and it is metaphorically shown through his unwillingness to part with Faith at the beginning of the story, but eventually, Goodman realizes he has to go.
The main idea of the work is to show the unfairness of the fate of a poor young man who cannot marry the girl he loves.
It is also known that vampires typically rest during the day only to rise in the light of the moon. Thus, to my mind, the image of Poe's Ligeia is strongly associated with a vampire [...]
Consequently, the cat and the crow agreed to be friends. One day, the cat and the rat worked in the garden.
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 [...]
The conflict in the story is brought about by the reaction of the main character towards the news of the death.
Kino plans to travel to another city to sell this pearl, but his brother warns that the pearl is evil and he should just sell it.
In the US, the concept of blackness is the key idea that defines the social, political, and cultural position of African-Americans, both in past and present periods of history.
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.
The reader, who gets deeply engaged in the narrative, feels a kind of false hope that Cameron is going to get better when he leaves for California with his family and starts to undergo treatment [...]
One of the most notable aspects of a contemporary living in the West is that, as time goes on, more and more people tend to adopt a highly individualistic approach to addressing life-challenges while assuming [...]
The vignettes presented in The House on Mango Street describe the daily experiences of Esperanza, and they demonstrate the particular features of the Mexican Americans' life in a low-income neighborhood.
From the very beginning of the story, Tod is not good at hockey, but in a process of training, he becomes a good player.
In her short story "The Storm," the American author Kate Chopin portrays her ability to use metaphors in exploring several social and emotional issues affecting women in the 19th century.
The following paper will discuss the relationship and love between Mary and the doctor, where the former falls in love with the latter, although her love tragically proves incapable of saving Dr.
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 [...]
In this story, the author examines the theme of race and identity by hiding Desiree's identity. In the story, it is evident that knowing one's identity and origin helps a person connect with the society.
Being different in their structure and stylistic devices, these three poems, however, are devoted to the exploration of the motif of death, destruction, and renewal which are integral parts of the war. It is devoted [...]
According to the writer, Otto Frank did not want to change his life which was the cause of the horrible end for his family.
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 truth is founded by a reading of the root of the reality in question where in every case the ensuing fact is an occulted form of the reading.
This is the difference in the connotation meaning of the language used in everyday life and at work. The connotation of the language used at work is the desire to impress others and to make [...]
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.
The theme of Negro poet's beauty is discussed in the work "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" written by Langston Hughes, one of the most prominent African American poets. The Negro poets are unique, [...]
The protagonist's encounters as well as that of the rest of her colleagues indicate that social mobility is locked out to many in the lowest stratum of the working population.
Therefore, the paper introspects how Zora brings out the theme of strength in the two books, taking a step further to compare how she approaches the theme in the two masterpieces.
At the beginning of the story, Sammy seems like a thoughtless sexist who only admires girls because he has nothing to do, but as the story develops the readers is able to see beyond Sammy's [...]
When the narrator realizes the trouble his brother is in, he feels guilty and fears for his life and future. As the story unfolds, alienation also unfolds at the same rate; the narrator sees all [...]
Poor education, injustice, and ignorance towards the laws of land were the causes of problems to the South."Twenty Five years in the Black Belt" gives a clear picture of the conditions of the black people [...]
With the help of such walk, the author underlines that something mysterious and unknown to Jane is waiting for her and she has to find more powers to discover the truth.
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.
Thesis of the book The book focuses on the life of women and their families in the revolutionary America when the backup was provided by the keepers of the family hearth while all men were [...]
One of the most consistent criticisms hurled Bukowski's way, and one of the justifications for his bad reputation, appears as the observation that his work appeals to those who do not understand, or value, the [...]
The white man is willing to let the black man in to his space but not to benefit the black man but to humiliate him.
The authors of this book explain properly that the purpose of this book is to teach the reader about acting craft and to provide several ideas on how to improve personal acting skills and not [...]
Most of the narrative is devoted to the narrator discussing the motives and behaviors of other characters, especially his mother and sister.
In the essay, he describes how learning to read gave him a new sense of purpose and self-esteem and transformed his life.
In A&P by John Updike, the reader encounters the young narrator whose principles are developed with the flow of the story.
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 [...]
Eventually, this conflict only stresses the significance of cultural acceptance when June is ready to be a part of her Chinese culture.
The defining feature of such a novel is the transformation of the self ignited by an external, often terrifying experience that illuminates the process of coming to terms with the dynamics of memory that inform [...]
At the end of the story, it is revealed that the point of the lottery is to select a victim among the community members and collectively stone her to death.
However, in my opinion, "The Gift of the Magi" is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I have encountered.
He gives a transparent picture of the legal system and reflects how the judicial systems are so unfair to the poor and the middle-level people in the United States.
The author underlines the challenges a woman encounters in her life in an African country and the importance of her ability to withstand them employing the strength of a character.
It is important to stress that Baker filled his new version of the story with a number of professions being popular and respected by modern generation."The purpose of this enlarged viewing capability," said the wolf, [...]
In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway reveals his conception of heroism not as a measure of the glory and recognition his character receives, but instead in the determination of the struggle.
In "Secret Life of Bees", the references to bees serve as "conceptual cement", because it is namely these references that entitle Kidd's novel with moral wholesomeness.
Slade and Mrs. Slade and Mrs.
The power of horses describes the story of an Indian girl, Marlene, whose family has many horses, but they have to sell them.
The confrontation between the Grandmother and Misfit has many direct allusions to Christianity such as that the criminal plays the role of the Devil's advocate.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tender is the night, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and Damned, This Side of Paradise and Love of the Last Tycoon.
As it has been mentioned, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien is full of different symbols which help understand the full meaning of the story along with the significance of the title and its [...]
It is also necessary to note that the tradition of a lottery is highly overestimated by the people in the village, as it is described by Jackson in the story.
The splashing of the Log in the midst of the swamp caused a commotion and the frogs were very frightened by what was going on at that time.
In narrating this discussion, O'Connor sticks to the Universalist point of view to the first point of view, and from time to time sums up her general view of the points made by the two [...]
Essentially, the narrator is not personally involved in the events of the story, but he is in a position to see what the two characters are doing and even read their minds.
An interpretation of the ending of the play is given with the impact that is felt as a result of the play is brought light.
It is important to note that, this is a mental institution manned by the Big Nurse and the above-mentioned tools are to be used to torture patients including Chief Bromden.
For instance, in his story, Bierce gives specific details of the setting of the story, which is during the civil war in Alabama.
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 analysis helps to understand the message of the poem and realize the author's vision of the world. The euphony facilitates the process of absorbing into the poem, and allows to experience with the narrator [...]
He believes that the government is not doing much to address the issue of the working poor. Although there are laws set up to protect the working poor, the process of implementing them is very [...]
In the excerpt, the narrator translates the emotions through imagery, emphasizing his stress and anxiety and later showing the internal and external conflict connected to Sonny and his friend.
As Emily's mother shares more details regarding her daughter's early childhood, she mentions two vital details - Emily's father leaving the family and the mother's inability to provide enough to take care of her.
It can be considered the second-most important symbol of the story because it is also the first time when the protagonist realizes and acknowledges that everything is somehow not the way it used to be.
Despite being centered on the antiutopian model of the narration, the author strives to show the first step for the person to obtain individuality. Supporting the ideology of the author and the situation depicted in [...]
The book, the Prose argued, is "freighted with tons of sociopolitical ballast," and not enough attention was paid to the composition and language. Of course, To Kill a Mockingbird is not meant to be a [...]
The classical traits of Pan suppose that he is the god of the wilderness, and his duties were to rule in the pastures and forests.
Oates examines the collision of a brutal reality in which a teenage girl only has to realize her attractiveness and how many people are willing to attempt to kill her. One of the difficult parts [...]
As a black American, Troy's childhood experiences have been passed on to his children, making him a victim of an oppressive culture. Therefore, this makes Troy a victim of racism and culture, contributing to his [...]
The sister symbolizes that part of the indigenous people who adapted to the new requirements and citizenship and did not openly speak out or fight for their status.
It is apparent that Art's relation to Anja is one of immense sorrow, uncertainty, and loneliness, and that his reactions to the Holocaust mimics this relationship with his mother's memories which is a graphical representation [...]
Kapasi is reminded of the television program Dallas.Mr. Was there a way to escape cultural assimilation for the Das family in Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies"?
The purpose of their activity was to expose the vices of society through various investigations and the study of documents. The purpose of the author was to show the public the arbitrariness that reigned there.
India of The Ministry of the Future adopted a radical mitigation program about climate change, the initial and most provocative element of which is a project to saturate the nation's skies.
Symbolism reflects in the stories "Young Goodman Brown," "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," and "A&P" through the use of strangers in their plots.
Slavery is one of the most tragic episodes in the history of the world and the most striking manifestations of human discrimination.
The irony of the story is that there is no longer a watch that could be used with the chain, and there is no longer beautiful hair to brush with a set of luxurious combs.
The name quite obviously refers to the fact that the death of a single butterfly "leads to the spreading perturbation until it reaches the size of the system".
Anarres oppressed Shevek, deducting the works under the collectivistic idea that nothing belongs to anyone, and everything belongs to everyone: "And the hand that you reach out is empty, as mine is.
One of the most problematic aspects in the novel that potentially can make readers think that Twain's attitude toward slavery and racism is not laudable is the excessive usage of the n-word by all sorts [...]
She symbolizes colonized Vietnam, and the main goal for her in life is to survive, but other people's opinions are also important.
For example, having sufficient data about the land and the river, the engineers neglected the possibility of canals' obstruction by the silt and failed to develop relevant solutions. This requires the in-depth examination of territory, [...]
The theme of disregard is especially prevalent in the interaction of the Jews on their way to the camps and those that remain in Wiesel's native Sighet.
Dare to Lead refers to the works devoted to psychological issues and is intended to focus on delusions in respect of the modern workplace, finding the keys to true leadership.
Although it is not the initial goal of the author to specify the impact of family relationships, she still mentions that the store is the uncle's property.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the main characters of this book, define the types of obsessive love proposed by the author and evaluate the knowledge this book can give to its readers.
In her article, Tsing Loh employs irony, satire, and sarcasm as the main rhetoric devices that help her apply to the readers' emotions such as sympathy and compassion since the subject of her writing is [...]
On the day of the carnival Montresor goes looking for Fortunato and finds him a bit tipsy and it is then that he tells him of how he had acquired a rare kind of amontillado [...]
In addition, the author, through the title makes the reader infer that the characters' lives are enjoyable, which is not the case, revealing the unique objective of the author, that being optimistic does not mean [...]
The changes in Emily's life can be largely attributed to Emily's father and her perception of change. Emily's father is the only man in her life for the better part of her life.
Being a cultural anthropologist, she played a vital role in the development of Obama in that he grew up appreciating the fact that he was different and at the same time having the belief that [...]
The main character of Hemingway's book The Old Man and the Sea is a person with great experience in life and in his work but he does not seem to be lucky; this is where [...]
The narrator of the story performs the role of the main rhetorical device that ensures the disclosure of the main theme of the story.