The diverse life experiences, diverse approaches towards life, and diverse expectations in the story resulted in the tension between the mother and the daughter in the story; nonetheless, after the mother's demise, the tone of [...]
The words "it is that he has one foot in the finite and the other in infinite, and that he is torn asunder, not by four horses as in the horrible old times, but between [...]
Furthermore the completion of the railway in 1869 enabled businessmen to come and exploit the land for gold and other minerals.
She even thought that the little store was made for children because she had never seen a grown up near it and would not have imagined that the owner's family lived in the same building.
In reference to the statement, the author in essence questions the actuality of a "true war story," which is also sustained by the fact that according to Tim, his story is merely a dream."O'Brien creates [...]
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.
At the same time, Nora is fighting her own dissatisfaction with her life, and is even ready to sacrifice it in the name of her husband's reputation, which is a paramount example of altruism.
He points out that his life of solitude was a deliberate attempt to flee the trivial company of human society and embrace the much superior company of nature.
This is because it was namely the fact that, ever since her early years Emily was indoctrinated to believe that she had no other option but to live up to the expectations of her traditionally [...]
In the same vein, the binary construction of the blacks and the whites is another focal point that illustrates the racial inequality in the American society.
Both books have a similar theme concerning the health of the people of America and the working conditions of people in the meat packing industry.
In addition, the departure of Young Goodman Brown from his wife's comfortable house into the darkness of the forest symbolizes the birth of Brown's new life.
The paper will examine the purpose of the selected piece of literature in helping the reader to focus towards the main theme of the entire literature.
In the analysis of Ashami, the author introduces her in the first chapter as trying to conjure an Indian meal from a mixture of American ingredients.
This is not an exaggerated statement judging from terms and imagery used in at least four of his popular works such as The Cask of Amontillado; The Black Cat; The Tell-Tale Heart; and The Masque [...]
In the very beginning of the story one can already see the reason why Tuten disapproved of Dee's actions and supported the desire of Mama and Maggie to continue with their way of life.
A poem that touches the very depth of the soul and makes the heartstrings ring with the sudden wistfulness, it tells a story of the horrifying cruelty that can lurk in the depth of the [...]
The emotional state of the author is the main idea of the poem because the main character seems to reflect the mental and emotional features of Browning introducing his weakness and lack of self-confidence.
After considering the evidence that Brown uses in the 'Da Vinci Code', especially the gospel of Philip, I am of the opinion that although Gnostic gospels rejected by the early church portray Jesus as more [...]
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 [...]
This statement of Maggie's inner power provokes her mother to exercise her authority and stop Dee from plundering the house which she has never respected, loved or devoted her effort to.
For example, one of the main characters in Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is identified as a "mentally and emotionally confused" person; the male character of The Glass Menagerie is under a threat of [...]
She attempts to use her academic qualifications to conceal the truth that she has cancer but she finally decides to face the truth. In the course of the treatment, it is clear that Vivian is [...]
Lauren is observed to be sympathetic, since she wished she could trade places with her mother, in order for her to achieve some more, since she felt that her mother was imposing the life that [...]
In addition, Montressor said that he was a friend of Fortunato but he seemed to have acted out of character when he assumed the habits and characteristics of a cold blooded killer.
However, when Kira learns the truths in her society, she decides to strive and save the villagers from their horrible way of life and superstition. The village is primitive and a scary place to be [...]
Alexander Pushkin in his writing, "The Queen of Spades", takes the reader through the world of faro gambling at the time of the Imperialist Russia in the beginning of the early 19th century.
Frank spent nearly all of his early days in the slums of Ireland until he got to the age of 19 and went back to the United States The kind of life Frank was raised [...]
In conclusion, it can be said that chapter eleven of The Grapes of Wrath is important for understanding the novel's messaging and themes despite being largely unimportant to its plot progression.
Understanding different activities have remained vital in society."To Kill a Mockingbird" is a book that explains the problems of the United States and promotes people to be just and respect human rights.
In the description of the book, it is written that it tells a story of a killer who pretends to be deaf and mute to escape a prison sentence.
Van Winkle is satisfied with the status quo, even if it is not the best, and having more ambitions would probably make him a different person. Thus, Van Winkle's henpecked status is a blessing, rendering [...]
In The Veldt, the nursery is personified as it is given the characteristics of being a parent, and it performs all the duties of the house.
The main audience is the consumers and the occupational health officers so that they can liaise to improve the welfare of families and laborers of the company.
The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that influence the successful future of the main character Jeannette. A series of memories of Jeannette dwells on her childhood, wandering with parents, a brother [...]
The theme and problem of woman's rights looming over the society of that day is demonstrated as the main issue at the core of the story.
These were people who had never moved to the city and had spent their lives in the village. They had starved and the family had had to stay for days without food.
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 [...]
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.
John Steinbeck's short story, "The Chrysanthemums" reflects the struggles of a stereotyped woman of the time, Elisa Allen to find her own identity in the oppressive world of men.
She was his "winter dream " which he was unconsciously being dictated to by "she was the embodiment of a glittering world of excitement and promise.
However, the little girl defends the pig and states that it is unfair to kill it "just because it's smaller than the others".
It also shows that Lennie and George were never going to escape the desperate circle of the routine of their lives."The deep green pool of the Salinas River" that is "still in the late afternoon" [...]
It is not easy to specifically classify some of her works because they do not conform to the conventional styles of writing.'Our Secrets' is one of those pieces of writing, where she brings out the [...]
At the beginning of the novel, we meet Eliezer and his father, the main characters, the destinies of whom we will follow up to the end of the novel.
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.
The irony lies in the fact that, while longing to revive their Native identity, Henry and Lyman relied on the red convertible the by-product of the 'Faustian' nonspiritual/mechanistic genius.
In the tradition of hardboiled detective fiction, the character Easy Rawlins is clearly the same as that of Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald's characters but Rawlins differs from these earlier fictional detectives because at the [...]
The author explains the meanings of different events and rituals conducted by members of the El Eshadda tribe in order to get rid of ambiguities that inform the western ideologies regarding the culture of the [...]
The short story gathered the attention of the public that made it to be among The Enormous Radio and Other Stories collections.
In his compelling masterwork, In the Basement of the Ivory Tower, Professor X laments on the poor education system among the people of low social class in America.
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The hallucination about death leads to a conflict between Troy and his wife, but eventually the tussle draws the theme of reality.
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In this monograph, the author explores the depiction of madness in literary works and specifically Poe's "The cask of amontillado". This article in a scholarly journal analyzes the protagonist of Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado' [...]
The article explores the symbolism of Elisa as the main character in Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" and especially her representation of the ignored and oppressed women of her time.
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King demonstrates that the erasure of identity and one's desire to forget one's roots can cause racism and oppression of indigenous peoples.
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 author uses Billie Jo's mother's absence and regrets Billie Jo to show how important the family unit is to the lives of people.
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 [...]
Baldwin draws attention to the uncomfortable fuzziness between the desire and perception of righteousness and the likelihood and actuality of life heading toward eternal damnation to examine themes relating to sexuality. The concepts of domestic [...]
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The incorporation of two distinctive perspectives on the events transpiring in the book, namely, those of the Mendez and Munemitsus families, also contributes to reinforcing the powerful message that the book conveys: "Every child deserves [...]
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 silent cafe and the presence of the old man underscore the waiters' and the old man's loneliness and lack of purpose.
Therefore, the classical guide provides a description of ways to identify the symptoms and the possible treatment for combat stress, PTSD, and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
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 [...]
These works shed light on the struggles of women in the late nineteenth century and emphasize the importance of continuing to advocate for gender equality and empowerment.
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.
American literature has a distinctive social purpose, which is to perpetuate the country's past experiences, maintain connections and solidarity with the rest of the world, and raise the population's educational levels.
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.
To emphasize the contrast between conformity and nonconformity, Updike uses a contrast at the level of the vocabulary of a short story.
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 [...]
The central theme of the speech and the article is the author's long-term search his place in the world and struggle to come to terms with the way he is treated in a white-dominated racial [...]
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.
Thus, the theme of the story traces the definition of the nature of people and love and suggests that all humans, independent of their circumstances, have a choice in a moral dilemma.
One can trace this particular feature of the author's style to the example of his novels and the characteristic features of the heroes.
In the essay, he describes how learning to read gave him a new sense of purpose and self-esteem and transformed his life.
Due to the combination of realism and symbolism in the horizon and the world in which people lived at the time, the book is imbued with the contradiction between the American and Cuban worlds.
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.
Written in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, the work conveys the brutality and bloodthirstiness of military actions as well as the mental state of soldiers.
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 [...]
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.
Throughout the story, the emotional conflict between hope and despair is evident as the characters grapple with the uncertainty of the situation and the consequences of their actions.
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 [...]
Arguably, Emily's actions and choices in life are wrong and in contrast to the social expectations because of the impact her overly controlling and manipulative father had on her early upbringing.
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.
The irony is further exemplified when the two men end up paying the father to take his son back. These instances reveal how the roles of the father and the kidnappers are displayed in a [...]
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 [...]
In A Clean Well-Lighted Place, the reader seems to be expected to read between the lines to understand the setting. It appears that the setting is a conservative Spanish-speaking country where it can get dusty [...]
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.
In the story, a single helpless child is subjected to extreme misery in exchange for the residents of the little city of Omelas receiving many advantages from a divine source.
In conclusion, people do not leave Omelas en masse due to their complacency with the situation that is based on a utilitarian premise that they rationalize in their minds to the point of belief.
Perhaps the best-portrayed theme and the most controversial one is the recreation of slavery on the part of Afro-Americans who have just been freed of it.
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 [...]
These ghosts threatened her and the children, and she tried so passionately and desperately to protect him that she caused the boy's death.
Robert Joseph Pershing Foster, George Swanson Starling, and Ida Mae Brandon Gladney are three people who decided to move to a liberal state and were forced to deal with the challenges of living in the [...]
For instance, in the poem, Those Winter Sundays, Hayden is seen reflecting on the parenting style of his father, especially how he provided for them. Similarly, in The Lottery, families are united in an effort [...]
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.
1 The film Glory links the Civil War to slavery, on the other hand, The Killer Angels defines the war as an event to gain control.
Bartleby is the central character of the narrator's story, who is expressing honesty to his true self, his instincts, and his desires rather than what reason and rationality demand.
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 [...]
In the short story, Arnold's friend, the antagonist, symbolizes the devil who appears to take Connie to hell. Arnold's friend was well aware of the whereabouts and activities of Connie's parents.
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 [...]
Dandelions have a strong meaning to Pecola's view if the world and the way the world views her. She can feel her resemblance to the dandelions and they amount to her feelings about the people [...]