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Sugar House & Slave: A Literary Duo

In the short story, The House Made of Sugar, the transformation is negatively characterized by a transphobic scope. However, some similarities are evident: just as the transformation in The House Made of Sugar permits characters [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Fiction Comparison
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 678

Exploring Junot Díaz’s Narrative Nonfiction

The goal of the text is to demonstrate the plight of migrants. The author of The Cheater's Guide to Love is the American-Dominican writer Junot D az, who was 44 years old at the time [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1199

The Significance of Plays for Audiences

Sophocles used the artistic technique of tragic irony in the play "Oedipus the King," the essence of which is that the audience understands the progress of events, but the characters do not.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 381

Digital Poetry: The Key Features

The textual circumstances of digital poetry are shifting due to rising degrees of interaction and the ongoing reduction of boundaries between digital forms of writing.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 175

Women and Odysseus’s Fate

Specifically, to save the hero from a horrible storm that destroys his ship and leaves him without the crew, Athena approaches Nausicaa, the Princess of Phaeacia, in her dream.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1600

Ideas of “A Good Man Is Easy to Find” by Vala

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 [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 288

Slavery in The Fires of Jubilee by Stephen Oates

Apart from the story being arranged in chapters, the layout and approach suggest that the author has described the area of events narrated and then given the narration.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 692

Reading Journal on Gilman’s “Herland”

The primary protagonists and the culture they are discovering are the focus of Herland. The descriptions of the characters and their differences are provided from the perspective of the narrating character.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

“A World War II Story…” by Hillenbrand: A Review

The examination of Zamperini's life and the relationship with the family and colleagues attributed to the core thematic constructs; struggle, discipline, friendship, and determination.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2463

Response to Ernest Hemingway’s Writing

Hemingway showed that he appreciated the moments of crisis and clash with reality in his life: as frightening a bullfight in his story as the death of a loved one.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 403

Auston’s Letter Concerning Sarah Rosetta Wakeman

I purposefully selected a letter written by a man to introduce students to a perspective of a man of the 19th century on a woman who broke the constraints put on her by the society [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 316

Why to Read “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

In addition to undermining the historical gender stereotypes, the novel portrays the importance of women's social status in the Victorian era and their dependence on their husbands' or parents' financial situation.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 315

Oasis Platform in “Ready Player One” by E. Clive

OASIS is a useful and productive escape from the harsh world that the characters in Ready Player One live in, while the current social media platform that could be compared to OASIS, Meta, is more [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 390

Stories Told From a Different Perspective

Stories told from different perspective help to understand that our points of view and the points of view of other characters, including the narrator, are how we see the world and events in it.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 287

Forum: The Character of Odysseus

Odysseus is the forefather of his land and family, and he overcomes all difficulties on his way home, which is truly admirable.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 709

Homerian Odysseus’ Heroism (Arête)

Odysseus has expressed acts of devotion and loyalty in the manner of how he is devoted to his wife and how one is trapped on the island with an astonishing level of a goddess.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1498

Things Fall Apart: Drama and Its Elements in the Novel

Achebe chose to write about the traditions and values of the Igbo people to show that they had their own rich culture before the British came. The novel is about the Igbo people, their way [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 415

Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

For instance, when the maid, Lily, opens the door for Gabriel at the start of the short tale, classism becomes immediately clear and is the first element that a reader notices.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1120

Casual Analysis of Hasselstrom’s and Lubrano’s Stories

Linda Hasselstrom's "A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun" exposes the sound reasoning of the author on the safety of possessing a firearm on deserted roads and in the presence of abusive men.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 384

“After Great Pain…” Poem by Emily Dickinson

Instead of examining the causes of suffering themselves, it occupies itself with understanding the feeling itself at a deeper level, connecting it with the static numbness of the after-pain.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 410

Individual & Natural World in American Literature

Thus, despite this mutual awareness of individuality and connectedness with nature, a state of calm and patience is necessary to be an individual."There is Another Sky" is a short poem by Emily Dickinson where the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

“The Rhetoric & Poetics of Aristotle” Book

This is necessary to feed more meaning to the language used and contributes to the ability of rhetoric in interpersonal communication. Human interaction is a continuous communication and going back and forth in the rhetoric [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 633

The Book​ “Coming off Age in Mississippi” by Anne Moody

This makes "Coming off Age in Mississippi" an excellent choice for students interested in learning about the history of the Civil Rights Movement and literature that can be enjoyed on its own."Coming off Age in [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 3890

The “Harry Potter” Novels by Joanne Rowling

A virtuoso command of the English language and an understanding of how to portray teenagers plausibly from their psychology allowed the author to reach the hearts of millions of children worldwide.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

The Book “Slow Death” by Rubber Duck

The authors were able to integrate and discuss the features of the issue of pollution in terms of socioeconomic variables as a notable part of the book and its elaborations.
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 849

The Abortion Theme in Society and Literature

The author does not directly mention whether the couple or the parent had opted for abortion but relating to how society handles unwanted pregnancy, the thought must have crossed people's minds, and that is how [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1155

William Shakespeare’s Play “The Tempest”

Considering that this character is not a person but a spirit, one should consider character traits and external features in revealing the character in the staged play.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 372

The Time Travel Concept in American Literature

However, David Lewis argues that it is possible to conceive of time travel in a manner that does not break the rule of logic. The reason why Niffenegger's depiction of time travel is coherent lies [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 655

The Direction of Modern Literature

In The Odyssey, the epic hero's journey is followed, while in The Song of Roland and Epic of Gilgamesh, the authors praise the bravery of a military leader and the king, respectively.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 332

Paolo and Francesca’s Fate in Dante’s Divine Comedy

Francesca and Paolo are portrayed as two lovers who are doomed to the Secor Hell because of their adulterous affairs. Therefore, Francesca and Paolo are to be blamed for the dreadful event of their decision, [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 279

Portrait of Epoch in A Wall of Fire Rising by Danticat

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.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1102

Arabian Nights: The Stories Analysis

In this instance, justice saved the innocent son from the evil act of transformation to a bull that the old man's wife did.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 405

The Rules of Courtly Love in “Lanval”

Lanval is one of the stories to which the rules and nature of courtly love described by Capellanus are applicable. Thus, the character of the story is an example of a true lover who is [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 374

To Be a Writer, You Must Be Born a Writer

Even in perspective, it is impossible to talk about the genius of a writer who does not have their ideas and opinions and only rethinks other people's thoughts.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 887

Zadie Smith’s Commentary on Writing

Zadie objects to the feeling of pride among writers if they want to be successful. According to Zadie, pride tends to derail the progress of most writers.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 345

Interpretation of Olaudah Equiano’s Narrative

Equiano participated in the abolitionist movement, which had a significant impact on the formation of the self-consciousness of the peoples of Africa and helped in the mutual enrichment of Europeans, Africans, and Americans.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 285

Satire in “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift

Just like successful manipulative politicians, Swift carefully selects and presents facts to shift society's attention from the proposed measure's ethical inappropriateness to the practical benefits that it can promote.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 374

The Novel “Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway

Thus, in "Farewell to Arms" by Hemingway, the brutality of war influenced the change in the hero's views, and his opinion was formed by the senselessness of war, which are essential foundations for the prevention [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 405

History of Literature Compared to Other Arts in Russia

Within the report, the following are discussed in depth to bring the shadow of literature in Russia: the intentions behind the creation of this form of art, things that the authors of these kinds of [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1970

The Truth in Chekhov’s “Lady with the Dog”

Chekhov continues to develop the image of a "man in a case," that is, a constant change from the case of family life to the case of secret meetings with women.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 786

Jonathan Swift Satire Analysis

A similar point was made in Swift's work, in the part where the author tries to reassure the reader that children under the age of 12 are not a saleable commodity to eat.
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 549

Romantic Characteristics in “Frankenstein”

In the novel, there are at least two features of Romanticism that are not discussed in the overview: the illustration of grotesque and the theme of individual versus society.
  • Subjects: Dramatical Novel
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 331

Friendship in “The Song of Roland”

This phrase sums up Roland's predicament in the book as it relates to his reluctance to sound the Oliphant horn. In the final horn-blowing episode, Roland is aggressively persuaded to blow the horn for Charlemagne's [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 422

The Work “Letter on Inoculation” by Voltaire

Voltaire is a French writer and philosopher whose work "Philosophical Letters" has become one of the greatest works of the eighteenth century."Letter on Inoculation" contains arguments on vaccination at the time when the English adapted [...]
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 430