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The author's choice to use nature as the antagonist portrays an understanding of a force working against the main character, the man, as he struggles to endure in the cold.

A Wall of Fire Rising by Edwidge Danticat is a colorful story that holds numerous symbolic meanings and balances between melancholy and passion for the remarkable force that comes from people's ability to dream.

The main character of the story, who is unnamed throughout the whole narrative, lost his love because of her disease. The end of the story reveals her unfaithfulness, and it is not definite that the [...]

Robert Munsch's book A Promise is a Promise is a children's book intended to appeal to young children at the younger end of the 6-8 year old age group or even younger.

At this point, new subjects emerged and he chose to write about them in the spirit of a poet who was out to criticize.

The population had to work hard to pay taxes to the state and various fees required by the Church that assured them of the importance of that.

The persona of the poem is the wife or the lover of John Anderson. On the surface, the poem expresses the thoughts of a wife as she and her spouse near the end of their [...]

Maybe Loureen and Florence treat their problems a little differently depending on the fact of having children or the degree to which the husband's attitude can be tolerated. The general opinion about women and their [...]

The paper demonstrates the relevance of Othello to the contemporary audience by highlighting the existence of the major issues Shakespeare addresses in this play.

Therefore, his connection with the Gatsby's story is that he is depended upon to serve as the mouthpiece of the older generation as he metaphorically transcends through time to retell the Great Gatsby tale accurately [...]

Through his poems, Whitman gave a detailed account of the civilization era in the United States of America. Whitman used a variety of themes in his poems to discuss various issues that affected the society.

The relationship between the author and the parents is strained because of the author's decision to move to California, as explained in the story where the author states, "My relationship with my parents had become [...]

The feminist critique is an aspect that seeks to explore the topic of men domination in the social, economic, and political sectors.

He was quite critical of many of the social conventions and this story is a criticism of the requirements of class and social position.

One of the most prominent traits of Victorian poetry was that most poems portrayed the themes of isolation, alienation, and the distinction between love and life.

As the title of the book suggests, the story is based on the enormous pearl Kino finds, and the events that took place as people tried to hunt Kino for possessing the pearl.

In the being of the play, we assume that Macbeth is akin to the king, a loyal soldier, and a person "full of the milk of human kindness".

The book gives a story of a spider by the name Charlotte and her acquaintance with Wilbur, the piglet. Wilbur's purpose and his impact on the themes of the book Wilbur is the main character [...]

Paul D declared Sethe "the best thing" because he was just a "man" in terms of gender, and he could not claim his manhood without her.

In Woolf's Professions for Women, the Angel in the House symbolizes the expectations of the society from what a woman should be; this Angel in the House got in the way of Woolf's writing and [...]

The format of the poem also serves to create a sense of isolation and disconnection. The swerving described throughout the first stanza is adopted by the mind of the reader and is never fully brought [...]

In the novel, the author compares this garden to Darcy's perception of himself. He boasts about how he knows the number and the location of each and every tree in the garden.

In this respect, it is purposeful to look through the literature that explores the origins of e-books development, individual perceptions and demographics of using electronic materials, understand the status of libraries and define in what [...]

The primary objective of fantasy is to provide a way of escape from the unexciting existence of daily living. In the case of Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, one of the purposes of fantasy is to [...]

It permits the author not only focus on the subject matter and revolve around the themes of the story, but implement the entertainment function of the writing and provide the reader with an in-depth understanding [...]

Both Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Alighieri wrote in the Middle Ages and were the two most famous and most celebrated writers of that period."Both Dante and Chaucer were active in affairs of their times".

Most prominently, this technique is used during the climactic confrontation between Jing-Mei and her mother, when the Jing-Mei's long-deceased sisters are mentioned. Over the course of the story, Jing-Mei's mother projecting her dreams on Jing-Mei [...]

In this novel of manners, the author describes the character development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, and depicts the society of late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century England with its values and flaws. One of the [...]

The younger one is in a hurry to go home, the older one hesitates, he clearly does not want to leave, although it is already deep night. There are no human meanings in the world: [...]

He did not feel particularly fond of this part of his job, because, while picking up items at the drugstore, Jackson used to experience a sense of humiliation, over the colour of his skin, as [...]

The drive down to the dock in the '62 Rambler is a powerful phallic image culminating in the catch of the recently dead Sturgeon full of eggs, which were his and worth quite a lot [...]

This paper explores the theme of sense and sensibility, and the lack of it, in details and shows how each of the characters stands out in relation to the theme.

It is, therefore, easy to recommend Fahrenheit 451 as the book with the true reflection of the society people live in nowadays.

In a large extent, food is also used as a sign of respect and hospitality to visitors and also as a form of socializing.

In the book, the author uses various techniques to illustrate the American tall tale and reveal is message, and it is a striking depiction concerning the delusion of the people of America during the late [...]

It is the way of poetry which is mentioned in his "A High-Toned Old Christian Women", poetry which is "supreme fiction" made of "the moral law".

In "God's Grandeur," the author, Hopkins, expresses his admiration for the splendor of God and His creation, as well as his dismay at how humankind lost sight of the special relationship between God and the [...]

This was the period when immigration and the new urban geography of France became a burning issue in the public debate.

The newly established nation that appeared as the outcome of the revolution was eager to proclaim its patriotism and to share its feelings of pride with the rest of the world.

It is important to note that the film, To Kill a Mockingbird entails most of the aspects depicted in the novel.

When Michael returns to his office, he remains unsettled, and he decides to ask for the eviction file, but the real estate lawyer, Braden Chance refuses to give it to him.

Also, O'Brien seems to exaggerate in his vivid accounts of the experience the soldiers in the war. This collection of short stories is devoted to a platoon of American soldiers who fight in the Vietnam [...]

The title reveals the main idea of the story, i.e, the lesson about injustice. Of course, it is necessary to point out that the style of the story is quite colloquial.

The American Dream play is an apologue of how American life has turned awry under the pretext of the American Dream.

The author remarks that it is the fulfillment of these conditions, of being male, white, and of a privileged background, that would drive the bank to even allow the loan of "two solid millions, and [...]

Being a home-owner is one of the aspects that determine status in the society and, consequently, stimulates people to preserve their status.

The presentation of the Ghost in the film builds the main theme of revenge and tragedy. Olivier shows that the Oedipus complex is a crucial aspect in understanding the play especially the character of Hamlet [...]

Although Algernon's view on love and marriage is not known during the conversation with his butler, we get to know his thoughts on the subject in a monologue where he claims that marriage is an [...]

The story is set during the roaring twenties, a period of significant social and cultural change, and it incorporates many of the author's personal experiences, feelings, and perceptions of the time.

In her novel Home, however, Morrison argues that the history of race and racism in the United States complicates the concept of home.

The narrator, the child of the two grownups in the story, details an argument between her parents based on the nickname her father refers to her.

Barbara's Ehrenreich's text 'Serving in Florida' can be described as effective in terms of defining the main problems of the American poor through the prism of the personal experience of the author.

From the beginning of the story, the reader can feel that Mathilde is irritated with her appearance and distressed with "the poverty of her apartment" and the reality she has to live in.

What is first traced in the short story is the description of the gap in the working conditions of black and white people.

Through the use of imagery, the poet conveys the futility of his protagonist's wishes, and makes one relate to the hopelessness of his father's situation.

After all it is after having proven his loyalty to Hassan by the means of bringing his son Sohrab to the U.S.that the novel's protagonist Amir was able to attain inner peace hence, providing a [...]

One of the prevalent techniques Hoagland uses throughout the poem to explain his point of view is the metaphor, precisely the extended metaphor.

As for my personal opinions on the reading, I think that "When I Was One-and-Twenty" accurately and truthfully reflects the aspirations of the young generation to which I belong.

In this situation, the nature of the darkness and the element of the sublime reaches much deeper into the human soul, suggesting that the governess cannot see the truth because of the darkness in her [...]

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a play focusing on the topic of the Salem witch of the last decade of the 1600s in Massachusetts.

It is impossible not to agree that he reached considerable success in his endeavors."The Two-Sen Copper Coin" is a shining example of Ranpo's ability to tell a story in an exciting and intriguing way, intermingling [...]

Thereby, irony can be traced in a poem even if contemporary scholars try to prove that there is no ironic meaning at all by using biographic approach to analyse the poem, motivation of the author, [...]

However, in Act 1, scenes 1 to 4, the audience is introduced to Macbeth's increasing fear and the developing desire to be the king. It appears that the desire to be the king overrides his [...]

The character of Pap is used to advance the theme of racism in the book. In the closing chapters of the book, Huck and Tom come to the realization that Jim is not property but [...]

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 [...]

Reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness it is possible to see the cases of prejudiced opinion about Africa and its citizens, however, this point of view is aimed at presenting the situation which was in [...]

The narrator is also the protagonist, is the wife to the gentleman in the story who is known as Morton. Morton's wife tries to tell the bully not to throw sand at her son until [...]

Zeus' main weapon was the thunderbolt and he was commonly referred to as the father of men and gods. Zeus had to fight with the remaining Titans and he was able to vanquish one of [...]

At the end of the story, the Behrani's son tragically dies and the colonel, overwhelmed with pain and frustrated with his fate, decides to kill his wife and himself.

The focus of this paper is to analyze the article, A Romance to Kill For: Homicidal Complicity in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" published in the journal of Studies in Short Fiction in terms of [...]

Defamiliarization is one of the helpful stylistic techniques of such kind, and this essay shall analyze examples of defamiliarization and the benefits of its usage.

The monster then travels to Geneva and meets a little boy called William in the woods, where he hopes that the young boy who is not yet corrupted by the views of older people and [...]

The main purpose of the Gilgamesh myth is to illustrate the weakness of man in the face of destiny. By the time this dream appears in the story, the reader is already aware Enkidu is [...]

The introduction of Tom by the author is a plot device to represent the plight of the slaves in the state.

Expecting the sound to be caused by the wind, the speaker opens the window, through which a raven flies into the room.

In strengthening the primary theme, the author uses words such as slave, trod, lies, and tides to create a logical appeal to the implication of racism and discrimination. The poet makes the second reference to [...]

Stryver who is referred to as a fellow of delicacy is proved to a fellow of no delicacy at the end of the story while Sydney Carton who was referred to as a fellow of [...]

When it comes to ethics, he suggests that the prince should only be concerned with actions that are beneficial to a leader and ones that promote the well-being of his state.

He speaks mostly from his point of view, but it can be argued that it is not the same person in all the parts of this poem. He kept losing the people that were close [...]

Of course, she is not a mortal woman as she is a nymph and is beyond the laws of human society. Of course, the woman is meant to be devoted to her husband and her [...]

The boy had to waltz with his father and as they did so, he hit his right ear on his father's buckle because he was a small one.

Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English poetry, was the first who started writing in English, not in Latin, as writers and poets used to.

The main idea In the Land of the Free is a reflection of the experience of immigrants and the tough policies by the U.

The phrase "view our sable race with scornful eye" in the above passage is purposely used to incite the audience to take a critical approach to slavery, which considers both the negative and the positive [...]

The character development in the story is presented through Emma's realization of the imperfection of the world. Although Madame Bovary as a realistic novel is widely recognized, Flaubert's quest of distortions and illusions lead to [...]

The actual name of the character "Green Knight" is not provided, but throughout the poem, the person is described as "green" and thus the color green describe the person himself.

Greg joined the cult in the 60s and was enchanted by the atmosphere, or as Sacks describes it the 'austere and charismatic figure of the Swami himself came like a revelation to Greg '.

Through the years the author got the new vision of his poems what was expressed by the difference between the imagery of Introductions and the Song's of Nurse in the Songs of Innocence and Songs [...]

All in all, through the Song of Myself poem, Whitman presents a description of himself that demonstrates that the poet is intimately related to the concepts of life, death, and The Universe.

Liberia descends to anarchy and lawlessness, and he runs for dear life and finds himself in a different country, thousands of miles from his.

This essay discusses the philosophy that Pope brings forth in his Essay that Man, in his pride and disbelief, is blinded and fails to realize the beauty and sublimity in the perfect world that God [...]

Mary Wollstonecraft expressly makes her stand known in advocating for the rights of the women in her novel, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, but her daughter is a bit reluctant to curve a [...]

Apparently, the references to darkness in Sonny's Blues are meant to symbolize the essence of Sonny's drug addiction; whereas, the references to light are meant to prompt readers to think of Sonny's story of reconciliation [...]

That is why, according to a child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim, Pecos Bill may be considered as a somewhat successful story for children and their perception of the world.

However, to understand the background of the story and the causes that made a little girl cry, it is vital to see her living conditions and the peculiarities of her family.

The photos symbolize their neighbor's, Kitty represents the couple's insatiable urge to act s others, and the locked doorknob symbolizes their inability to abandon their lifestyle.

The main themes of this story are wealth, the pursuit of social status, and the illusions that people use to achieve them.

The image of soldier Kien in The Sorrow of War demonstrates the difficulties of the Vietnamese people before, through and after this war.

The first song, sung in the tavern, at the insistence of Sit Andrew and Sir Toby Belch for a love song, is a recitation of what is going on in the play and it hints [...]

Like the narrator, a reader may think that the story presents a happy ending, as the young woman "went to join the kingdom of her beloved". The woman wants the girls to find the answer [...]

This paper seeks to illustrate the influence alcohol has on a person and the effects it has on the family involved based on the essay Under the Influence.

Stella is a devoted wife struggling to make her marriage work, even though her husband Stanley, subjects her to a lot of pain and suffering.

In our criticism of Cinderella, we asked the questions: "What is the disposition of gender in this artifact?" And, "How does the disposition of gender affect the behavior of children under the age of ten?" [...]

The young soldier in the poem felt that the army personnel and the society at large were aware of the potential dangers that he could face in the war but they still encouraged him to [...]

But at the same time, there is a sense of controversy because of the unordinary nature of the title and the way the words are related to each other.

The poem is a simple and dramatic account of rich and famous Richard Cory who is adored and envied by the commoners.

This was an indication that although his faith had started to change, he still had faith in God. He was able to come out of the holocaust with a stronger faith.

In this reaction paper to one of the most prominent Faulkner's works, I attempt to describe and analyze the strategies that the author used to make this conflict acute and sympathetic to the reader.

It can be presupposed that the poem explains a process of soul existence, from the very first desire up to the death.

The arguments and the sequences that are created in a novel are well though out and present a realm of exploration, innovation and creativity that does not have borders. No form of literature in the [...]

The themes of empathy and compassion are actively developed throughout the novel; at first, Lauren realizes that the world is cruel and she must learn to live in it.

The theme of loneliness and isolation is prevalent in the story, as the two main characters, Mrs. The emptiness is seen in the few bus passengers and the isolation of Eliot's beach.

The story of Ama Aidoo In the Cutting of a Drink tells about gender inequality, which is expressed in the clash between the typical values of rural residents and the values of people living in [...]

In addition, her mother kept the cause of the deaths of Rachel's father and brother secret. In essence, the play Rachel is educative and addresses some of the challenges people face in society.

In his essay "Nature" and "Divine School Address", Ralph Emerson opposes it as the perfect "City of God" to the City of Men or society.

In summation, it is safe to assume that Marvell uses hyperbole to show the almost endearing foolishness and irrationality of love.

At the end, the persona in the poem justifies the tittle of the poem that trying to conceal anger is like cultivating a poison tree.

This will be seen through an analysis of the other characters in the play and the values of ancient Greeks. Indeed this central character appears to be at odds with the inclinations of the other [...]

She wants to depict the difference between the appearance of a beautiful woman in her culture's point of view and that the western. It is not a matter to the Muslim women as it is [...]

The novel Brother by David Chariandy explores the concepts of brotherhood, discrimination, and internalized racism through the eyes of Michael and Francis. The theme of brotherhood is apparent through the relationship between Michael and Francis [...]