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This is where we learn of the magic power of the Monkey's Paw in granting wishes. In the first part of the story, Mr.

The abstraction of the female body is represented by a sign of a geometric sense of sexuality, which is a sign of male imperialism and domestication of a woman in a society that is rigid.

This begs the question, whether a human or the whole society has a right to take the function of God and to punish the sin.

The theme of transformation that is reflected in title and can be observed throughout the whole play is connected with to the play dependence on water.

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.

It is often proclaimed that America celebrates biculturalism and ethnic diversity, but very often, immigrants prefer to disguise their cultural heritage, in order to become full-members of the contemporary American society.

His works are especially noted for the use of moral allegories tinted with Puritan inspiration and sharing the features of the great Romantic Movement, more specifically with the Dark Romanticism. Loss of innocence is the [...]

In this way, Agamemnon presents imperfections in the family under consideration with the tragedy of this family rooting in the wife's unfaithfulness to her husband and the father's sacrificing his daughter in exchange for the [...]

It is clear from the beginning of the story that McMurphy successfully feigns insanity to escape the hard work at the Pendleton Work Farm, "Do not overlook the possibility that this man might be feigning [...]

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 [...]

Grendel's response is to show the hero his contempt for nobility and meaning in life. Finally, Grendel's life is so devoid of meaning that he decides to try and kill the queen.

The scientific literature teaches us the rules of life, but most will not be met, and most knowledge will not be used in our everyday life. The balance of art literature and scientific one should [...]

When it comes to production and costume design "Memoirs of a Geisha" is one of the most beautiful-looking films in this modern age and time.

Racial discrimination is the main theme of the book, strongly reflecting the situation that prevailed during the 1950s in the United States, a time when the story's Younger family lived in Chicago's South Side ghetto.

The hesitancy and repetition of phrases, the parallels of contrast, express and enforce the strong bound between George and Nick. In the case of George and Nick they form the basis of their relationship.

The form of the play expresses its realism in the brevity of the play and in the naturalness of the lines.

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 [...]

First of all, it is the race of the two men. Secondly, the lives Tom and Boo lead have a different level of openness.

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

Although the story mostly belongs to the science fiction genre, its central scene is focused on horror, and more specifically, the horror of the unknown that is emblematic of the dark fantasy genre according to [...]

Choice of Fortinbras is an act to usurp his place as the rightful king and avenge for the injustice done to Fortinbras, as well as him. Another reason could be an act to reconcile with [...]

In this sense, the author manages to inform the audience that Paul is drowning in his thoughts and barely shows his concern for others, thus, showing the depth of his unhappiness.

By carefully selecting the characters in the novel, Camus can develop a philosophy of absurdity by illustrating that the universe is marred with absurdity as demonstrated by the absurdist opinions of the protagonist, the judge, [...]

In my opinion, "a slut" remains to be the most important word in Kincaid's story because it could perform several functions in the girl's life: it helps to create a goal for a girl that [...]

The book Fahrenheit 451 and the movie Equilibrium have some similarities and contrasts: Both the book and the movie delve into the topic of the suppression of free thought; in both cases, the concept of [...]

It can be said that while both of these books address the issue of hidden methods of coercion, Nineteen-eighty Four provides a bleak vision of the future in which the whole of society is controlled [...]

In turn, the use of various stylistic devices helps the writer create a sense of suspense and show the immense moral tension that the main character struggles with.

The object of the poem is the definitive extoling of the British Queen who is seen as the vehicle of advancement and modernity in India, which is described as a "Jungle".

Father felt that he was not able to raise the children properly, and he thinks that it is extremely shameful. The best way to interpret this story is that the father has made a decision [...]

It this work, he describes a great mission of white men which have to colonize and rule the rest of the world, bringing civilization and culture to backward peoples.

The story is set in the 1890s. In the meantime, Mina is writing to her friend.

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.

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.

In Part 4 of the book, Covey states that the individual needs to nourish himself in a holistic manner; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

For example, a child brought up by a single mother tends to relate with women in a more comfortable manner than the ones brought up by the two parents. In this light, a father has [...]

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?" [...]

Through an analysis of the main characters in the novel, Naoji and Kazuko, this paper attempts to provide an elaboration of what it means to be a "victim", and also to demonstrate a relationship of [...]

The second volume is supposed to address various issues that were related to the murder of Helen Osborne and the actions that were taken by the police.

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 [...]

However, in Anderson's world the majority of people are satisfied with the information they got. Anderson's novel is one of the examples that people are ready to change their world.

The learners of English as a second language have been greatly affected because of the discrimination faced from other individuals because of the difference in pronunciation.

Magic In the opening of the play Prospero is the one who, had conjured the storm in a desire to entice his, brother Antonio and the king of Naples, Alonso.

An example is that, as she fails to recite her poem in church, she notes that her dress is probably a handout from a white woman.

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.

The contraries used by the poet in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" are the backbone of this poem. The structure of "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" is the first feature of the contraries [...]

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 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 main features of the Renaissance culture which also determine the elements of the Renaissance literature are the philosophy of humanism, the secular character of the art pieces, and the orientation on the antique patterns.

This follows the revelations of her background in the interview that ZZ Packer, just like the character Dina in the story, moved from a dominantly black neighborhood to a dominantly white university.

It is very important to be confident and to know what you want in life in order to succeed and to make the goals come to pass.

Augustine of Hippo believes that the only real source of friendship is God, and he adds that it is only through this God-man relationship that people can understand the ideal meaning of friendship.

The justification for this is that the girl's mother had eaten a Rapunzel from the witch's farm. Her long hair is a symbol of a bond that links her to the outside world and from [...]

A person speaks to a pen or a writing material by way of magic and so does the writing material does to the recipient of the message.

They are as follows: the presentation of the heroes, the consideration of the ethical themes, and the final stages of the plays the latter help to draw some ethical conclusions based on the peculiarity of [...]

All these characteristics of America during 1920 are evident and inherent in the main character, Jay Gatsby, in the novel The Great Gatsby. This is one of the themes in the novel The Great Gatsby.

However, at the end of the story, the son discovers that he was not the source of his problems but instead alcoholism was. He did this while referring to the character of his grandfather and [...]

The Family under the Bridge is a children's novel that seeks to highlight the plight of homelessness and poverty. In The Family under the Bridge, the author generally intends to captivate and educate the audience [...]

The impact of dehumanization on people's attitudes to the world around them and to the people in it is depressing and terrible.

However, based on the prologue and description of the man, it can be understood that he is a simple representative of the working class.

Thus, it is important to establish how Tram develops a deep connection with the soldiers and the way the medical worker uses it to escape the harsh reality in which she is trapped.

In conclusion, Palamon and Arcite are bound together by their duty and the desire to win Emily's heart, regardless of her opinion.

Cathleen is a crucial character who is a foil to the rest of the family, highlighting their flaws and enabling the audience to see the destructive effects of addiction and denial.

This ghost will only talk to Hamlet, and when the time is right, he will share his side of the account with the prince.

In terms of the usage of figurative language, it is feasible to state that a combination of symbolism and metaphor is used in the poem's concluding lines.

Her analogy sets the setting for her narrative framework, which portrays the English colonists as God's anointed and the Native Americans as the scourge sent by God to torment the English in order to lead [...]

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.

Thus, the novel is built on the juxtaposition of concepts, ideas, and concepts, thanks to which the reader can fully understand the main character's perception of the concepts of masculinity and patriarchy.

The tragedy affected the whole country, from Ukraine in the West to Kazakhstan in the East. The propaganda of the Soviet Union widely celebrated collectivization and Stalin's actions before and at the time of Kopelev's [...]

The book's meaning, essence, nature, and content are a set of disclosures of missionary practices, tactics, strategies, tools, and fundamental concepts of the influence of the International Missionary Council on the surrounding world and reality.

This is because it helps to outline the picture of what is happening more clearly for the reader and contributes to the formation of the general mood of the narrative.

However, due to the extensive use of literary elements, such as allusions and metaphors, discussion of the poem's use of imagery and symbolism can serve as a solid basis. Thus, "Dreams of Suicide" became a [...]

Using all the power of literary language, the author masterfully portrays the American Civil War and the assassination of one of the greatest presidents.

Esperanza, in turn, hides her treatment to Nenny under the guise of frivolity and deliberately does not consider her a friend.

When it comes to social media, Alexie thinks Facebook is a poor method to connect with people since it encourages them to retreat behind their computers. The Facebook Sonnet uses the enjambment and caesura approaches [...]

Scott Kiesling focuses on the address term dude in the article Dude, whereby the term's pattern of use, meanings, and functions are highlighted.

She is unhappy with her current lifestyle and constantly dreams of the riches and glamour that she feels her beauty deserves.

In the story, the mother is assured that passing on valuable domestic knowledge to her daughter will save her from a life of ruin and promiscuity and empower her to be a productive member of [...]

The book "Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America" by Watson is an insightful analysis of the political thinking and worldview of the Jacksonian era - more than two decades after Monroe's presidency and [...]

The structure of the Homegoing describes the picture of the family and the power of love from the different descendants of Maame.

The ideas presented in the novel seem to be rather sceptical (problems of the narrative style) satire of European culture and politics.

Contextualized by the male gaze of the narrative hero of the short story, the girls in A&P, the story written by John Updike, are being observed from their very first appearance.

In The Tempest, the sea is presented as a strict and impartial element: "When the sea is. In The Tempest, an island is a place of isolation for several people: great magician Prospero and his [...]

Bennet cares for her daughters and husband, despite the ways she chooses to show her thoughtfulness that is often improper or inconsiderate, which makes her a good wife and mother.

The poem is a description of the speaker's feelings and desires to only have the lover to herself. Sappho wrote the poem to express feelings to the lover, who cannot return the love as he [...]

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.

Being the representatives of different literary genres, the chosen stories contributes to the promotion of home as the only place for hope, safety, and empowerment.

The plot of the story follows the life and death of a Southern woman Emily Grierson, mostly in the period after the Civil War.

The plot revolves around the trip of the Das Indian family from the USA to India itself. Kapasi to discover the difference in "interpreting" their national and personal perception.Mr.

The pen and the arm are included in the description, hence the mention of the snout and the clothing. Billy Collins' "Budapest" is a representation of his creative process and the forces involved in it.

In addition, the use of the word 'can' illustrates the young man's feeling of the impossibility of getting a woman and hence the reason for despair and the tone of the poem.

This is a novel with a story of the authentic journey from the remote areas to the city of Johannesburg and the religious journey through the unfriendly culture.Rev.

The first part of the story depicts the attempts of the machines to answer the first question of the paragraph under analysis, whether the men were broken down.

The current age has seen an acute upsurge in the value placed on the beauty of women; where the stigmatization, low esteem, and shame associated with being bad looking among women is leading to high [...]

To the amazement of the boy, Sheila agrees to keep him company to the dance. The evening before the dance, this boy cleans his canoe that he plans to use to take them to the [...]

It is necessary to tackle the background of the creation and the function of ancient Greek comedy on the whole. The sexual content of the play is connected with the Peloponnesian war.

The paper would look into the parameter of different aspects of the stories and compare the two, particularly on the theme of self-discovery.

In King Lear and A Thousand of Acres, the destinies of both King Lear and Larry Cook encounter unfair attitudes toward daughters and death, as a result. Lear and Larry are in despair because of [...]

The fact that both Faulkner and O'Connor were from the South and that they wrote during almost the same period led to many similarities in their style of writing like the religious themes and foreshadowed [...]

A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms is a comic satire that allows Swift to explore the subject of intolerance and thereby to convey a statement in support of his own relativistic philosophy.

The leg cannot be the sense of people's life as it is just a leg, and people should believe in something more real.

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.

Ana brings out the pains of living in exile in America for most of the Cubans, some of whom had a life in their former homes. A new beginning in Miami is the fate of [...]

The main idea of the book lies in upholding the Marxist belief of the inevitable collapse of capitalism and the accession of the proletariat, or industrial working class.

On the contrary, in terms of the poem, she is a "gun" and rage is part of her being, in so far as it permits her to explode.

The 'Heart of Darkness' is replete with symbolism, from the beginning till the end, and Conrad uses nature to symbolize every situation in the story.

It is a horrifying story told from the point of view of a dying Negro slave, who is standing at the place where the first band of pilgrims landed in search of liberty.

The cruel persecution of minorities and the interference of the state in the individual's conscience became the key concerns of Miller's criticism of this people's actions and beliefs.

An important area of work is also the study in conversation with the grieving of the styles of coping behavior that can impede grief and those that can increase the effectiveness of adaptation to the [...]

The girl is in love with the idea of being a part of the carnival, but her parents do not allow her to participate.

What is the theme of MacDonald's "Gone Girl?" The story centers on a private detective who is intelligent and appears in the wrong place at the right time.

The author in the poem underlines the catastrophic state in which the poorest layer of society was. The author underlines the racist character of Kiplings poem, protesting against the division between black and white people.

The writer makes the reader believe in his dream world where children become champions and where, unlike the real world, the good always wins over evil.

The coherence of language and lucidity of communication is the central theme of Lewis Carroll's Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. This is reaffirmed in the episode when Alice becomes very tall and speaks to a [...]

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 [...]

However, once the lover of the king's daughter is given the dreadful choice, the princess secretly interferes with the chance and gives the man a hint to open the door on the right.

Apparently, the wide variety of themes that he chose for his writings also contribute to their popularity: the complexity of human soul, its ability to rise and fall, wisdom and vanity, purity and vice, the [...]

When her husband returned home later and tried to cut the bread, the blood poured out of it, making the wife tell about the visit of her sister earlier that day.

Williams' view towards the ideas of illusion and reality works to highlight the fact that reality will always overcome fantasy and the two cannot coexist peacefully, and while we cannot completely admire Stanley in his [...]

The author uses the phrase 'to live in stone' to signify the magnitude of Obasan's silence. In the course of the unfolding story, Naomi is torn between adopting Obasan's silence and embracing Aunt Emily's articulacy.

Therefore, the intention of Irene's passing is to enjoy the opportunities that are available to the white people. In this regard, Clare attempts to reach out to a person of the same identity is an [...]