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Henry Clerval, Victor Frankenstein's close friend, helps the main character overcome months of fever in Chapter 5. To conceal the illness from his family, Henry takes on the...

The Canterbury Tales is one of the well-known works of English literature. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. It remains popular up till nowadays. It is a collection of...

In Homer's poem, Calypso is a nymph. She kept Odysseus imprisoned on the island of Ogygia for seven years. The goddess symbolizes temptation. Calypso offers Odysseus immortality if he...

Technically, Pitty Sing caused the accident that led to the family’s death. But the actual cause was somewhat different from the wretched cat. Its owner took the pet on the trip, which...

The story of Elie Wiesel’s family described in his famous book Night is worth attention. They suffer much because of Nazism, which causes millions of deaths across the globe. His...

Madame Schachter in Night is one of the Jews from Sighet. She trawled in the same cattle car as Eliezer. She started seeing flaming furnaces as deported Jews were approaching...

Foreshadowing is a powerful literary device that Fitzgerald used to keep the reader intrigued! At the end of chapter 1, Nick sees Gatsby standing at the shore, trembling. He was...

Elie Wiesel is sent to the concentration camp with his father. The dad later dies of dysentery and physical abuse. In the book Night, Elie describes how his father’s neighbors, caring...

At the Tabard Inn, the narrator meets 29 pilgrims who are on their way, making a pilgrimage to Canterbury. They let the narrator join them since he heads to the same place. Among the...

Othello dies at the end of the play by committing suicide. The character stabs himself with a knife out of an immense feeling of guilt. The reason for his death is jealousy and, as a...

Elizabeth Lavenza is an orphan child. She was raised by Victor Frankenstein’s family, who later becomes his bride. Being an idealized character, she combines positive traits. Some of...

The train that transports all the prisoners, including the main hero, is dire. Nazis bring prisoners to the concentration camp in cattle cars, which shows an inhuman attitude towards...

The narrator finds the yellow color of the wallpaper disturbing and revolting. She doesn’t like the erratic patterns and the fact that the wallpaper is peeling off. She claims it’s the...

The Yellow Wallpaper was written in 1892. Back then, women did not have the fundamental right to be responsible for their lives and well-being. Men were the ones to decide what a woman...

The death of Catherine Earnshaw occurs in Chapter 16 of Wuthering Heights. Sometime before she dies, Catherine experiences an intense fever that leaves her weakened. She suffers from...

The name of the central hero in Wuthering Heights has its origin in English words heath (or heather) and cliff. It means heath growing on a cliff. Careful choice of the name was...

Throughout Homer's epic, Mentor largely assists Odysseus in all his struggles. When Odysseus departs for the Trojan War, he leaves Mentor to teach and oversee his son Telemachus. He...

As the front is closer and closer to Buna, the concentration camp is ordered to evacuate in a few days. However, before the evacuation, the Nazis order people to wash floors and clean...

Though Gatsby is a fictional character, it's hard to believe someone in the '20s could afford such a lavish life. Some people speculate that he was a drug dealer, and some say that he...

There is a moment when Nick realized that "the Middle West now seemed like a ragged edge of the universe." Then, Nick decided to move to New York and start a career in the bond...

The Canterbury Tales is commonly recognized as Geoffrey Chaucer's key work, his opus magnum. The collection of stories is written almost entirely in verse. Yet, there is an exception...

Elie Wiesel and his father, Shlomo Wiesel, leave the concentration camp at Buna because they are forced to go on the march to another location by the SS army. Such a decision was made...

While working as a nurse, Eurycleia finds herself talking to a beggar. He claims to be a former soldier who fought in the Trojan War with Odysseus. Eurycleia, yet, does not recognize...

First and foremost, a medieval romance is a tale of heroism, adventures, and chivalry. Sir Gawain stands up to protect his lord against someone with magic abilities. Therefore, the...

Elie Wiesel's challenging experience in concentration camps during the Holocaust compelled him to write the book Night. Such events leave no room for fun and positivity. The tone that...

Lockwood’s character is the narrator of the novel. It means that the readers perceive various events from his point of view and judgment. His narration frames the story of Nelly Dean....

Mr. Pride vs. Miss Prejudice is a love-hate story about a wealthy aspiring writer and his best friend. The comedy demonstrates how the characters treat each other while living with...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the author, thinks of Jennie as a truthful human being. She is also fond of her character and often reflects upon the traits and skills Jennie has. ...

Before he reached home, Odysseus had to avoid the disastrous effect of the Lotus plant. Thus, he had to flee the Lotus-eaters, fight with Sirens, and confront Charybdis and Scylla. ...

The woman behind the wallpaper in Gilman’s short story represents the personality of the narrator. Throughout the plot, she falls into madness and seeks an escape. That’s why she...

Wuthering Heights is one of the classical works of English literature. The book was met with harsh criticism when it was published. One of the reasons for such a negative response is...

The Green Knight sets the Green Chapel as a place where the challenger should find him in a year to receive the ax blow in return. The Green Chapel looks like an old crack in the...

In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Knight is chivalrous because he follows the chivalric code. This means that he respects honor and truth, and he chooses humility over vanity. ...

Polyphemus is angry with Odysseus, who tricks and blinds the Cyclops to escape captivity. When fleeing the giant, the hero mocks him. Then, he reveals his name to the enraged Cyclops....

Zeus tells Athena the story of Aegisthus. He wants to show her that the gods do not always have control over humans' actions, and that justified revenge is acceptable. Detailed...

Michael Cassio, or simply Cassio, is one of Florentine's soldiers in the Venice army. At the beginning of the play, Othello promotes him to chief lieutenant. He is a man of gentle...

The theme that fits Frankenstein best is that humans should not play God. Victor managed to create a living creature. But it came with unintended results. Detailed answer: The...

The Necklace, written by Guy de Maupassant, does not explicitly indicate when it takes place. Since it was written in 1884, the story should take place during the late 19th century....

The main character of the Arthurian poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a worthy knight. He lives by the code of Chivalry. He made a mistake on his path; he managed to admit it and...

Claudius should have been rightly accused and convicted at the legislative level—through the court. Hamlet had no proof of Claudius's guilt except an indictment of a spirit. At first,...

Emily Brontë foreshadows the further plot to hint at future events and add to the mystery. But some predicted events have already happened because the narrative is nonlinear....

There is a bit of hope in this gloomy and tragic story. Flannery O’Connor describes her characters in a manner that seems satiric. But she believes we should still feel compassionate...

The frame narrative of The Canterbury Tales includes thirty Pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. Before they start, the innkeeper challenges them to tell four stories each on...

Love is one of the focal points of Wuthering Heights, a classical novel by Emily Brontë. The author explores multiple characters' affairs. She creates a narrative which describes the...

The Creature from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an intelligent being. Despite being brought to life by the questionable actions of the protagonist, his mind is human-like. He is not...

Hamlet’s view of women is indeed critical and suspicious. Act III of Hamlet provides an excerpt that best supports the claim. That is to say, this part: "I have heard of your paintings...

A novella is a short story, compared to more detailed narrative forms. There are not many characters, and it includes one storyline. It depicts an unexpected plot twist or ending. The...

Chaucer shows that the Oxford Cleric is a starving student through his worn-off clothing and emaciated, thin horse. The character is passionate about his studies and prefers to spend...

Victor Frankenstein has always been interested in the inner workings of the universe. Once he saw a bolt of lightning that struck a tree. This experience led to his explorations of...

Tiresias is a character from Homer's Odyssey. He is also well-known for Sophocles' Antigone and Oedipus the King, and Ovid's Metamorphoses. In Homer's epic poem, the protagonist meets...