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Comedy, Courtly Love, Drama, Fiction, Novel, Poetry, Protagonist, Tragedy, 1984, A Raisin in The Sun, Animal Farm, Beowulf, Fahrenheit 451, Frankenstein, George Orwell, Hamlet, Into The Wild, Lord of The Flies, Macbeth, Of Mice and Men, A Modest Proposal, All Quiet on The Western Front, Allegory, Antigone, Between The World and Me.
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. ” – Frederick Douglass. In life, difference invites controversy. People discuss and observe difference daily on many levels, but no matter where you are, “personal” differences are a source … Read more
Earnest Hemmingway’s short story Hills Like White Elephants is one that is unique for its time. In 1927, when it was first published it wasn’t very well understood. The story takes place at a bar within a Spanish railway station. Unlike the norm for most stories of the time, Hemmingway was very vague when describing … Read more
Robert Newton’s When We Were Two is a charming tale exploring the journey of two brothers in their endeavor to discover a life of more. Challenges and obstacles are woven throughout the boys’ adventure, for Dan, the protagonist of the story, the distressing event of the death of his younger brother Eddie. As a reader, … Read more
The Iron (Fist) of the Circumstance “I Stand Here Ironing”, by Tillie Olsen, is a story told by an unnamed mother who struggles to balance family and financial stability. The mother retells her experience raising Emily, the oldest daughter of the family, who faces both emotional and physical hardships such as depression, separation from her … Read more
This particular play is about an estranged mother and her precociously initiative daughter going on a road trip stretching from Paoli to Yellowstone, both seduced by the idea of a getaway. The daughter is living with her father who is granted full custody by the court in the divorce between her father and mother. The … Read more
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, we are introduced to Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy who has a disability comparatively to Asperger’s Syndrome. Christopher only lives with his dad, Ed Boone, because he is told that his mother died a couple of year ago from a … Read more
Proserpina was terrified as she entered Pluto’s world. Everything was so dark and cold, and she felt very lonely. She missed her mother terribly and all she kept thinking is how she disobeyed her mother and what would’ve happened if she would’ve just listened. As she rode beside Pluto in his chariot she looked around. … Read more
Life is full of incredulous and horrendous surprises. Mistakes are natural in human nature; humans can better themselves by facing and accepting their mistakes. In the short story “The Swimmer” by John Cheever, Ned Merrill swims through his neighbors’ pools to get home. This short story has a variety of symbolism that connects to the … Read more
Raymond Carver, Jr. was an American short story author and poet. He was born in 1938 and died in 1988. He was married twice, struggled with drugs and alcoholism, and was an unsuccessful writer early on in his career. It was not until his publication of “Cathedral” that he gained success. Carver even believed that … Read more
I stand with my feet planted on the roof shingles, looking down on the street’s depressing conditions. My hood is pulled low to conceal my face, regardless of the night mist’s fine job of veiling me from the people below. No one bothers to question what could lie within the mist above their heads, leaving … Read more
Every building has their ghosts, the Overlook Hotel just happens to have more than you would expect. Jack just lost his job thanks to his temper and drinking problem. In an attempt to keep his family together, he finds a job as a caretaker for the Overlook Hotel. At first, everything seems fine. Though as … Read more
I wouldn’t consider school a second home even though it did take up a majority of my life. Remembering of a place that meant so much to me was hard because I’ve only known so much. The place that came to mind is a place that I would have never thought of revisiting because once … Read more
“How did you and the baby sleep? ” “Very well. ” “Are you comfortable with the babysitter? ” “Yeah. Edward’s an easy baby; he won’t give her any problems. ” “Good. Did Crocco tell you about our plans to move you off the estate tonight? ” “No. ” “We have men searching the suburbs for … Read more
In Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, we are shown what it is like for Kavita to go through hardship after hardship. However, this strong woman manages to commodore these hardships and grow strength from these hard times. Even though it takes a bit of a mental toll on Kavita as her first two children … Read more
“Train Stations and Barrooms” Being faced with difficult decisions is a major obstacle in the lives of adults. After conversing, many of these decisions are resolved in a favorable outcome that works for both adults. In “Hills like White Elephants,” the two adults, an American man and the girl, discuss a major issue in their … Read more
“The Fat Man” and “The Monkey’s Paw” Upon reading the two short stories, “The Fat Man” and ‘The Monkey’s Paw”, I have found many differences and few similarities. With the stories both being from the same genre, horror, I thought they would have more in common. Turns out, different subgenres really do make a difference. … Read more
In Dystopian Literature, characters tend to get curious a numerous amount of times for many reasons. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main character Jonas, who is 12-year-old who is supposed to get a job assigned. Instead, he is selected for the job of the receiver, who maintains all the memories. Throughout the story, … Read more
“War does not determine who is right – only who is left. ” This quote was written by Bertrand Russell, a British author, mathematician, and philosopher. This quote explains that in war it does not matter whether or not you do the right thing, but whether or not you know how to survive. This quote … Read more
Throughout all of history there has always been drama within stories. These stories hold virtue and truth, which make them classics and legends. Each story that has been told holds an aspect that can relate to any individual that reads its. Its main theme has always been to overcome the obstacles that come in our … Read more
With the barrel of her musket propped firmly on the limb of a tree, Charity took steady aim at the deer. The medium-sized buck was grazing at the edge of a thicket of wax myrtles, near where she saw the deer tracks the day before. John and Uriah were squatting in the bushes behind her. … Read more
Bartleby is described as completely emotionless. He wrote on silently, palely and mechanically, at first when he wrote. He is also described as a ghost. It should be pointed out that the narrator’s problems with his other employees have to do with their unreliability, sloppiness and flaring tempers. Turkey and Nippers are quite the opposite … Read more
In the short story, “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler, the son of Daisy, Donny, is experiencing many troubles in school with his grades and his behavior. The school has called in Donny’s mother several times to meet about these issues. The school suggested Donny see a psychologist and that Daisy be more involved with Donny’s … Read more
The purpose of “Acquainted with the Night” is to show the loneliness one can have going through depression. Almost feeling like everything is sad, even objects or things that don’t have feelings. This poem illustrates someone sad and lonely one night walking down the street “unwilling to explain. ” The title of this poem holds … Read more
“War is like love, it always finds a way” (Bertolt Brecht). Although one is pure and the other evil, the forces of both love and war influence the best stories. A more interesting topic emerges when a character must choose between loyalty to a loved one and devotion to government. In “The Sniper” and “Cranes” … Read more