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Review of Octavia E. Butler's Book ‘Kindred’

3 Pages 1562 Words

“Rufus had done exactly what he said he would do: Gotten possession of the woman without having to bother her husband. Now, somehow, Alice would have to accept not only the loss of her husband, but her own enslavement. Rufus had caused her trouble and now he had been rewarded for it” (149). This quote from the book ‘Kindred’ reveals...

Book Review Character Kindred

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Review of John Cheever's Short Story 'The Swimmer'

2 Pages 925 Words

The story ‘The Swimmer’ by John Cheever is described as the swimming journey of Neddy in the neighborhood, as an active and optimistic father and husband. “It was one of those midsummer Sundays when everyone sits around saying, ‘I drank too much last night’”. Despite joining a cocktail party, he agreed that he would swim his way home through different...

Literature Review Short Story The Swimmer

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Review of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Story ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’

3 Pages 1232 Words

Have you ever had an impression of an individual to have it then proven wrong? In the short story, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, by Edgar Allan Poe, we respond to the narrative of the protagonist with a variety of emotions. As he begins his narrative, we feel alienated from him because we cannot identify with him or his concerns. As the...

Literature Review Short Story The Tell Tale Heart

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Essay on Reverend Hale as a Dynamic Character of Arthur Miller's ‘The Crucible’

2 Pages 776 Words

Dynamic characters are people who change over a work a literature, authors use dynamic characters to show change and progression throughout a work a literature. This can be used to get the reader more engaged and have more feeling for the characters. The author of ‘The Crucible’, Arthur Miller, has used this writing technique to make his characters much more...

Arthur Miller Character The Crucible

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Reverend Hale as a Dynamic Character in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

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In the play ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale makes an internal change throughout the story by shifting his opinion from being convinced the witchcraft was real to making the realization that it was all a ploy for vengeance towards other characters in the story. From the beginning when Hale was introduced, he gave a sense of authority when...

Arthur Miller Character The Crucible

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Representations of Race and Ethnicity in Octavia E. Butler's ‘Kindred’ and Colson Whitehead's ‘The Underground Railroad’

4 Pages 1809 Words

Octavia E. Butler and Colson Whitehead represent race and ethnicity in ‘Kindred’ and ‘The Underground Railroad’ respectively in a number of different ways. Published in 1979 and initially set in 1976 California during the antebellum period, ‘Kindred’ contains elements pertaining to time travel and revolves around narratives in regards to slaves. Whereas ‘The Underground Railroad’, published in 2016, tracks the...

African American Book Report Kindred

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Representation of Corruption as a Major Part of Society in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ and Craig Silvey’s ‘Jasper Jones’

3 Pages 1292 Words

Acceptance and being well liked are basic human needs. Naturally, when given a large platform, leaders have dominant views, in turn, creating polarizing opinions. Corruption is innate, humans are bound to make errors. Gaining authority and influence releases us from the restraints of societal pressure. It forces leaders to evaluate a situation and make a judgment. Although, with this much...

Corruption Jasper Jones The Crucible

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Reflections on the Fact That Behavior Is Often Based on Ignorance, as Exemplified by Craig Silvey's ‘Jasper Jones’

2 Pages 1015 Words

Prejudicial behavior is often based on ignorance and fear which leads to significant consequences for marginalized individuals. ‘Jasper Jones’ by Craig Silvey is a bildungsroman about an adolescent boy, Charlie Bucktin, which illustrates the concept that choices are a powerful part of human behavior. The text is a realistic representation of the replete discrimination, conformity and racism of the 1960s...

Book Review Jasper Jones

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Reflections on Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' and Ursula Le Guin's 'The One Who Walks Away from Omelas’

2 Pages 1128 Words

The parable is widely used in literature. Centuries ago, it was used only as a religious didactic story, but today the writers want to give a lesson for people hiding it under the cover of a nice story. Reading ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson and ‘The One Who Walks Away from Omelas’ by Ursula Le Guin, I was expecting the...

Literature Review The Lottery The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

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Reflection of Historical and Social Contexts in the Novels ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Jasper Jones’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’

3 Pages 1527 Words

Novels are often reflections of the contexts in which they were produced, and still have value for readers today. Examples of such novels include ‘The Great Gatsby’, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s, ‘Jasper Jones’, written by Craig Silvey in 2009, and ‘Pride and Prejudice’, written by author Jane Austin in 1813. All three of these novels portray...

Jasper Jones Pride and Prejudice The Great Gatsby

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Postmodern Literary Techniques Used in the Novel ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ by Jonathan Safran Foer

3 Pages 1547 Words

In order to often better connect with stories, the use of literary techniques is extremely important, as it allows the reader to personally engage with the text. Such a technique is used by the author of the novel ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’, Jonathan Safran Foer, a story about a 9-year-old New Yorker, Oskar Schell, who is seeking closure of...

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Literary Devices

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Main Themes in Octavia Butler’s Story ‘Kindred’

2 Pages 767 Words

Octavia Butler’s ‘Kindred’, tells a story of how a woman from the modern era called Dana was taken back in time from her house in California into the antebellum south to protect a man that would become her ancestor. You could say that her survival essentially relied on her ability to keep him alive and well. Throughout her long and...

Book Report Kindred

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Love in George Orwell's Novel '1984'

4 Pages 1731 Words

Love is a feeling everyone desires to have, but true love, in any case, it the one everyone hopes to possess and experience, it can define a person. Winston, the protagonist in George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’, didn’t know what love was, along with never believing he could ever experience love in the society he lived in. Winston always had a...

1984 Love

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Lois Lowry's 'The Giver': Book Review Essay

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In the book 'The Giver', the community is a perfect place, where everyone lives a safe and fun life, without feelings of pain or love. Jonas is our protagonist. A very brave, strong and smart man who undergoes a huge adventure for the good of mankind. In this world, instead of having an age, you just have a number, and...

Book Review The Giver

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The Swimmer John Cheever Analysis

3 Pages 1219 Words

The recent rise of suburbia in mainstream media has promoted the suburban lifestyle to be the most desirable and ideal way of life. However, when understood in depth, suburbia often hides a deceptive façade as a means to achieve a sense of social superiority. The short story, ‘The Swimmer’ (Cheever, 1964), explores the social and psychological repercussions of the constant...

Literary Devices The Swimmer

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Literary Devices Used in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Novel ‘The Great Gatsby'

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‘The Great Gatsby', a ‘great’ American novel written by none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald. This classic novel takes a close look at the American Dream as it existed in Fitzgerald's time. The book was set out in America in the 1920s which was also known as the Jazz Age. The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of...

Literary Devices The Great Gatsby

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Illustration of Universal Ideas in Margaret Atwood's Novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' and Steven Spielberg's Film ‘Schindler’s List’

4 Pages 1936 Words

The primary genre of Margaret Atwood's novel, 'The Handmaid's Tale', is speculative fiction as it is based on a fantasy world that parallels reality but in the future. The novel follows the protagonist Offred, who is a handmaid under the rule of the Gilead regime, a theocratic and totalitarian state in America. It was formed due to the outbreak of...

Schindler’s List The Handmaid’s Tale

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Illusions of Love in 'The Great Gatsby'

3 Pages 1462 Words

What do we really desire in life? Your emotions and especially love can push you to do good things in life but sadly, can also push you to make negative choices or even become obsessive. As was the case for Gatsby in this novel. In the book, ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald, love and desire are big motivators...

Love The Great Gatsby

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How Does Elie Wiesel Change Throughout the Book 'Night'?

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The Holocaust itself was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, wrote a memoir called ‘Night’, which gives us a look on what he faced, what he went through, and what life was like being held against his will...

Elie Wiesel Night

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Hidden in Elie Wiesel’s 'Night'

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Throughout the presence of space and time, various incidents occur in which society gains experience from. Through those experiences things like articles and novels are made. ‘Night’ is a reiterated version of author Elie Wiesel’s experience during the Holocaust. He speaks about the ghetto he lived in, the suffering he endured, and the pain of it all. It raises the...

Elie Wiesel Night

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Faith Can Not Be Lost According to the Book 'Night'

2 Pages 701 Words

Buddha, a teacher, philosopher, and spiritual leader, once said, “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life” In Elie Wiesel's ‘Night’, the victims of the Holocaust lived with a highly spiritual life. They lived by their traditions. However, many felt as if their faith was lost after witnessing the horrors of the concentration...

Elie Wiesel Faith Night

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Elie’s Relationship with God in the Book 'Night'

2 Pages 707 Words

Religious views can change depending on the things a person experiences. Some traumatizing situations could lead a person to question their belief in God. Elie Wiesel’s memoir, ‘Night’, talks about Ellie’s life as a Jew during the Holocaust and his relationship with God. From Sighet to Buchenwald’s liberation, Elie Wiesel’s faith changes from strong devotion to a cynical view to...

Elie Wiesel Night Religious Beliefs

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Elie's Identity Crisis in the Book 'Night'

2 Pages 1045 Words

Identity is what makes a person who they are and when one goes through trauma and dehumanization the way they see things changes, which causes their identity to reshape. ‘Night’ by Eliezer Wiesel is a Holocaust memoir where Elie narrates his life experience in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Elie provides horrifying details of the atrocities he and the...

Elie Wiesel Night Personal Identity

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Dissociative Olympics: Swimming with Disorder (‘The Swimmer’ by John Cheever)

3 Pages 1143 Words

‘The Swimmer’, a short story written by American author John Cheever in 1964, is centered on the journey of a middle-aged man, Neddy Merrill, as he attempts to swim across country in various swimming pools he finds along the way. It emerges from a world in which Merill is an affluent member of society, simply reveling in life’s greatest pleasures...

Olympic Games The Swimmer

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Demise of Connie in ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’: Character Analysis

2 Pages 1004 Words

As this is the most popular short story of Joyce Carol Oates, ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’, is the story of a teenage girl who is facing some issues in her life. This story has highlighted the thought process and actions of a teenager woman and the Connie character which can show that how a teenage girl...

Character Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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Dehumanization in Elie Wiesel's 'Night': Essay with Quotes

2 Pages 829 Words

‘Night’, Elie Wiesel’s report of his experiences as a 15-year-old during the Holocaust, is a memory of prodigious power. His humanity glows from every step as he bears witness to the tragedy which destroyed the Jewish race by the power of the Nazis. Stripped naked and beaten for bread, prisoners were treated worse than animals. During the Holocaust, prisoners were...

Elie Wiesel Night

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Dehumanization in Elie Wiesel's 'Night'

2 Pages 798 Words

In ‘Night’, Elie Wiesel provides his story about his experience in the Holocaust to show, the theme of how horrible people were treated in the Holocaust and how they were dehumanized. The book centers around a young Jewish boy named Elie. In the book Elie tells his experience of what he faced throughout the Holocaust. He talks about the problems...

Elie Wiesel Night

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Comparison of Concept of Villainy in 'Frankenstein' and 'The Invisible Man'

7 Pages 3041 Words

Villainy refers to the conduct of someone who is involved in committing disgraceful crimes. When one thinks of a villain, other synonyms come to mind: for example, sinner, criminal, and transgressor. Villains are used across literature as a plot device to help move the story along and catalyze to key events. They are meant to be a foil for the...

Frankenstein Invisible Man Villain

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Character Traits of Scout from Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

1 Page 487 Words

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a classic American novel by Harper Lee. The famous story focuses on the Finch family during the Great Depression, and it takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. The protagonist is a young girl named Jean Louise Finch. Most people call her Scout. She is a very developed character and the narrator of...

Character Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

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Character Analysis of Jem from Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird': Essay

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1920s. It views the Great Depression through the eyes of a young girl, Scout Finch. The story revolves around her father, Atticus Finch, risking his life to defend a black man and the hardships he and his children, Jem and Scout, encounter. Harper Lee, the author, creates a...

Character Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

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