The Catcher in the Rye is a book that shares an experience of growing up, through the character of Holden Caulfield. Salinger could never have come up with a more intriguing setting as this one that subordinated and exaggerated the features of the protagonist, n, the course taker of the story. The events of the story take place in different...
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Short story "Cathedral" is a seminal work that explores the profound capacity for personal transformation through connection and empathy. The narrative follows an unnamed protagonist whose interactions with a blind man named Robert catalyze a significant change in his perceptions of life and relationships. This essay examines how Carver uses character development, symbolism, and narrative structure to underscore the transformative...
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Introduction "The Squatter and The Don," a novel penned by MarĂa Amparo Ruiz de Burton in 1885, delves into the complex socio-political landscape of post-Mexican-American War California. This seminal work not only offers a gripping narrative but also serves as a poignant critique of the socio-economic and racial tensions that characterized the period. Through its rich tapestry of characters and...
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In literature, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character. In William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth," several characters serve as foils to the titular character, Macbeth. One of the most prominent foils to Macbeth is Banquo. Banquo's character is essential in understanding Macbethâs moral and psychological decline. Through...
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Sonia Sanchez, a pivotal figure in African American literature, has made significant contributions to the realm of poetry and activism. Her works are characterized by their poignant exploration of race, gender, and cultural identity, which resonate deeply within the socio-political landscape of the United States. This essay delves into Sanchez's literary corpus, examining her thematic concerns, stylistic innovations, and the...
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Introduction Paul Zindel's novel The Pigman presents readers with a compelling narrative that delves into the lives of two teenagers, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, as they form an unexpected friendship with an elderly man named Angelo Pignati. Among the central characters, John stands out as a complex and multifaceted individual whose personality and actions greatly influence the story's progression....
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Antonio and Bassanio's relationship is one of the most compelling aspects of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." Their bond is multifaceted, encompassing elements of friendship, loyalty, financial dependency, and possibly unspoken romantic feelings. Antonio, a melancholic merchant, and Bassanio, a young Venetian nobleman with a penchant for extravagance, are bound together in a relationship that raises numerous questions about...
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The word âleadershipâ can be defined in many different ways and each person has their own opinion of what a true leader is. A leader is someone loyal, admired by others, fearless, and has a positive impact on their peers and environment. In Virgilâs Aeneid, protagonist Aeneas exemplifies what it takes to be a leader and shows leadership throughout the...
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Dear Joaquin, I have been meaning to write this letter for a while. A series of peculiar events have occurred in the last couple of weeks and I've been trying to ignore them, but I canât. I need to tell you. It all started on a cold, rainy day, when Pelayo came bursting in to my house claiming there was...
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'Madeline is a mother figure who returns from the grave to punish Usher-Poe for deserting her and for having incestuous desires; Roderick is the artist who must destroy himself to create; the entire story is a symbolic enactment of the Apocalypse according to Poe.' 'Compare how the theme of dysfunctional families is presented in 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley and in...
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Explore the notion that the characters in Huxley's 'Brave New World' and Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go' are caught in an 'endless struggle to find identity' (Samuel Humey). Most humans, at some point in their life, strive to be an individual. That sense of singularity is for many the root of their lone identity. This development of character is inhibited...
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Herbert Clutter inspects his ranch on the morning of November 14, 1959. That identical morning, on the other side of Kansas, Perry Smith meets up with Dick Hickock. While the Clutters go about their every day business, walking errands and baking cherry pies, Hickock and Smith are tuning their car. After a lengthy drive, they pull up to the Clutter...
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A Hope in the Unseen is set in the city of Washington, D.C., in the 1990s, where Cedric Jennings works to elevate himself out of hardship as well as the pathway to attending Brown University. The book showcases Cedricâs accomplishments and failures along the way, centering on the strife that African Americans all over the world face when they strive...
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Throughout the 1950s life was very limited for African American women. They were racially discriminated against and classified as second-class. African American people were afraid to stand up for their rights, and the limited freedoms they had were lost. In the 1950âs colored people were mistreated and abused by white people because of their lower status. 'A Raisin in the...
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The American Dream has played a pivotal role in the aspirations of many Americans. Although the American Dream has been traditionally represented by the idealistic symbol of the âwhite picket fenceâ, the dream is perceived differently by different people. For many, this dream resides in the acquisition of money. However, for the characters in literary works such as A Raisin...
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The primary aim of this essay is to highlight the character of Dana and to relate it to one or two of the issues or themes written by various authors Harriet Jacobs and/or Hannah Crafts, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Zora Neale Hurston, Lorraine Hansberry, and Audre Lorde. The primary study under consideration is the Kindred novel by Butler. The primary target...
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Personal growth and personal struggles in the black family are the primary topics covered in Lorraine Hansberryâs 1957 play A Raisin in the Sun, inspired by Langston Hughesâs poem, published in 1951 titled âHarlem (A Dream Deferred).â The story follows the Younger family, living in âChicagoâs Southside, sometime between World War II and the presentâ (Hansberry 1437). The Younger family...
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A Bildungsroman is considered a novel in which âregular development is observed in the life of the individual, with each of the stages having its intrinsic value and is at the same time the basis for a higher stageâ (Boes, 2006). The Bildungsroman genre became popular and was spread during the Victorian era, when writers forged protagonists, such as Jane...
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Desperate times call for desperate measures is a famous line that depicts that the need for a human becomes the source of important invention. The Hunger Games, written by author Suzanne Collins, tells the story of Katniss Everdeen in a dystopian setting. The story begins on the day of the reaping where Katniss volunteers instead of her sister, Prim. The...
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Joker, one of the most controversial films of 2019, is based on the life of a man named Arthur Fleck, who lives with his mother and takes on the role of a husband and a son. He has a condition in which he laughs involuntarily but that happens when he sees societal failures and instead of crying he laughs. The...
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It is she for whom men compete, and possessing her is the clearest sign that one has made it into that magical world. The male bias within American literature leads the reader to sort of equate the experience of being American to being male, whereas the quintessential American dream is betrayed by women. America is female, yet to be American...
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It was about 1812 in Italy. There were these two kids named Montresor and Fortunato, about the age of 16 and 17 years old. Montresor was 16 years old, his family was a well-known, respected, and wealthy family. He had been born into a family that had a lot of knowledge of wine. Montresor would soon be the main one...
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Shakespeare's characters Mercutio and the Nurse are both sources of comedy in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet. They illustrate comedy in the way Mercutio makes fun of his death as well as the Nurse's inappropriate jokes and lack of education. Mercutio uses a mixture of witty wordplay and dark humor as a source of comedy. Mercutio's 'Queen Mab'...
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The theme of the story presents readers with a shadowy murderous plot where the husband of Minnie Wright was found dead in their home. She has been arrested as a presumed suspect in the crime and is being held for a trial. The scene of the crime is set at a farmhouse with various items left scattered messy and unorganized....
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A Raisin In The Sun took place in the South side of Chicago between 1940 and 1960. During this period, a large number of African Americans migrated from the South to Chicago in search of a better living condition and new jobs, which resulted in many housing and race problems in the state. Since white people wanted to prevent African...
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Mr Charrington placed his battered old wig and spectacles on the bench in front of him. He sighed inaudibly as he jerked the seat towards him and sat down directly in front of the telescreen. It was quite obvious that he was no longer the same person. He then roused himself and sat up straighter as he turned the telescreen...
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According to (Oxford, 2019), free will is âthe power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fateâ the ability to act at oneâs discretionâ. Both Bradburyâs and Atwoodâs novels blatantly disregard this term and in replace, supplement different ways they think people can conform to their regimes. For example in Atwoodâs novel The Handmaid's Tale, free will exists inside...
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In literature the inherent bildungsroman nature is somewhat ingrained within humanity. Haddonâs novel âThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Timeâ places a unique spin on this well-known rhetoric, conveying the protagonist as a 15-year-old autistic child undergoing a momentous stage of maturation. Haddon explores the difficulties of life with Aspergerâs Syndrome within a unique 1st person narration. The...
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Giles Corey was a productive rancher and a purposeful person from the Salem church, yet this reputable model local was not looked softly upon when the word 'witch' began floating in the area. In the year 1692, Ann Putnam, Jr., Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Williams pointed an unpleasant finger at Giles Corey. The woman Ann said that Giles went to...
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J.D. Salingerâs Catcher in the Rye is about the innocence in childhood, and finding one's place in society. Catcher in the Rye is a telling and relatable story of Holden Caulfieldâs many encounters and problems, J.D. Salinger highlights the phoniness used by adults as a way to cope with the hardships of life. The first literary technique J.D. Salinger utilizes...
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