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There are several similarities as well as differences in the way the authors of The Count of Monte Cristo and Blessings developed a theme. The theme of The Count of Monte Cristo is to never give up hope. The theme of Blessings is to be willing to open yourself up to others. Both authors developed these themes through the actions...
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The witch trials were a confusing time for people no one knew who or what to believe. Abigail Williams and Tituba in Arthur Miller's Play, The Crucible is two main important characters who could have done more to end the hysteria in Salem. All of the girls were undressed in the woods which led to people being accused of witchcraft....
Literary CriticismThe Crucible
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As discussed in Chimamanda Adichie’s Ted-Talk titled the ‘Danger of a Single Story,’ the idea of continually promoting a singular story or narrative about a group of people is damaging to society as a whole because it perpetrates unjust stereotypes and warps peoples’ ideas of reality. During Adichie’s presentation, she explained that the single story of Africa as it was...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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Epic of Gilgamesh Essay All of the events that transpired throughout the text created an unbreakable bond between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. This friendship is developed through all of the near-death experiences and solidified even more after Enkidu’s death. Their friendship can be described as complex. One could argue that their friendship was almost necessary for Gilgamesh’s life. What is so...
Epic of GilgameshLiterary Criticism
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Imagine a world where everyone is the same. Same house, same food, same clothes, and same beliefs. Individuality and freedom are stripped from each and every person and you would be killed in you thought any different. In Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver all of this is reality. They live in a world with no freedom or justice. The distinct...
DystopiaLiterary CriticismThe Giver
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Through the novel, The Joy Luck Club, the author Amy Tan conveys the importance of finding joy and luck in the darkest of times. As mentioned in “Feathers From A Thousand Li Away,” the four mothers, who experienced their own trials and went through much pain, came together in Kwelin and held parties to try to escape from their harsh...
Amy TanBook ReviewLiterary Criticism
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The terror of “The Cask of Amontillado,” as in many of Poe’s tales, resides in the lack of evidence that accompanies Montresor’s claims of Fortunato’s “thousand injuries” and “insult.” The story features revenge and secret murder as a way to avoid using legal channels for retribution. Law is nowhere on Montresor’s—or Poe’s—radar screen, and the enduring horror of the story...
Literary CriticismThe Cask of Amontillado
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“Winning a lottery may prove to be bad luck,” once said the famous James Cook. The notorious, Shirley Jackson certainly places Cook's words into action in her short story, 'The Lottery'. Composed following World War II, it investigates thoughts, such as communal violence, individual vulnerability, and the perils of indiscriminately following tradition. Set in an anecdotal town in mid-20th-century New...
Literary CriticismThe Lottery
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Shirley Jackson's short story 'The Lottery' is about an unassuming community holding its yearly lottery. The story starts portraying the day of the lottery, June 27th, as the individuals assembled in the square. The youngsters start to make heaps of stones while the men unobtrusively joke. The ladies tattle with one another before moving to be with their spouses. Mr....
Literary CriticismThe Lottery
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Quality poetry offers readers insight into their own relationship with their world, presenting themes prevalent within their own lives that address the complexity of being human. Eliot advocates the need for the confrontation of uncomfortable truths by exploring the unease of immortality caused by modernity which internally manifests disconnection, evoking spiritual rebirth. The pervasiveness of these ideas is evident in...
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“Bye, Grandpa!” said the young girl, who was smiling ear to ear. “See you next summer!” After they left there was silence, I was lonely again. I stood there, deep in thought, thinking as the sun was setting. I know time was running out. I was getting old and weak. I didn't think I can stay here any longer, I...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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The Pedestrian (Plot) In his tale, we find Leonard Mead, a citizen of a television-dominated globe in 2052. Roads in the town have decayed and individuals only leave their homes during the day, staying at home at night to watch television. It is disclosed that during the night Mead loves wandering through the town, which nobody else is doing. He...
Literary CriticismRay BradburyShort Story
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Born on January 19, 1809, writer, poet, and dramatist, Edgar Allan Poe, appeared to be fascinated with the notions of insanity and surrealism. These concepts laid the foundation for his writings, resulting in his work sticking out substantially among his 19th-century transcendentalist contemporaries. Poe was among the first writers to create works that embraced the then-emerging literary movement that is...
Literary CriticismPoetryThe Raven
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Symbols in books tend to have many different moods that balance each other out, and most often or not are found in characters along with objects. The most significant symbols are not Characters at all in The Catcher in The Rye. The most impactful Symbols in the story are The ducks, Holden’s hunting hat, and death itself. The text shows...
Catcher in The RyeLiterary Criticism
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Tell Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe's story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is about a man's depression and descent into madness. The narrator and his obsessions are the focus of the story. The story is narrated in the first person by the protagonist himself. Because the reader only has one side of the story to deal with, the story's...
Edgar Allan PoeLiterary CriticismShort Story
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The leader of a powerful country is known to many as a very peaceful person when dealing with foreign disputes. Suddenly, an enemy nation strikes out of nowhere and destroys one of the biggest urban cities in the country. Plans of war come to mind. Conflicts like these happen all the time around the world, ranging from what food a...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science Phineas Gage ( a railroad construction foreman ) has a mishap that will change his life until the end of time. Phineas was a well-known foreman around his area and very much respected for doing dirtier work for everyone else. The interdependence of him and his team was to blast...
Book ReviewLiterary Criticism
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In the story 'A Rose for Emily' major themes include death, isolation, and the decline of the Old South. Of these, death takes the cake, with the skeleton in Emily's bed reflecting the decay and corruption of the Old South. Imprisonment and destruction are two important aspects of the story as well. Meanwhile, the style and techniques throughout the story...
A Rose For EmilyLiterary Criticism
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Introduction to Dystopian Panem In a place where poverty is common and a country that is ruled by a tyrannical dictator, it isn't possible for an individual to trust others when their own life is always at stake. The novel The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, demonstrates the significant issues in the real world today, which are poverty, violence,...
Literary CriticismThe Hunger Games
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The main theme of the short story “The Thing in the Forest,” by A.S. Byatt is trauma and loss. There are many reasons and examples Byatt show throughout the story. Thought out the main three paragraphs will explain more in detail. Throughout the short story “The Thing in the Forest,” by A.S. Byatt, it all comes together from the author...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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'There Will Come Soft Rains' was first released on Ray Bradbury's hit set in 1950. Set in the year 2026 and following a futuristic smart home in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster that devastated the former human population of the residence, the residence is completely self-contained in this The house, everything is mechanical, from the garage door to the...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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The growth of characters is very crucial as it is the process of creating a fully rounded, lifelike character within any fictional writing. It has the purpose of making readers invested in their life and interested in seeing their growth. In Sandra Cisneros's short story Eleven, the growth of characters is very present. Character development is seen in Eleven from...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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Imagine living in a state of constant suffering, belittlement, control, and alienation. That is what life is like for the men in the asylum throughout the novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest”. Nurse Ratched runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist. Her emasculating power over the patients forces them into submission and constant unease. The so-called “Big Nurse”...
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner rests firmly on the philosophical mindset of the Romantics. Coleridge's lines in this poem are steeped in Romantic philosophy, the importance of love, love for humans, birds, and animals, and the dangers of rational thinking. Coleridge was one of the founders of the Romantic movement, a literary movement that developed in response to the Enlightenment...
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Statue of Liberty Icon of the US is a huge statue of a lady who holds the torch dressed in a crown of thorns is a countrywide monument. Individuals who need to see or take footage with this statue background will have to head to Liberty Island or an island situated in New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty is...
Literary CriticismPoetry
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In the myths of twins, as a rule, twins are brothers. In the story of E. Roderick's twin is not a brother, but a sister, which in itself has a profound symbolic meaning. For E. Poe; the philosophy of the Ancient East, the idea of the interpenetration of the male and female beginnings received his artistic embodiment in many of...
Literary CriticismThe Fall of The House of Usher
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In “The Great Gatsby” movie (2013) the plot was created to be detailed correctly but the presentation of information is greatly shuffled. However, the source is clear. Luhrmann uses his particular visual style, which is very good and polished. In the process of crafting the Great Gatsby essay example, prior research into the subject enriches the analysis. The film turned...
Literary CriticismThe Great Gatsby Symbolism
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An impartial society: Utopia or Hell? What would happen to the world if people were literally equal in every aspect of their lives? In the futuristic short story, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the world is finally living up to America's first amendment of everyone being created equal. In this society, the gifted, strong, and beautiful are required to...
Harrison BergeronLiterary CriticismShort Story
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