Sherman Alexie is a Native American. When he starts to attend literature classes at his university and after that, he found that he liked it. “He found his life her” Professor Alex Kuo. After that, Sherman started writing Known For Novelist Short story Writer Poet Film Maker Performer Themes Alexie usually explores despair, poverty, violence, and alcoholism in the lives...
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Jim Burden a very successful lawyer from New York City that tells a friend a story of his youth when he lives in Nebraska. He shared his memories of his good friend Antonia . This Chronicle makes up most of this novel. At the age of ten years old, Jim reaches Nebraska. He is on a train headed out west...
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Introduction There are very few people in the world whose footprint continues to dominate how we understand and study human beings today. William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois and his research on the issues of racism have left an impressionable impact on sociology and sociological research. The focus of my paper is W.E.B Du Bois and his tireless work towards...
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Introduction: The Concept of Individualism in Dystopian Worlds Individualism is defined as “a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control” (Google). There are two major forms of individualism that are prevalent throughout writings. The first form is individual vs. society, and it occurs when the individual must change his or her ideals in order...
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Matthew 5:7 says, “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” In the short story, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” the author, Gabriel Marquez, makes an effort to show the reader many different lessons that could be learned in life. The attribute of mercy stands out as one of the themes that the author intended to teach...
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Words and phrases are defined by those who emulate the underlying concepts. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, and author-defined a tragic hero as “a character who falls from a lofty position because of a tragic flaw” (Aristotle). In Sophocles’ Tragedy Antigone he identifies two distinct characters who represent qualities of a tragic hero. King of ancient Thebes, Creon, acquires a hamartia...
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas focuses on the racism that black communities face in modern America. Throughout the novel, Thomas highlights the impact of the media, particularly how it influences society, elevates racism and creates bonds between characters. In The Hate U Give the media strongly influences society and encourages racism. One of the forms of media used...
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Literature can reflect society. Literature also points out what is wrong with the society. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens exposes the dark side of Victorian era's industrial age by making his novel a tragedy. Through the character, and structure, Great Expectations can be defined as a modern tragedy and with its tragedy characteristics, the novel reflects the Victorian society's suffering....
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In the book, “The Other Wes Moore”, the author elaborates how two men that are born into a similar position - broken and underrepresented backgrounds, share similar discriminations, exposure to violence, and have identical names. The difference among the men is how widely different their lives turn out to be by unraveling the decisions that each took by highlighting both...
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Imagine a child living only under his father’s obscurity, his ideologies, believes, traits, all but the same, a very depressing way of life isn't it? In the death of a salesman, it describes just that. A grievous play that revolves around an old man rotting in his ideologies, Willy Loman. A man that believed being well-liked is the means to...
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Most people hear the word “disability” and what immediately comes to mind is, mobility, visual or hearing impairments. Even so, disabilities may be physical, mental or unseen; disabilities can result from various causes. The American’s with Disabilities Act of 1990 defines disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of...
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INTRODUCTION About the Author Helen Adams Keller was born on 27th June, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small rural town in Northwest Alabama, USA. [footnoteRef:1] She was the Daughter of Captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller.[footnoteRef:2] She was born as a normal child with complete sight and hearing ability. She was an admirant of nature, In Simple words, she...
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Introduction This paper will examine how the two literary works The Stranger by Albert Camus and Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy challenge or reinforce misconceptions of the East or the so-called “Third World”, using Edward Said’s Orientalism and Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth as a backdrop to interpret and analyze the two literary texts. While we (readers) are prone...
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Odysseus’ return symbolises the return to civilisation and the world of mankind. Odysseus’ travels do not relate to geography, instead they explore the pillars that define both man and civilisation, one’s identity as a man, mortality, sacrifice, and working the land and the preparation of food. His return is a story of returning to normalcy, and his acceptance of the...
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Who we are and how we identify ourselves is an important part in human society. People look towards the people and belongings around them to define themselves in life. For example, being an orphan can make a person feel empty and abandoned, unfulfilled as a person. As people get older, they get married and have children, giving them an additional...
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The Giver is the famous young adult dystopian novel made by Lois Lowry in 1993. This novel is set in a society that is in the future. In the beginning, it first appeared as utopian but as the readers read further, it is become more obvious to say that this is dystopian. What is a dystopia? “Dystopia” is the word...
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““It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”, is the original famous phrase said by Ebenezer Scrooge in a Christmas Carol by Charles Dicken. A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge,...
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Introduction: The Renaissance Influence on Shakespeare “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1). Everyone knows or has heard this iconic quote from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, whether you have read the written work or not. This recognizable quote illustrates just how impactful Shakespeare’s written works actually were in English Renaissance during...
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Mrs. Loisel isn't the brightest person and can be seen as selfish, which signifies her only thinking for and about herself. The title of the short-story is 'The Necklace' and written by Guy De Maupassant. To give a brief overview, the Loisels aren't very wealthy, in fact they struggle financially. Mrs. Loisel day-dreamed about having riches they couldn't afford, and...
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Kate Chopin's short story “The Story of An Hour” displays the significance of someone being trapped and not being able to be happy and have their freedom. The author is making a very strong however subtle, statement towards humanity and woman’s rights. Mainly explaining that marriage is more like being a servant rather than a loving and peaceful relationship. Representing...
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Introduction The tragedy of Othello, written by William Shakespeare, … (link to question). In doing so, Shakespeare is able to decipher Othello’s inability from appearance vs reality as his hamartia allows Iago to deceive him and lets emotion overcome reason. It also highlights Othello’s struggle with the human condition, and his fatal flaw conveys his struggle to control his jealousy....
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The novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” created by Mark Twain and is based on a character/narrator named Huckleberry Finn. The novel starts with Huck in St. Petersburg, Missouri living with a woman who goes by Widow Douglas who adopted Huck and a woman named Miss Watson. The situation Huck is in becomes bad when his father, Pap, who is an...
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In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the death of William Frankenstein, although he is not a major character, plays an essential role in the novel. His death signifies the creature’s transition from peace in finding a companion to destruction and hatred of mankind. William represents the creature’s first victim. This begins when the creature realizes that his creator abandoned him, and...
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Araby is a short story written by James Joyce about a boy from Dublin, Ireland; who falls in love with neighbor girl. When the narrator finds the library left behind by the former tenant narrator is left intrigued. When the girl narrator infatuates about asks him if he is going to certain baazar, narrator promises her to bring back something...
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During the 19th century, the role of women and men was sharply defined as a line that may never be crossed. Men were dictated to work while their wives were attending to their domestic duties. Likewise, women were forced to adhere to the standards placed on them such as preparing themselves for marriage. The ideology of this line was to...
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray displays an interesting perception about humanity, concerning the balance between the concepts such as beauty, and narcissism. It shows both the highest and the lowest of Victorian society. Oscar Wilde focuses more on the lowest and presents a pessimistic and critical view on the Victorian era, showing the worst parts on full display...
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Literature stages as a form of expression for individual composers. Some works mirrors our modern society, as they continue to shape and teach individuals. Playwright, William Shakespeare, with his 1606 Macbeth, tragedy play as a representation of the 17th century Jacobean era, explores the atrocities within the darker side of humanity. Many of these aspects have transcended time, staying relevant...
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The Stranger, by Albert Camus centres around the protagonist Meursault, an emotionless and indifferent individual. As a result of his nonchalant attitude, he is often viewed as psychologically detached. This is reflected in Camus’ use of succinct sentences and simple diction employed in the novel. His writing style not only reflects Meursault’s indifferent attitude but also reveals a lack of...
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Holden Caulfield was a seemingly unsolvable anomaly. His life was complicated by the death of his younger brother, and the negative reaction that it invoked from his parents. He was pushed around from school to school, failing and being expelled from the majority of them due to his poor behavior. All of these factors contributed to the mental hardships that...
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Creon out of his pride kills his own wife and son out of selfishness which make him a true tragic hero. Creon is a character who so caught up with what others think. Creon is isolated character who keeps to himself his plans and acts. He is very misleading character tries to lead others to crime. Creon faces dishonesty from...
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