“Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.” -Dejan Stojanovic (goodreads.com). Don Quixote, written by Miguel De Cervantes, expresses what most of us envision as the opposite of a knight. He published part I in 1605, and during this time period, it was a popular success. The proclaimed purpose of the […]
‘The Gift of the Magi” is a short story written by William Sydney Porter. In ‘The Gift of the Magi,” Della Young, a young woman intends to buy Jim, her husband, a Christmas gift, but she is struggling financially as she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents. In order to afford the fob chain […]
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In ‘The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells, the novel is about a person (the time traveller) telling a story to a group of guests about travelling into the future. They don’t believe him so he goes back into the future to bring back proof and he ends up just going further into the future. Furthermore, […]
Part four of “Crime and Punishment” written by Dostoevsky includes a passage that talks about the story of Lazarus. The story of Lazarus comes from the bible, it is a story which talks about Lazarus being resurrected by Jesus four days after his death, in the story Jesus said if Lazarus believed in him he […]
Ambrose Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Miegs County, Ohio, where he was the tenth child out of thirteen children. Bierce moved out at the age of 15 to become a newspaper apprentice where he started his journalism career and later joined the military during the Civil War. Ambrose Bierce fought in the […]
In the original novel Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, suffering is a fundamental piece of each character’s job. Dostoevsky utilizes comic characters as instruments for contending philosophical issues. A normal model is the garrulous pub character Marmeladov, a heavy drinker with an unexpected unique side to his character. Through his conduct, Marmeladov causes the […]
The account of Rip Van Winkle is set a long time prior and then afterward the American Revolution. In Irvin’s story, Rip Van Winkle, a man who meandered into the mountains subsequent to paying attention to the continuous irritating of his better half, encounters abnormal experiences. He happens upon men, supposed to be the spirits […]
“Rip Van Winkle” is about a man named Rip Van Winkle, who lived in a little Dutch town in the Hudson Valley. All the people in the town was very fond of him because he would help anyone who needed his help and he would play with the children. The thing he didn’t do was […]
Washington Irving, author of Rip Van Winkle, lived in nineteenth century America. He is famous for his works Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. His use of imagery and symbolism are strong in both pieces of literature and helps the reader truly feel connected to the story. Rip Van Winkle is about […]
Oh, what can one learn from a Saturday detention? In the iconic 1985 American film, The Breakfast Club, starring Emilio Esteves, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy as random high school students with a variety of behavioral disorders and difficulty conforming to society’s fixed guidelines, this question is answered. The Jock, […]
Exposition is a description or an explanation of a idea or theory. The main characters are Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry. The setting in the book is in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1950. The major conflict in the book is that is the clash between the poor Greasers and the rich Socs and Ponyboy struggles mature. Ponyboy […]
On October 19th, 1953, Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 which is one of the best-known books he has ever written. It is a dystopian study of the society of the future where critical thoughts are outlawed. In this novel, reading books were illegal. The book’s title “Fahrenheit 451” came from the concept that firefighters would […]
These days, there is very very little child labor and even then, it’s against the law. But, back in 1843, it wasn’t against the law and it was very rare if a child didn’t work. The book Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, is a historical fiction novel that addresses many societal controversies such as working conditions, […]
In the short story “Bigfoot Stole My Wife”, the author Ron Carlson reveals to us the misfortune of his circumstances, his wife is neglected by him and his attention being directed toward his gambling addiction. The man is neglectful and confused on what to do other than believe that, in fact, Bigfoot stole his wife […]
The Odyssey was written by a man with the name of Homer. The book was written near the end of the 8th century. It known to be one of the greatest stories of all times. It also a very long poem that seems unreal. The poem is mainly about a man with the name of […]
In The Veldt, written by Ray Bradbury, the gothic horror (science fiction) and dramatic irony is really proven here as there are some interesting problems caused in the thirty thousand dollar home. The parents, George and Lydia, are no longer needed to take care of the kids as their advanced house ultimately does it for […]
Washington Irving’s myth is about a male who’s named Rip Van Winkle, and that he lived in a tiny town close to the Hudson Valley. All of the people in the town really like him because he would help anyone or anything that needed the help. Anyone that knew him is happy with but not […]
Gender roles are what define love and honor for people. Women have always been lesser in the world while men are at the top. Even though women take care over everything having to do with the household, they aren’t allowed to do anything else. The role of one’s gender should not define who someone should […]
Hamlet does not have good relationships with the women in his life, as his life is presented in the famous play. It is possible that one of the reasons why Hamlet is having his mental breakdown in isolation is because of these poor relationships, and this may be due to the frailty of these women, […]
‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ is a short but thrilling story with an ironic ending written by Roald Dahl. An analysis of the story will reveal what makes the story so effective. The author of Lamb to the Slaughter, although the situation is unimaginable, he somehow manages to make the theme relate to readers. Roald Dahl, […]
Romeo and Juliet was a heart wrenching tragic tale of star-crossed lovers. This read was captivating, “for never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”(5.3.309-310). A quintessential novel like this has captivated many generations of readers who found the various explored concepts of family feuds, hidden romances, parental disagreements, […]
Hamlet by Shakespeare is a play that can be studied from various perspectives. It deals with different themes and one of the most discussed one is Providentialism. Hamlet´s disobedience and opposition to the new Kings Claudius ideas and principles, displays contradictions during the play that are worthy analyzing and discussing in debt. Finally, the relationship […]
Racial injustice has been an issue over the past decades. So, when choosing books to read, I focus on pieces that address these issues. For instance, I particularly enjoyed The Hate U Give a fiction novel written by Angie Thomas portraying the racial and systematic injustices African Americans face in America today. The main character […]
The film, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) is an adaptation of the Shakespearean play, The Taming of the Shrew. The movie is presented to be very modern compared to the play, The Taming of the Shrew (1967) in terms of setting, dialogue, as well as the names of the characters. The plot of […]
Edgar Allan Poe endured many difficulties and sadness over the course of his life. His life was filled with unstable living conditions, a broken family, and the loss of many loved ones. These life experiences heavily influenced the way he developed his poems and short stories, which led him to become one of the greatest […]
George and Lennie have a peculiar relationship with each other. In their relationship, they are loyal, hopeful and can sometimes be a burden to each other. George feels frustrated sometimes because Lennie is mentally delayed and he doesn’t know his own strength which can be helpful sometimes but other times can worsen situations. He’s really […]
In the story, “Cherry Bomb,” Maxine Clair writes about her contingencies with her cousins over the summer afore their fifth-grade year in school. She utilizes her past in the story to show how callow she was during her adolescent years. Throughout her story, Clair expresses the point of view and figurative language to characterize her […]
The Great Gatsby is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel follows a group of characters in fictional towns called West Egg and East Egg. the Great Gatsby is a story of disappointed expectations between lovers. Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s as an era of ruined moral, social, and economic values. The Great Gatsby delves […]
In Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew’s character traits propel the theme of violence and evil, the dark part of human nature. As a former “head boy” as well as choirmaster, Jack arrives on the island with the experience of significant success in controlling as well as exerting his power over his peers. As such, […]
‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ is one of Flannery O’Connor’s most famous short stories that show the role of sin in distorting one’s true identity. In ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find,’ a family decides to go on a vacation to Florida. At first, the grandmother does not want to go there […]
