There have been many reasons within multiple countries why J.K. Rowling’s famous Harry Potter book series has been banned. Most of which link back to the fear of witchcraft, the darkness of the events that unravel in the book, and the encouragement of negative acts. The infamous Landover Baptist Church made a satirical comment that […]
The use of color in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is prevalent throughout the entire film. One of the ways that color functions in the film is through the use of irony. For instance, light and dark colors symbolize good and evil, respectively. But some of the characters have opposite colors; people […]
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Hills Like White Elephants is an expressive and symbolic short by Hemingway, which portrays a failing relationship, caused by a mysterious “operation”. The author illustrates the inevitability of the characters’ separation and the deterioration of their past romance through the use of multiple symbols, images, and other literary devices. This story was creatively composed by […]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published in 2000, and is the fourth and middle book of the Harry Potter series. It is considered the turning point in the series, as the reader finds a more grown up Harry and much more serious tone in the book. The Goblet of Fire is the […]
In 1999, J.K. Rowling released her third book in the Harry Potter series, which has become a global sensation. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book out of a series of seven, and although it is not the middle book in the series, there is a certain turning point in the […]
During the portion of the semester, we have spent time writing a series of papers based on the novel A River Runs Through It. While in class we may not be focusing as much on the novel we have spent the time discussing differences in the novel and the film. “A River Runs Through It”, […]
This short story demonstrates how the fantasy genre incorporates the real world and a make believe one. As Herchie is a superhero with every day, human issues like paying taxes. When thinking of fantasy, they first thing that comes to mind is Pixar. Pixar movies do a wonderful job in their connection between fantasy and […]
Renaissance history plays are also known as early English plays and they mainly refer to William Shakespeare’s plays or plays of other famous people who wrote plays in the past. They may also be referred to as Elizabethan because they were mostly performed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Renaissance plays were performed in the […]
The Middle East, also known as the Cradle of Civilization, has a glimpse of the past world’s civilizations and cultures. Middle East’s antiquity started during their immediate settlements and dominated various empires leading to the formation of modern nation-states.. In the 19th century, most people upheld the view that Islamic states subjected Jewish people living […]
Robert Frost was born in 1874 in San Francisco. Descended from the New Englanders, Robert Frost is much associated with New England. In addition, most of his poems were well known as a reflection of New England life. Despite that, he was a kind of subtle poet and generally recognized as a private man (Meyer […]
The Hunger Games was in stores in 2012 and was designed for a trilogy. Since then, it has become a big reference of entertainment within our families. Presented in a delightful world and it has caught some interest or imagery and helped a huge favorite of the book for other people. In this case, the […]
In Jeanette Walls The Glass Castle, the Walls family has miserable life and each member uses different coping mechanisms to deal with that, some healthier than others. They are living in a dilapidated house that they cannot afford to heat in winter, with no running water, garbage in a hole in the front yard, and […]
The most intriguing thing I found about reading “The Glass Castle” was the different themes of the memoir of her childhood. The theme that stuck out the most was creativity. While reading this story I experienced different emotions; fascination and astonishment are the main emotions I felt. I believe the author is trying to inform […]
During the introduction into the novel, Capote sets the scene of the murder, and introduces some of the main characters that will be part of the story later on. An interesting thing about this section is that Capote renders this picture of Holcomb as being a town where nothing ever happens, until the murders that […]
There are meetings in life that change the point of view of someone without realizing it. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, people live in a dystopia where books are not allowed. However, it doesn’t stop everyone from reading. Montag, the protagonist, for a living, burns the books of the people who read them or […]
“Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, 1894, is about a wife who has heart problems, she has just been told about the news of her husband dying in a train accident. This news brings joy to her, instead of the sadness of which normally comes when losing someone. She gets this sense of freedom, […]
Oppression is defined as prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. A definition that many give their own meaning to. However, such as oppression is created, it is also expressed; expressed through stories, experiences, and literature. One Genre in particular, American Gothic, does this task better than most. It pushes the extremes of social issues […]
A single woman of good fortune is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as anybody else!” (CITATION). Emma by Jane Austen is an 1815 novel that centers around the life of a respectable, pleasant young woman named Emma Woodhouse. The novel follows Emma’s life and the events of her small town, Highbury. […]
The novel “Pride and Prejudice” written by Jane Austen focuses on the love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. They have to overcome many predicaments in order to get their happy ever after. Her personality, misinterpretations, and her taking a part in being prideful and prejudice play a big part in the development of […]
The novel Emma was published within the 18th century. A time where a whole different form of etiquette, mannerisms and rules were to be abided by. Prestige was known as the hierarchy of all. In Jane Austen’s novel Emma, the social class, and women depending on marriage determines one’s fate. The judgement of whether one […]
Comedy of Manners is a term used to designate realistic, often satirical, comedy of the Restoration period, as practiced by the Congreve. It is best defined as a form of comedy that satirizes the manners and affections of contemporary society and questions societal manners. The characters are more likely to be types than individualized personalities. […]
Jane Austen’s use of dialogue has long been regarded as one of her most significant creative achievements. She uses conversations to show the ways in which her characters are behaving (Pride and Prejudice and the Art of Conversation). Jane Austen is an English novelist who lived in the eighteenth century and has created famous works […]
Jane Austen, born on December 16, 1775, at Steventon, in the south of England and died on July 18, 1817. Jane Austen started writing “Emma” on January 21, 1814, and finished on March 29, 1815. Jane Austen had multiple writings, one in 1811, She began “Mansfield Park” was finished in 1813, and published in 1815. […]
In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury tells a story about the utopian future where the government controls human identity. In that society there is no place for free thoughts.Those who read are outlawed and sometimes killed. On the first pages of the novel, Juan Jimenez wrote a striking quote:” If they give you ruled paper write […]
With his brother recently deceased, but with his widowed bride at his side, Claudius makes his presence known in Hamlet. Claudius is extremely manipulative and attempts to exert his power on everyone at the expense of others. In act 1 scene 2 opens with Claudius, Gertrude, Hamlet, and various other people; Claudius is about to […]
The “Fences” is a play written by August Wilson, which was centered on the life of Troy Maxson and his family in 1950s. Troy Maxson is an African American whose life was filled with tragic events. He is full of bitterness and hatred towards the world because of what life put him through. Troy’s mom […]
Typically a poem which is written in a certain structure about love is called a sonnet. Poems like these can be used to create love songs. According to the Oxford Dictionary, a song is directly defined as “a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.’ Poems and […]
An Interview with Kim Hooper, Author of Cherry Blossoms Can someone truly abandon his will to survive? And if they do, how does ordinary life test that will? From the author of the critically-acclaimed debut novel People Who Knew Me comes the story of thirty-four-year-old Jonathan Krause. Determined to end his life with the dignity […]
The desire to fulfill a cause one feels strongly about is enough to motivate that person to the ends of the earth. However, for the cause one that one may not be willing go alone, instead they attach on to others who feel the same eagerness to join the mass movement. For example, Alice Paul […]
Relatively known for his short yet vivid portrayals of black life in America, Langston Hughes expresses these emotions through his novels, short stories, plays and of course, poetry. From the early twenties through the sixties, Hughes was additionally known for his commitment with the world of jazz, which in turn helped to influence his writing. […]
