The novel Sister Carrie, written by Theodore Dreiser, is considered by many to be the first modern American novel. Dreiser is also regarded as one of America’s greatest naturalists, as he was one of the early writers of this period. Dreiser certainly used his writing...
In the Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass eloquently stated, “all of the white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege.” This poignant quote from the Narrative resonates deeply with the experiences of...
Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights, explains the up and downs of love between each character in the book. Describing the tempestuous life of Heathcliff and his interactions with Catherine, the dynamic between the characters is arduous, full of betrayal, hate, and revenge. Bronte displays how...
In the essay “Mother Tongue” published in the American literacy journal, Amy Tan goes on to emphasize the struggles of identity, and expectations of the American and Asian society, through her two worlds of language. She demonstrates her point through her mother’s perspectives, as well...
In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ took place in England in the nineteenth century in the bedroom of the haunted rented mansion by the narrator named Jane and her husband. There’s yellow wallpaper in the house that Jane swears to see a...
Are zombies dead or alive? What does it mean to be living or be dead? Dead and alive seem to have clear definitions at first glance, and they appear to be binary. The definition can be biological (no heartbeat), ethical, and even practical. But is...
In 2003, aged 17, Kent leapt at the chance to travel to Iceland as part of a Rotary exchange programme when the opportunity arose, interested in the Scandinavian countries having never seen snow as a child (a considerably commonplace experience lacking for many Australians). Though...
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, depicts the lives of four mothers who were born in China but eventually immigrated to America. They hoped to live better lives for themselves and for their daughters. A major portion of the novel focuses on the relationship between...
Considering the fact that I did not know a substantial amount about the Middle East, besides what I have learned in class thus far, as well as what I have seen on the news, I found Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns extremely eye-opening. Not...
Societal dictum and etiquette are fluid concepts, changing and differing dependent largely on location, culture, time period, and other factors. With reference to carting a carriage of Peaches through rural Japan in the middle of a cold winter night, the narrator of Abe Akira’s Peaches...
The characters of Pechorin and Bazarov, the protagonists of Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time and Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons, are both men who are, in a sense, doomed. One voluntarily wanders the globe, waiting and finally meeting an unnoticed end, and one finds himself...
Scent and hatred in the novel Perfume Everyone has characteristics that define or individualize them. Without these characteristics, it becomes difficult for one to be considered unique. The novel Perfume, by Patrick Suskind, presents a character, Grenouille, who is distinctive, yet conflicted with his individuality,...
In, The Shining, it is often argued that Jack starts the story as the primary antagonist, one that he would have gone down his path regardless of his choices, however, King breaks down Jack Torrance’s flaws and inner demons that allow him to be a...
The article “Sports Participation, Screen Time, and Personality Trait Development During Childhood” investigates the correlation between the following variables: involvement in sport; age; sex; screen time; environmental variables such as social-economic-status (SES) and household income; and personality traits such as introversion, persistence, and reactivity. In...
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is about a girl named Lara Jean who writes letters to all the boys she’s genuinely liked. Until one day when she finds her letters missing that they’ve been sent out to all of them. There’s five total...
Introduction A good childhood experience reflects greatly upon how you act as you get older, school life for a child should be memorable and should be able to apply the teachings to their own lives, but unfortunately, that’s not what Saul Indian Horse can relate...
The Life of Pi is a story about survival, and how a belief in God can make a boy into a man and how facing life and death in the Pacific Ocean can lead to either utter despair or having an unwavering faith in God...
In the book Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the most erratic combinations of topics are discussed. Economics is addressed in the most unconventional way and lead by questions that are not asked of regularly or even at all until now. Levitt...
Through Bartleby the Scrivener Story, Melville has successfully portrayed an eccentric but also extremely pitiful Bartleby character. A character goes against everything normal just because he ‘prefers’. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences...
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore demonstrates an array of rhetorical devices. Prevalent examples are imagery and foreshadowing. Imagery is visual or figurative descriptions, seen especially throughout literary work. Moore displays this through; “The Bronx was in its post-apocalyptic phase. Whole blocks were abandoned,...
The book I chose for my second semester book review is titled ‘Elvis Presley’ by Bobbie Ann Mason. The book a summary of the amazing things that Elvis Presley did in his life. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn about or...
According to the book, Irl Solomon’s history class is described as the highlight of the school. The teacher, Mr. Solomon, who has been teaching in urban school for the past 30 years, mentioned that his original goal was to studied law but after a short...
Summary The story is about two young teenagers, Eleanor & Park. They meet each other in the school bus. Park has a seat on which he always sits alone it is in the back of the bus, Eleanor is new at this school when she...
In this essay, I intend to discuss Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novel “Nervous conditions”. I will be discussing how Babamakuru and Nyasha represent Tambudzai’s aspirations. Babamakuru represents Tambudzai’s aspirations to become educated and improve her life. Nyasha represents Tambudzai’s aspirations to escape her traditional family. The extract...
“Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in,” offers the sage Bono one afternoon during his usual bonhomie with fellow refuse collector Troy Maxson. The seemingly minor line encompasses the entire leitmotif of August Wilson’s play,...
In The Perseid, the second novella from the novel Chimera, Barth intertwines gender roles in his postmodern portrayal of the myth of Perseus. The Perseid, akin to much ancient Greek mythology, is unabashedly male-centered as the eponymous narrator and his insufferable conceit render women to...
The 1868 novel Little Women is not only a heartwarming and heartbreaking story set in the midst of the Civil War, but also a series of veiled narratives of the life of the author, Louisa May Alcott. The story coincides with many of the economic...
Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley, is a dystopian novel which goes to a large extent to tell modern society how the novel could develop in our world today. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to...
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” This prevailing quote given by Dr. King provides us with his feelings...
The story Betrayal of Faith by Mark M. Bello is the stunning tale of lawyer Zachary Blake and his plummet from grace. Once a prominent partner in a law firm in the heart of Detroit, Zack’s impending alcoholism forces his business partners in the law...