The tone of The Awakening is melancholy. The book is not a happy one. The protagonist is so unhappy in her marriage that she contemplates suicide, and eventually dies by drowning herself. The novel’s tone is also one of resignation. The main character is so resigned to the confines of Victorian womanhood, she doesn’t even … Read more
Girl is a short story by Jamaica Kincaid and was published in the book called At the Bottom of the River. Girl is told from a first-person perspective, as an unnamed girl recounts her memories of working under several mean mistresses at Madame Duclos’ House of Repose for Young Ladies. Each mistress had their own … Read more
Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a poem which at first glance appears to be an epic poem. However, Kubla Khan is actually the introduction of the poem and only describes how Kublai Khan came to power. Kublai was the grandson of Genghis Khan and inherited his grandfather’s empire. Kublai was ruler of the … Read more
Renaissance: a movement in Europe in the 14th century characterized by a new interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought, literature, art, and architecture. William Shakespeare: an English poet and playwright of the late 16th and early 17th centuries; his plays are noted for their insight into human nature and wide appeal (also spelled Shakspere … Read more
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The novel tells the story of a shipload of dispossessed farm families from Oklahoma who are attempting to seek better lives for themselves as migrant workers in California during The Great Depression and Dust Bowl. The novel was awarded the … Read more
Cyberbullying can happen in today’s society due to the latest addition of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Cyberbullying is usually defined as an aggressive or hostile behavior occurring via electronic means between peers who are not current partners or spouses [1]. This type of bullying was a huge issue a couple … Read more
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard Carpenter, formed the 1970s duo The Carpenters. Karen’s voice was identified as one of the most widely recognisable in United States during the 20th-century. Karen died at age 32 from heart failure caused by … Read more
William Wordsworth’s poem Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey recalls a blissful time William had spent with his sister and William Cook on a stroll through the Wye Valley in 1798. William first describes how he is ‘half-sad’ because of the happiness he experienced, but also half-happy because it was not permanent. William … Read more
Animal testing is a process in which animals are used to test cosmetics, household products and other chemicals. Animal testing has become an extensively discussed topic since the 1960s when Animal rights activists protested in different ways against Animal Research Centres (ARC). Animal research centers are places where Animal experimentation occurs. Animal tests are also … Read more
Frank McCourt was born to Angela and Malachy McCourt in Brooklyn, New York City on 19 August 1930. Frank’s family consists of his three brothers: Malachy, Michael and Alphie and himself. Angela is pregnant with Frank when she and her husband move from Ireland to America because Angela believes that the streets in America are … Read more
Lord of the Flies is a book written by William Golding. It was published in 1954. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel, which means that it has symbolic references to deeper message or meaning. This deeper message or meaning can be implied through symbolism. In Lord of the Flies, there are very obvious … Read more
The Glass Menagerie is one of Tennessee Williams’s earlier works, consisting of three acts. The play is often seen as autobiographical, because it draws on the author’s own life experiences. The main character Tom Wingfield is based on Tennessee himself. The Glass Menagerie tells the story about a family that struggles with fulfilling its dreams … Read more
A Dolls House Nora Helmer is an example of a modern feminist. She leaves her husband and children behind to save herself from the role that has been given to her. Nora goes through many changes throughout Ibsens A Dolls House. Nora Helmers journey in this play is one full of self discovery, which she … Read more
William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare was best known for his comedies, histories, and tragedies.The William Shakespeare biography continues with William’s death. William was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-on-Avon, where he was baptized in 1564 and also married and buried later on in life. William met women and had … Read more
The Brothers Karamazov is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky which depicts the story of three brothers, Dmitri, Ivan and Alyosha. The novel is prefaced with The Grand Inquisitor section from The Brothers Karamazov, where the main character, Dmitri has been arrested for murdering his father after he catches Dmitri with the family’s fortune. The novel … Read more
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that portrays Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 BC, the downfall of the Roman Republic, an empire under Julius Caesar’s adopted son, Octavianus Augustus, and wars between various characters. Mark Antony played a major role in Julius Caesar’s assassination. After Julius Caesar was murdered by his former friend … Read more
A Midsummer Night’s Dream character, Demetrius is a fickle man who seems to have little regard for his own promises. A natural reaction might be that this comes from having been swayed by Oberon’s potion while under the spell of Titania’s passion for him, however A Midsummer Night’s Dream character, Demetrius still continues to act … Read more
Hera was the queen of Olympus and the wife of Zeus. Hera was known as Hera Teleia (the married woman) because she presided over marriage ceremonies which took place in her temples, where brides asked Hera for help, and bridal chambers were decorated with her likenesses. Hera also protected women during childbirth.(1) Hera was the … Read more
“The Glass Menagerie” is a memory play written by Tennessee Williams. The play introduced the word “liminal”, which describes something being in between two different states. The play, set in St. Louis Missouri in the year 1937 during The Great Depression, tells the story of the Wingfield family: Amanda, who struggles to find her place … Read more
Chapter One of The Catcher in The Rye begins with Holden Caulfield on the top of a hill watching some children playing baseball below him. The first line is “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood … Read more
Measure For Measure was written in the early 1600s by English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote Measure For Measure to be performed at Whitehall Palace for King James I and his courtiers. The play has been categorized as both a tragicomedy and a problem-play. A tragicomedy is defined as a drama that contains aspects of … Read more
Barn Burning is a prime example of how William Faulkner’s writing style has developed. Barn Burning starts with the character Abner Snopes who was first introduced in The Hamlet , Barn Burning becomes more complex by adding characters and changing points of view. This article will show how Barn Burning is an important chapter in … Read more
Oedipus is a tragedy by Aristotle’s definition because Oedipus fails to fulfill his fate, bringing about the tragic downfall of Oedipus. Oedipus’s fate was to kill his father and marry his mother in order to bring peace to Thebes. Oedipus is given three signs that he does not heed, resulting in his ultimate downfall. Oedipus … Read more
One summer night, Angel Resendez-Ramirez, a lean Mexican immigrant with black hair and striking green eyes, scaled the fence around rusty cross ties and prowled through California’s San Gabriel commuter rail yard. He scooted along an elevated platform as trains rumbled noisily past. But instead of jumping onto a departing train as he had done … Read more
Advertising today has a wide range of effects on teens. Advertising is all around you and everyone else. It’s in the air, in your magazines, even on your T.V.. How does advertising affect teenagers? Advertising affects teenagers in many ways such as their self-esteem, what they want to buy and how much money they spend. … Read more
The King Arthur legend is an ancient tale of a young Welsh prince. He would later become King of Britain, and his famous knights would protect the kingdom, search for the Holy Grail, and create their own adventures in Camelot. King Arthur has become one of the most well known legends throughout history. This story … Read more
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is often classified as either a tragedy or a comedy. A closer analysis of A Midsummer Night’s Dream leads to the conclusion that A Midsummer Night’s Dream can be both. A Midsummer Night’s Dream has elements of both tragedy and comedy, where in some ways it is a tragedy, and in … Read more
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a well-known novel for many reasons, one being the ‘horror’ contained within it. Heart of Darkness has become known as one of the first works to introduce what is now considered modern horror. Conrad uses different types of techniques in Heart Of Darkness to bring about an unnerving … Read more
The character analysis is a study of a certain character in The Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The main character, which is also the protagonist, of The Grapes Of Wrath is Tom Joad. The novel follows his story as he returns to Oklahoma after spending time in prison for killing a man. The events … Read more
The Great Gatsby is a story about a man named Nick Carraway who moves to Long Island for work and finds himself embroiled in the dark underworld of the super-rich, mainly because of Jay Gatsby, who is one of that super-rich. The story does not have a happy ending for all the characters involved, but … Read more
Beowulf is an epic poem with Beowulf as its titular hero. Beowulf is a legendary Geatish warrior who travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers and saves the land by slaying Grendel, whose mother then attacks Beowulf’s own home and kills his king, Hrothgar (Hroðgar). Beowulf’s fame comes from his defeating these monsters, and … Read more
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel about a man named Guy Montag and his adventures with books. He works as a fireman, burning down any house that has books in it, because the government has deemed them unsafe for society. The paradox in Fahrenheit 451 is that people are so afraid of what … Read more
John D. Rockefeller was the son of a con artist but grew up to become one of the wealthiest men in history. John’s father known as Big Bill, or Devil Bill , would sell herbal medicine that claimed to cure everything from cancer to bad eyesight, get caught by his angry customers, and get released … Read more
Tragic Hero – Tragic heroes are a prominent feature of many classic tragic dramas. Tragic heroes are typically seen as “good” characters who experience a dramatic downfall because of a character flaw or a mistake in their judgment. Tragic heroes tend to be more relatable than villains, and have been known to elicit feelings of … Read more
The Grapes of Wrath was a novel written by John Steinbeck in 1939. The story is about a family, The Joads, who left their Oklahama homes because of the financial difficulty they faced during The Great Depression. The family travelled to California to look for jobs and opportunities so that they would be able to … Read more
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck, in which the protagonist George goes on a journey with his mentally challenged friend Lennie through California in search of work during the Great Depression. Of Mice and Men has been adapted into two movies, one in 1939 starring Burgess Meredith as Curley, Lon … Read more
Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BC – August 12, 30 BC), more commonly known simply as Cleopatra, was the last person to rule Egypt as an Egyptian pharaoh. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great ‘s death during the Hellenistic period. Cleopatra was … Read more
Racism in football is more than just the racist gestures that we see on the pitches of football stadiums around the UK and Europe, it can be more subtle than this. Racism in football also includes: – The use of racist language towards players and managers on and off the pitch. – The lack … Read more
Religion and magic are quite different. Religion is often viewed as a set of beliefs held by people based on moral values and faith in a god, goddess, or pantheon (group) of gods. Religion tends to provide comfort and reassurance for those who believe. Religion is generally practiced within the boundaries of cultural customs which … Read more
Dysarthria is a form of motor speech disorder, which occurs when the muscles that control speech become weak or uncoordinated.[1] Dysarthria is not a disease itself; it results from several diseases and conditions such as cerebral palsy,[2][3] muscular dystrophy,[4][5] amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s disease,[6] multiple sclerosis,[7] Guillain-Barré syndrome, and other neuromuscular diseases.[8] Dysarthria is … Read more
John F. Kennedy’s ” Civil rights speech” created many controversies because of the way that John F. Kennedy approaches racial issues in America. John F. Kennedy was elected as president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy and John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his first State of The Union Address at regular session of the United … Read more
Social Darwinism is a 19th century idea that arose as a corollary of the theory of evolution. Social Darwinists claim that just as natural selection works on the individual level, so too does it affect human society and civilization. Social Darwinism gained immense popularity in industrial nations during the late 1800s and early 1900s as … Read more
“The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. ” (1) The basic plot of The Crucible is, “Salem Witch Trials: A group of girls in Salem, Massachusetts, begin … Read more
Richard Loving (May 2, 1921 – January 12, 1975) and Mildred Delores Jeter (July 22, 1921 – May 5, 2008) were an American couple whose arrest and legal battle in Virginia played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Richard Loving was white and Mildred Jeter was black. Richard was born … Read more
Andrew Jackson is one of the most well-known Presidents in history. His time as president changed America and Western Civilization as a whole. Though he has been criticized for both his domestic and foreign policies, Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a man who brought about liberal capitalism to America. Andrew Jackson was born on … Read more
The Judge’s Wife was a short story written by Isabel Allende. The story begins with an unnamed woman who is looking out of her window, watching the rain fall. The woman’s husband, The judge, comes home from work and the two have dinner together. After dinner, The judge goes to his study to read while … Read more
The Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, has many different characters who are affected by their journey to California during The Great Depression. The character Jim Casey is the most significant Christ figure in The Grapes of Wrath. He sacrifices his life to help others escape their misery. The Joads are a family that … Read more
School shootings have become a serious problem in the school system, and school officials are looking for ways to prevent students from carrying out school shootings. On Thursday, Lacey Gruntorad, assistant principal of Brockway Area Middle School in northern Pennsylvania, went to the school’s security contractor because she was concerned that someone might be planning … Read more
To combat illness and diseases, one common practice is to vaccinate. Vaccines are a type of preventative care intended to protect individuals from disease by causing the body to produce an immune response. Vaccines encourage the development of antibodies which fight against infections. After receiving a vaccine, your body will create antibodies that can protect … Read more
In Demian, a novel by Hermann Hesse, the protagonist, Emil Sinclair, has a mystical experience of subconscious duality. Demian is his friend and Demian turns into an important symbol throughout the course of the book. He learns about Demian from a small note that Demian leaves him at his door. They then meet again after … Read more