The story The Lady or The Tiger, by Frank R. Stockton is about a kingdom whose ruler has put forth an intriguing problem to the public; he presents them with two doors. Behind one of the doors is his daughter, whom he had promised to marry to whoever can determine behind which door she was … Read more
The Judge’s Wife is a short story written by Isabel Allende. The story takes place in the 1970s, during the Chilean President Salvador Allende’s government. The protagonist of this story is an unnamed woman who has been married to a judge for 18 years and still loves him as much as she did when they … Read more
The short story, “The Chrysanthemums,” takes place in a small town in Central California. The whole short story is told from the point of view of a male narrator who tells a female character’s story. Much about this short story reflects John Steinbeck’s own life as he lived it and saw it around him. In … Read more
The First Day is a short story written by Edward P. Jones, first released in The Atlantic Monthly. The book was published in The Atlantic Monthly for the first time on January 2002, and was later found in Edward P. Jones’s short story collection The Known World (2003). The setting of the story takes place … Read more
Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio is an early example of the short story cycle. Instead of having a central character with many stories told about them over the course of their life or through different times in history, Winesburg opts for a rotating cast and more standalone tales with recurring characters and themes throughout. The Winesburg … Read more
Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio is a collection of short stories about the residents of Winesburg, Ohio. With each story, themes are expressed involving regret, isolation, alienation and unrequited love. These expressions represent the universal truths conveyed by the author to help impart his own understanding of life on to others. One theme that appears throughout … Read more
The short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” was written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published in 1973. In this short story, Le Guin presents a seemingly utopian society where everybody is happy except for one child who is being tortured so the rest of the society can be happy. In Le … Read more
Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through The Tunnel,” takes place in the late 1950s. It is told from the perspective of a man who wakes up to find himself one day strangely attracted to his wife; he feels that they are connected somehow. He also has dreams where he is at home with her, even though … Read more
The book ‘ The Summer I Turned Pretty’ is written by Jenny Han, who was born in Richmond, Virginia. This book is her first book. Jenny attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with a degree in advertising (Staples-Morton 3). “The book actually started off as three different book ideas. While … Read more
To start off, you need some background information for this writing assignment. Defender of the Faith , by Philip Roth, is a short story about an Army sergeant named Kossmeyer who has to determine if Private Witt’s religion is legitimate or not so he can be transferred to another Army battalion. Throughout the story Sergeant … Read more
Food is a prevalent element in the story “ Like Water For Chocolate . ” Food has many uses and meanings throughout this novel, and it demonstrates the significance of food in this book. Food is used as a way to express emotion and how something feels, while also being used to help convey understanding … Read more
Alice Munro’s Boys and Girls begins with Jeanette who talks about her experiences in boarding school. Boys and girls were separated into three different buildings: high, middle, and elementary. Boys and girls couldn’t interact at all without a teacher present; however, if they did get together, it was mostly for educational purposes. While she was … Read more
“The Cheater’s Guide To Love” features a main character that struggles with finding love again after ruining his first. The main character is described as a young man who was considered the catch in college due to his good looks, charm, and athletic physique. The story tells of how this main character meets someone that … Read more
Our world is plagued. Never thought that things would end up this way. Without warning nations fell, bodies stacked, and there’s very few survivors left. At least that’s what I think… They said this would be for the greater good, but seems like the total opposite. “This is a new era in warfare! ”, “World … Read more
“The histories of vampires and people are not so different, really. How many of us can honestly see our own reflection? ” (Barry, 94). Any research into the history of autobiography will expose elements of fiction materializing into truth. Perhaps it’s the fogginess of memory, and sometimes it’s a lie a writer has been telling … Read more
Known today as the first American writer, Washington Irving set the standard for writers to come. Born April 3, 1783 in New York City, he was the youngest of eleven. He was strongly influenced by the Dutch culture of New York. He gained an international reputation as one of the most influential writers of his … Read more
Throughout time, authors have used the literary device, symbolism, to give objects or characters of their stories an underlying meaning that may not be easily figured out without reading between the lines. The novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is full of objects and characters that are used as symbols … Read more
His soul burning like a raging wildfire, he slayed every goblin that dared to challenge him. Only 20 years old, he was the leader of the Clan of the Drake. Only 7 years before… His village was plundered by the goblins. His father was killed, trying to protect his clan’s honor and his family, and … Read more
“To Set Our House in Order”, a short story by Margaret Lawrence. Margaret wrote this short story based on the 1930 great depression, which is why the characters Vanessa and her parents live in the elderly grandmother’s house. Although moving away from their own house and home was hard Vanessa’s parents showed compassion towards the … Read more
She ran as fast as her little legs could carry her but her kidnapper was advancing fast. She held her note close to her chest as mud splashed upon her bare arms and legs leaving streaks on her daisy patterned shorts. She tripped on a large rock, barely noticeable on the mucky ground and in … Read more
Alice Munro grew up on a small farm which provided her with a firsthand view of the imagery she would come to use in her writing. One story with a small farm family is “Boys and Girls. ” It is an initiation story of a young girl at conflict with the gender roles placed upon … Read more
House M. D. is a medical drama and investigative series that centers on the job of Dr. Gregory House. He is a physician who works at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital as the Director of Diagnostic medicine where he supervises a team of highly skilled doctors who take on medical cases that other doctors fail to solve. In … Read more
In literature, Edgar Allen Poe is widely known for his short stories that all have common dark, non-moralistic theme. Considering, Poe’s “The Black Cat” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” have no exceptions. Theses works show exemplementry stories of narrators who have gone mad, murdered out of wickedness, and seek redemption from those who’ll listen. Poe’s unique … Read more
As time went on Geisel produced more children’s books and started working on a project that was called The Seven Lady Godivas. Its intention was to be an adult retelling of the Lady Godiva saga, but it ended up being one of the largest flops Geisel ever worked on. Geisel’s illustrations that were supposed to … Read more
Madeleine Flint Dr. Eric M. Stryker ARHS 3386 4 May 2016 Remember to be Anonymous “We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, – This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. ” November 5th marks … Read more
Camille sipped her tea and enjoyed the rays of sunlight streaming into the coffee shop. Class had finished and her friend Lena had just left her. For now, she enjoyed the bliss of peace and quiet of being alone without lonesomeness. She took her book” Girl, interrupted” and sipped her tea. She sympathised with the … Read more
Growing up, I was met with darkness. Every time I thought I had done something right, it always turned out to be wrong. Everything I did wrong ended in my own desolation. He called me feeble; because I could not handle the agony he forced me to face everyday. I could not escape his wrath; … Read more
The protagonists Clara and Aubergine of the The Prospectors by Karen Russell have a mutually beneficial relationship, but to a greater extent, one grounded in necessity. I will be linking this relationship to the archetypal relationship between an innocent maiden and an enabler. The innocent maiden is Clara and Aubergine is the enabler; throughout the … Read more
As a human being, it is essential to have some type of occupation in your lifetime. This is due to the necessity of financial compensation or money in order to live. Some people may need more money than others based on how their life is orchestrated. Now just because someone might simply have a specific … Read more
James, Sirius, Peter, and the Sleeping Wolf. By: Madison Duffield Remus Lupin was a scraggly boy, he was only a half wizard but still quite impressive. His tangled, dark locks of hair always got in the way of his pale face. He was constantly reading about anything on defensive magic he could find, it was … Read more
Anne slept lightly all night. Her head ached with thoughts about “Sir” de Lurrey. She thought all night and when she awoke in the morning, her eyes were puffy and bloodshot. Her head burned with pain. She was exhausted. She felt her throbbing head. She was burning up. She felt warm and was afraid. Anne … Read more
The five minutes that Lillaya had given them had been far more time than he had needed. It hadn’t taken even half of that for him to change into swim shorts and a tank top. Xiumin had even had time to grab a few towels, just in case. Leaning against the hood of the special … Read more
Sirius made his way home to the Potter’s feeling strangely conflicted as he landed in front of the house. He stayed on his bike mulling over what he had done. He had had sex with Snivellus’ sister. Moony and Prongs ran out of the house with Wormtail trailing behind them. “Well, how was your date? … Read more
We all gave out a collective groan as we came out of the portal. As I stood a wave of nausea hit me. I bent over and vomited in a metal bucket that came through with the barn. I could see others doing the same thing off to the side. The barn transported us to … Read more
Queen Panda Pt. 1 It’s a dark cloudy day and the wind is calm, a rolling fog sweeps through the grounds of Castle Panda. The ruler of this land is the beautiful, graceful, and talented Panda Queen whose name is Chevi. She is believed be the incarnation of the great goddess by many, so she’s … Read more
Vocabulary. com describes censorship as blocking something from being read, heard, or seen. Aucklandlibraries. com describes a banned book as being prohibited from being published or circulated by a government authority. Many books have been banned or challenged. Some of the reasons for banning books is offensive language, sexual content, racial themes, religious content, alternative … Read more
Many people have survived near-death situations because things have happened. One thing, however, that had a part in every instance of survival was the will to survive. The Martian, originally written by Adam Weir and adapted into a movie by Ridley Scott, deals majorly with this theme. Adam Weir shows that the key to survival … Read more
Some factors that lead the “bad” Wes Moore into the drug trade can be social immobility, national explanation of poverty, his has an older brother that is doing the same and statistics. Wes experiences social immobility throughout generations of his family. It is extremely hard for him and his mother to get out of poverty … Read more
The Glass Castle, written by Jeannette Walls, is a wonderful book full of many different stories that made her childhood unique. This book is a memoir of the interesting and talented Jeannette Walls. The second chapter of the book begins with her, as a three year old, burning herself severely when making hotdogs for herself. … Read more
Anthem by Ayn Rand One of the many things readers notice as they begenan reading Anthem by Ayn Rand is the lack of the word “l”. Anthem is a masterpiece that portrays what collectivism truly is through the eyes of a young man: Equality 7-2521. In the story the characters are given numbers rather than … Read more
Jeannette Walls is an author of many books, one of which being her memoir The Glass Castle. After years keeping her story a secret, in 2005 Jeannette’s husband inspired her to write her sad story for the world to see. Through the 288 pages, Jeanette illustrates her story of a life as nomads constantly on … Read more
In the book Nickel and Dimed on (Not) getting by in America, the author lived a life of a low wage worker. This experiment, while deemed insightful by some people, was considered dull and unrealistic to one of my classmates. In response to the question, “What parts of the book made Ehrenreich’s experience unrealistic? ” … Read more
It had been many years since I had last seen Joe or Biddy. I walked up to the house of my old apprenticeship. Inside the window I could see Joe, conversing with Biddy, though I could not hear what about. I walked around to the front door and knocked, knowing that they were not expecting … Read more
In her short story “The Loons”, Margaret Laurence employs the theme of racism and poverty as a medium to vent, and highlight the indignities of the Metis community. The story’s central, and dichotomous symbol,–the Loons–, as well as the author’s compassionate tone uniformly evoke and portray sympathy toward the Metis community. The story’s main focus … Read more
When reading or watching any form of literature we expect for there to be a happy ending. Many times we use literature to fill the voids in our lives. In “The Far and the Near” an old train engineer, who has seen deaths, has no family, and has performed a solitary and lifeless job for … Read more
American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn proclaimed, “There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and second, influence is subtle. You wouldn’t let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it. ” Culture affects almost every aspect of our lives. … Read more
My Sister’s Keeper written by Jodi Picoult in 2004, explores the lives of two sisters, Kate and Anna Fitzgerald as they come to terms with Kate’s illness and Anna being the only family member with the power to save her sister; regardless of the emotional and physical toll it has on the youngest child. The … Read more
When a person concentrates on one single thought, a broader more important lesson might be missed. In “The Student,” Ivan Velikopolsky, a seminary student, tells the story of how Apostle Peter denied knowing Jesus three times the night before Jesus’ crucifixion. After telling this story to two widowers, he finds that the widowers are crying. … Read more
It was a bright and sunny day me and my friends were on are way to my house and all the sudden the ground started to shake and we heard a really big crash and it was a plane that crash into the a really big building.Then we started to run and we seen these … Read more
What would you do if you learned that your home and family were directly in the path of an unstoppable, insatiable insect army made up of 68 billion ants that are devouring every living thing it encounters? This is the question that Carl Stephenson asks in his short story, “Leiningen Versus the Ants,” which was … Read more
