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Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street has sold over six million copies, in multiple different languages. The classic coming of age novel has not only impacted women but also the Latino culture. The novel was adored by especially the teachers as well as the public when it first was published. The publication…

The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a fictionalized novel about the low position African-American women had in American social culture during the 1930s. The story takes place in Georgia, Tennessee, and West Africa, where two African-American sisters by the names of Celie and Nettie suffer from racial and sexual abuse. Celie, the preeminent character…

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the symbol of fire represents Guy Montag from power and then hope and change as Montag changes throughout the novel. Montag changes from someone that wanted to be powerful and destroy books to someone that wanted to save books and to learn how to read. During Montag’s…

Introduction Truman Capote’s novel In Cold Blood delves into the true story of the murder of the Clutter family in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas. The city of Holcomb was once a quiet and innocent town where folks knew their neighbors, left their front doors unlocked, and the crime rate was almost non-existent; but…

In Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild, Chris McCandless independently takes on an adventure to Alaska. Before leaving, Chris donated the money in his bank account to a charity and burned any documentation about himself. McCandless willingly walks into the wild in effort to disconnect from society and find peace within himself. On the journey he…

Franz Kafka was born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague. His father was an ambitious and bullying shopkeeper and his mother was a wealthy brewer’s daughter. He was their first child and had 3 younger sisters and 2 younger brothers, but two of them died young. Kafka’s sensitive disposition, appearance and literary interests strained his…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a fascinating book which describes the Russian Revolution. Although the film is animated, George did well to make sure the novel presented the message of the revolution. George gave the impression that the book followed along the lines of the Russian Revolution by pointing out the names of the three…

Shelley’s Frankenstein and William Shakespeare’s The Tempest are texts that have very distinct styles of writing that are popular for their time period. William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest, a romance, in the 1600’s as one of his final plays. In The Tempest, the plot starts with the main characters, Prospero, Miranda, and Caliban, who have…

Conformity happens when individuals align their specific beliefs, behaviors and attitudes towards a topic such as social issues, economic problems, religion and even human rights. Following the rules of a society can either be seen as positive or negative, though most societies function well, some have broken elements that need to be fixed. People that…

In the epic poem Beowulf, the Beowulf Poet reveals how loyalty plays an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. In their culture loyalty was earned, being loyal is the most important part of being a good warrior. The poem demonstrates the high value placed on reputation through character actions, character speeches, and plot events. The Beowulf…