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In Maya Angelou’s fictional autobiography titled ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ the protagonist Maya and other characters constantly experience intersectional oppressions throughout the narrative that they face and have to navigate through. The title is befitting how Maya feels during the majority of the autobiography. The caged bird is a metaphor of how…

The Crucible is based on the true events of historical people and the salem witch trials. It begins when a group of young girls are seen dancing in the woods, they are immediately accused of witchcraft and speaking with the devil. The next day, the entire town knew of the events that occured and easily…

Edgar Allan Poe’s “A Cask of Amontillado” is one of the most famous tales of horror ever written. Montresor, the story’s narrator, plots revenge on Fortunato. Montresor lures Fortunato into the family catacombs with the promise of fine wine. At the climax of the story, Montresor chains Fortunato to a wall and seals him away…

In “Everyday Use” the theme of the story revolves around heritage. Heritage plays a very important part in Mama’s life. She has a strong belief that things that are passed down from generations have the presence of the people who once upon a time own them. Every item that has been passed down to Mama…

Dystopian Fiction is a very important genre for our time, as it warns us of problems that could affect us in the future if we don’t change our ways. For this project, I compared three books; 1984, Hunger Games and Wall-E. Each of these books demonstrates different aspects about our society and they relate to…

Throughout the western world, symbols are an apparatus that is paramount to a functioning society. Symbols dictate directions, information and often enable individuals to attach their innermost sentiments to a tangible object. Thus, throughout society, symbols allow humankind to accomplish daily tasks and experience emotions in relation to conflicts. Throughout the context of the novel,…

As a very powerful attitude that is either negative or hostile, prejudice refers to a very unfavorable feeling about a person or group simply because the person or group has membership with a particular group; prejudice is formed without any thought, reason, or knowledge to support the belief (Aronson, Wilson, Akert, & Sommers, 2016). When…

Friendship is one of the most important things in life. This is often if not almost always also displayed in books. This is also the case in Mice and Men. The friendship between George and Lennie is strange but very close. George is the smaller man, who is smart and works hard, while Lennie is…

Kate Chopin wrote a short story called, “Story Of An Hour” and it’s about a woman, Mrs. Mallard who is given the horrifying news that her husband has just died during a train wreck. Devastated by her husband’s unexpected death, she excused herself and immediately rushes to her bedroom where we optically discern a distinctive…

In Night by Elie Wiesel, Death is often personified throughout the novel to develop the theme of mortality. Mortality plays a huge role in NIght as Wiesel struggles to stay alive during his stay at several different workcamps. The first time Nazi’s enter Wiesel’s neighbourhood, he describes how his first impression of them was fairly…