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Edgar Allen Poe was known for writing very intricate and detailed horror poems. He is known all over the world for his work. In some of these poems, however, the narrators aren’t always reliable. The reliability of the narrators in a poem can change the way the poem is interpreted. There is evidence that both…

The book Fahrenheit 451 has been brought up many times with controversy towards the topics the books cover. Is this book suitable to read in schools or should Fahrenheit 451 be censored from students in school? This book should not be censored from students through their education. Students would miss out on reading a classic…

The theme of frustration and guilt is one of the dominant themes in The Scarlet Letter. There are many characters in the novel that experienced the horrors of guilt and frustration including Dimmesdale and Hester. Frustration is not only felt by Hester, but it also is felt by Dimmesdale intolerably. Even Hester is not free…

In the same way that the concept of outsider/immigrant, individual and the nations, and love and violence appear to all cross, in comparison between “ The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz, and “The Cather in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. On a closer analysis, both of these two works can be…

Depression is defined as a common mental illness that has a negative influence on the way you feel, the ways you think, and how you act (American Psychiatric Association). It is known to cause feelings of sadness as well as loss of interest in activities once enjoyed (University of California Santa Cruz Counseling & Psychological…

In the story “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson dominates the readers’ minds and stuns them with a twisted ending. Jackson uses symbolism throughout the story that helps set the theme and nature of humankind in the village when it comes to tradition and violence. Using symbolism as a figurative language in this story can leave the…

In mid 170os, a parlor game aroused, in which many women would retail old tales in a spontaneous manner. “This social function of amusement was completed by another purpose, namely that of self-portrayal and representation of proper aristocratic manners.” (Zipes 21). Women usually told controversial stories by disguising them through a decorative language. These stories…

‘The crucible’, a play written by Arthur Miller is based upon the events surrounding the 1692 witch trials in Salem. The Salem, the witch-hunt was viewed as one of the strangest and most horrendous chapters in human history. People that were prosecuted were all innocent and their deaths were all due to false accusations of…

The concept of a utopia often comes from science fiction novels. Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End and Lois Lowry’s The Giver both establish a utopia using control and advanced technology to maintain its perfection. Although society developed in the novels signify civilization reaching higher human potential, creating a utopia proves high cost for both societies…

During the nineteenth century, women were seen as property rather than human beings with rights. Because of this ordeal, women became active feminists and social reformists in order to change their social rank in society, known as the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Among these women was Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who wrote many works pertaining to the…