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A Short Review of John Steinbecks of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ depicts itinerant workers in California during the Great Depression and how the dreams of the protagonists in the novella are both helpful and harmful during this time. Steinbeck demonstrates that having dreams can give you both hope and motivation, even if those dreams are unrealistic. However, unrealistic…
Frankenstein Is an Novel Written by English Author Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
Monster
Novel
When Victor meets the Monster again after making him, it is right outside the closed city gates. I imagine this is supposed to have some type of connection. He can not escape into the safety of the safety just like the monster ca not escape from his looks/ the reaction of people when they see…
Do You Believe You Have a Choice in Your Preferences and Choices?
Antigone
Antigone Tragic Hero
Morality
Do you think that morals can change your opinion on things that relate to your differences? Well there is no clear fate for everyone even if you were born into a certain kind of lifestyle, race, or gender you get slapped onto you at birth because anything about your universe can change in an instant,…
The Yellow Wallpaper, a Short Story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Culture
Health
Medicine
The Yellow Wallpaper
The yellow wallpaper is a 6000 word short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1892. Gilman was inspired to write the story while under treatment for depression by Dr. Weir Mitchell, a famous psychologist. To treat the creeping depression, Dri Mitchell prescribed a ‘rest cure’ in which the patient is obligated to do nothing…
Extended Reading Response – “A Streetcar Named Desire”
A Streetcar Named Desire
In A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, Blanche Dubois is a character who appears at first to be an innocent, delicate, prudish, yet cultured Southern woman. She is described, upon first being seen, as being “dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat…Her delicate…
The Role of Illnesses in the Stories The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe can only be remembered for one main thing, and that’s the horror he brought into all of his stories. He was a very sick, confused, and tormented man with many illnesses. These illnesses are betrayed in these three stories “The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, and The Tell-Tale Heart”; they are…
Problems Faced By Women in The Story of an Hour
Fiction
Health
The Story of an Hour
In the 19th century women were portrayed as fragile, and weak. They were to be classified under men. ‘…we introduce some of the issues women faced at the time: work inside and outside the home; marriage law, domestic violence, and divorce; and the medical treatment of women-‘ (Gilman 519) By this, you can tell how…
The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
Fiction
Literature
The Outsiders
The very interesting novel comparing two classes of people. In my essay, I will be convincing the jury that Johnny did not commit murder. Bob and his friends came looking for a fight for no reason. He acted in self-defense, protecting Ponyboy of death, and himself of getting extremely hurt. It was late, and cold…
The Depiction of Government in Animal Farm Written by George Orwell
Africa
Animal Farm
Politics
The formation of Marigastar, located on the land promised by Allah, combines the courage and wisdom of now and then. These ideals come from my understanding towards Animal Farm, written by George Orwell in 1945. The essay will examine the totalitarian ruling principles and policies, the allegiance with the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)…
The Narrators Story in The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Tell Tale Heart
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” takes place after a series of unsettling events perpetrated by the narrator. The narrator very clearly seeks to prove to his unspecified audience that he is not insane. After reading the entire story one can safely make the assumption that the narrator has been arrested and is attempting…