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“The Tell Tale Heart” is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1843. He was famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery. His best-known works were in the genre of gothic horror, such as The Tell-tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado and The Premature Burial. Poe’s…

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explores the duality of people, and how each one of us has both a good and bad side. Dr. Jekyll, in an experiment attempting to separate his darker urges from himself, creates Mr. Hyde; a creature representing all of Jekyll’s negative thoughts and impulses, while remaining…

The Outsiders is a novel written by S.E. Hinton published in 1967. She based this novel on a 14-year-old boy who has to overcome challenges with his gang. There are many hurdles they have to pass, each one which helped them to be better themselves. Each one of the greasers are worthy of being a…

Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” generated interest, fear, disgust, curiosity, and an array of other reactions. The story has a chilling conclusion in which readers wondered where such inhumane cultural practices existed until Shirley clarified that the story was mere fiction. The villagers seem excited, each one carrying a stone of they can manage; everyone believes…

With close reference to J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye (1945), write a report to show how the themes of detachment, despondency and desperation for the unknown are developed in this novel. Jerome David Salinger (J.D Salinger) was an American writer best known for his novel Catcher in the Rye. Adolescents are featured or appear…

In the biography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou describes her coming of age story as a young black girl growing up in the American South during the 1930s and in California during the 1940s. The divorce of Maya’s parents when she was just three years old ended with…

Instilled in Jane Eyre’s life story is a subdued search for God and a sought for consolation through religion. Making this a challenge for Jane, Charlotte Brontë frequently associates Jane with characters who have religious ideals that clash with one another. Certain religious ideals are oftentimes misconstrued by significant people in Jane’s life. Some of…

The historical Nazi Germany based novel The Book Thief written by award winner writer Markus Zusak contains a story which designates how selfless actions spare other individuals’ lives. The protagonist Liesel Meminger is repeatedly shown to do risks to protect an endangered Jew who is running away from the Nazis as they had a terrible…

“ . . . Another character entitled at least temporarily to the label of the female monster” (Irving 73). This comment reflects the grievances several literary critics now express in the wake of the feminist movement. In contemporary translations of the epic poem Beowulf, the reader witnesses several portrayals of patriarchal history that contributes to…

In a Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, there were many romantic relationships throughout the story. At some point the relationships got all tangled up and people were loving other people by a poison that someone set on their eyes. This essay will show all about the relationships of other people and what true love…