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Story of Amir in The Kite Runner
Character
Novel
The Kite Runner
Amir’s relationship with Baba at the start of the story is a very non mutual relationship in that Baba didn’t love Amir the way he wanted him to. On page 49, Amir describes his admiration for wintertime and kite flying in Kabul: “As the trees froze and ice sheathed the roads, the chill between Baba…
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Novel
Wuthering Heights
Bronte has Nelly describe Cathy as a “perfect recluse” to emphasize that Nelly thought it best that she was shielded from all of the drama and conflict surrounding her relatives in order to make a claim about the idea that “ignorance is bliss,” Later in the story we can see Cathy be beguiled by Heathcliff…
Women in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Novel
Uncle Toms Cabin
Quaker, abolitionist, and feminist Angelina Grimké said: “I know you do not make the laws, but I also know that you are the wives and mothers, the sisters and daughters, of those who do; and if you really suppose you can do nothing to overthrow slavery, you are gravely mistaken.” Grimké directly addresses women during…
An Exegesis of “Araby” (“James Joyce” 1914) and “the Necklace” (“Guy de Maupassant” 1884)
Literature
The Necklace
The fantastic aspect about reading literature is that we are able to relate our own experiences with the experiences of the characters in the story. Each narration has the possibility of being built on a memory, an incident that occurred throughout the life of the author, or simply created randomly. Sometimes stories are built on…
Drama Fences by August Wilson Analytical Essay
Drama
Fences
Parenting
In Fences by August Wilson, Troy Maxon has a unique relationship with both of his sons Lyons and Cory. The way Troy would treat his sons could have an impact on their mind and the way they grew up. Many emotions sprout in this parent-child relationship from hatred to afraid and to anger. A parent’s…
What problems of society are raised in the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is one of the most directly shocking, insightful, and relatable of all literary works regarding dystopian societies. Written during the era of McCarthyism, Fahrenheit 451 is set in a United States of the future, is about a government that has banned books and a society where books are illegal and…
Science Fiction Movie “District 9” by Neil Blomkamp Film Analysis
Character
Movie Review
Plot
Science Fiction
The main characters of District 9 are Wikus Van De Merwe, Christopher Johnson, Little Christopher Johnson, Tania Van De Merwe, Piet Smit, Koobus and Obesandjo. Wikus Van De Merwe is the main character of District 9. Wikus was one of the head operatives for the “relocation project” of aliens. This project was made to move…
Issues of the Novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Summary
Novel
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain writes dialogues in his book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, causing the characters to sound like real people. Twain, however, didn’t make all his characters sound and act the same; instead, they each have a unique voice. Through the story, the protagonist, Huckleberry Finn, shows his process of learning with the sense of…
Banned Book: Then again, Maybe I won’t Summary
Banned Books
Book Review
Novel
“Destroying things is much easier than making them.”- Hunger games. The novel “Then again, Maybe I won’t” is a work of young adult fiction about teens experiencing puberty and understanding the different parts of sexuality. This novel was written in 1971 by Judy Blume and was published by the Macmillans. The book is about a…
12 Years A Slave by Solomon Northup
12 Years a Slave
Book Review
Novel
Have you ever googled or had a thought about what slaves experienced through during enslavement for a long time? In the book twelfth Year a Slaves, it talks a lot about a slave outlook and their past events that they appeared in. The key concept of the story of 12 Years A Slave was to…