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Iranian Women in Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Summary
Novel
Persepolis
Satrapi wrote her book Persepolis to show western woman how Iranian woman live in Iran. Also, Satrapi decided to write this book to express her feelings about her culture. She chose the name Persepolis because it’s a city that existed before the revolution. This was the revolution of Iran becoming Islamic. She was always telling…
Happiness and Comfort in Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New World
Brave New World
Dystopia
Novel
Aldous Huxley wrote the novel about a new world where he predicted changes in the society and people had to identify and choose the kind of society they were willing to be part of. He goes ahead to classify the types of societies into two with one society pursuing truth and beauty while the other…
“Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens Character Analysis
Charles Dickens
Novel
Memories play a big role in our lives and take up a big portion of our mind. The Definition of memories according to Merriam Webster is that a memory is something remembered from the past; a recollection or the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. We are constantly playing and replaying memories…
Rules of The Game by Amy Tan Analytical Essay
Amy Tan
Short Story
“Rules of The Game” is a short story by Amy Tan, written about a Chinese girl named Waverly Place Jong. Her brother’s get a chess set for Christmas and she would have to bribe them to let her play with them and little did they know, she would turn out to be a chess prodigy….
Oedipus Rex Tragic Hero of Sophocles Summary
Oedipus Rex
Tragic Hero
Thesis Oedipus Rex is a story written by the Greek creator Sophocles which was performed around 430 BC. Oedipus is a famous literary figure known for his unconventional love for his mother. Oedipus was the King of Thebes whose arrogance and ignorance play a major factor on his journey for truth. He is considered a…
Is Severus Snape a Tragic Hero
Character
Harry Potter
Tragic Hero
A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat. There are many qualities that make a tragic hero such as being born of noble birth,responsible for their own fate,tragic flaw and more. Now thinking of this what person comes in mind when you hear the words “tragic hero”?…