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For this assignment, we were required to read Alan Paton’s “Cry, the Beloved Country”. I was super excited when I started off the reading and it literally took me 3 days to finish it. I was relieved when I finished the entire reading and I would say that I completely enjoyed reading it. The captures…

Something Wicked This Way Comes was first published in 1962 after being written by Ray Bradbury. The author writes a story about two best friends and one of their fathers who defeat an evil carnival owner named Mr. Dark. This novel was first published in New York City. The publishing company is Simon and Schuster….

William Faulkner’s novel, As I Lay Dying, depicts the journey of the Bundren family as they travel across the South on an odyssey to bury Addie, the deceased mother of the family. As the journey progresses and the Bundrens stray further from their small farm, their second eldest son, Darl Bundren, seems to stray further…

The renowned children’s book author Hans Christian Andersen said, “Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower”. This quote represents Marji’s life and the absence of a ‘normal’ childhood. The lack of democracy and freedom in Persepolis disrupted Marji’s faith, family and political views. Having a…

This novel is based on a true story of a African American slave woman her name is Margaret Garner, who in 1856 escaped from a Kentucky plantation with her husband Robert, and their children. They sought refuge in Ohio, but their owner and law officers soon caught up with the family. Despite the fact that…

What is friendship? Friendship is described in the dictionary “a s the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.” Friendship is one of the most important relationships that people form in all their lives. Children build bonds when they are young and use those skills to continue fulfilling friendships for the rest…

Different stories have different types of characters, usually you can choose from two options of the characters to add in your story. There are round and flat characters, a round character is complex and develops throughout the story, normally you know a lot about them. A flat character is a character that is extremely plain,…

John Locke a philosopher, created the theory of tabula rasa, which stated that from people from birth are a blank slate. They start out with no information and along their way in life they get taught rules and take in information. In Great Expectations Pip and Magwitch are two characters that grow up from nothing….

“The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence, unless you water it.” Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome is based upon this proverb, where Ethan Frome is trapped in this miserable life with Zeena only because he does not truly love her. This can be seen when Mattie Silver enters the Frome’s…

Randa Jarrar’s A Map of Home is a sentimental novel portrays a Middle Eastern girl coming of age. The narrator shares her stories from the time she is born, the great impact of the Syrian War, frequent forced migration whilst portraying the domestic battleground at home. It is important to note the stories told by…