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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…

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…

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…

The novel, The Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, is set in phenomenon of the major dustbowl that hit southern states in America in the early 1930’s, causing intense drought and loss of agricultural production. The Joad’s, living in Oklahoma, are one of the several families dealing with the complications of the dustbowl, and…

Imagine being insecure about your own identity and how you fit in with the rest of society. In the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, published in 2007, Sherman Alexie introduces us to Arnold (a.k.a. Junior) who has to find his true self between two worlds: his community on the Spokane Indian…

The Iranian economy, government, and relations with other countries changed drastically in the time leading up to and immediately following the Islamic Revolution, and later the Iran-Iraq war. In her book Persepolis, Satrapi uses these events to depict a coming of age story based on her true life. Cultural and contextual clues aid in allowing…

Zora Neale Hurston is known for establishing and being one of the most prominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance movement. The Harlem Renaissance movement was a pivotal time for arts within the Black community as they developed a new sense of identity. Artists, writers, fashion designers, and musicians developed new ways for Blacks to express…

Never Let Me Go has captured the hearts of many. Kathy, the narrator and protagonist of the novel, Ruth, the controlling, popular girl that wants to fit in, and Tommy, the shy outcast that grows in multiple ways from having excessive tantrums to being laid back, all grow together throughout the story. This character development…

Baba is presented as a very generous man but Amir disagrees outside the orphanage, the next day, they had ran out of chairs. A lot of people had to stand and watch the ceremony this quote shows Babas generosity as out of his own money Baba builds an orphanage. This also shows his determination and…

Lucy is the 19-year-old daughter of a wealthy family, a young woman who is constantly being praised for her beauty, purity and angelic nature. Lucy is a very innocent and pure character. She is Minas best friend in the story. In her journal to Mina she explains that she has tree suitors that are in…