Fortunato followed me deeper in the catacombs, his mood growing merrier the deeper we went. He wrapped his arm around my neck, pulling me closer. “Montresor, I must admit it has been a long while since I’ve tasted Amontillado, but the taste is something I …
This all started in April 2011, the month I became suicidal. The month my mom got diagnosed with Stage 4 Stomach cancer. The minute I walked in the hospital room where my mom was laying, her eyes were burning red, and she struggled to smile, …
1. Test-Theodore Thomas By P. Baburaj, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of English, Sherubtse college, Bhutan Author of Language and writing, DSB Publication Thimphu Communicative English, P. K. Books, Calicut A perception on Literary Criticism, P. K. Books, Calicut. A fantasy. The story takes place in an …
The story “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl or Halfie” by Juan Diaz, is a basic teenage boys guide to dating. This short story is a typical every boys dream. Within the character, and the setting and the descriptive detail, the author creates a …
“A Rose for Emily” is a short story by American author William Faulkner first published in the April 30, 1930 issue of Forum. It was Faulkner’s first short story published in a national magazine. Faulkner’s reasoning behind the story was here was a woman who …
In James Hurst’s, “The Scarlet Ibis,” Brother is cruel to Doodle for several reasons, including shame, and Doodle strangely enough, accepts his mistreatment, because he is afraid of being abandoned. In the short story, Brother is cruel to Doodle and treats him very badly, mainly …
Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” takes place in the protagonist’s house. It is told through a first-person narration given by the protagonist. (more…)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a mysterious stow and captivates to audiences on drama aspects alone. I think that Stevenson wrote the story to show the dual nature of man and of society in general. Although often Dr. Jekyll and …
In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street, characters struggle with their daily lives in the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of Chicago. Some view Mango Street as the only place they would ever want to live, while to others it is simply a stepping stone to a …
Allison summarizes the immense success and popularity of Gojiru in terms of the Japanese people’s reliving of the bombings barely a decade before the film’s creation. In other words. Gojira is a representation of the return of a collective suppressed rage, reexperienced in a movie …
“Seize your moment”(Coco 2017) was a very influential phrase in Pixar’s Coco, directed by Lee Unkrich, co-directed by Adrian Molina starred Anthony Gonzales as main character Miguel, Gael Garcia Bernal as his co-lead, Hector, and Benjamin Bratt as the villain, Ernesto de la Cruz. The …
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens is more than simply a book; it is a tapestry of interwoven storylines joined by stirring quotations that capture the spirit of a time. As one reads through its pages, the seriousness of each quotation is made …
“Salvation” by Langston Hughes “Who Will Light the Incense When Mother’s Gone? ” By Andrew Lam Nonfiction Reaction University of Phoenix ENG/125 Jill Greene Nonfiction Reaction “Salvation” by Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, author of the nonfiction short story “Salvation,” was born James Mercer Langston Hughes …
While Most are familiar with the gruesome nature of Poe’s classic short story horror yarn “Masque of the Red Death,” most have a tendency to fixate on the action of the story and the grim proceedings that occur and do not carefully examine the role …
“Emma Lewandowski, champion and qualifier for the New England Junior Equitation Finals” echoed through the audience, as I achieved the greatest accomplishment of my life. During my childhood I aspired to be a junior horseback rider, soaring over jumps. I began riding as a bonding …
Throughout the annals of history, tales of hidden treasures and lost mines have captured human imagination. Whether it’s the legend of El Dorado or the tales of pirate gold, such stories have driven countless individuals into arduous quests, often risking life and limb. In the …
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies the one good soul was found in Piggy. He wasn’t violent and he was one of the only boys who tried to keep all of the other children civil by mimicking adults. Although Piggy had physical limitations that …
In William Shakespeare’s masterwork “Hamlet,” Queen Gertrude of Denmark, the mother of the troubled Prince Hamlet and the wife of King Hamlet and subsequently King Claudius, is a figure of great complexity. Her part is crucial, reflecting themes of devotion, passion, and the turbulent mother-son …
Edgar Allen Poe’s story “A Tell Tale Heart,” has the protagonist obsessed with an old man’s eye. This obsession causes a conflict between the protagonist and his sanity. This eye eventually drove him t commit murder to rid the eye. The narrator’s conflict increases as …
In the story of Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali, we are introduced to the character of Sundiata the title character of the tale. In the story, Sundiata does a lot of heroic actions and certainly undergoes a heroic journey but is he an archetypal …
Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” stands as a poignant beacon in the literary world, a clarion call to resistance in the face of overwhelming odds. Written during the harrowing era of racial tensions and the Red Summer of 1919, this sonnet captures the fierce …
Chelsea Williams Role of Conflict The two stories I chose were “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Carnival Dog, the Buyer of Diamonds” by Ethan Canin. Both conflicts have similar ideas, which can be compared and contrasted as I have below. …
In the afterword of Cane, Rudolph P. Byrd and Henry Louis Gates, Jr construct a surreal and renunciant reinterpretation of Darwin T. Turner’s introduction from 1975. The primary difference is that the afterword is updated by thirty-plus years of additional research. Byrd and Gates describe …
I was getting up for a glass of Pepsi when I got an email. Any writer, author, or journalist knows this email moment. The notice pops up in my inbox and my heart takes a wild, insane, rollercoaster ride. First, my heart goes up, way, …
In the novel Rebecca, du Maurier uses techniques, such as dialogue and setting description, to create suspense and tension. But in the movie, Hitchcock uses different techniques, like music and scenery, to create the right kind of suspense and tension for his audience. The plots …
The former Amazonian queen Hippolyta, who would wed Theseus in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” is a fascinating figure whose portrayal is rife with symbolism. She is first shown as a demure lady, practically a trophy wife for the Duke of Athens, but Shakespeare uses …
Subsets of genres, known as common genres, have developed from the archetypes of genres in written expression. The common genres included in recommended Literature from kindergarten through Grade Twelve by the California Department of Education are defined as: Drama – stories composed in verse or …
I come to bury Macbeth. and divulge his nefarious and meticulous conspiracy, not to praise him. I am a loyal servant of the rightful Macbeth was a former battle-hardened soldier, Who was loved and respected by our beloved king Duncan. Macbeth was acknowledged for his …
This is the first novel in the set of McCarthy’s so called “Border Trilogy,” and by far, the best. It stands on its own as a classic American novel. It is the story of a taciturn 16-year old Texan, with a love for horses and …
The scene I chose from “The Other Wes Moore” was when the new girl, that Wes had met shortly after Alicia became pregnant was leaving his house in the middle of the night. As Wes was standing in his doonNay he watched the girl leave …
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