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Even with all the mental anguish and struggle, an elemental instinct bound us to this soil. Here we were born; here we wanted to live. We had tasted of its freedom and learned of its brave hopes for democracy. It was too late, much too late for us to turn back. (Sone 124). This statement…

            Charles Dickens is known for creating a rich tapestry of personalities in his novels, not just through his main characters but also through the minor ones.  These characters often have strange names, idiosyncrasies, and provide comedic and dramatic elements to the story.  In Great Expectations, Dickens uses minor characters to educate the main character…

Major Works Data Sheet Details of the setting (include changes in setting) Significance of setting to the meaning of the work The Scarlet Letter is set in Boston in the mid-sass’s. There are a number of different settings inside this, including Timescale and Clownishness’s quarters, the scaffold at night and day, Hester cottage, the Governor’s…

Mama as the Ideal Mother in A Raisin in the Sun W. S. Ross once said “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” As simple as this quip may sound, its complex implications are amplified through the life of every person born since the beginning of humanity. What attribute…

A play I have studied is The Merchant of Venice. Two characters in the play who have a tense relationship are Shylock and Antonio. This tension stems firstly from religious differences. In Venice at this time the Christians looked down on the Jewish people because of their religion. Shylock cannot understand the hatred of the…

Introduction             In the late 1991, the world was amazed at the fall of one of the most powerful countries in the world. The Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 states which marked the ultimate end of cold war. The western countries considered the collapse of the Soviet Union as a major step towards the realization…

In the film Stand by Me, directed by Rob Reiner, a character that showed a lot of interesting traits was Chris. He is a confident and spirited young man who has a lot of wit about him. He is captivating because of the anger he has towards people and places which always suggests a darker…

With over 30, 000, 000 copies sold, Harper Lee’s world-renowned novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The enduring success of the novel can be attributed to the character of Atticus Finch; the lessons that he teaches his children are the lessons that a 21st century society still needs to learn….

Displacement Maya Angelou’s, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is a genre of an autobiography. This autobiography is written with the plot in mind, having a beginning, middle, and an ending that all connect together. The title is taken from the final stanza of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy”. The Caged Bird represents Maya…

At the very outset of “Two Formal Elegies” by Geoffrey Hill, there is a somber dedication: “For the Jews in Europe.” The poems reflect Hill’s aims in having art reconcile the horrors of history and using poetry as a healing force. “Two Formal Elegies” resurrects, in a way, those who died during the Holocaust, allowing…