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Feminism and the Women in Robert E. Howard’s Fiction
Feminism
Fiction
Robert E. Howard
Women
Many Howard fans consider his heroines such as Dark Agnes, Belit, Valeria and Red Sonya, with their swords and pistols, to be the only strong women in his fiction. But skill with weapons is not the only way for women to control the decisions and issues that shape their lives. Howard also created women with…
“The past haunts the present” The great gatsby & going to meet the man
Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby
“In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald explores the way that the past haunts the present.” Discuss this viewpoint. In the course of your writing, make connections to James Baldwin’s Going To Meet The Man Throughout the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald explores the notion that the past in some way haunts the present. This can be taken in…
The Odyssey and Gilgamesh: The Rule of Gods
Homer
Odyssey
Freud wrote in The Future of an Illusion that the idea of God has four functions: to exorcise the terrors of nature; to reconcile humanity to the cruelty of fate; to compensate humanity for the sufferings and privations of life; and to punish those, who fail to obey civilization’s laws. In Homer’s The Odyssey and…
The Road Not Taken: A Symbol of Life’s Choices
Robert Frost Poetry
The Road Not Taken
Travel
In Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” we can see how many different aspects of life decision making comes in the form of symbolisms. “Two roads diverge in a yellow wood. And sorry I couldn’t not travel both” This showing use how unwilling the character is of not making a right decision, this is centered…
A Hunger Artist – Short Story
Hunger
Short Story
“A Hunger Artist” is a short story by Franz Kafka that centers around a man known as “the hunger artist.” He earns his living by fasting and touring with his manager. In each town they visit, he showcases himself in a cage, fasting for up to 40 days. This generates significant tension within the narrative…
Gender criticism of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson Analysis
American Literature
Gender
Gender Discrimination
Shirley Jackson
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson, the famous American writer, was born on December 14, 1919 in San Francisco. In 1930, a year before she attended Burlingame High School, Shirley began writing poetry and short stories. But it was in 1948 that her greatest success was achieved. The publication of the short story, “The Lottery”, brought fame, as well…
Is John Proctor a good person
John Proctor
John Proctor, a god-fearing, self-sufficient, and strong-minded man with a good reputation in The Crucible, faced false accusations of witchcraft in Salem. He had the choice to confess and live or remain silent and be hanged. Proctor chose the latter, accepting his penalty with the belief that he was doing the right thing. I believe…
The Characters in Roald Dahl’s Book Short Summary
Books
Character
Matilda Wormwood is the chief character in the narrative. and of the Matilda characters she is ( by far ) the most sympathetic. At the beginning of the novel. we are introduced to Matilda as a 4 1/2-years old who possesses an mind far above her old ages. Dahl even goes so far as to…
Analysis The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Fiction
Human Activities
Book Analysis: “The Longest Ride” “The Longest Ride” by Nicholas Sparks is a novel that tells two love stories. The first is that of Ira Levinson a 91-year-old widower and his late wife Ruth. Ira’s story starts with him trapped inside a car following his accident, which rolls his car off the edge of a…
Othello’s Tragic Flaw in the Play by William Shakespeare
Iago
Othello
The sad truth in society shines brightly in the play by William Shakespeare, Othello. The entire play is focused upon Iago, Othello’s ancient, who is out to destroy his general. Othello handed a promotion to Cassio rather than Iago, which leads Iago to seek revenge on them both. He convinces Othello that Cassio is sneaking…