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The characters in the play have different reactions to the various conflicts that arise, such as inheritance, a new house, and a liquor store. Walter surrenders, Beneatha acts selfishly, and Mama responds generously. Each character handles these conflicts in their own distinct way throughout the play. Walter believes money is the solution to all problems…

In today’s society, colors hold various meanings, representing emotions, individuals, nations, societies, and cultural aspects. Red signifies action, confidence, courage, and vitality, making it the warmest color. However, on a negative note, it can also symbolize anger or a temper. In Chinese culture, red represents prosperity and joy, whereas in South Africa, it is associated…

Tragedy can be explained as an expression of suffering, pain, calamity or catastrophe that befalls a human life due to natural or supernatural reasons or due to self destructive paranormal instincts of the protagonist. And the most agonizing consequence of human suffering is the sheer helplessness to either overcome the pain or to undo the…

In “The Sacrificial Egg” Chinua Achebe presents the conflict between an African civilization called Igbo and Westernization, specifically Europeans. The story focuses on Kitikpa, a god of smallpox, ravaging the people of Umuru as seen from the emptiness of the market named Nkwo and the story’s main character Julius Obi as he indirectly experiences the…

The lottery INTRODUCTION             Who would ever imagine that a community of supposedly civilized people would take time out once a year to draw lots on who they should hit with stones?   The story of “The Lottery”, written by Shirley Jackson, is a metaphorical reference to a hyperbolical fiction.  Symbolisms triggered the theme of the…

Tale Heart By PoeThe short story can produce many different “types” of characters. Usually, these characters are faced with situations that give us an insight intotheir true “character”. In the Tell Tale Heart, a short story writtenby Edgar Allen Poe, the narrator of the story is faced with a fear. He is afraidof the Old…

In the story “Frankenstein,” written by the author Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein a being out of people that were already dead. He believed that he could bring people with nature in such a way would make him play the role of God. With Victor Frankenstein true friends, the only relief he had of expressing his…

QUESTION 1 This sonnet uses the Shakespearean rhyme scheme, ABA CDC beef g. This sonnet contains a 3 quatrain and a couplet. The theme of the poem focuses on the poet’s fear of death at a young age. He is filled with lots of ideas to write poetry and books and would not be able…

Shakespeare were alive and writing plays today, with applicable knowledge about current society, I believe that he would be able to write a modern play based off of the themes of Romeo and Juliet. Many of the themes presented in Romeo and Juliet are still existent today, although under different circumstances. Themes such as love,…

The character Winston in the novel 1984 embodies the traits of an antihero. Despite initial appearances, he possesses numerous physical and mental flaws, such as a leg ulcer and susceptibility to pressure. Though outwardly an average middle-aged man residing in a modest flat, his intelligence sets him apart. Winston proves himself highly clever, intelligent, and…