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Lord Acton’s famous quote, “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” perfectly captures the theme of power abuse in the novel Animal Farm. Throughout the story, this corruption of power affects not only the animals but also shapes events and ultimately determines the outcome. The primary characters influenced by this corrupting force are Napoleon and Squealer,…

In Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holder Coalfield, is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holder constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world, he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his, but also those around…

Introduction Epiphanies for characters in short stories are often express or implied.  Epiphanies occur when the character gets hit with a thought, reflection, insight, experience or feeling that changes the way he thinks or feels about himself or his world.  In some cases, these epiphanies are something which the character, or the first person narrator,…

“When crafting a book with characters and events, such as a narrative, one treads closely to the realm of fiction by employing similar techniques used in fiction writing. While fabricating certain aspects, some details may stem from personal memory rather than the specific scene. Ultimately, it hinges on the readers’ perception. If they find your…

The origin of this ideology of subversion and its text of misreading cannot be wholly situated, by Hamlet or by us, in a specific causal event—the murder of a King by his brother. For, even as the Ghost’s radical tale of treachery re writes, revises, and blocks other readings of Elsinore, it is itself a…

Houck allows his own logic to realize what is good and bad, rather than blindly following his elders’ teachings. At the beginning of the novel, Houck shows his skepticism of the values that society imposes when the Widow Douglas attempts to sic “civilize” him. Houck describes his life with the Widow as ” regular and…

Do you agree that the witches are the most powerful characters in the play and the catalyst of all Macbeth’s crimes? In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, we encounter a character named Macbeth who is acknowledged as a formidable soldier in the play. This suggests that he possesses a strong determination. As the story progresses, we observe…

In V For Vendetta, Alan Moore and David Lloyd throw their readers into the story of an underground protagonists quest to bring down a not-so-distant future dystopia created by an all-seeing British government. As far as plot is concerned, Vendetta is nothing out of the ordinary. Typical elements include an oppressive communist government, a much…

Since his birth on June 5th. 1932. Christy Brown had to delve himself out of a hole. utilizing merely his left pes. Faced with Cerebral Palsy as a babe. he was thought to be mentally challenged. and no physician could make anything to assist. His disablement was the anchor of the many jobs in his…

“Life, woman, life is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it” (Reverend Hale, 138). Reverend Parris believed that there was witches among the people of Salem. He wanted them brought forward and executed if they would not come to God and confess their sins. Abigail Williams believed that…