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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s background influenced him to write the bold novel TheScarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne hadnever made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added tothe financial burden (“Biographical Note” VII). He received a job atthe Salem Custom House only to lose it three…

In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tans first novel, short-story-like vignettes alternateback and forth between the lives of four Chinese women in pre-1949 China and lives of their American-born daughters in California. The book is a mediation on the divided nature of this emigrant life. The novel is narrated horizontally as well as vertically; friendships…

Introduction             Freedom of speech is defined as the independence to voice ones opinion without being subjected to censorship or any form of limitation that may cause the expression of speech to be restricted or hindered. The issue of whether or not freedom of speech should be allowed has been a much debated subjected for…

Here’s an example of a persuasive speech on the subject of gender selection – a pretty hot topic these days! In order to have a chance of persuading your audience members to agree with your point of view, choosing good persuasive speech topics is important. But what’s even more important is choosing a subject about…

According to The Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford University Press, New York, 1985), a Byronic hero is characterized as “proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart…implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection.” In Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights,” the main character Heathcliff perfectly exemplifies this definition….

Why do you think William Golding chose to set LOTF on an island and how does he use the island in the novel? Lord of the Flies begins with the boys plane crash landing on a deserted island after trying to escape some sort of futuristic nuclear war, possibly Golding’s insight into the outbreak of…

In 1961, West Side Story, a filmed version of the hit Broadway musical that was inspired by William Shakespeares “Romeo and Juliet,” was released to viewers, who just could not resist the energy and excitement of the movie. Thirty-eight years later, viewers, like myself, still cannot resist it. I had never seen the film, which…

I. Introductiona.i. Eddie lives an undistinguished life as a care adult male for the drives at the Ruby Pier amusement park. One twenty-four hours a mechanical failure causes a fatal accident. Eddie rescues a immature miss from her decease but in the attempt. he is killed. This is when the escapade begins. Eddie enters heaven…

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World depicts characters that symbolize specific political and social ideas within the portrayed society. Huxley drew inspiration from his own observations of the world during the book’s writing, envisioning a future where government control creates a utopian society. However, he did not view this development positively. Through characters such as Bernard…

Character analosis of Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle, the main character in Washington Irving’s fiction”Rip Van Winkle”, is a comic figure with an amazing experience. The simple and humorous (sometimes exaggerative) words chosen by Irving show: Rip’s nature as simple and kind-hearted; his attitude toward life as carefree; his marriage as hen-pecking and intolerable;…