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In the book “Talking Heads”, Alan Bennett introduces his characters as ‘artless’, implying that they are unaware of the significance of their words and unaware that they are sharing a story whose meaning they do not fully comprehend. “This is true of most of the monologues that he wrote, except for ‘A Cream Cracker under…

Though the book is said to be one of the most stimulating and influential book on Arts and its impact, it will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures. Since this book is not designed as solid textbook but presented in a way to provoke readers to think and observe about images, this…

The story of Jurassic Park was written about fourteen years ago by a man named Michael Crichton. His book has now evolved into three movies of Jurassic Park I, II, and III. Steven Speilberg has taken the story of Crichton is transformed it into one of his action packed, suspense thrillers. The first main theme…

Hamlet is a calamity that consists of loss. love. and retaliation. Hamlet and Laertes both want to seek retaliation in this drama. but they have different ways of traveling about it. Hamlet is a postponer and even has a whole scene where he contemplates taking retaliation on Claudius or non. he even thinks of taking…

Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” portrays a small town In which the citizens gather for a yearly lottery. The story begins on a beautiful summer afternoon. The town’s citizens are eager, gathering In the town square In order to take part In the yearly lottery by drawing slips of paper from a traditional black box. Everyone,…

Angela Carter’s A Souvenir of Japan tells the story of a young Caucasian woman temporarily living in Japan. This woman narrates her experiences and observations of Japanese culture, and portrays the low placement of women in Japanese society. Much of the language Carter uses to describe the narrator’s Japanese lover is magical and linked to…

The opening scene of the play sets a mysterious tone with the witches chanting “fair is foul and foul is fair.” The contradiction in their words adds to the mysterious atmosphere. Furthermore, the play begins with three witches discussing a meeting. In Scene ii, Macbeth is initially portrayed as a heroic figure for his brave…

Joseph Conrad’s books, The Secret Sharer and Heart of Darkness, both deal witheach of our “dark selves”. These books also have similarities which are overwhelming. In describing the true inner self of humans, Conrad used many symbols which havebecome apparent in many of his novels. Conrad uses the same or very similar objects inmany of…

The central theme of the Odyssey revolves around temptation and its significance in the book. It highlights how daily temptations are symbolized by food and how Odysseus’ lack of caution leads to his difficult journey back home. Temptation refers to a strong desire to engage in something that one knows is wrong. This recurring motif…

Born in Florence, Italy in 1469, Niccol Machiavelli was the first great political philosopher of the Renaissance. Once a administrative official and diplomat for the province of Florence, he was removed from office when the Medici household was restored to power in 1512. He retired to his state place where he, among other plants, penned…