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In the light of critical opinions discuss Miller’s exploration of the American Dream in Death of A Salesman in relation to the characters of Willy and Biff Loman. Focus upon the ideas of success and failure within the American Dream in relation to Miller’s portrayal of Willy’s idolisation of Biff and the effect this has…

As a child, I tended to identify with figures that had the power to help others in their lives.  In the real world, this would include:  police officers, firemen, doctors, and those who helped the poor.  However, I should add that I was very much into watching television.  In the fictional world, I found “larger…

Reaction to a Significant Passage from The Good Earth “And O-lan in the house was not idle. With her own hands she lashed the mats to the rafters and took earth from the fields and mixed it with water and mended the walls of the house, and she built again the oven and filled the…

The Statement of the Liberation of Women as Shown in A Dolls HouseIn reading Ibsens A Dolls House today, a person could find it hard to imagine how daring it seemed when Ibsen wrote it over one hundred years ago. A main subject of this play is the emancipation of women from the restrictions that…

Plot Development The spillway is set at party at Dana’s house but the spillway is a dangerous narrow path across a waterway and very important part to develop the story line. “The setting is rapidly planned which allows the action of the story to begin. The party throbbed on, like a living thing with an…

We have all heard or seen the story of Frankenstein one time or another, whether it be the recent horror movie version "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" or the classic comedy version of "Young Frankenstein".But like the saying goes, "the book is always better than the movie".And once again, in the case of the Frankenstein aka The…

“The Heart of Darkness” by Conrad exposes the greed, malice and selfishness of the European men. They exploit the wealth of Africa in the name of civilizing the natives. They take away their ivory and in return gave them hunger, destitution, poverty, degradation and death. The English men of this novel lack morals and conscience….

During the great depression in the south, Jem and Scout encounter various individuals whom they form their own perceptions of, some of which are ultimately proven false. Included in their misjudgments are Boo Radley, Mrs. Dubose, and Atticus. Initially, Scout is frightened of Boo Radley, and Jem and Dill’s curiosity about him prompts them to…

Macbeth by William Shakespeare In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth unconsciously uses Macbeth and others as a shield for guilt.When she wants something but doesn’t have the guts to perform the task herself, she calls upon anyone but herself to do it.She thinks that this will erase her conscience of any guilt…

Character and Themes from Three Novels: One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Heart of Darkness, and Fight Club Introduction             Literature enables people to read about the lives of other people and move away from ourselves. In the process, mundane lives suddenly becomes more interesting and even ordinary events become loaded with lessons and interesting…