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The central focus of James Joyce’s “Eveline” revolves around a young woman’s unwavering dedication to a pledge made to her deceased mother. Despite the hardships endured by her family, Eveline is resolute in maintaining their unity. Nevertheless, when presented with the chance to embark on a fresh journey with Frank and abandon her family, Eveline…

The fiction novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores many issues and concerns such as maturation and morals and ethics . Lee uses the character such as Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch to help convey these notions and concerns. Jem and Scout take us through their journey of maturation. While then we learn…

In the realistic fiction novel, Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher, Hannah Baker is your average new freshman that just moved into town. She’s a simple girl at heart that admires candy, hot chocolate, and writing poetry. However, things are put into a different perspective when she meets Clay Jensen; reputations and relationships will…

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…

That night Jack called his friends and told them to get ready for tomorrow. The next day, his family and friends left from his house and arrived at his grandparent’s house during the afternoon. His grandparents welcomed everyone. Jacks grandpa told everyone to go get some rest because they are all going to the campground…

What would it be like to lack a personal identity? The nature of humanity is inherently focused on accepting and understanding oneself. Without these qualities, one experiences feelings of inadequacy and being lost. This is specifically true for Biff Loman in “Death of a Salesman” as his father, Willy, is unable to accept him. Biff…

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…

In his renowned book of philosophy, The Leviathan, Hobbes described that “perpetual and restless desire for power” is a fundamental quality shared by all humans. He also points out that desire is another important aspect of human nature, since it provides motivation for us to strive to reach our individual needs regardless of the possible…

Introduction             Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell is a personal essay of the author about his experience in shooting an elephant that has gone amok while he was stationed at Burma as an Imperial sub-divisional police officer. In his essay, Orwell primarily wanted to show three things—the evils of imperialism, the concept of conscience…

Behind the face is a retained or damaged soul. William Shakespeare clearly shows the true identities of the characters of Othello during their times of greatness. The themes that are thoroughly portrayed throughout the story and the temper of certain characters end up in a killing spree. The advancement in ranking ends up in a…