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In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, the narrator stresses that Maycomb County’s sole concern was fear itself. This highlights fear’s importance in the novel as it influences the actions of the townspeople. The quote specifically indicates that Maycomb County residents were troubled solely by their own irrational fears, particularly their fear of the black…

The drama Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a calamity. It takes topographic point in Scotland in Medieval times during the feudal system. This drama shows how the immorality of a individual can overmaster his good disposition and commit slaying. In the drama, Macbeth, a Lord and general in the male monarch’s ground forces, slays…

Beowulf is an epic poem written back in the Anglo-Saxon time period. While the epic poem features a significant amount of female characters such as Grendel’s Mother and Wealtheow, it is obvious that the men and their affairs are the focus of the story. A critic once pointed out that “the poem’s powerfully sexist disposition…

To understand the beauty of poetry one needs to dig deep into what each poet has created. Some poems have withstood the test of time and have made an impact, hence the reason why poems are still being taught and analyzed today. Poetry knows no genre or boundaries, but the most exquisite thing about it…

INTRODUCTION A. Sophomore year of high school, I was lifting weights on a Sunday afternoon at a local gym. I was finishing my last set of shoulder press, when I felt a sharp pain in my back. I left the gym that day and felt tired, but thought nothing of it. B. Growing increasingly weak,…

Comparing When Death Comes by Mary Oliver, To an Athlete Dying Young by A.E. Housman and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Introduction             Death for people has different meanings; some think that death is the end of everything, the end of their life and other might say that death is the beginning of…

In Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”, there is much death, much tragedy, and of course, a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person of noble or influential birth, who has a moral personality. In order to be identified as a tragic hero, a character must have a hamartia, which is a fatal flaw. But as…

The title image of Fences, the third play in August Wilson’s black history chronicle, very appropriately conveys a number of realities for the black family of late ’50s America. It raises issues ranging from economic and professional deprivation to emotional and moral isolation. The fence, which may either inhibit or protect, is both a positive…

Hosannas may catch a rival kite and carry it, but he must always bring it back to the kite flyer. Despite not having control over the kite, Hosannas is just as excited as Emir is. The blue kite in The Kite Runner is the symbol of Abs’s attention. Kites are the only things that Emir…

John Proctor experiences intense torment as a result of his actions. He feels that his affair with Abigail has permanently marred his reputation with God, his wife Elizabeth, and even with himself. Although Proctor did indeed give in to temptation and commit adultery, he finds it nearly impossible to grant himself forgiveness. Not surprisingly, his…