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An hamartia, also known as a tragic flaw, is a crucial physical or mental trait that can lead to the downfall of a tragic hero in literature. In the play Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is a tragic hero with a hamartia that ultimately causes his downfall. There are three traits that have been debated as Oedipus’…

Closure at the WallIn the novel In Country, Bobbie Ann Mason writes about a young woman and her uncle searching to heal their scars caused by the Vietnam War. Sam Hughes, the young woman and Emmett Smith, her uncle, travel to Washington D.C. in the summer of 1984. Their destination is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial…

Love and Death in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s well-known play, Romeo and Juliet, is a celebrated piece of literature. This timeless story centers on the Montagues and Capulets, two feuding families, and the love between a young man and woman who belong to opposing sides. Despite their families’ ongoing animosity, Romeo and Juliet share a…

Throughout the period after Orwell shot the elephant and when he wrote his essay u pond the subject, he achieved a level of wisdom and scholarly knowledge that ultimately made this essay possible. He implies many different views of conflicts that he displayed through out the essay, which added a very conflicted tone to the…

Louis Riel is known by many names: a prophet, a traitor, and a madman. Out of them all, Riel is regarded as a hero, who stood up for his people in the face of the Canadian government, and those who question his sanity still view him as an essentially honourable figure. Riel was strongly respectful…

Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., shows constrained uniformity. The creator communicates his expectations on the results of constrained correspondence in the year 2081. Arriving at a reasonable harmony between each individual is endeavored, in spite of being considered very unachievable. Vonnegut Jr. presents the torment and anguish felt by most people that adhered to…

Maude Clare is a poem with simple language yet multiple complex interpretations. Its inclusion of mysterious narrators adds to its intrigue. The use of language in the poem reflects the time period it was written, featuring a traditional ballad structure reminiscent of Victorian era poetry. Additionally, the theme of tragic love aligns with the pre-Raphaelite…

A Compare and Contrast of Napoleon and Snowball. BY wigwag Animal Farm Compare and Contrast Napoleon and Snowball, from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, share many similar and different character traits when compared together. While Napoleon maybe cheating at cards, Snowball is hard at work developing a plan for a windmill to minimize…

However his fears motivate him to take actions that are often unnecessary and ultimately destructive. His fear of failure and weakness leads him to assist in the murder of Snakeskin whom he loved, to beat his wives, be emotionally distant from his children, disown his own son and ultimately commit suicide. Ironically, after all his…

Gatsby’s actions in preparing for Daisy’s arrival seem both flamboyant and absurd. What does he do? Why? Gatsby prepares for Daisy’s arrival by sending a man to mow Nick’s lawn, buys an innumerable amount of flowers, gets twelve lemon cakes and Gatsby himself arrives in a “white flannel suit, sliver shirt, and gold-colored tie. Gatsby…