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The Things They Carried by Tim O Brien, a potpourri of short narratives tied together by a common subject, examines the many aspects of necessity and poses a inquiry of merely how valuable the things we hold to be necessities truly are. During the confusion of war, the definition of necessity becomes instead slippery in…

The character of Caliban is generally thought to be one of the author’s master-pieces. It is not indeed pleasant to see this character on the stage any more than it is to see the god Pan personated there. He is one of the wildest and most abstract characters from Shakespeare. His deformity of both body…

Farewell to ArmsErnest Hemingways A Farewell to Arms holds the secret of a man (the author) who experiences many things and then changes them for in his writings. The main character of the novel, Frederic, experiences many of the same situations that Hemingway lived. He captures the inspiring trials and tribulations of a disillusioned man…

In Greek mythology, there are numerous stories about divine vengeance and mortals. The gods penalize humans for various reasons and impose different punishments on offenders. Powell provides many examples in the book of the gods’ wrath and their different punishment styles based on their gender. Male gods tend to prefer a prolonged and torturous style…

As a child, the speaker was heavily influenced by his native culture, but, over the years the he has become more integrated with U. S. Ultra, which has thus caused him to lose identity of himself, and even become a stereotype for Asian Americans. The central purpose of this poem is to show hat if…

How far will one let their obsessions, weaknesses and feelings get the best of them? This is the key question to Sylvia Plath’s poem, Lady Lazarus. While the poem works as an extended metaphor of Plath’s psychosocial journey from the age of ten onwards, as she writes about her near death experiences every decade; Plath…

Redemption is a binary concept – success is achieved by fully acknowledging and regretting one’s wrongdoings, while failure entails clinging to a troubled past indefinitely. True redemption is characterized by accepting accountability and expressing genuine remorse, followed by the performance of virtuous actions to offset the negative ones, ultimately restoring equilibrium in their life. Truman…

What is concealed and revealed by the Duke? In the poem My Last Duchess, a large variation of feelings and emotions are expressed. They are expressed using various techniques, such as alliteration, rhetorical questions and many more. I am going to explain how feelings are expressed in parts of the poem and also what is…

From the outset, Bronte contemplates the view that the characters within “Wuthering Heights” are beyond classification. In Bronte’s intricate prologue to the novel, Lockwood tries to decipher the relationships and personalities to no avail,’Mr. Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. ‘As a symbol of civilisation and normality in the…

The Crucible is a authoritative drama written by Arthur Miller, there were many characters, along with a alone plot line. There were 20 characters in the book that played separate but of import functions throughout. First there were the tree supporters in the book, John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Reverend Hale. John Proctor was a…