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I am going to be discussing the main theme and features of the poem ‘Old Man, Old Man’ written by U.A. Fanthorpe. The main theme of this poem is the relationship between and elderly man and his daughter. The relationship is exploited through memories that are brought up throughout the poem. The Old Man used…

It has been said that all human beings need to be accepted and liked by others. In the novel Flowers For Algernon, the main character Charlie would have trouble agreeing with the statement above Being accepted and liked by others is especially hard in Charlie’s case. He has a disability, and anyone who lives in…

In the 1930s, a circle of weird pulp writers developed an interwoven correspondence, with prominent members including Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth, E. Hoffmann Price, and Henry S. Whitehead. The exact correspondence varied according to the tastes of each, but they all participating in answering letters, circulating stories, lending…

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the honest and moral narrator, Nick Caraway to portray the many immoral people and their corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby are materialistic, as they try to satisfy their materialism by doing immoral things. Nick, who is slow to judge,…

Q. Why has Gregor changed in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka? There has never been any firm evidence as to why Gregor becomes a giant insect in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, though it has been debated widely. There are several things that might account for Gregor’s change. It could be something rooted in his own mind….

Hello everyone, the topic I am going to discuss today is something every household member will experience sometime in their life-time; due to some sort of injury or illness. The question is what is better or worse? I would like to show you the down falls and danger’s in taking pain killers and the benefits…

Baba sat Amir on his lap and explains his idea of sin and says “When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth” (18). To Baba there is only one sin, and this sin is theft. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is about a wealthy Sunni Muslim boy Amir that is raised…

How has the comparative study of 1984 and Gattaca offered insights into ideas of control and freedom. Control and freedom are both heavily universal aspects to the societies of the late 1900s. The ideas of control and freedom are presented in Nineteen Eighty Four written by George Orwell and “Gattaca” a film by Andrew Niccols….

Challenges are faced every step of the way, but it is a person with pride and courage who accepts it readily. The short story “Borders” by Thomas King from the book Language & Writing 11 and “Brooms for Sale” by Thomas Raddall from Imprints 11 reveal that one must not give up and must stand…

n East Eden EssaysThe American Dream in East of Eden It is what every American strives for in life, but no one ever seems to achieve fully; it is the hopes and aspirations of every American, yet rarely are these goals ever met. It is the American Dream. In East of Eden, John Steinbeck displays…