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John Steinbeck emphasizes Ma Joad. Steinbeck uses Ma Joad to express his views on how people can reach the American Dream. In the book, Steinbeck does not express that individuals can achieve the American Dream. He expresses his idea that the people should unite and continue to strive for the American Dream even through the…

The characters in “The Gentlemen of the Jungle” symbolize the occupiers of horn Africa, where the British ruled over the east Africans. The lion, as the Jungle’s king, represents the general. On the other hand, the elephant deceived the protagonist and took over his hut, while the Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Alligator, Fox, and Leopard symbolize the…

            Reading Hamlet (Shakespeare) for the first time, with no specific purpose, and reading the play again to understand the role of metadrama can only be described as a feeling of having read two different plays.  When reading the play for the first time, the techniques served their purpose – the asides, the soliloquies, using…

Introduction The Odyssey is considered to be one of the most influential literary works. It has remained to be an important subject in literature and continues to enjoy many adaptations. The Odyssey has also turned out to be the source of many legends of the Greek Mythology. The Story After a decade spent in battle,…

In an effort to get people to look into each other’s eyes more, and also to appease the mutes, the government has decided to allot each person exactly one hundred and sixty-seven words, per day. When the phone rings, put it to my ear without saying hello. In the restaurant point at chicken noodle soup….

The importance of relationships consists of disagreements, respect, common interests and also their opinions. The Waknuk community all can relate to each other because they all follow the same religion, the “True Image” or the “Nicholas Repentances”. In the Strorm family they all have different opinions, religious views. David and the telepaths all need to…

To Kill A Mockingbird – An Essay On Justice In the secret courts of men’s hearts justice is a beast with no appearance. It morphs to serve a different cause, and it bites a different person each time. In the cases of Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell, and Arthur Radley in the novel “To Kill A…

If one wants to rebuild their shattered existence that arises from a meaningless life, they must confront the past demons responsible for their downfall. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Babylon Revisited depicts a man whose extravagant way of living has stripped all significance and substance from his life. Charlie Wales is the protagonist of the story, who…

In Jane Austen’s novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” the social hierarchy in society is portrayed as being determined by a person’s conduct and the judgments they receive. The story focuses on the experiences of young women who hope to find love or financial stability through marriage. Specifically, it centers around the Bennet family, with Jane Bennet…

sA Changing Character In the short story “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin a schoolteacher from the city of Harlem struggles with life and figuring out how to helped his troubled brother. All though named Sonny’s Blues the main character is actually Sonny’s brother who is the narrator and goes through his life and how he…