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His interest was aroused: catch literature tug’. In this article, Graff claims that critics for him, are a necessary part Of the path in beginning an intellectual person. If he did not read and participate in critics’ debate, his vocation would not be found. Critics helped sprout his interest in serious literature. He was a…

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is short story about how Montresor takes  his revenge against the unsuspecting Fortunato. Fortunato has apparently insulted Montresor, and since that day Montresor, who is narrating the story, has promised to avenge the insult done to him. Montresor tricks Fortunato to come with him to the catacombs…

“Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass: Literary Analysis” In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass explains, in great detail, how slave master would use a variety of methods to dehumanize slaves located on their plantation. These methods involved both severe physical and psychological trauma. Nevertheless, Douglass remains diligent and finds a way to resist…

The image of Los Angeles by the 1950s was, in contrast, that of the wasteland: in the cold, hard city one was overwhelmed by emptiness, desolation, and despair,” as quoted in the article The Dark Side of the Dream by Tina Olsin Lent, overpopulation and industrialization were the major factors that led to gradual deterioration…

Ellis Island In this poem, Joseph Bruchac writes about visiting Ellis Island, which was a port of entry for so many immigrants, and feeling mixed emotions about his family history. He rejoices for the Slovak immigrants who found new opportunities in the U.S., but he mourns for the ancestors who were here before the Europeans,…

This is a play about a man who picks a poor person off the street who sells flowers named Eliza Doolittle. The mans name is Henry Higgins. Henry makes a bet with another man named Pickering. Thebet was to see if Henry could make Eliza, the poor girl from the streets, into a elegant, beautiful…

Symbolisms And Imagery In The Story of An HourIn one of the saddest tales of married life ever to be written, Kate Chopin shows us that the struggle for a woman’s identity within a marriage has been a centuries old fought battle. Within her short fictional tale is the story of a one woman’s struggle…

Modernism implies beginning of a new era – A period marked with the considerable change from the Romanticism to the whole new technological and intellectual orders of the day, which exerted considerable influence on the artists and the men of literary genius. In this period, which marked an end of the 19th century and beginning…

“Did I consider myself a European, I might say my sufferings were great but when I compare my lot with that of most of my country men, I regard myself as a particular favorite of heaven, and acknowledge the mercies of Providence in every occurrence of my life. ” In the writing, The Interesting Narrative…

In the short story “Two Kinds,” Amy Tan explores the clash of cultures between a first-generation Chinese-American daughter, Jing-mei, and her mother, Suyan, a Chinese immigrant. Suyan believes that Jing-mei has the potential to become a prodigy if she puts in enough effort. Initially, Jing-mei is enthusiastic about trying, but she always falls short of…