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William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” narrates the life of Emily Grierson and the murder that she commits alongside the members of her community. Narrated from a first person’s point of view, the text outlines the formation and death of a murderer whose existence society allowed in order to maintain their beliefs and practices in…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the Arthurian legends. It was translated by Marie Borroff. According to the legends, king Arthur and all his knights were the bravest, the strongest and the most chivalrous in the land. This tale goes on to contradict that theory, by telling the story of one of…

Annelies Marie Frank, a German-Jewish girl, was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt Germany. Her father was Otto Frank, a respectable businessman; her mother, a loving housewife. Anne was the youngest sibling in the family, of which her sister, Margot, was the eldest. She had often enjoyed her being the youngest, and had written…

      The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear a letter “A” on her clothing as a reminder of the adultery that led to the birth of her child, Pearl.  A first read of The Scarlet Letter would give the impression that Pearl’s temper is a result of how…

“You say that we are drunkards, that we live for drinking. But drinking is a way of dying. Dying without enjoying life” (Mosionier 154), April Raintree, main character of the novel In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, wished she could change her Metis heritage or the spelling of her last name, Raintree,…

The ideas and feelings of Ralph Waldo Emerson are elating, authorising and can do one feel like their actions affair in a universe surrounded by cynicism and desperation. His verse form “ Give all to love ” intimations briefly at the hurting he experienced in his life and his positions on love and the human…

This poem discusses social normality with an ironic tone. During the time period it was written there were many changes taking place in their society. The ruining, although presented in them poem negatively through one voice, there is a second positive perspective. These perspectives are commenting on women’s roles in society and how they were…

In ‘A Bird came down the Walk-‘, nature is presented in various ways. Dickinson experiences the benevolence within nature. This contrasts with the cruel and unmerciful aspects of nature that are also evident in the poem. The narrator feels a sense of belonging with nature as she observes in awe. However, at times, she feels…

How the book tries to warn us about the importance of right of choice, feelings and memories. The Giver Is a very distinguished novel written by LOIS Larry. It follows the story of a boy through the twelfth year of his life. Jonas s world was perfect, and everything was under control. In his “community…

Ella Cara Deloria (Yankton Nakota) whose translated Dakota name means Beautiful day, was born in 1887.She was born on the Yankton Siuox reservation in South Dakota. Delioria was brought up as a protestant and had strong ties to her cultural upbringing, which were huge influences on her.( http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/deloriaElla.php) Deloria was a member of one of…