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In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum,” not much is known about the narrator in the story who also happens to be the main character. In fact, the narrator did not reveal his name and some other basic bits of information that one might normally first seek in the biography of every story’s…

A Raisin in the Sun is a story of an African American family living in the South Side of Chicago. Their home consists of two bedrooms and they share a bathroom with the neighbors. Mama, or Lena, is the head of the household and is very christain. The play is centered around the family receiving…

In Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet-The prince of Denmark,” Prince Hamlet is depicted as one of literature’s most intricate and mysterious characters. His greatness and complexity arise from the multitude of facets that define him. Throughout the play, Hamlet displays contradictory characteristics that frequently conflict and ultimately shape his actions. Hamlet’s inner turmoil is evident in his…

Throughout the play, Othello is initially portrayed as a heroic and proud warrior. However, as the story unfolds, his character gradually declines and loses its nobility. Othello’s transformation from an impeccable military commander to a murderer occurs chronologically in the play. Additionally, the evolving perceptions of Othello held by the other characters drive the unfolding…

From Achilles’ initial callousness and stubborn temper in the first books of the Iliad to his eventual humanization when he interacts with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles killed, the Iliad chronicles the maturation of the Greek hero during the brutal battles of the Trojan War. Achilles is a fully-developed heroic character with both…

The depression, racial issues, equality, morality and justice, are all complex issues that The United States of America still face in today’s society. ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a cleverly written Harper Lee novel that focuses on many issues surrounding life in the southern states of America in the 1930’s. Written from a young girl’s…

Many people deal with post-traumatic depression and it can have a huge impact on one’s life. In the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gillman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the main character, as well as the narrator, is an unnamed woman dealing with post-traumatic depression. The exceptionally imaginative protagonist’s metamorphosis is due to her isolated confinement in…

Introduction The autobiographical novel by Maya Angelou depicts the life of a Black-American girl who struggles with racism and the differences between people, such as what makes someone beautiful or ugly. The purpose of this research essay is to compare and contrast Maya’s relationship with two other characters in the novel. By examining her relationships…

            Russell Banks’ The Sweet Hereafter recounts the implications of a tragic and unexplained school bus accident that happened in a fictional town situated in the northern part of New York. The accident epitomizes the incomprehensible and absurd tragedy that reverses the natural order of events and transgresses the limits comprehension. What the narrative pinpoints…

In the story “It used to be green once” written by Patricia Grace mum is the main character, Mum is a interesting character because of these reasons. I found mum interesting because of the way she dressed, she used to dress in a purple dress made out of a Japanese bedspread and the way she…