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What truly defines a masculine man or a feminine woman? How does society really view masculinity and femininity? When we see a man become emotional, we automatically assume he is weak. When we see a Woman become emotionally, we assume it’s totally normal. Many of us will look at a person on the outside and…

Based on the novel Notes from Underground Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky, readers ought to interpret the Underground Man in many different ways. For example, many people perceive the author as the victim of social injustice while others think of him as an individual with a higher intelligence who has diagnosed inherent problems in modern society…

In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Janie have shown many of her traits from being a black girl who lived in a white family backyard with her grandma to a wife of a first and second husband. Janie, the protagonist, is a grand-daughter of an ex-slave grandma, Nanny Crawford, and is…

Angie Thomas’s award winning 2017 novel The Hate U Give is a story that is all too familiar to many Americans: an unarmed black man shot by the police, for the simple crime of being black. Even with the outcrys of a community, the officer gets off with little to no punishment, while the dead…

After leaving the “departure” phase, the hero experiences what is known as ‘initiation’. The first stage of initiation is the road of trials. According to Joseph Campbell’s model, as the hero’s journey continues, they depart from the comfort zones of their old lifestyle and step into a dream landscape of curiosity, ambiguity and challenge. “He’…

Juror #5 In the play, 12 Angry Men, there are 12 jurors in a jury room. All of them are completely different, coming from various occupations and backgrounds. Juror #5 stood out among them because of a few things. He was from a very different background than the others. He grew up in the slums,…

Greek drama was written in such a way that the characters are the pivotal aspect of the play. The main characters in Sophocles’ epic play, Antigone, are both very strong personalities, which naturally leads to conflict. Antigone and King Creon both have very intense beliefs and roles in this play that oppose each other, and…

How does Steinbeck show the causes and effects of being tapped? Write about:’ how and why different character feel trapped’ The different ways characters respond to being trapped how Steinbeck makes the reader feel admiration, dislike or pity for characters who are trapped Look at the following pairs of relationships in Of Mice and Men:…

“The Lottery” can be misleading based on its title, but careful attention to the foreshadowing signs typical in Shirley Jackson’s stories can prevent readers from being led astray. In this story, the author provides two hidden signs that require the reader’s scrutiny – actions taken by the characters and their names. Additionally, an additional clue…

Empathy can be defined as the ability to mentally and emotionally identify oneself with a person or object. When we read novels, we often find ourselves relating to certain characters due to their similar experiences and emotions. This allows us to better understand and empathize with them. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the character Boxer…