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Recovered Roots by Yael Zerubavel is a scholarly attempt at recounting the effects of a collective memory in devising a national emotional setting. A history of revolt ending in disaster recounted as an example of outstanding courage might not make it to a military manual. But the effects such recounting have on the psyche of…

Plato’s work in the Allegory of the Cave emphasizes the actualization of reality and truth. Fredrick Douglass’ life, which is portrayed in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, is similar to Plato’s philosophical idea presented in “The Allegory of the Cave. ” Plato, a Greek philosopher introduces the significant meaning of…

Frederick Douglass was a newspaper editor, lecturer, United States minister to Haiti, and a very successful writer despite living a childhood of slavery. In the essay by Frederick Douglass, Learning to Read and Write, Douglass describes his personal experiences as a young black slave during the 1800’s. Similarly, in another essay by Maya Angelou, Graduation,…

In the heroic poem verse form Beowulf, one learns about one of the first known great heroes. Although heroes don’t ever wear nesss or bear world powers, some people choose to believe that these are the lone heroes that exist. In truth,  heroes are people who do extraordinary things, even in little steps. A hero…

While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, Homer would have probably been none too amused by James Joyce’s classic 1922 novel, Ulysses. Mockingly modeled after Homer’s epic poem, Odyssey, it is the 24-hour ‘odyssey’ of aspiring young writer Stephen Dedalus and an aging advertising huckster, Leopold Bloom, who are unknowingly in search of…

The importance of nature in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn In his novel TheAdventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses nature not only as ally, but asa deterrent in Huck Finn’s search for independence and Jim’s search for freedom. The most prominent force of nature in the novel was the Mississippi River. Theriver was not…

Like most Shakespearian dramas. “Romeo and Juliet” exemplifies Shakespeare’s amazing comprehension and ability to compose tragic dramas. The simplest definition of “tragedy. ” a serious catastrophe or a sad event. blatantly describes the hideous narrative of two “star crossed lovers. ” While reading the fatal narrative of Shakespeare’s novel. Romeo and Juliet. a reader indulges…

Epic Hero- A main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation. Every character involved in the story has their own personality and traits, some of these traits are shared, and some of them are not. Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Hector, and Achilles are characters that are very…

King Laios and Queen Iocaste of Thebes have a son named Oedipus, but they receive disturbing news from loyal servant Teiresias. Teiresias informs them that their son will kill his father and marry his mother. In an effort to prevent this prophecy from coming true, the king and queen decide to abandon their baby on…

            The life of a slave is something that is not favored. It is a life ordinary people would not want to have. However, in paragraph ten of Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass described his life to be marked with the kind providence of receiving so many favors (p. 36). Many people…