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he Formation Of IdenThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An Analysis of the Formation of IdentityYou have seen how a man was made a slave; you will now see how a slave was made a man. Frederick Douglass The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave details the progression of…

As a child, I tended to identify with figures that had the power to help others in their lives.  In the real world, this would include:  police officers, firemen, doctors, and those who helped the poor.  However, I should add that I was very much into watching television.  In the fictional world, I found “larger…

At a young age, Frederick Douglass understood the importance of reading and writing as the key to his freedom from slavery. Initially, Mrs. Auld, his mistress, willingly taught him the A,B,C’s. However, Mr. Auld soon discovered this and became enraged, demanding that she cease her efforts. He believed that if Douglass learned how to read,…

The heroes of the epics “The Iliad – Achilles” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh – Gilgamesh and Enkidu” were super naturals in that Achilles was the son of Thetis, the daughter of the sea divinities Nereus and Doris; Gilgamesh was two-thirds god and one-third human; Enkidu, a wild-man created by the goddess Aruru.  The Iliad…

Abigail Williams Abigail Williams, the seventeen-year-old niece of Reverend Parris, tells lies to conceal her affair and avoid being accused of witchcraft (Miller 1106). She accuses others of witchcraft in order to deflect attention from herself and escape punishment. This desperate act becomes a source of power for Abigail. However, she is not only a…

While on their journey to freedom, the characters develop a distinctive and empathetic connection. The debate surrounding whether The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be included in educational curricula arises due to contrasting viewpoints. Some contend that the novel’s importance resides in its portrayal of American literary heritage, granting readers insight into a period when…

            Aristotle defines a tragic hero or tragic character as someone who experiences a “change of fortune . . . from good to bad. It should come about not as the result of vice, but of some great error or frailty . . .” (Aristotle).  Both Faustus and King Lear suffer from excessive pride or…

In a pragmatic status quo where textbooks teach us at early ages to appreciate the events that truly mattered in the development of history, no one of the Filipino blood could turn his back on Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Throughout my academic journey in school, my knowledge about him consistently evolves. If before, I’ve known…

In Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”, there is much death, much tragedy, and of course, a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person of noble or influential birth, who has a moral personality. In order to be identified as a tragic hero, a character must have a hamartia, which is a fatal flaw. But as…

John Proctor experiences intense torment as a result of his actions. He feels that his affair with Abigail has permanently marred his reputation with God, his wife Elizabeth, and even with himself. Although Proctor did indeed give in to temptation and commit adultery, he finds it nearly impossible to grant himself forgiveness. Not surprisingly, his…