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With the jack-o-lantern rotting on the front porch and a half-finished list of items needed for Thanksgiving dinner in a kitchen drawer, the bombardment of Christmas sales and advertisements that unmercifully pound our senses has begun. In this tempest of holiday commercialism, where there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth, there is solace within the pages of…

The Movie Chocolat is yet another narrative which parallels Plato ’ s Allegory of the Cave. The narrative trades with a town full of people sing an rousing through the feeding of cocoa. Vianne and her girl open up a Chocolaterie in a little Gallic town during the season of Lent. They are met with…

In the wide kingdom of classic literature, there exists the known short story that took in the captivity of readers with his enigmatic themes and deep penetrating into the human condition. This literary masterpiece weaves the magic story of young protagonist, Holden Caulfield, as he translates difficulties of youth and moving to adult life. “Catcher…

Most people believe that life ends after death, but what people don’t know is that death is a new beginning. The novel “The five people you meet in heaven” by Mitch Albom proves that. Eddie lived a peaceful life after the war. But Eddie still felt his life had no purpose after marguerite passed away….

The story of self-discovery is narrated by Nick Caraway in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick attends a number of Gatsbys parties along with many other people who thrive off of rumors and gossip. As partygoers, Owl Eyes and Klipspringer represent two extremes of character: Owl Eyes portrays the very fewincluding Nick who…

Introduction             Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Guy de Maupassant’s “The False Gems” display the literary technique of irony in a highly effective way to provide social criticism. Chopin made use of irony to present the seemingly never-ending struggle of women within the boundaries of marriage. On the other hand, de Maupassant…

In the conclusion of the novel Of Mice and Men, protagonist George faces three possible courses of action. He can either escape with his friend Lennie, allow the other characters to take matters into their own hands and kill Lennie, or take it upon himself to end Lennie’s life. Ultimately, George’s final decision reflects both…

Phoebe is a freshman in high school, who is considered the popular girl. The description states that she is one of the ‘TTT” ones. Phoebe also has her parents who are together, however they are not the typical happy couple. In the monologue, Phoebe describes a snippet of her parent’s relationship and how she would…

Scott Fitzgerald implements many symbols in The Great Gatsby, developing. A hidden theme or meaning behind each that apply towards the characters. Used for character development, Fitzgerald connects symbols to characters. To expose their inner thoughts, desires, and flaws through the symbol’s connotations. He depicts these concealed qualities of the characters, for they are never…

Was Hamlet insane? Scholars have debated this question ever since Shakespeare presented this play to the public. Although I am not a scholar, I believe that there is enough evidence in the play to suggest Hamlet had been sane. He may have been depressed and angry however this was due to the treachery and betrayal…