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What objects are typically associated with innocence? Is it marriage, virginity, or perhaps a childhood toy? When dominance is mentioned, our minds immediately go to war and all its negativity. Similarly, when we think of “parental influence,” we envision our mothers tucking us into bed and watching sports games with our fathers – at least…

Satire can be found in our everyday life, something we find in the Newspaper, Tv, music even in Novels. Most political cartoons we find in newspaper are a very big example of satire. What is satire? The main purpose of satire is to criticize or point out issues in society or in an individual. Satire…

Ginkgo’s eldest son, Annoy, was supposed to follow in Ginkgo’s toasters and become this big, strong image just like his father instead he turned to the new faith Christianity. Annoy knew he couldn’t tell his father that he supported Christianity because he knew his father wouldn’t allow it, as the text states, “Although Annoy had…

For women of all races, the journey of finding one’s voice has persisted to this day. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie attempts to find her voice in spite of the resistance from men, and occasionally, other women. During her journey to find her voice, the men she encounter, also,…

Having a change in narrators from Lockwood to Nelly, allows the reader to gather a different point of view. I believe that Nelly is also a more reliable narrator than Lockwood as she has lived with the characters, and therefore knows them better. As Nelly is telling Lockwood of the past it allows the reader…

At the disheveled Joad’s house, Tom Joad and Jim Casy meet a familiar face, Muley Graves, who informs the two that Tom’s family was tractored off the land and they’re at Uncle John’s shack. The three decide to set up camp at the house, cook up some rabbits that Muley caught, and head to Uncle…

Owen and John’s Friendship In John Irving’s novel A Prayer for Owen Meany, friendship develop in a small town in Gravesend, New Hampshire. Throughout their lives from childhood to young adulthood they always were best friends. Friendship between Owen and John runs deep that it can be describe as brotherly love. Owen and John’s relationship…

The reason why dystopian novels are so chilling is because they remind the readers of the humanity’s resilience and the consequences of social and political change. That is why Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, is so thought-provoking. It depicts a possible reality, and the idea that such a modern society could regress and go…

Intense incidents and heartbreak fill Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle. This vivid and descriptive story follows two Lithuanian immigrants, and their extended family, as they learn to survive in America during the early 20th century. Through painful flashbacks and difficult present moments, the readers witness the fight for the American dream. The family’s downfall was…

“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” A quote from the 2005 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak. The Book Thief is a book that shows the value in books. It also shows how words are used to create goodness, comfort, and sanity in…