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“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…

Gulliver’s Travels Novel Analysis 1. The Author and His Times Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 30, 1667. Swift was raised by his uncle and graduated from Trinity College. Swift would later become the secretary for an influential member of the Whig party which began to influence his political views to lie…

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…

This paper will discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and how it fits with the archetypes and plot points of the Hero’s Journey. The paper starts with a brief explanation of why this piece was selected and how it works with the deconstruction methods. Then, there is the review of…

Dracula by Bram Stoker and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe Any text that is composed is written to fit into the society that it is written for. A genre must evolve and modernise itself to remain relevant and interesting to the target audience. In “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe and “Dracula”…

Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels initially appears as a fantasy/adventure story, but it is actually a satirical commentary on society. The novel serves as both a satire on human nature and a parody of the literary sub genre known as the “traveler’s tale.” While each phase of the tale may seem easily understood, the overall subject…

Introduction to the Paper: “With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his…

Mary Reilly and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, both the movie and the book, exhibit similarities as well as differences. Despite being one among the numerous films based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s renowned novella, Mary Reilly stands apart. The theme and narrative of Mary Reilly deviate from those of the book….

“Red Dress” is a short story written by Alice Munro, which revolves around a young girl’s initial high school dance experience. The dance was heavily influenced by the narrator’s home and school environment. In her unfortunate home life, she endured constant mental abuse from her mother, even in front of her friend Lonnie. This led…

Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” is about a group of friends that share similarities with their lifestyles. Lady Ashley, also known as Brett, likes to drink, dance, have sex, and take advantage of men. She has been through two marriages already one ending with the death of her husband, and the other is ending…