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In the book “The Giver,” every aspect of your life, from being born to dying, is carefully arranged without any opportunity for personal decision-making. The elderly, a chosen few, have complete control over your family, profession, and all aspects of existence. Within this text, various symbols are present. One of them is an apple that…

In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Janie have shown many of her traits from being a black girl who lived in a white family backyard with her grandma to a wife of a first and second husband. Janie, the protagonist, is a grand-daughter of an ex-slave grandma, Nanny Crawford, and is…

Throughout the novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God” the author, Zora Neale Hurston uses many different symbols to convey specific themes and ideas. One of the most prominent symbols Hurston utilized was how Janie’s hair represents her freedom and individuality. As Janie’s hair is covered and uncovered, her personality and independence change accordingly. When Janie…

The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a tale of contrast between good and evil. Robert Louis Stevensons novel demonstrates the relations of good and evil to man kind and what adverse effects we have on the balance of good an evil also he shows us how evil only entered the world…

In the mystic fiction novel, A ​Chronicle of a Death Foretold,​ by Gabriel Márquez, the setting is a Colombian town where the beliefs of the people are taken very seriously. The story is set to unfold the questionable events that cause the murder of Santiago Nasar. ​Angela Vicario, the newly married, wife of Bayardo San Roman, was seen…

While reading I have learned more about women‘s rights. In ancient times, Pharaoh’s and kings ruled nations and governments. Throughout time women have struggled to get the rights that men have had, in the books Women‘s Rights Human Rights: International Feminist Perspectives by Julie Stone Peters and Andrea Wolper, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and The…

Confinement is an obstacle for many women throughout history. Having to conform to society’s standards and tuck your culture away in order to live a fulfilling life is difficult. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie Crawford pushes the limits in her community in order to be herself and have pride…

It’s been over eight decades since the release of Their Eyes Were Watching God and the novel is still a critically acclaimed novel in our society. With the utilization of the Southern dialect, depiction of serious themes such as spousal abuse, and the use of an African-American female protagonist that develops as a character throughout…

The story “An Ounce of Cure” is a story portraying the life of a teenage girl. The story unfolds events that will eventually present the decisions a typical teenager will make and the consequences to their actions. The story presents the main character of the story as a typical teenage girl who falls in love,…

In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has significant interactions with numerous individuals, particularly members of his immediate family. These interactions unveil Holden’s philosophy towards each family member and prompt contemplation on the validity of his perspectives. Throughout the novel, Holden utilizes the term “phony” a total of forty-four…