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The central theme of George Orwell’s novel, Burmese Days, revolves around the white European supremacy that emerged as a result of British colonization in Burma. Throughout the book, racial discrimination against the Burmese by white Europeans is portrayed. This racial divide is evident through the prevalent motif of white Europeans considering themselves superior to non-white…

In the novel “Of Mice and Men”, various characters have significant dreams. These dreams serve as motivation for the migrant workers, pushing them to strive harder with the belief that one day their dreams will become reality. The central dream in the novel belongs to George and Lennie, who desire to own their own land…

In the essay, Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell writes about his experiences as a British police officer in Burma, and compares it to the nature of imperialism. Orwell hates his job because imperialism has negatively affected him, as well as others around him. Orwell’; the white man is being treated very disrespectfully by the Burmese….

Robert Frost, born in San Francisco in 1874, was an incredible poet renowned for his poems that capture the essence of “autumnal tones of New England” (Charters, 862). It was not until 1912 that he truly embarked on his literary journey when he relocated with his family to England and dedicated himself to his writing….

Wild’s description of Sibyl Vane as a caged bird invokes the thought that Doorman’s love for Sibyl has trapped her. There are two instances where the imagery of her entrapment is brought up, “the Joy of a caged bird in her voice” and “in her prison of passion” are both statements where the common entity…

Act 1 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet establishes the mood of the play through various conversations and events. These moods include mystery, sorrow, and a desire for revenge. These emotions will likely shape the actions of Hamlet and other events that unfold throughout this tragic tale. From the very beginning, in the first scene and in subsequent…

Robert Ewell, his family, and how he lives. A good example is the passage in which Robert Ewell testifies in the TomRobinson Trial. This is a description of the Ewell’s home as well as aninsight into the Ewells themselves. We learn what kind of a father Robert isand the kind of life into which he…

The setting ND the clothes were much more like they would have been in that time period. In Allurement’s, the Montage’s were wearing modern Hawaiian shirts. Also, Gregory and Sampson (Caplet servants) are walking through a town square, whereas in Allurement’s both houses are driving around in cars. In airman’s the fight takes place at…

In George Rowel’s dialogue Shooting an Elephant, he accentuates the grave aversion that he has for being a police officer in Mullein. The author uses many literary devices to depict his controversy with killing the elephant or not, such as foreshadowing, and speaking in first person, and appealing to pathos. The main element used in…

In his story “The Black Cat,” Edgar Allan Poe dramatizes his experiencewith madness, and challenges the readers suspension of disbelief by usingimagery in describing the plot and characters. Poe uses foreshadowing todescribe the scenes of sanity versus insanity. He writes “for the most wild yethomely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect…