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Symbolism can be defined as using objects, characters, figures, or colors to represent abstract Ideas or concepts. The Scarlet Letter Is a story that describes the life of an adulterer, Hester Prying. She had sexual relations with Reverend Arthur Timescale, while married, that resulted In the birth of her daughter, Pearl. However, she doesn’t let…

This time, the tables have been turned for Orwell. In “A Hanging,” Orwell played the role of oppressor. However, in “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell experienced oppression from the Burmese people. He reveals that “In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was despised by a large number of people.” Additionally, he emphasizes this point by stating “As…

The novel which we will analyze, called Salem s Lot, is among Stephen King s finest novels. From the manner he inside information the gory scenes of the narrative, to accomplish a edifice of tenseness throughout every page. Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the 2nd boy of Donald and Nellie…

The play “Oedipus the King” examines the theme of people’s lack of awareness and their inability to perceive obvious truths. This idea of “blindness” is explored through various characters in the play. Oedipus, upon finally discovering the truth, admits that he had been blind to it for a significant portion of his life. This realization…

Steinbeck ideas were that a writer should be able to show the reality Of life; to show that life is a war for every single person. In every single story mentioned from Steinbeck, he has shown that the real war is internal. Internal of course being inside of us, he showed that fear and any…

Everyone wants to escape reality and live their lives the way they dream it would be. Due to disappointments, people tend to daydream, lose touch with reality and start imagining that life is easier in dreams than in reality. They get to plan their life and live it as if it were real – no…

Macbeth is a story with very universal themes, even to this day it presents themes that we can see and recognize in our everyday lives. In this essay, we will analyze the modern values / universal themes in the character Macbeth and how literature reflects society, culture, place, and / or history. Macbeth is a…

Arthur Miller, the son of a wealthy father who lost all of his money in the crash of 1929, abandoned his schooling as a young child to support his family through various odd jobs. These jobs provided Miller with insight into the life of an average American, which he later incorporated as a central theme…

When I decided in early 1976 I wanted to start a Robert E. Howard fanzine, there was already a bunch of them being published, including Amra, Cross Plains, Fantasy Crossroads, The Howard Review and REH: Lone Star Fictioneer. Entering such a crowded field was not exactly a logical thing to do, but I was never much…

From time to time frequent TGR contributor Charles Saunders jumps in his wayback machine and brings back some gems from the heyday of the Howard Boom. One of these gems is his classic article “A Mouthful of Feathers” that appeared in The Chronicler of Cross Plains #1 in 1978. The article compares the similarities and differences…