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Racial prejudice is a pessimistic aspect of society that has critically affected many different people around the world. This idea is well demonstrated in Ray Bradbury’s short story “Way in the Middle of the Air”, which is part of The Martian Chronicles (1950). “Way in the Middle of the Air” displays a great amount of…

Becoming Beautiful Toni Morrison, in her afterward for The Bluest Eye, writes much about her disappointment with the initial response from the novel. She describes the initial publication as, “like Pecola’s life: dismissed, trivialized, misread. ” Morrison, after nearly thirty years, is finally now satisfied with the attention that Pecola and her story is receiving….

“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is a chilling story that examines the dark and feral aspect of human nature when society and civilization fall apart. Beyond its compelling story, the book is rife with symbolism, employing numerous things, people, and things happening to signify important concepts and themes. This article explores the symbolism…

The Great Gatsby, Life of Pi and Great Expectations: The Opening Chapters The opening chapters of each of these three books are both similar and different in many ways, and succeed to keep the reader interested enough to carry on their journey with Pip, Nick or Pi. The way characterisation is put forward in these…

            Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner are some of the most significant authors during their period. There are several factors and reasons why many people used to compare their works and their ways of narrating their stories. They are similar and yet different from one another. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences of…

Shakespeare, regarded the greatest sonneteer of all time, had taken the untried in form and substance in his sonnets. In his time, sonnets followed the conventional Petrarchan form and content that Shakespeare’s deviation was initially disturbing, but much later was subject of interesting analyses. Petrarchan sonnets dealt with conventional love, but Shakespeare went beyond when…

The Cask of AmontilladoA narrator named Montresor describes how a man named Fortunato has offended him repeatedly, and now he wishes to get revenge for these injustices “without impunity,” noting that he does not want to have any consequences for this act. However, he does not reveal his hatred to Fortunato at all but instead…

Silkie Sees JoanThe story “Silkie” by Joyce Carol Oates is a story that is set for today.It is the typical story of a female having unprotected sex with a male.The male then wants no part of this child, and sends the female off to send for herself.Usually the female must raise the child herself.This is…

The role of the soliloquies in Hamlet Hamlet’s soliloquies reveal a lot about his character. They focus mostly on his indecisiveness and his desire to do what is right. His soliloquies help to further develop his character and we gain a better understanding of hamlets mindset throughout the play. Hamlet constantly insults himself for not…

Knowledge is the key power to the development of one’s individuality and independence in society. This is essential in order to allow individuals to gain their insights on reality and learn the morals and values held within human nature. The importance of such knowledge is clearly portrayed throughout Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 as he…