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A comparative essay on Grendel” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” The roles and functions of female characters in Grendel and The Picture of Dorian Gray reflect several attributes of contemporary women. In Grendel, the only female character that embodies these elements is Grendel’s mother. On the other hand, The Picture of Dorian Gray” features…

The flute music is a symbol supporting the meaning of the play. Flutes are playing during plays opening and also at its closing during the scene at Willis grave, so the sound of the flute encompasses the entire drama. The symbolic use of flute music becomes more important when it is revealed that Willis father…

Hardy’s lofty speculation and attitude towards his death and nature are the central themes of the poem. As the poet’s death inevitably approach, the poem is structured around the eternal questions as to, how he would be remembered among the people, and the “mysterious” bond between human and nature. In the text, it is remarkably…

Arthur Miller, a renowned American playwright, gained fame in 1949 when his play Death of a Salesman premiered on Broadway. This production solidified his position as one of the greatest dramatists of the century. In addition to this work, Miller has written several other influential plays including The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, A…

Introduction             The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence is a story about a boy named Paul who can predict the winner of a horse race by “rocking” his toy horse. The family is a fairly decent family but seems to be running short on money all the time. The house literally speaks of the…

Elie Wiesel conveys that when people are in a deprivation of needs, their faith can be challenged in his novel, Night, through the use of food motifs, the allusion to the Angel of Death, and the innocent archetype. “Doubt is poison. It leads to a loss of faith in yourself, and in all that’s good…

When I heard that we were traveling to read “Stopping by forests on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. I was highly pleased. as I was really familiar with this it. I foremost read it as a kid and it has of all time since been my favourite verse form. Explaining this verse form gives…

‘Hero’ is a word used so loosely in popular culture that it almost seems to have lost all definition. In most movies and adolescent books, young people are taught that essentially any main character, despite existing faults, would automatically be classified as a hero, as would most characters on the established “good side.” It is…

When it came to religion, Emily was a skeptic. She returned home so she wouldn’t have to face the religious environment, and her parents asked her to come home. Emily began to write poems at an early age. She had several inspirations in her poem writing. Emily Bronte was a poet, and after her brother’s…

He is the Mentor because he is an older wiser teacher, serving as a role model. He is one of the few residents of Macomb who is not racist and believes in equality, which serves as an example for his children. He teaches scout how to see in other people’s perspective instead of only her…