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“My friends forsake me Like a memory lost… ” In both The Scarlet Letter and A Streetcar Named Desire, isolation and alienation from society are depicted. The female protagonists, Hester Prynne and Blanche DuBois, experience cases of alienation. However, while they both undergo isolation from their societies, the reasons behind their isolation differ. While Hester…

Being an outsider in society can give strength to a person, but in some cases it does not, and may even weaken an individual. Depending on the type of person, being an outsider in a community may or may not encourage strength. There are several cases where being an outsider made someone a stronger person,…

In today’s society the term “American Dream” is perceived as being successful and usually that’s associated with being rich or financially sound. People follow this idea their entire life and usually never stop to think if they are happy on this road to success. Most will live through thick and thin with this idealization of…

When reading literature the reader is expected to analyze the story, and ultimately draw a conclusion on the meaning of the story he or she has just read. However, everyone is different and may interpret the story to have a different meaning than the author intended. After reading the two literary works: Because I Could…

Ginkgo’s eldest son, Annoy, was supposed to follow in Ginkgo’s toasters and become this big, strong image just like his father instead he turned to the new faith Christianity. Annoy knew he couldn’t tell his father that he supported Christianity because he knew his father wouldn’t allow it, as the text states, “Although Annoy had…

Remarkable Dramatization Affects the Overall Feel of the Film “Hamlet” Blenheim Palace- Woodstock, England, Hamlet son of the King of Denmark is summoned home for his father’s funeral and his mother’s wedding to his uncle. In a supernatural episode he discovers that his uncle was actually the one who murdered his father. In an incredible…

What Dramatic Techniques Does Shakespeare Use To Create A Sense That Macbeth Is Not In Control Of His Own Thoughts And Deeds? During the 16th century the amazing writer, William Shakespeare, wrote the genius play Macbeth. There are many different uses of dramatic techniques in his work and I will try to identify them now….

The poem might have to do with plastic surgery. It might depict what women immediately pursue once they’ve reached the old stage in their life. Women tend to seek for youth all the time, because society has made women think that in order to get what they want in life they must look young and…

“The American Dream” is an idea that fills the minds of individuals seeking the “orgiastic future”- a struggle to transform dreams into reality (WV. Americans. Org. UK). As the American Dream becomes tangible, the aspirations and taste for possible wealth in a new world begins to corrupt minds; people have fallen into a fantasy, confusing…

Compare and contrast the ways in which power and corruption is presented in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and other texts. In the play Measure for Measure, considered to be a dark comedy, Shakespeare shows the power and corruption of the higher characters within the society of Vienna, almost representative of the period it…