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White Fang Sybolism in White Fang”Classic” – a word misunderstood by many people around the world, mostly those of a younger generation.It is surprising how many people believe that the word “classic” means “old” or “boring”.This is just not the case. In actual fact, the label “classic” given to books means “of the highest quality,”…

creatureThe Beatles composed and sang many beautiful and timeless songs during their musical career. One song, however, captures the essence of Victor Frankenstein’s creation. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818. The Beatles wrote a song off their The White Album entitled Blackbird in 1968. Generations apart from each other, these two artistic masterpieces are more…

‘Sonnet 73” is one of the most celebrated and renowned works of literature in the world. It is not surprising that over the years, Shakespeare’s masterpieces are considered unsurpassed and unparalleled throughout the world’s history (Moore). His works have moved and influenced a lot of readers and critics that these masterpieces became eternal subjects and…

The Secret Sharer, centers on the character of a young sea captain. Its title and opening paragraphs display a story of mystery, isolation, darkness and silence. A young and inexperienced captain grows and explores himself and the world around him. The story begins when the young narrator recently became the captain of an English ship…

Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear is a detailed description of the consequences of one man’s decisions. This fictitious man isLear, King of England, who’s decisions greatly alter his life and the lives of those around him. As Lear bears the status of King heis, as one expects, a man of great power but sinfully he surrenders…

On a cold day in April of 1984, a man named Winston Smith returns to his home, a dilapidated apartment building called Victory Mansions. Thin, frail, and thirty-nine years old, it is painful for him to trudge up the stairs because he has a varicose ulcer above his right ankle. The elevator is always out…

Henrik Johan Ibsen, born in 1828 in Skien, Norway, was the eldest of five children [2]. He passed away in 1906. In his younger years, his life was difficult, especially financially. He was also rumored to be an illegitimate son, which is one of the reasons why it is assumed that this issue comes up…

In “The Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” both authors use symbols to help envoy the central message of the story to their readers. In “The Lottery”, Jackson uses the black box to symbolize the villagers’ connection to the tradition of the lottery. “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago” The…

            Raymond Carver’s short story Cathedral and Dudley Randall’s poem Ballad of Birmingham are very different in terms of form and of the literary techniques used. Cathedral is written in a bare and colloquial style, meant to correspond to the point of view of the narrator. Gradually, the style and the tone of the story…

Robert Browning’s verse form “My Last Duchess” is a glorious achievement within the format of the dramatic soliloquy, a poetic form in which there is only one speaker. Because there is only one speaker, we, the readers, must carefully consider what the Duke is telling us, and we often have to read between the lines…