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Gender roles are prevalent in all people’s lives. They exist on a universal scale, and have affected men and women since the beginning of time. This is not meant to imply that gender roles by themselves are good or bad; they simply exist. However, gender roles become a problem when gender inequality results from them….

LetterTruth and Hypocrisy In Animal Farm and The Scarlet LetterLies are often distorted into truth by those in power, who eventually become hypocrites as they continue to delude for selfish gain. In the process of this distortion, they will do everything possible to conceal and maintain their hunger for dominance and deference. This theme of…

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…

The theme of magic plays a significant role in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both in its use and misuse. Puck’s continuous employment of magic throughout the play brings about elements of humor, conflict, and balance. The magic of Puck transforms Bottom’s head into that of a donkey, adding to the already humorous and over-confident nature…

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…

“There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. ” ? Banks Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet is set in a time when revenge and violence were very common. We live today in what some would say, are very violent times. The reasons that people seek revenge and why they commit violence has…

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…

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…

            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…