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[Part 12 is here.] As 1963 began, and as things would continue for decades, Glenn Lord was the receptacle of all things Howard: biographical and publishing information trickled in from Tevis Clyde Smith, E. Hoffmann Price, Lenore and Harold Preece, and others; fanzine editors requested information for their publications; and an ever-growing legion of fans…

“ Tedious old sap ” , that ’ s the phrase that comes to mind when mentioning to one of cardinal characters in Shakespeare ’ s authoritative, Hamlet. Polonius the male parent of Ophelia and Laertes and head adviser to Claudius. Hamlet more than any character in the drama has a bid over the audience…

In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, she shows socio-economic prejudice that happened in Maycomb through the Cunninghams, the Ewell’s, and Tom Robinson’s community. This ranges from the courtroom to everyday life and the people of Maycomb seem to be at ease with this. This ideal changes as Scout and Jem learn more about their…

Absence as Presence in William Gilding’s Lord of the Flies Author(s): Paula Laid Roy [(essay date 2003) In the following essay, Roy discusses how the lack of female influences in Lord of the Flies impacts the lives of Gilding’s schoolboys not only on the island, but also at home. ] William Gilding’s Lord of the…

Redemption is a binary concept – success is achieved by fully acknowledging and regretting one’s wrongdoings, while failure entails clinging to a troubled past indefinitely. True redemption is characterized by accepting accountability and expressing genuine remorse, followed by the performance of virtuous actions to offset the negative ones, ultimately restoring equilibrium in their life. Truman…

How far will one let their obsessions, weaknesses and feelings get the best of them? This is the key question to Sylvia Plath’s poem, Lady Lazarus. While the poem works as an extended metaphor of Plath’s psychosocial journey from the age of ten onwards, as she writes about her near death experiences every decade; Plath…

Shakespeare’s use of imagery in act one enhances my understanding of the play. The opening scene creates a vivid image of the witches through strong graphic imagery. Shakespeare skillfully utilizes darkness imagery in order to convey the play’s theme and create a dramatic atmosphere. In act one, scene one, the visual dramatics are emphasized as…

Appearance and reality, along with the deceptive nature of things, are often subjective in various situations, both in life and in American literature post-Civil War. Authors including Mark Twain, Red Cloud, William Vaughn Moody, George Washington Cable, Koala-As, Howell, Chopin, and Garland explore the concept of things being different from how they appear. It is…

What is concealed and revealed by the Duke? In the poem My Last Duchess, a large variation of feelings and emotions are expressed. They are expressed using various techniques, such as alliteration, rhetorical questions and many more. I am going to explain how feelings are expressed in parts of the poem and also what is…

From the early death of her mother at age 13 to the sexual abuse from her own half brothers led to the many mental and emotional breakdowns that made Virginia Woolf, a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness. Most authors are highly educated to become a great success, but Virginia Woolf is not…