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Nothing can be more life changing than when a God or Goddess chooses to interact with a mortal man. Much of Greek mythology describes the natures of these interactions. In The Odyssey, Gods and Goddesses play a major role during Odysseus’ journey home. He had some gods on his side and others against him. Some…

Edward Estlin Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1894. He received his B.A. in 1915 and his M.A. in 1916, both from Harvard. During the First World War, Cummings worked as an ambulance driver in France, but was interned in a prison camp by the French authorities (an experience recounted in his novel, The…

What does this reveal about Miller’s concerns about society? To fully explain how Arthur Miller used dramatic devices in ‘The Crucible’ we must investigate what the question means and why he used dramatic devices and in which context. To do this, it is necessary to investigate the main characters used and how it affected the…

Revenge is the act of seeking retribution against someone for their wrongdoing. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth is driven by a desire to retaliate against Arthur Dimmesdale for his betrayal with Hester Prynne, Chillingworth’s wife. Consumed by his thirst for revenge, Chillingworth’s life becomes entirely centered around his vengeful mission. Throughout…

This is bit of a lightweight post. It does address a point that arose – not too seriously, and not for the first time ever – on the Robert E. Howard Readers Facebook group, though. And REH seems to have considered it himself in a couple of his stories, at any rate to the point…

In the last year of his life, money was a big issue in Howard’s life – his mother’s health was declining rapidly and the medical bills were piling up. Also, Weird Tales owned him over $1,000 and Editor Farnsworth Wright was not giving in to Howard’s urgent pleas for at least some money to be…

Statement of the Author’s Purpose The reason that Elie Wiesel writes this book is to make sure that nobody will ever forget about the terrible events that happened during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel writes the book to tell everyone his own experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust and how it has affected him. Elie…

The play I have been studying is The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. It is a drama that takes place in the late 1590s and involves two cities, Venice and Belmont. The central theme revolves around usury and centers on the relationship between Antonio, a Christian merchant from Venice, and Shylock, a wealthy Jewish…

Fitzgerald’s novel is set during the 1920s, an period of American history known as the “Roaring Twenties” and the “Age of Wonderful Nonsense. ” America had emerged from the First World War as an economic giant, resulting in a general increase in wealth in the population. Pretty soon, Americans indulged in extravagances like never before…

In “Things Fall Apart” Achebe describes tribal life in Africa and speaks how arrival of white man has changed lifestyle, culture, and gender roles in Igbo community.  In “Heart of Darkness” Conrad describes oppressive treatment of Africans during colonization pointing out a number of cases when white men were motivated primarily by greed and selfishness….