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“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” is a popular saying that means one should not prejudice the worth of someone or something by its outer appearance. The prevalence of this prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird, is shown through the unfair treatment of African-Americans based on racial, societal, and gender stereotypes. By juxtapositioning good…

An Analysis of a Film Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” An Analysis of a Film Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Discussion Questions: 1. Individual Reaction – Discuss the poetic text of the play and any problems you may have had during your reading.  Answer: “Romeo and Juliet” has been translated for…

It deals with issues that adolescents are dealing with at that time of their lives. Adolescents also find the play appealing because Of the language and how it is used, and also the sexual undertone of some of the script. Romeo and Juliet were also very young, which makes many of the characters easy to…

Coleridge is so often described in termswhich are akin to the word, “explosive,” and by all accounts he was attimes an unusually dynamic,charismatic and unpredictable person. His writingsthemselves could also betermed “explosive” merely from their physicalform; a fragmented mass, some pieces finished but most not, much of his writingsubject to procrastination or eventual change of…

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…

Introduction      At the heart of many dramas are the raw human emotions of the characters as they interact with both other characters and their own inner demons.  Undoubtedly, one of the most intense character studies in this sense of the 20th century is Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”, and within that play, one…

In comparing the two texts, you have become aware of how the contexts of the texts have shaped their form and meaning. More interestingly, a comparison of the values associated with each text is made. To what extent has this point of view been your experience? The process of transformation re-expresses a story told for…

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….

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…

In the novel, a symbol is utilized to convey a deeper meaning. The scarlet “A” is the primary symbol acknowledged by both criticism and myself. This letter stands as a tangible representation of the sin of adultery. Throughout the narrative, the “A” is depicted in various forms. One such form that captivates Pearl Prynne is…