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The Rake: A Few Scenes from My Childhood and Amy Tan’s narrative Jing-Mei Woo: Two Kinds,  the writers describe their personal experiences. The essay and narrative are based upon the writers childhood memories. There are many similarities and differences in Mamet’s and Tan s plants. Both writers describe a childhood struggle ; nevertheless, Mamet does…

In Death of a Salesman, the characters Ben, Charley, and Howard have a significant impact on the plot. They play a crucial role in developing the protagonist Willy as the story unfolds. These characters blend and contrast with Willy’s closest companions, Ben and Charley, representing different aspects of his ideals. Furthermore, Howard, who is Willy’s…

The poem ‘Pike’, written by the poet Ted Hughes, describes the personality of the fish, as well as its actions and the environment it lives in. This poem also includes many contrasts of romantic and unromantic words which create imageries of different attitudes of nature such as peace, calmness, and danger. The usage of romantic…

Both novels, Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ and Melville’s ‘Moby Dick’, have two pivotal characters that have an amazing mirror-like similarity between each other — more than what would be originally realized. Although the two characters have many relating aspects, there is one specific category which both of these characters fit very well into when both…

Atticus has been facing threats and warnings due to his defense of Tom Robinson in this particular section of the novel. It is in this scene that a heated argument arises, revealing a portion of the town’s genuine sentiments and biases. In chapter 15, Jem and Scout witness Atticus sitting outside Macomb jail, where Tom…

First published in 1937, Of Mice and Men is a classic American novel by John Steinbeck. The novel follows the lives of George and Lennie, two ranch hands who travel together. George is responsible for looking after Lennie, who is mentally impaired. As they start working at a new ranch, various characters are introduced, many…

One of my favorite poems by Walt Whitman is “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking”. This poem, like many other creations by Whitman, could be interpreted in a variety of ways. It is a beautiful poem that is also quite difficult. The poem seems to start off as an adult man remembering a childhood memory….

Helen Keller’s life is one of immense challenges and trials. She lost her sight and hearing, but through it all she kept going. Helen’s story is one of inspiration and perseverance, going on where others would fail. Her legacy challenges all of us to strive no matter what our circumstances are. Helen Keller will never…

Speech directions provide guidance to actors on how to deliver their lines, using words in brackets that convey the intended emotions of the character. In theatre, characters often use asides to briefly speak directly to the audience while not facing other characters. This enables us to understand the character’s genuine emotions at a specific moment…

William Gilding answered these questions in his novel, Lord Of the Flies. In the Story, a group Of boys crash landed on a deserted island with no adults and initially tried to set up order and government. Ralph and Piggy were the ones who represented this desire for order. But as time went on they…