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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…

Fate is something that is not commonly believed in, but there are a few, like William Shakespeare, who do. Shakespeare attempts to demonstrate the existence of fate through the use of figurative language and various incidents in the play. Fate plays a role in all the events that revolve around the young lovers: the deep…

In today’s society, modern alienation means historical discontinuity, loss, and despair, with rejection not only historically, but also socially from one’s society without previous attachments. Reasons for this might be because of a person’s appearance, nationality, or religion. An example of this is shown The Power Of one when PK suffers as the only English…

We’ve all heard the story of how Isaac M. Howard (above) ended up in Texas and got his start in the medical field. For those that don’t remember, here’s L. Sprague de Camp in Dark Valley Destiny: The stable organization of the Howard family was disrupted by the death of James Henry [Isaac Howard’s maternal grandfather]…

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…

The American dream was a shared vision among all Americans. It represented the aspiration for their country to become wealthier and offer opportunities to individuals based on their achievements. This dream encompassed the idea of working hard to attain success, acquiring wealth, owning a nice house, raising two children, and securing a high-quality job. In…

Dickinson s writing style and method, similar to the manner in which she approaches subjects in her poetry, are very distinct. Dickinson was very methodical in her approach to writing poetry. In further examination of Dickinson’s poetry, specific characteristics that can be found in the three poems . I Felt a Funeral in my Brain…

During Howard Days 2008 and 2009, a group of film students from California who call themselves Goodspeed Productions made trips to Cross Plains to film Barbarian Days, a documentary on the event and the fans who attend each year.  The title of the film is actually an interesting amalgamation of “Howard Days” and the “Barbarian…

I have just gotten hold of your magazine and, believe me, it’s a hummer! I read it from cover to cover the night I bought it, and my one plea is give us more stories by those masters of fiction, Robert E. Howard and Henry S. Whitehead. – Charles Roe, Strange Tales, January 1933 (WGP…

To truly understand and appreciate Kate Chopin’s uniqueness in her style of writing, we have to locate her stories in the social era and attitudes of her time. We see Chopin’s breeding ground for women in later times. These two short stories dealing with two women who decide to deal with their weakness or perhaps…