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Over a period of time sic-if authors and composers have presented their texts and films using cautionary tales of our soon to be dyspeptic society. They use informing techniques to instill the fear of a futuristic dyspeptic society into the minds of readers and viewers. These authors and composers also bring forth the concepts of…

Heart of Darkness is in its entireness non an fable. Its surface is excessively profound and meaningful to let itself to be interpreted in more than two ways. There are nevertheless several parts in the novel that intimation at the antonym and that prove that the context of the novel can be seen from more…

The story “The Snake” by John Steinbeck revolves around the events involving a biologist named Dr. Phillips and a mysterious woman. Dr. Phillips was conducting an experiment on starfish when a woman with black entered his room in a mysterious manner. She approached him with the sole intention of purchasing a male rattlesnake from Dr….

George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ conveys the corruptive nature of power through satirical means. Orwell’s employment of various language devices amplifies and assists in his portrayal of key values and beliefs whilst expressing political ideals in a discrete manner. Orwell’s clever plot structure as well as his theme and character portrayal accentuate on his primary purpose…

A Native American novelist Sherman Alexie has written this short story “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona.” It was first published in 1994. Sherman Alexie was born on October 7, 1996 in a Native American family. Mostly his novels, short stories and movies are about American tribes. In this story, he tries…

The play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen had been widely recognized as a woman’s text.  Ibsen’s piece has been analyzed and studied throughout the world on grounds of feminism, due to the underlying message which highlights the rights of women.  On the contrary, Michael Meyer, the author responsible for Ibsen’s biography, begged to differ. …

The central theme of William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” revolves around the tragic consequences that arise from seeking revenge. Throughout the play, various characters are motivated by a desire for vengeance. The protagonist, Hamlet, seeks to avenge his father’s murder at the hands of his uncle, who killed him to seize power and marry the Queen….

The author emphasizes that no one is completely honest, even in the time of confession. Hawthorne interrogates the reader about whether they are ever fully honest. “Breathe not, to any human soul, that didst ever call me husband! ” states Chlorinating. (52) The novelist writes a conversation between the two to show secrets within secrets;…

Shirley Jackson wrote The Lottery in 1948, not long after the second World War. The horror of the Holocaust was still fresh in everyones minds. Jackson wrote this story to remind everyone that we are not so far from this world of sadistic human sacrifice. She created a town, very much like any American town,…

Booker T. Washington has become a significant symbol that represents a positive revolution in society that is based on evolving as a hardworking and educated being with the drive to be accounted for in the world. His philosophies and his ideas that encouraged people to become better for the purpose of obtaining social recognition have…