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When analyzing characters in any work of literature, one must evaluate their social class. Social class is defined by Dictionary.com as a “division of a society based on social and economic status.” Social Classes are usually divided into three levels the upper class, usually rich and educated, the middle class, not rich or poor and…

The Odyssey is an epic poem written by the famous author Homer. The Odyssey tells the story of a man named Odysseus and his ten year journey home during which he faces perilous dangers and difficult choices and in the end he finally reunites with his wife in his home of Ithaca. Unlike most well-known…

Jack London’s To Build a Fire tells the story of a single man versus nature, set in the northern winter tundra of the Yukon. This man is alone in the wild, trying to survive all by himself. Conversely, Joyce Carol Oates Foxfire depicts a girl gang, forming out of necessity and sisterhood to defend its…

Myop is happy and carefree as she skips around her family’s cabin playing with the animals. She does not look beyond the splendor of her free and comfortable childhood. On this day she decides to explore the woods as she had done many times with her mother in late autumn while gathering nuts. Myop then…

When a child born is the responsibility of the parents to nurture them with unconditional love and care. Every parent does there best to make sure that their child will not suffer from anything and always protect us from the darkness of this world. The same way, one of the legendary and the most inspirational…

Jack London’s 1908 short story “To Build a Fire” is based on an anonymous man who is constantly struggling to survive in the wilderness of Yukon Territory. Although he is having excessive difficulties due to the brutalities of the cold, the man is also struggling with personal issues such as being ignorant, naïve, and remorseful…

Alcohol is deep-rooted in American culture. People bond over a beer or a bottle of wine and it customary for there to be at toasts at everything from weddings and family gatherings to funerals. However, what happens when the government decides that America’s past time needs to be outlawed? Bootleggers, the impoverished, old money, and…

Walt Whitman a renowned American poet also referred to as the father of the free verse had a great mission of pushing for what can be well termed as a rebirth of a new nation, United States of America. His literary works show that all he wanted is a democratic nation that would embrace unity,…

“I am but mad North-North- West. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw”. Hamlet is a graduate student, returning to Elsinore because his father died. When he returned he found out that his mother , Gertrude, married his uncle, Claudius, which makes Claudius king. Later Hamlet’s dead father appears, him…

Human beings are motivated to observe elements within the world in classified sequences. Typically, the larger the size an aspect is, the more cherished it is well-thought-out. However, Walt Whitman learns an exceptional mode of witnessing the universe. This article, therefore, focuses on Walt’s poetries comprised in leaves of Grass. In this poem, Walt used…