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The main character in Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire” experiences the harsh conditions of being stranded outside in Alaska during winter. He feels the numbness in his hands and feet, unable to move or feel them. There is a looming sense of potential death as he sits there helplessly. London uses various…

In modern society, technology takes over the citizens’ lifestyle and overrules how the people think and interact. Ray Bradbury, the author of the novel “Fahrenheit 451”, showed his point of view on this thought. Bradbury has been recorded saying that in our society, “we bombard people with sensationalism which substitutes for thinking.” He used rhetoric…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Incidences in the life of a slave girl is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacob under the pen name Linda Brent. The book is written in first person narration and details the life of slaves and the torment it they had to undergo in the hands of the slave owners. It particularly dwells on the…

“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…

“Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, 1894, is about a wife who has heart problems, she has just been told about the news of her husband dying in a train accident. This news brings joy to her, instead of the sadness of which normally comes when losing someone. She gets this sense of freedom,…