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Lennie and George arrive at the ranch, greeted by Candy, the handy man who leads them to the boss’s house. George advises Lennie to stay quiet for a good first impression. The boss pays no attention to them while seated at his table. George starts a conversation with him as Lennie stands by the door….

Technology was used in ‘1984’ for nefarious purposes at worst, or, at best, as a way of suppressing dissent. Television as a Propaganda Machine Television, as it is known today, was utilized in ‘1984’ as a propaganda machine to subdue the masses. It was the medium that could best display what was good about Big…

William Blake, born on November 28, 1757 in Westminster, was a romanticist poet who wrote poetry during the Industrial Revolution. He primarily lived in London and started his career as an engraver at fifteen years old. Interestingly, his poems were accompanied by engraved pictures in each original print. Later on, he built his own engraving…

In The Odyssey loyalty is an important theme that has an effect on the entire epic novel. By its definition loyalty means a feeling of support or allegiance to someone or something. In this epic is four major examples that convey loyalty, which is shown by Penelope, Telemachus, the servants, and Odysseus. Penelope is the…

The essay “Mother Tongue” and the novel Joy Luck Club are both written by Amy Tan who is the second generation of Chinese immigrations. “Mother Tongue” sheds significant light on her novel Joy Luck Club that can help in the understanding of the novel and the development of the four daughters. In her essay, she…

Wordsworth, more than any other great English poet, is a poet for mature and thoughtful appreciation; except for a very small part of his work, many readers must gradually acquire the taste for him. But of his position among the half dozen English poets who have made the largest contribution to thought and life there…

There are three important messages that we all can understand and learn from in Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”. Firstly, and most importantly, Tan wants to convey the message that words are more than just words and sometimes we must read between them to fully understand their meaning. Another message conveyed in this essay is that…

In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel uses a distinct writing style to relate to his readers what emotions he experienced and how he changed while in the concentration camps of Buna, during the Holocaust. He uses techniques like irony, contrast, and an unrealistic way of describing what happens to accomplish this. By applying these techniques,…

In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies,” the conch shell serves as a powerful symbol that represents order, democracy, and civilization amidst the chaos and savagery that unfolds on the uninhabited island. This essay will explore the symbolic significance of the conch in the narrative, highlighting its role in establishing a sense of authority,…

Hamlet and the Psychological approach After enveloping myself in the world of Shakespeare’s tragic play/story of Hamlet, I without a doubt believe that the best way for me to critically analyze the literature is to approach it in a psychological critic mindset. In relations to Hamlet a question keeps intriguing my mind, in which, why…