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“The Cathedral” is a short story written in 1963 by Raymond Carver. “The Cathedral” includes three characters: the narrator, the narrator’s wife, and a blind friend of the wife’s, Robert. Robert has an effect on the narrator from the very beginning but the effect changes as the story develops. At the beginning of the story,…

George Orwell, a significant literary figure, opposed communism and despised totalitarianism. In 1949, George Orwell released a cautionary book titled 1984, which presents a dystopian society where the ‘Party’ holds absolute power over every facet of life, controlling people’s perceptions and thoughts. Orwell’s portrayal is both unsettling and profound, highlighting how manipulation and domination can…

In the Shakespearian play “Romeo and Juliet,” Friar Laurence is guilty for the tragic deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet secretly despite the fact that he knows about the feud between the Montague and Capulet households. He justifies his actions by saying that the marriage between Romeo and Juliet…

Both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Niccolo Machiavelli were prominent individuals during their respective historical eras. Dr. King was a revered leader who ardently campaigned against racism and segregation in the civil rights movement, whereas Machiavelli, an Italian diplomat and political philosopher, became renowned for his political doctrines and writings. Although both categorized as…

Leigh Douglass Brackett was born one hundred years ago this past 7th of December, in Los Angeles. Her husband, Edmond Hamilton, wrote in his preface to The Best of Leigh Brackett (1977, Del Rey) that when little she was “a sunburned, muscular small girl roaming the California beach in front of her grandfather’s old house and playing…

The relationship between a hubby and married woman is affected by their single traits and affects their determinations together. This is exemplified by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s drama. Macbeth. Macbeth’s bravery. aspiration. and ambivalency combined with Lady Macbeth’s ain aspiration. craft. and manipulative nature interact act to climax in the concluding determination at…

Metamorphosis is an illustrious short story, which manifests Kafka’s complex character, his beliefs, and real-life dilemmas. It highlights the existentialist credo by elucidating the quandaries faced by an individual in the face of absurdity. Kafka critiques the impersonal and materialistic society around us, which mitigates individualism, restricts freedom, and engenders alienation. A whirlwind of redundancy…

Using details and quotations from Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks”, explain, discuss and evaluate the theme of the story. One of the difficulties that immigrants face when they come to live in America is dealing with the differences between the cultures of their old home to that of the new one. It is even harder for…

In the first chapter of “A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki, he explains stereotypes and biases of white, Eurocentric attitudes that have been with us since the earliest days of the colonies and settlements here. Beginning with the early colonists and their treatment of the natives, there is a pattern of ruthless acquisition of land…

The novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, is often hailed as the quintessential expression of the “Great American Novel.” It depicts the grandeur of great wealth, extravagant parties, the enchanting allure of jazz music, and various aspects associated with the “American Dream.” Fitzgerald skillfully incorporates symbols and themes throughout his…