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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…

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…

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…

“I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair…” (Act 1, Scene 3, Page 6). “Why do I yield to that suggestion…” That suggestion Macbeth is referring to is that of killing King Duncan. Nowhere in that quote does Shakespeare mention Macbeth saying…

Mr. Jaggers is displayed in the book as an awe-inspiring, almost fatherly, figure to the people in London. On the other hand, in his day to day life, he is quite harsh and haughty. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens uses juxtaposition and cut, strict and sharp diction to characterize Jaggers as a powerful, haughty man…

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…

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…

Act I Scene iWhy is Roderigo annoyed with Iago?In love with Desdemona, Roderigo is angry that his supposed friend, Iago, didn’t do anything about the elopement of Desdemona and Othello. Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him in his suit to Desdemona, but he has seen no progress, and he has just learned that…