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Technology has increasingly taken over more and more of people’s daily lives every year. Most believe that this will create a brighter future but Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury symbolizes a version of our future that has become darker due to the rampantly increasing use of technology. Throughout Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury shows readers how…

The Odyssey is a Grecian word intending the narrative of Odysseus. Odysseus, the King of Ithaca ; hubby of Penelope ; male parent of Telemachus ; and boy of Laertes was non able to return place after the war he was one time in: the Trojan War. Stuck on an island, he is presumed dead….

Despite being gods, the deities in the Odyssey do not consistently demonstrate their superiority over mortals. They exhibit anger and impulsive behavior similar to any ordinary individual. However, their abilities surpass those of mere humans, and their actions can have immense consequences on societies. Although they strive to administer just punishments to the deserving and…

‘Hard Times’ is a Charles Dickens novel set in the social backdrop of the Victorian era during the Industrial Revolution that took place during the 1850s. The ill effects of Victorian Utilitarianism are upheld in this moralistic vision of the writer. Unlike most of his novels, ‘Hard Times’ is not based in London but in…

In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, the people of Salem are in a crisis and sometimes people who claim to be good aren’t what they seem and may be in fact a hypocrite. Judge Danforth a senior judge during the Salem witch trials exposes his hypocrisy in his conflicts between Giles Corey, Mary Warren and the…

The main lesson we can learn about writing from Matthew Lewis’ novel The Monk: A Romance is that William Shakespeare was a remarkable and imaginative author. Almost every aspect of Lewis’ story is inspired by Shakespeare’s works. The most evident reference to Shakespeare in The Monk: A Romance is seen in the plot, which resembles…

“Town of Cats,” a captivating short story by Haruki Murakami, centers around the life of Tengo, a young man with a troubled past. The narrative provides profound insights into Tengo’s strained relationship with his father during his formative years. This tension remains evident throughout the story as it unfolds in various locations. With skillful storytelling…

In the short story, “To Hell with Dying” by Alice Walker, the narrator is a young girl who reminisces about the “revivals” that took place at the house of her alcoholic and diabetic neighbor, Mr. Sweet. Many times throughout his life Mr. Sweet was near death and the narrator’s father would summon his children to…

“Spear and Fang” is certainly not one of Howard’s best tales, but it is with this story that the young Texan became professionally published, in the July 1925 issue of a then fairly recent pulp magazine, Weird Tales. Weird Tales, which had begun publication in March 1923, claimed to be the first magazine entirely devoted…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical allegory through which he presents his cynical view of human nature. He uses the animal fable effectively to expose the issues of injustice, exploitation and inequality in human society. Orwell uses the allegory, Animal Farm, to present the story of The Russian Revolution and essentially express his opinions…