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The novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, tells the story of twomen struggling to keep normal lives. George, a medium-sized and smart-witted man, takes care his travel companion Lenny since Lenny’s Aunt Clarahad died. Lenny, in contrast to George, is a sweet, caring, yet retarded,large man, who cannot survive on his own and…

Shylock more sinned against than sinning? Many different views can be taken on the Jewish merchant Shylock in the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ written by William Shakespeare. Although when taking into account the many trials and tribulations that Shylock had to endure, it is forthcoming to say that Shylock was more sinned against than…

Arthur Miller, in his dramas, trades with the unfairness of society’s moral values and the characters who are vulnerable to its inhuman treatment. A good bulk of these dramas were really successful and earned legion awards. Harmonizing to Brooks Atkinson, a critic for the New York Times, Miller’s play Death of a Salesman was successful…

In David Mamets essay The Rake: A Few Scenes from My Childhood and AmyTans story Jing-Mei Woo: Two Kinds, the authors describe their personalexperiences. The essay and story are based upon the authors childhoodmemories. There are many similarities and differences in Mamets and Tansworks. Both authors describe a childhood conflict; however, Mamet does notresolve his…

“With respect to language, the significance of metaphor is probably the single most analyzed aspect of Bradbury’s fiction” (Conner, 2004).  Ray Bradbury’s use of metaphor in Fahrenheit 451 is understood to be the battle of communism the world faced in the early 1950’s.  During this era the communist parties favored censorship to repress intellectual interpretation. …

The theme in William Blake’s “A Poison Tree” is exceedingly interesting. From the very beginning the voice of the poem is under question. Whether it is from the Masculine or feminine point of view, even though he uses “he”, it could still be interpreted either way. Since Blake did use “he” it should be taken…

Henrik Ibsen portrays a microcosm of 19th-century Norse society in his drama “Hedda Gabler.” Hedda, the protagonist, exhibits a mixture of masculine and feminine traits due to her upbringing under General Gabler and the societal mores imposed upon her. However, although this society venerates General Gabler because of his military position, his daughter Hedda is…

Hamlet to avenge the murder. Hamlet’s initial response is to act on the Ghost’s exhortation quickly. Hamlet says; “Haste me to Knott that with wings as swift… May sweep to my revenge, (Roberts, peg. 1370). ” Yet by the end of the same scene, his reluctance to murder King Claudia is evident. Hamlet says; “This…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is undoubtedly an apt text to be included in the syllabus of a literature aspirant. Several are the reasons that substantiate the above statement. Hawthorne’s characterization, structural perfection and the usage of several symbols add to the effect of the book and at the same time shows forth what a…

            Perhaps winning the lottery is one of the events that could be tagged as “life changing.” Aside from the fact that an individual won the “moneybags,” the idea of how to handle a large amount of money could be pretty confusing because an individual would never know what to do next. Nevertheless, if I…