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Pecola
The Breedlove family has moved from the rural south to urban Lorain, Ohio, and the displacement, in addition to grinding work conditions and poverty, contributes to the family’s dysfunction. Told from the perspectives of the adolescent sisters, Claudia and Frieda MacTeer, Morrison’s narrative weaves its way through the four seasons and traces the daughter’s (Pecola…
Books,
Literary Genre,
Literature,
Novel
Icarus
Daedalus, hating Crete and his long exile, and longing to see his native land, was shut in by the sea. Though he may block escape by land and water, he said, yet the sky is open, and by that way I will go. Though Minos rules over all, he does not rule the air. So…
Books,
Greek mythology,
Literary Genre,
Literature
Iliad
Iliad Achilles’ Anger and Unreconciliation: Reassessing the Concepts of Mortality and Honor The subject of Homer’s epic poem, the Iliad, is very clearly stated–it is “the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles.” The reader remains continually aware of the extent of Achilles’ rage, yet is never told the reason why Achilles remains angry and unreconciled. There…
Books,
Greek mythology,
Literary Genre,
Literature
The True Authorship Of The Works Attributed To William Shakespeare
In 1564, a man was born by the name of William Shakespeare. He was born to a poor family, was given little education, and had no interaction with sophisticated society. Thirty-eight plays and over 150 sonnets are not attributed to this ignorant man. Those who believe that Shakespeare was the author have no definitive proof…
Hamlet,
Literary Genre,
Literature,
William Shakespeare
Heroes of “A Tale Of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
In A Tale of Two cities Charles Dickens created two of the most contrasting characters ever put into a book. One is the bloodthirsty Madame Defarge, and the other is the self-abnegating Sydney Carton. Madame Defarge is a peasant who seeks revenge on all aristocrats who cross her path. Sydney Carton is a man who…
Charles Dickens,
Literary Genre,
Literature,
Literature Review
“Strange Meeting” and “Futility” by Wilfred Owen’s
WW1 was a war shrouded with propaganda and the romanticization of war, but poetry allowed poets to convey the true destructive nature of war effectively. This is achieved through their personal viewpoint, expressing strong despair for the desolation of countless lives caused by the horrific conflict. This is because of the dehumanising effect war has…
History,
Literary Genre,
Poetry,
War,
World War 1
Neil Simon
As one of North Americas leading playwrights, Neil Simon has definitely been instrumental to the world of theater. He has experienced a somewhat shaky personal life, but he has found that this only adds to the texture of his work. He began his career working on radio and television, and found that writing for stage…
Comedy,
Culture,
Divorce,
Drama,
Entertainment,
Family,
Literary Genre,
Problems,
Society
“The Courtship Of Miles Standish” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Type of Work: Romantic narrative poem Setting Plymouth, Massachusetts; 1621. Principal Characters Miles Standish, a soldier and protector of the colony John Alden, his younger, bookish friend Priscilla, a young Puritan woman. On a spring afternoon in 1621, Captain Miles Standish, a short, powerfully-built man of middle age and a recent widower, stood in his…
Book Summary,
Literary Genre,
Literature,
Literature Review
The Function of Chorus in Greek Drama Tragedy and Comedy
The Greek tragedy and comedy originated with the chorus, the most important part of the performance space was the orchestra, which means ‘a place for dancing’ (orchesis). A typical tragic Greek chorus was a group of some twelve to fifteen masked men just about to enter military service after some years of training (Athenians were…
Comedy,
Drama,
Literary Genre,
Tragedy
Novel “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte
Authors have a way of foreshadowing or giving indirect hints toward the reader, such as the language or the characters themselves. Charlotte Bronte, the author of the Victorian novel Jane Eyre, sets the story in a variety of places in England. Each one of these places have a specific meaning behind the name and with…
Books,
Jane Eyre,
Literary Genre,
Literature,
Literature Review