Historical-Biographical Written 3 years after WWII and reflects the mob mentality of the Holocaust As a child, Shirley Jackson was bullied by other children (even pelted with stones) Thought that she may have been reflecting on prejudiced values within her hometown Being pelted with stones is a direct transfer of events that occurred in her…
Andrew Marvell, a famous poet, was born in 1621 and raised in Yorkshire, England. Most of his poems were published after Marvell’s death in 1678 which is about thirty years after they were written. Although Marvell’s style and theme relates his writing to other famous poets such as Donne and Jonson he is considered to…
William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ is a comprehensive poem that poses questions to the reader such as, what is ‘The Tyger’? What is its creation? Blake also uses the tiger as a metaphor for the good and evil in the world. Blake emphasizes the tiger’s creation by the repetition of “Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright” (1 &…
Magic realism is a technique which combines the real and the imaginary to create a fantastical, yet believable story. In the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, author Garcia Marquez uses magic realism as a tool to draw the reader in. In addition he uses it as a representation of the Columbian culture which strongly…
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka are two novels that provide an illustration of oppressive parenting. The main characters of both novels, Tita for Like Water for Chocolate and Gregor for The Metamorphosis are oppressed by their parents for a majority of their lives. However, eventually Tita and…
Sickness can range from just a cold to something that can take your life. Everyone goes through death in their lives, but it is a difficult situation to deal with especially when it involves people close to one’s self. In the book The Private Worlds of Dying Children, Myra Bluebond-Langner concentrates on the major illnesses…
Just as Hamlet seems curious and questioning the matter of life and death, Shakespeare leaves his audience inquisitive of the many controversial themes exposed in arguably his most dramatic play. Though Shakespeare consistently employs an abundance of rhetoric throughout his plays, much grandiosity of his prose relies on imagery to reflect and reinforce the many…
“Three times her little throat around, and strangled her. No pain she felt”: Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover”, written by Robert Browning first appeared in 1836. This dramatic monologue tells the story of a male’s sexual fantasy towards his lover Porphyria’s corpse. The title of the monologue is written in third person, which makes it appear…
Major Plot Details It starts off where Nick wakes up and goes to visit Gatsby at his mansion. Gatsby tells nick that he waited for Daisy all night and nothing happened. Gatsby doesn’t want to leave Daisy. Gatsby then tells Nick about how he met Daisy and that he loved her for who she is…
Plot This is the main chapter in the book, in this chapter it’s about Daisy inviting over Gatsby, and writing other people there so it won’t look suspicious. Daisy also invites Nick Carraway, and Jordan Baker over for lunch too. Everyone finds the weather unbearably hot, and they decide to go into town. They stay…
Plot Details The long-awaited meeting between Jay Gatsby and Daisy finally occurs in this chapter Nick tells Gatsby that he will be inviting Daisy for tea and Gatsby agrees to come but he wants everything to be perfect for her arrival (i.e. He cuts Nick’s lawn for him) Daisy arrives at Nick’s and Gatsby attempts…
Summary Our narrator Nick is at Gatsby’s party, full of people he is certain do not even know Gatsby on a personal level“Those who accepted Gatsby’s hospitality and paid him the subtle tribute of knowing nothing whatever about him” (61). Nick lists, in detail, all the names of people who visited Gatsby’s house during the…
Plot Summary Nick goes home to find Gatsby’s butler with an invitation to his party. Nick ventures to Gatsby’s house. He describes the party as hectic and lively. He also comments on how long it lasts. He also mentions how most attendees were not originally invited. Nick meets up with Jordan Baker at the bar.…
Plot Overview: In this chapter Nick goes with Tom to New York; however first Tom goes to see his mistress, Myrtle Wilson and her husband George Wilson at Mr. Wilson’s dismal auto shop. Once in the city Myrtle, Nick and Tom go to the apartment Tom keeps for his affair. After a very strange party…
Summary: In this chapter, we are introduced to Nick and his views on judgment. We get a visual description of Nick’s and Gatsby’s house. Nick meets Daisy and Tom; as well as Jordan Baker. Nick finds out about Tom’s ‘women’ in New York. As Nick heads home he sees Gatsby in the dark, looking across…
Chapter 2: the No-Daddy Blues Chris Gardner, hoping to get Freddie to like him, does well in school – a haven where he seemed to thrive at learning and in social interactions. His early exposure to books paid off, and with his Momma’s continuing encouragement, he quickly mastered reading. While his accomplishments as an elementary…
The memory fades. Willy laments to himself and Happy that he did not go to Alaska with his brother, Ben, who acquired a fortune at the age of twenty-one upon discovering an African diamond mine. Charley, having heard the shouts, visits to check on Willy. They play cards. Charley, concerned about Willy, offers him a…
Willy is lost in his memories. Suddenly, the memories of his sons’ childhood come alive. Young Biff and Happy wash and wax their father’s car after he has just returned from a sales trip. Biff informs Willy that he “borrowed” a football from the locker room to practice. Willy laughs knowingly. Happy tries to get…
Themes The American Dream Is the capitalist belief that if you work hard enough you can be a success in America (the same is true for those of us living and working in Canada). However, the success that the dream aspires to is based on money and power. In Willy’s mind it is also linked…
THE HERO (ES) All of Shakespeare’s tragedies have a tragic hero or ‘protagonist’ who is put into a situation of conflict which he must resolve. A combination of bad luck and misjudgment leads to the hero’s death. He is often a man of high social standing: Romeo and Juliet are both wealthy citizens of Verona…