The science-fiction novel "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury takes place in the future. Initially published in The Saturday Evening Post on September 23, 1950, under the title "The World the Children Made," …
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Being so madly in love can change and open up a new perspective of the way human beings act. Like changing personality for someone or having someone's back. It can even drive people to go so confident…
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a historical fiction novel that ecompasses many themes and motifs relating to the effects friendship has on people. The story follows George and Lennie, two migrant…
Naturally, good leaders are rare. However, once in a blue moon, we come across strong and brilliant leaders such as Homer's Odysseus from the Odyssey. Many argue Odysseus is not a good leader, but evi…
The intentional bias in The Merchant of Venice are visualized in this play when certain spoken and unspoken communications are analyzed.I don't suggest analyzing something insignificant. Such as Anton…
The 20th century, a time of extreme insecurity for African Americans and Jews alike. One group faced disgust and hatred long after their declaration of "freedom," the latter found themselves plagued w…
In his stories, Edgar A. Poe uses his main character as a first-person narrator to heighten suspense and draw readers into the character's situation. It also gives readers a clear deep view of the ch…
"The War Prayer" written by Mark Twain is a short story about the family and friends of men going off to war praying for the men's safety. The people spend time celebrating the war with a parade and f…
People's daily lives are surrounded by conformity without them even realizing it. While conformity is a neutral viewpoint, it might make dealing with certain social difficulties easier. The Crucible, …
From the start of Othello, Iago is plotting against the other characters and is conspiring to their demise. Despite the other characters holding much significance, Iago proves himself to be the most i…
Love is said to be an ever-changing concept that differs from person to person. This idea can be seen through two different Shakespearean sonnets, sonnet 29 and sonnet 116, that were written about ado…
In the end, a tiny creek is no different from a strong river, as all water will inevitably meet the ocean. Living things are similar in this way; no matter the kingdom, species, race, or sex, all life…
George Orwell once said, "The really frightening thing about totalitarianism is not that it commits "atrocities" but that it attacks the concept of objective truth; it claims to control the past as we…
Ray Bradbury, famously known as one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time, lived from August 22nd, 1920 until June 5, 2012. He grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, and he began writing for pul…
Power is a necessity for many people, so much it can drive a person to do the unthinkable. The tragedy of Macbeth is a play regarding his wife, and three evil sisters who rely on spells and potions …
In Hamlet, by Shakespeare, Hamlet uses his two soliloquies in Act 2 and 3 to exemplify how his uncertainty is a sign of cowardice. People don't act because they are scared. For Hamlet, he is scared to…
Shakespeares' "Romeo and Juliet" is perhaps the quintessential example of a tragedy. Two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, meet, only to have their destruction brought about by Friar Lawrence. While both Rome…
Romeo and Juliet were one of Willam Shakespeare's most popular plays. Romeo and Juliet is a romance play based in Verona, Italy. Romeo and Juliet is about a man named Romeo who has fallen in love with…
The American Romantic Period was a new revolution in the world of literature taking effect in the 1800's. This new era led to the rise of many new authors, and explored ideas that were not commonly wr…
Freedom includes the opportunity for success if you work hard as various men did all over the world when achieving the American dream. When the first settlers arrived, immigrants dreamed of a better l…
Poe and Whitman convey tone and mood in distinctly different ways. Poe uses detailed descriptions in "The Raven" to convey suspense and horror which creates a terrifying yet chilling mood while Whitma…
Imagine being a part of a society that is full of ignorant and violent people and is constantly moving fast. What would you do in such a place? In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag …
Curley's wife was afflicted by the predominance of loneliness. Curley is her husband, but she despises him. She dislikes talking to him and has never been in love with him. Nobody on the ranch speaks …
Today, society is a world full of Influencers. Whether they made their names on Tik Tok, Instagram, or television, these people - influencers - have an impact on human lives, whether they like it or n…
From the beginning to the end of the novel Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury uses dialogue to show Faber's character development; therefore allowing the reader to analyze the meaning of the novel itself. Wh…
In the complex and tragic tale of King Lear, two important characters, Gloucester and Lear, are blind to the deception of their beloved children and due to this blindness, are cast out, forced to suff…
In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and "To A Mouse" by Robert Burns, the mouse, and Lennie both demonstrate the theme of ruined plans for the future. In life, people tend to create large or small g…
While Mark Twain's education was limited in his youth, he grew up to be considered, "the father of American literature." A copious amount of pieces of literature written by Twain were during the Reali…
Why is right & wrong regarded as what's right & what's wrong? Who is to say that this act is acceptable to humanity, however that act is intolerable in a civilized society? How did these conscientious…
When the Puritans moved to America, they came to look for religious freedom and hopefulness, sadly things didn't go the way they expected. Anne Bradstreet exemplifies a typical Puritan wife and expres…