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The Scarlet letter is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthrone has written many good and important novels and short stories throughout his lifetime. In The Scarlet Letter we see the woman with her child be exhibited by the people because she has a child with another man. In The scarlet letter bears … Read more
Struggled through storms, and other disasters, North America dissolved, and the country of Panem rose up in its place. The area where the story first takes place is called the Seam, and it’s part of District 12. Katniss, who is sixteen, lives there with her family. An event gone by the ‘Hunger Games,’ takes place … Read more
Summary: The short story is about an Indian boy named Ramesh. Ramesh and his grandmother is on an air-plane, travelling to Surrey to stay with Ramesh sister and her family. On the plane, Ramesh and his grandmother talks’ about him wanting to quit being a doctor, and instead go into the mobile phone business, his … Read more
Friday, September 15, 1910 I’m shattered today. It was another complicated day at the works. I wish I could get a pay rise it’s the only thing keeping me going. Don’t get me started about Birling he is an ignorant, obstinate and an old fool. Tomorrow’s the day he’s going to consider the offer. I’ve … Read more
The Great Gatsby is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is told by Nick Carraway, who was Gatsby’s neighbour. He tells the story sometime after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take place. The book is about a man, Jay Gatsby, who has orders his life around one thing: to be reunited … Read more
Both Choman Hardi’s At the Border and John Agard’s Flag share some resemblance and differences, however, they both carry the theme of ‘patriotism’ to some degree. John’s Flag revolves around the cloth symbolising a whole nation. Agard’s ‘Flag’ revolves around the cloth that symbolises a whole nation. John keeps referring to the endless power the … Read more
A writer and scholar, Roy Scranton, in his opinion essay, ‘Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene,’ published on the New York Times, emphasizes the term ‘Anthropocene’ is geologic era where human have an immense influence over the biosphere. Scranton’s purpose is not only alluding to threat of climate change but offers a glimpse at … Read more
‘The Crystal Goblet’ is a well-known essay written by Beatrice Warde, regarding typography and its role in the world. According to her, good typography should be ‘transparent’ or ‘invisible’ (Warde 2009: 42). In the contemporary world, it might be difficult to define these terms, as they are rather ambiguous and misleading due to the fact … Read more
In the essay Impressions of Japan written by William Faulkner, he writes about his journey to Japan and the impressions he made on the trip. Faulkner writes very poetically about the plane he is on board and about the first time he sees the Japan. Later in the text he focuses more on the language … Read more
Killing Kennedy presents a chronological map of JFK’s life, from being a privileged young man to becoming President of the United States. It’s an amazing story, and one that has mostly been misrepresented by the Camelot myth; O’Reilly and Dugard do yield to the majesty of the Kennedy Administration but also acknowledge the darker sides, … Read more
I believe Alex Ross expressed his feelings and told his story with great passion. I learned a lot about how gay men questioned the gayness of other gay men according to their outlook on how to be gay and the ideals of what it is to be gay as seen by others. Ross included in … Read more
The story is from 1924, taking place in the USA in an Indian camp in shanties. It depicts a poor society where men work in the forest, highlighting the stark realities of life in such communities. Nick is a young boy, and his father and his uncle George are on their way to an Indian … Read more
Discuss the use of natural phenomena and poetic devices in the poem. How does this contribute to the message of the poem? The use of natural phenomena is used vastly throughout this poem. For instance in the poem Maya Angelou sneakily hints the relationship she had between the earth and the history she has had … Read more
Romantic writers are concerned with nature, human feelings, dreams, compassion, rebellion against society, and freedom of individuals. All of these characteristics are expressed in the novel Frankenstein. Romanticism, a literary movement that emerged in the late 18th century, emphasized the importance of emotion, nature, and individualism, reacting against the rationalism of the Enlightenment. The Romantic … Read more
Main characters: Harry Potter is the protagonist of the plot and thus the story and characters were made up around him. He’s an eleven year old orphan who lives a miserable life with his aunt and uncle. Harry’s a rather thin, raven-haired, bespectacled boy who doesn’t know he’s a wizard yet. However things change rather … Read more
