“IND AFF or out of love in Sarajevo” by Fay Weldon

In the story “IND AFF or out of love in Sarajevo” written by Fay Weldon, a twenty-five-year-old college student, who is also the narrator, is on vacation in Yugoslavia with Peter Piper, a married professor of classical history, who is also her lover. The purpose of the trip is to “recover from the exhaustion caused … Read more

Angela’s Ashes chapter summary

Frank live by his family in America. His father was  always been a alcoholic, when Angela Married with him, was her family against this. His father tell Frank always the story about Cuchulain and Frank felt him very special. His mother could be very strict. Malachy is a very cute little boy and Frank is … Read more

Keats’s Poems (1817)

The structure of Keats’s Poems (1817) begs several questions as to the circumstances of their publishing. The title page of this work reveals several curious aspects of its printing. In the quote from Spenser and in the woodcut vignette of Shakespeare, Keats illustrates how these writers have influenced his imagination in undertaking this work. It … Read more

Homer’s Iliad and Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

Throughout all of history wars have been fought for a myriad of reasons. Whether it be for land, religion, conquest of new territory, defense of one’s homeland, or anything else that might persuade someone to turn to violence, there is an almost innumerable amount of things people feel are worth fighting for. Though these motivations … Read more

Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky

Title- Crime and Punishment is a cause and effect phrase, implying that punishment follows crime, which ends up being true in the novel. Author and Publication- Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866 Characters- Raskolnikov’s name translates to “schism” or “divide” in english. He is motivated by both halves of said divide, one encouraging him towards nihilism, immorality, and … Read more

Sylvia Plath “Daddy” (poem)

Everybody has, had, or is going to have someone die in their life, but it’s the worst thing in the world. Just like I am close to my grandmother, I wouldn’t know what to do if I didn’t have her in my life. Would I survive? Is the question I always ask myself, the girl … Read more

The discourse of Steinbeck

Steinbeck celebrates the fragmentary nature of his society, he believes that these differences have fused together to build the main strengths of his nation, thus, we need to preserve people’s right to be different. We should pause for a while to consider that any totalitarian system spreads sameness everywhere to make the mission of controlling … Read more

Influences on Meursault in Albert Camus’ The Stranger

“The Sun Made Me Do It” An analysis of how colors, temperature, and the sun influence Meursault, the protagonist in Albert Camus’ The Stranger, to commit the unpremeditated murder of the Arab. The environment has an enormous effect on human behavior. Various environmental factors, such as colors, sunlight, and temperature possess the ability to influence … Read more

Nobel prize in literature winner Kazuo Ishiguro

For many writers winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, the world’s most prestigious and coveted literary honor, is the moment of ultimate recognition and realization their work will now be cemented into the history. Past winners are some of the most acclaimed writers of the past two centuries, such as Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill and … Read more