The Chosen by Chaim Potok

Hasidism is a denomination of the Jewish religion with very strict and conservative ideals. Founded by Baal Shem Tov, members blindly follow their tzaddik, or leader, who they believe is a direct relative to the founder. The group’s core faith and beliefs revolve heavily around the Torah and firmly believe that the Torah is God’s … Read more

Avengers of the New World – Laurent Dubois

Avengers of the New World starts off with; Specters of Saint-Domingue shows the province’s history from European settlement until the 1780s. Dubois looks at the centrality of sugar in the economy and in addition banters amongst metropolitan and Creole whites about overseeing the province. It begins in Saint- Domingue with the abuse of slaves. Slaves … Read more

Mark Slouka’s story “Crossing”

It is typical for fathers to make a “father and son” trip in Nature, or go on camping or fishing, both because it is cozy and also because children have to get some good experiences in the wild nature, and finally because their sons also have to learn about nature. These trips have not only … Read more

Lopez – “The Mappist”

Why do we write? Writers write for a variety of reasons. Some write to discover meaning or perhaps to change the world whilst some write to make name. Or, as George Orwell once said, “One motivation to write is sheer egoism” (Brain Pickings 1). Whatever our initial intention to write may be, ultimately, our written … Read more

The power of deduction – Sherlock Homes

The Victorian Era is considered to be, probably thanks to the Reform Act 1831, a long period of peace, stability, social and national self-confidence for the United Kingdom. It is said that it was ‘the empire on which the sun never sets’, the term originally used for Spanish Empire in 16th and 17th centuries. Nevertheless, … Read more

Nathaniel Hawthorn’s ‘Young Goodman Brown’

Nathaniel Hawthorn’s 1835 short story “Young Goodman Brown” serves as a fictional illustration of the shift in emphasis on religion amongst the still developing nation of North America. One theme the story significantly touches on is the malleability of religious beliefs, which is modeled by the character of Goodman Brown and his supposedly righteous friends … Read more

Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine & David Hwang’s M. Butterfly.

Postmodernism and Post-colonialism share a similarity in that they could not exist without their priors: modernism and colonialism. They both offer an entirely new way of thinking. Postmodernism marks a departure from modernism, it is a wave scepticism towards the ideologies of the rationality of the Enlightenment and its Grand Narratives, the attempt provide a … Read more

Identity in ‘The Hunger Games’ (book)

The novel The Hunger Games is the first book in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is set in an unspecified future time, in the dystopian nation of Panem, where the population is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year, two young representatives aged 12-18 from each district are selected … Read more

Magical Realism in Literature Context

Magical Realism Magical Realism in Literature Context Before the rise of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, autocratic leadership, anarchy, and corruption characterized Latin America. The Latin American writer was profoundly influenced by the Spain colonial administration that controlled leadership within the Latin American countries. Gabriel Garcia Marquez exhibits skills in writing content dealing with mystery, wonder, oblivion, … Read more

Overthrow – Stephen Kinzer

Overthrow, a book written by Stephen Kinzer explains in detail the American involvement in regime changes of different countries. The book itself is divided into three parts. It accounts for events through examining case studies that involve regime changes. These case studies analyze why the United States decided to overthrow the regime to begin with, … Read more