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An Analysis of the Short Story “The Open Window” by Saki (1000 words, 2 pages)

The short story "The Open Window" by Saki gives us a marvelous example of how appearance, semblance and our naivety can distract our attention from reality and even make harm to our health. This story also shows how a writer can make perfect use of irony. "The Open Window" is ... Read More

An Analysis of A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (628 words, 1 pages)

In A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, we see how past events effect the main character Miss Emily, especially her mental state. She seems to live in a sort of fantasy world where death has no real meaning. Miss Emily refuses to accept or even recognize, the death of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Conception of Nature in Percy Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind and William Wordsworth’s Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tinter Abbey (726 words, 1 pages)

Compareing Shelleys conception of nature with that of Wordsworth as expressed in the two poems Ode to the West Wind and Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey. Paying special attention to the three Ts tone, technique, and theme. The two chosen pieces both have a dominant theme of ... Read More

The Impact of First Person Viewpoint on the Reader’s Understanding of Characters and Circumstances in The Loons, Borders, and I Stand Here Ironing (829 words, 1 pages)

In Short stories and other types of written work, we encounter specific problems of understanding and interpretation. From Vanessa in The Loons, to the son in Borders and the mother in I Stand Here Ironing, the first person narrative viewpoint exposes a great deal about the narrator, the Characters and ... Read More

An Analysis of Journey and Merits (1043 words, 2 pages)

What is a journey? What are its merits? Is a journey merely a distance traveled? Or is there a greater meaning behind every step that is taken, metaphorically or not? Today I am here to give my understanding of journey at this local Arts festival. But I am still, as ... Read More

A Brief Analysis of the Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (643 words, 1 pages)

In the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, the main theme is portrayed by the narrator and how he is unreliable and insane no matter how hard he tries to prove to the audience that he is not. One of the most important aspects of narrative is ... Read More

Split Personalities and Secret Identities as a Major Part of the Characters of Pulp Fiction and Film (1803 words, 2 pages)

Split personalities and secret identities have always played a major part in the characters of pulp fiction and film. They present themselves as polar opposites of what their lives truly are, which, in actuality are cold-blooded killers or hired hitmen. They must portray themselves as completely different people in order ... Read More

Fear and Suspense in The Red Room by H.G. Wells, The Black Cottage by Tom Dudley, and The Signalman by Charles Dickens (2587 words, 3 pages)

In this essay I will be examining how the authors of 'The Red Room', 'The Black Cottage' and 'The Signalman', create fear and suspense in the reader. The fear genre is a huge genre that has thousands of stories within it. The scariest are ones that can make the reader ... Read More

Racism, Education and Humor in Harper lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird (326 words, 1 pages)

Although the matters such as racism or lack of education may be considered very serious subjects, Harper Lee has some humor in her book To Kill a Mockingbird. It shouldn't mean that she was uncritical of such matters as prejudice or a poor educational system, but that she is implying ... Read More

A Review of Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story Tell-Tale Heart (565 words, 1 pages)

"Tell-Tale Heart" is one of the shortest short stories Edgar Allan Poe had ever written. It is a magnificent tale of mental deterioration in which Poe uses his wording very efficiently. The story is told by an unnamed narrator who is attempting to defend his sanity yet confessing to having ... Read More

The Recreation of Jane Austen’s Emma in Amy Heckerling’s Clueless (566 words, 3 pages)

Recreations of an existing text provide not only a new text, but a new reading of prior text. Amy Heckerlings Clueless is an appropriated text of Jane Austens Emma. Amy Heckerling has transformed Emma, by taking it from one context and transforming it into another. This transformation has allowed new ... Read More

An Analysis of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1002 words, 2 pages)

Commentary on Jane Eyre This particular excerpt of Charlotte Brntes Jane Eyre is in prose, told in a first person narrative. It is about the last moments that Jane Eyre is locked in the red room after being wrongly accused of pouncing on Mrs. Reeds son, in which her mind ... Read More

An Overview of the Novel (581 words, 1 pages)

This novel written originally by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and translated by Walter Kaufmann. There are 201 pages in this novel.. This book is a poem divided into two parts and has many adventures in it. The point of view is from the writer of the play, 3rd person narration. ... Read More

Dream Visions in The Legend of Good Women, a Poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (2163 words, 7 pages)

The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women is considered to be the last of Chaucers dream visions. While it adheres to the genre of the dream vision in many ways, through structure and form, there are many aspects that reveal how experimental the text was in terms of the ... Read More

A Synopsis of Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K’ang-Hsi (1246 words, 5 pages)

The fiction, Emperor of China Self-portrait of Kang-Hsi, is written by Jonathan D. Spence in 1974. Based on various historical records and the letters written by Kang Hsi Emperor, Spence creates a fictional memoir to describe Kang Hsis later years. This book is divided into six chapters plus two appendixes. ... Read More

Passing by Nella Larsen and the Importance of Friends (2610 words, 7 pages)

Kathleen Grove states, A friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart. Friendship is a bond between true friends, which stays long and strong forever. Friends are people who cherish the special moments and memories of life with another person or a trustworthy companion. The relationship ... Read More

Analysis of The Idea of the Canterburry Tale (1721 words, 6 pages)

Donald Howards novel The Idea of the Canterbury Tale was published in 1976 and has become a cornerstone of Chaucerian Studies. It is divided up into six chapters the idea of an Idea, A Book About the World, Style, Memory and Form, The Tales A Theory of Their Structure and ... Read More

Cloudy Pale Eyes and the Incited Madness: An Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story The Tell Tale Heart (1938 words, 6 pages)

Edgar Allan Poe is a writer who often shows anxiety, unrequited love, and an escape into the imaginary world. Though Poe believes that poetry can elevate us more effectively than fiction, he has written some short stories too. The Tell Tale Heart is one of the most effective parables ever ... Read More

Explicating First Persona Narration in the Adventures of Huckleberry and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer (661 words, 2 pages)

You dont know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer but that aint no matter, begins the American classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain 1). The light cheerful diction of Huckleberry Finn sparks interest in the young nave boy. ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting the Two Versions of The Lady with the Pet Dog (349 words, 2 pages)

The two versions of The lady with the Pet Dog by Anton Chekhov and Joyce Carol Yates are similar in plot and ending. The differences between the two versions are largely determined through the authors choice in point of view. Both versions deal with the love affair of two individuals ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013