Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.
This is a criticism of J.D. Vance. Published by HarperCollins Publishers.
In his book Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. reveals his experiences growing up in an Appalachian region of the United States. Vance is a master at helping the reader understand the …
Harper Lee uses a variety of methods to characterize the characters in To Kill A Mockingbird. These include action/incidents, emotional settings, reactions, and thoughts. The theme is that ‘Good can coexist with Evil’. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee …
Siddhartha opens up the mind of the reader to other cultures and helps him discover the meaning of his life, as well as the difficulties he will face on the road to true enlightenment. Siddhartha is a story about a …
Homer uses the Iliad as a way to show that people are susceptible to malicious intent no matter what their moral compass says. The Iliad can therefore be seen as a play of morality. The Iliad, too, is considered a …
Karen Tei Yamashita s novel Tropic of Orange has seven parts. This includes the narration, but also the opinions, lifestyles and stories of her seven characters. The idea of family is something that we all share. No matter whether it’s …
Identity is a idiosyncratic way of defining a person. It can be influenced by many factors: race, class, culture, gender and so on. The Turkish Diplomatic Letters has an orientalist preconception of the East. In this ideal, identity is solely …
Susan B Anthony stated that “Independence brings happiness,” but it hasn’t always been easy to achieve. Chopin’s “The Storm”, “The Story of an Hour”, and other stories featuring strong female leads, convey themes of independence and marriage. The stories also …
Meursault, Albert Camus’s main character, has an interesting relationship with his environment. Meursault is naturally curious and wonders what the purpose and reality of situations are. He often wonders if an interaction is “natural.” While the meaning of this phrase …
Pablo Neruda uses nature in his “Twenty Love Poems & a Song of Despair”, to express the love he has for a woman, and loneliness he feels when surrounded by her. One of his poems, “Girl Lithe and Tawny”, is …
Drama “A Doll’s House: The definitive moment”
Henrik Ibsen wrote “A Doll’s House” in 1879 and it premiered in the Royal Theatre of Copenhagen, Denmark. (Lee, J. 2007, para 1). The play’s definitive moment occurred when Niles says to Nora: …