Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.
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: …
Communication is vital in all relationships, but especially romantic intimate ones. It’s essential for the relationship to grow and develop. Ernest Hemmingway tells the story of a couple who are struggling to communicate effectively, which is threatening their relationship and …
Euripides’ portrayal of Medea is a mix of often contradictory characteristics. Although she is female, she is also largely responsible and has earned Kleos. This honor is normally reserved for women. She is equally powerless as she has a relationship …
Jane Austen’s female characters each reflect a unique view of the world and what it was like for women in her time. Elizabeth Bennet is often cited as Austen’s most loved heroine. Emma Woodhouse has a similar story in that …
Sophie Caco, in Breath.Eyes.Memory, quotes her own mother: “There are two things that a person can want, and there is also what’s right for them.” (72). Edwidge Daticat’s novel shows a conflict between Sophie and her mother Martine. Sophie wants …
Is it the con-artist’s fault? The artist paints an image that is very appealing, but it’s up to the viewer to decide whether they want to follow along with the artist and blindly believe in his fantasy. In John Gower’s …
While reading Emily Dickinson’s poetry, many people are left wondering: Was Emily Dickinson bisexual or lesbian? It is difficult to say for sure, but the evidence is overwhelming that she might have been attracted to women. The many references she …
What did you say? Krak! Edwidge Danticat discusses the difficult job women have in a corrupted Haitian social system. “The Missing Peace”, a story she wrote, depicts the different transformations that women must undergo in a corrupted Haitian society. Danticat’s …
Beowulf has been anonymously written. It is a poem of heroic proportions that includes many characters with opposing views, which Beowulf the protagonist felt inspired by. Many texts were published anonymously during the Anglo-Saxon era. In this period, it was …
It was difficult for Americans to return to normal life after the Second World War. Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse-Five. One of the soldiers was Billy. Billy was so affected that in the book, he says that an alien race called the …