Literature

“Neat People vs. Sloppy People”, by Suzanne Britt compares the day-to-day life and habits of “sloppy” people to notorious “neat” people. Britt’s point of view leans towards the sloppy person, causing the reader to conclude that the author is most likely sloppy in her own life. The meanings of the adjectives “neat” and “sloppy” seem to be flipped around when defined and exemplified. Someone reading […]

“Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes is a story of a middle-aged woman, Mrs. Jones, meets with a boy, Roger, who attempts to steal money from her. Anyway before she got robbed, she catches the boy and chooses to give him a lesson of his life. Mrs. Jones is presented as a thoughtful, trustful and good-hearted woman. Part 1 Firstly, Mrs. Jones characterized as thoughtful woman who understands teenage […]

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes a reality look at life in the South and 1930s. The trial in this book is affected by setting and changes the result of the trial, Atticus, and how people saw their views of life. Atticus, Scout, and Boo are each affected by a small […]

1.Introduction Some people only do physical exercise to keep fit, to be in shape and to generally look good. Though you must never forget that we should also exercise our mind. How do we do that? By reading. Reading will also make you look good and keep you “in form”. Books accompany us as long as life endures: when we are small babies our parents read us fairy tales, when we become elder […]

“Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” Ghost. Manipulation — not a loving relationship “What would he do, had he the motive and the cue for passion that I have?” Compares himself to the actor/wonders how actor would cope in his situation “Unpregnant of my cause” Has no desire for revenge Tennant genuinely questions himself “But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall” No guts to revenge Burton tries […]

This essay is a literary analysis of the play Romeo and Juliet. Its format is Point, Proof and Explanation. The question was “What factors and/or characters lead to the eventual demise of Romeo and Juliet” I used the characters of Lady and Lord Capulet, Juliets Nurse, and Friar Laurence. There are direct quotes from the […]

Mother Tongue is about the author’s struggles with her linguistic identity, her mothers “fractured” or “broken” variation of English and the relationship with her mother. At the beginning of the piece we are told about the different types of English she would speak with her mother and with everyone else; we are then told how […]

However, there are some far more substantial themes and symbols taking place within the novel. These themes require a little more critical thought, and aren’t directly delivered to the reader. One of these themes being the heavy emphasis placed on the glass castle, and also metaphorically what it signifies to Jeanette and her father, Rex. […]

Mr. Mark Twain was an American author and humorist born in 1835. His birth name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens. He was responsible for such literary masterpieces as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin, which became known as the Great American Novel. He was admired by many of the great novelists […]

The essay is chiefly about the writer’s own rumination and judgment about how “broken English” compared to Standard English. Moreover it came to her sense that language not only “authorizes” individuals to participate as members of a designated community, it is also a essential key in enabling individuals to establish and define the dimensions of […]