Category: Literature

Confusing the Saints is a short story in Ana Menendez’s collection In Cuba I Was A German Shepard. The narratives in the collection are all united by their use of humor as a storytelling tool and their focus on the lives, loves, and tragedies of the Cuban exile community. Similar to others, Confusing the Saints…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The Last Hippie is the second of seven paradoxical tales in An Anthropologist on Mars (1995) by Oliver Sacks. Its title is a reference to the fact that the main character Greg F. lost his short-term memory, and only remembers his youth of the 1960s. By…

Toward the end of the novel, Bulawayo brings Darling, the protagonist, to the realization that America is not and can never be her home. Darling, however, does not have another choice but to stay in America. She is an illegal immigrant, and she feels that America is a home she has to endure because she…

In the novel, the Outsider Camus portrays a bourgeois society, certain of its virtues and their divine sanction, the self-confident and self-centered spirit of seriousness itself. Through the character of Meursault, he creates a unique image of an outsider and his life in society. Through the theme of strangeness, Camus unveils morals and religious values…

The low perceptions of black skin people and associated prejudices by society have their origins in the pre-colonial period. Africans were captured or otherwise sold into slavery as property to mostly white masters, including the British and Americans, to mention a few. However, even after the abolition of the slave trade, which led to granting…

Table of Contents Introduction Bartleby the Scrivener “North Country” Movie and the Image of Whistleblower Opposition Conclusion References Introduction To begin with, it is necessary to emphasize that the central point of Thoreau’s “Life without principle” is the necessity to have the aim in every action performed and do not chase the evanescent values. The…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion Reference List Introduction Waiting for the Barbarian is a novel written by J.M. Coetzee about the recount of the rebellion of the magistrate of an empire against the torture inflicted on the imperial administration that arrested the barbarians. The novel features a scene in which J.M. Coetzee personalizes…

Table of Contents Summary of the Book Critical Assessment of the Book Opinion About the Book Work Cited Summary of the Book America’s Girl: The Incredible Story of Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation was a story written by Tim Dahlberg. It was an intimate look at Gertrude Ederle’s life and difficulties in 1926 when…

Psychologists argue that fathers should be always available when their male children are growing up. They must strive to be role models to the boys and help them grow up to be responsible men in society. This argument raises many questions. For example, what happens when the father is irresponsible? Must the boy adore the…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary Supporting evidence Conclusion Works cited Introduction A family supper is a short story written by Kazao Ishiguro, a well-renowned Japanese writer known for his tactful inclusion of emotions and his preferential use of widespread symbolism in his work. The family supper is an example of his distinct writing style that…