Genre Essays

A True Story is an essay by Mark Twain that is, as the title implies a true story. It was written in 1847 and can be found in the book Sketches, Old and New. It is one of a number of stories that Mark Twain wrote about race and racism and of those stories that […]

The final plot twist comes at the last two sentences of the story. Here the narrator speaks directly to the reader, giving us information the characters don’t even know. How is this an appropriate conclusion to the story? What final statement is being made about the character? In “Hunters In The Snow’ By Tibias Wolff, […]

The American novel that I chose is The Wings of the Dove. This novel was published in 1902 by Henry James. The film was produced in 1997 with Miramar productions and was directed by Ian Softly. This novel was very similar to film that was produced much later in the years and depicts the story […]

In Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill”, the story is set in a town in France near the “Sardines Appliques” or the Public Gardens. Miss Brill, an older English teacher, listens to conversations to ease her own feelings of emptiness and loneliness. She especially enjoys going to the gardens on Sundays where there is a live band […]

From what perspective is the story told? (1 mark) This story is told in limited omniscient third person perspective. This is because the narrating voice enters the minds of most characters, excluding the radio telephone scenes. You can only hear Lieutenant Commander Ram’s voice, not the character on the other end of the radio. 2. […]

The book “Son of Neptune” is book 2 of the series Heroes of Olympus. This book is fictional book based of Greek mythology and is written by Rick Ordain. The tense of this book is third person but is special as the point of view from each character is changed per chapter. Son of Neptune […]

In To Kill A Mockingbird Scout’s coming of age experience develops throughout the novel. In the final chapter Scout finally understands what her father’s advice meaner because she’s able to Walk a mile’ in Boo Raddled skin. From his front porch she learns that Boo Raddled has offered both love and protection to her and […]

Martha was Jimmy Cross’ first “love”. He was obsessed with her even though she only thought of him as a friend. They wrote each other letters in a friendly way but Jimmy Cross thought of it as more than that. “He would sometimes taste the envelopes flaps, knowing her tongue had been there… More than […]

Brother Dear Short story written by Bernice Ferries pug. 25 “Brother Dear” features a young female narrator recounting her brother’s visit home from university and the family conflict that results. Read the first three paragraphs of the story. 1. With a partner: Read the first three paragraphs of the story. Identify whether the narrative is […]

The novel The Woman in Black was written by Susan Hill. Survival is the central theme of this Gothic Horror book. This essay is going to be about how Susan hill uses the first three chapters of her novel to foreshadow events at Eel Marsh house and establish the character of Arthur Skips. The author […]

The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a dialogue-based stage performance with specific characters and setting. It falls under the category of a one-act realism drama, featuring authentic events and genuine characters. The kitchen of a house owned by a murder suspect serves as the play’s backdrop. Mrs., one of the two women on stage, […]

Saber, Aroma ELLA AAA Mrs. G. Stoner In the short story Two Fishermen by Morley Callaghan, the main character K. Smith reveals the author’s view against capital punishment through the contradiction of his affable nature and small appearance with his role of executioner. One of the first questions that are asked about Smith is “Did […]

African Women Writers Tragic Responsibility Anowa is the second, last, and most accomplished play written by Ghanaian playwright, poet, short-story writer, and novelist Ama Ata Aidoo. Anowa was first published in 1970 and had it’s British premiere in London in 1991 (Enotes, 2013). It tells the story of a young African woman named Anowa. She […]

Important Quotation Analysis Sammy, the main character of “A&P” by John Updike, says “But it seems to me that once you begin a gesture it is fatal not to go through with it,” towards the end of the story when he was quitting his job at the A&P. This quote has a couple of meanings. […]

The story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie depicts the relationship between two Native American men who were once close but grew apart. However, a recent event brings them back together and allows them to reflect on past memories while also creating new ones. Through the use of present […]

I had chosen a short story entitled ‘A Worn Path’ by Eudora Welty. A Worn Path was about an old Negro woman’s ritual journey from the Old Natchez Trace to a town. The main theme from this short story is the hardship of life faced by Phoenix Jackson. From starting of the novel until the […]

In the short story ‘Dumb Martian’ written by John Wyndham, the main character, Lellie’s life changes dramatically when she lock Duncan out of the dome and starts to challenge Duncan. Firstly, the author captured this moment by making this remarkable. It is so remarkable that it costs a human life, Duncan’s life. “His hand slapped […]

Symbols play major roles in everyday situations whether it is in real life, novels, or even movies. In fact, more and more authors nowadays are learning from older play-writers such as William Shakespeare by reading and analyzing their plays. They learn how to develop their novels by incorporating symbols based on action or drama. There […]

What a Kiss Means I recently read some interesting short stories titled The Kiss by Kate Chopin and Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri. Both these stories are alike and different in different ways. A comparison of these two short stories is presented throughout this paper. Although, I enjoyed both stories one was easier to picture […]

In literature, setting is an essential part of a story. Setting is the time and place where the story takes place. It also can create a mood or feeling in the story. In the stories “Soldier’s Home,” by Ernest Hemingway, “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner and “Eveline,” by James Joyce, the all show […]

Vu Lan celebration is coming, on websites there are many written works about mother. They are simple but meaningful and reminded me of my mother. Accordingly, I want to share with everyone my story-a long one to tell… When I was a child, I always imagined my mother as a serious and frightening woman. She […]

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… ” Charles Dickens used this famous phrase to introduce one of his most well-known novels, A Tale of Two Cities. This phrase also introduces an important motif of the novel, which is the foil. In literature, a foil is a character that contrasts […]