“Dear Martin”, a first person perspective, explores what it’s like to be an African American youngster in the modern era. Stone explores a variety of topics, including white privilege, systemic racist, and white vulnerability, all the while raising questions about …

Thomas C. Foster believes that setting is a crucial element in the construction of a story. The use of this tool by authors to set the scene for the characters’ environment is clear. William Faulkner has a very different view …

Jane Austen’s first novel, Northanger Abbey (1803), has not accumulated the same cultural following as some of her others. However, the text is notable for its introduction to Austen’s characteristically “realist” style of writing. Austen has been praised for her …

Atticus, the world is about to end! Please do something!” Jean is unaware of racism, violence, and many other topics that apply to real life. Lee reveals through Scout’s character that a young child may not be aware of the …

George Orwell’s historical novel Burmese Days depicts a small British colonial town in Burma. The storyline, set in 1920s, takes place near the end British colonialism when the role of each culture is well established. Orwell had lived in Burma …

In every culture and language, there are certain aspects that everyone shares. These include love, clothing, and food. Because they connect to all cultures, these symbols are common in literature. Jhumpa lahiri uses these concepts to create relationships in Interpreter …

Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, The Scrivener, A Story of Wall-Street”, presents the title character from the point of view of a narrator who is ignorant. The narrator has only dealt with visible disabilities, so he doesn’t know what to do when …

What is the fate of our lives?

If one reflects on their life, they will find that there is a difference between what happened and what was fate. If you dig deeper, it may be that fate does indeed control …

Shelley shows how Victor Frankenstein’s life is torn apart by the environment in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Victor’s ability to create a living being from dead matter seems to make him a morally corrupt man. Victor’s environment is what makes him …

There are many factors that may be contributing to the absence of strong female protagonists in literature. Regardless of the cause, it is clear that heroines are underrepresented in literature over centuries. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Hermione Gringer …