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James Joyce’s “The Boarding House” is a short story published in 1914 that focuses on the life of Mrs. Mooney, a butcher’s daughter. After divorcing her husband because of his alcoholism, Mrs. Mooney sets up a boarding house, where her daughter engages in a premarital relationship with one of the male guests. Mrs. Mooney takes…

Finding a balance between acting reasonably and daring to go on dangerous quests, despite a mature age, may be challenging. In his short story “The Swimmer,” Cheever portrays an upper-class man’s unusual night journey home, wherein he decides to swim back instead of walking. From one perspective, the man’s quest reminds an archetypal heroical act,…

To an eager reader works of literary fiction represent an inexhaustible source for exploring and deriving the senses encoded in the texts by writers. For the purpose of gaining a deeper understanding of the text, it is crucial to analyze such fundamental basics as the elements of fiction. In the focus of the present paper…

A&P is narrated from the point of view of Sammie, who is a 19-year-old boy working as a cashier at the A&P. Most of Updike’s story is told in the present tense, which creates a sense of immersion as if Sammie is talking. However, his point of view is rather limited and romanticized than realistic,…

Outline Thesis Statement: Mysteriously, the phrase “It was not story to pass on” evolves and echoes in the succeeding words of chapter, like a warning: “This is not story to pass on”. In this way, Morrison conveys a more sophisticated idea about history of slaves that have been eradicated over the centuries by the forced…

Several former classmates meet in the morning at lunch after an alumnus meeting the previous evening. They want to talk a little more but do not know what else to talk about. Then one of them begins to tell a story about mice, which they subsequently discuss together. At first glance, this is a children’s…

Family is among the most important elements of a person’s life. From one’s birth to the time a person chooses to have their own children, family support and connection help one get through difficulties. However, in some cases, dysfunctional relationships or problems of one family member can burden the others. The two stories that help…

Captivity, specifically African Americans being trapped by society through racism, prejudice, and unfair laws, are an important theme in American poetry. Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “Sympathy” and Langston Hughes’s “I, Too” are both dedicated to these social issues. However, in my opinion, Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “Sympathy” is more hopeful than the other. The message of Paul…

Table of Contents Introduction Fahrenheit 451 The Crucible I look at the world Thematic Analysis Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Literature has always been as much a commentary on society as an examination of human nature. Political authority and resistance against it have become a central theme of many literary works that attempt to ascribe…

Table of Contents Morality and Friendship Desire for Affection Self-Actualization Conclusion Works Cited The protagonists of the novel Sula by Toni Morrison have chosen the opposite life paths and held different views. Sula lived in a family that did not follow traditional values and, in many ways, challenged social attitudes, while the Nel family pursued…