Category: Literature

  • Brave New World Summary

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    First three chapters of “Brave New World” are dedicated to depiction of general setting rather than to action. Huxley uses a traditional tool to introduce his brave new world to the reader: the novel begins with a lecture given to students by the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning Centre (London). During the excursion we learn…

  • Tartuffe Study Guide

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    Tartuffe Study Guide Author: Molière Original title: Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur Tartuffe is a classical satire written by Moliere that shows us the story of the aforementioned Tartuffe – a con artist pretending to be a saint and entering the happy and jovial family to parasite on it. We see the characters, complicated enough to…

  • Frankenstein Quotes – Page 3 | Just Great DataBase

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    now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Frankenstein 0 Yo en cambio llevaba un infierno dentro de mi, y nadie podría arrancarlo jamás Frankenstein 0 My dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality; and I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of…

  • Cathy Ames (Kate)

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    Cathy, one of the most interesting and controversial characters of Steinbeck, is born with what the author calls an “ugly soul” in the small town of Massachusetts (71). From an early age, people are captured and indulged in their innocent faces. As a teenager, she kills her parents, setting the family house on fire during…

  • Candide Essays

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    Four Themes in Voltaire’s Candide Candide (1759) is a satire written by the French philosopher Voltaire. Through its lampooning of important social institutions, personalities and conventions, Candide criticized various social ills such as the hypocrisy of religion and the corrupting power of money. Not surprisingly, it was… 1 609 words Voltaire’s Candide: One Man’s Search…

  • Dr. Kate Murry

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    Katherine, or Kate, Murry is a mother of Meg, the twins Sandy and Dennys, and Charles Wallace. Mrs. Murry is a successful scientist in the field of microbiology. Together with Mr. Murry, she has investigated the teaser or a wrinkle in time. She is described as a very attractive woman, and this physical attractiveness, together…

  • Billy Budd Summary

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    The story takes place during a time when it was common for a group of sailors to band around a handsome sailor who would be superior to his peers in every way. The narrator recalls a male African named Billy Budd who fit that description. He had recently entered the Naval force was taken into…

  • To be free, a man must be Anthem

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    To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. This and nothing else. (Chapter 12, paragraph 11) Quote Analysis This statement is one of several contradictory ones in the Anthem by Ayn Rand. The author doesn’t deny the society completely, as a union of human being. What Ayn Rand condemns is…

  • Black Elk Speaks Summary

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    Black Elk Speaks is a personal narrative about the Oglala physician who witnessed both the zenith and plummet of the Sioux Nation. It tells the story of Black Elk’s life and spiritual journey. At the same time, it’s also more than that. It also reveals the tales of the Sioux and the price they had…

  • Jim Upton

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    This character is a slave. For most people living in the pre-Civil War south, that’s about all there is to know. Who cares about a slave, his motivations, character, background, or feelings? It would be like trying to psychoanalyze your family pet (yes, they contrasted animals and Afro-Americans. Period of total racism). But Twain is…