Category: Literature

  • The Aeneid Essays

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    The Aeneid The Aeneid, an epic written by Virgil, tells the inspiring tale of the voyage of Aeneas as he searches for the land that he was ordained to build a great city upon, which would later be known as the Roman Empire. This epic story which can be argued to have changed the course…

  • Vernon Tull

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    Not a member of the extensive Bundren family, but he is their friend and neighbor. He and his wife are also farmers and most likely are more successful than the Bundren family. He appears in the story sporadically, helping the characters to rescue the coffin from flooded river, for example. The author gives a generally…

  • The House on Mango Street Study Guide

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    The House on Mango Street Study Guide Author: Sandra Cisneros Original title: The House on Mango Street Published: Published April 3rd 2009 by Vintage (first published 1984) Setting: Chicago, Illinois(United States) ISBN 0679734775 (ISBN13: 9780679734772) Sandra Cisneros wrote “The House on Mango Street” in 1984. Even though many of you already imagine a nice house…

  • Dave Jensen

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     Dave Jensen is a minor character, whose guilt over his injury of Lee Strunk causes him to break his own nose. Jensen’s relief after Strunk’s death is an illustration of the perspective soldiers are forced to assume. Instead of mourning the loss of his friend, Jensen is glad to know that the pact the two made—and that he broke—has…

  • Vanity Fair Essays

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    Vanity Fair In his novel Vanity Fair it is Thackeray’s intention to create a canvass where all the characters are vain. The intention is announced in the subtitle, which reads “A Novel Without a Hero”. There is no character in it with heroic qualities to admire, and we search in vain for a reference point…

  • A Wrinkle in Time Summary

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    “A Wrinkle in Time” is a sci-fi novel that narrates the story of Mr. Murry, a scientist who is held captive by the Dark Thing and how Mrs. Ws’ wit and direction helped his kids Meg, Charles and their friend Calvin to save him. It all starts with Mr. Murry disappearing for a year. One…

  • The Sound and the Fury Essays

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    The Sound and the Fury: Reaction Paper My first reaction to this section is that the phrase “The Sound and the Fury” is in itself evocative, There is a sense of ‘static’ tension to the contrast between the words, and an attempt to distill or dilute the idea would be a taste of ‘madness’ or…

  • Real courage is when you know you’re To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Quote Analysis This quote belongs to Atticus and is very important, because it concludes a serious event in the novel and helps young Jem to learn an essential lesson of his life. Almost…

  • Babbitt Summary

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    Babbitt is a very intriguing book. The best feature of the book is the way it portrays the present situation of the middle-class people residing in the most developed countries of the world. The story is about the Babbitt family and how their beliefs, culture and life unfold through the courses of time. The protagonist…

  • Randle Patrick McMurphy

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    McMurphy is a very wise person, who was destined to change the place where he is forever. We don’t know if he’s a psychopath or not, and unfortunately, we’ll never get it. But we know for sure, that he’s is smart, likeable and he gives to the patients the ability to take back that power…