Category: Literature

  • Miss Emma Glenn

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    Miss Emma Glenn is Jefferson’s godmother and the one person who raised him up and took care of him. The plot does not give too much information about this woman, but it is known that she is poor. Miss Emma had been working as a housekeeper on the plantation all her life before she was…

  • The Bell Jar Essays

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    The Bell Jar The book, The Bell Jar, tries to show the readers the kind of society prevailing in the 1950s. Esther Greenwood, the main character of the story, conveys this to us as she narrates her experiences. A 19 year old student on a full time scholarship, Esther was torn between maintaining the image…

  • The Ambassadors Essays

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    The Ambassadors The Ambassadors was the first written (1900-1901), but second published (1903), of the three major works with which Henry James concluded his career as a novelist. Like The Wings of the Dove and The Golden Bowl, it treats Americans abroad in Europe, and like those novels it relies on careful… 901 words Hans…

  • Sebastian

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    A younger brother of Alonso, the King of Naples, Sebastian is a two-dimensioned villain number two in this story. He looks like a puppet of Antonio, who persuades him to kill his elder brother, following his own pattern used against Prospero. Sebastian probably views Antonio as his tutor in his ways of living: he has…

  • The Sound and the Fury Study Guide

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    The Sound and the Fury Study Guide Author: William Faulkner Original title: The Sound and the Fury Characters: Quentin Compson III, Jason Compson III, Dilsey Gibson, Jason Compson IV, Caroline Bascomb Compson, Candace “Caddy” Compson, Benjamin “Benjy” Compson, Miss Quentin Compson Published: October 1990 by Vintage (first published October 7th 1929) Setting: Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi…

  • Are you proud of yourself tonight that To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about? Quote Analysis Empathy and non-judgment are both strong characteristics for Atticus as a father. Scolding Scout in this quote, Atticus conveys that it’s wrong to judge people before you get to know them, you shouldn’t believe…

  • Julius Caesar Essays

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    Distinct Characterization in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar works convincingly for audiences today not only because of its truth historically, but because of its truth of character, historically. As with the rest of the English bard’s canon, it is the character driven aspect of the writing that continually reminds… 1 367…

  • The Glass Castle Study Guide

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    The Glass Castle Study Guide Author: Jeannette Walls Original title: The Glass Castle Characters: Jeannette Walls, Rex Walls, Rose Mary Walls, Maureen Walls, Brian Walls, Lori Walls, Erma Ted, Stanley Walls, Dinitia Hewitt, Jeanette Bivens, Grandma Smith, Ginnie Sue Pastor, John Taylor Published: January 17th 2006 by Scribner (first published March 2005) Setting: New York…

  • Gimpy

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    Gimpy is another worker at Mr Donner’s bakery where Charlie Gordon, Frank and Joy work as well. However, this character is a dishonest one. He steals money in secret from Mr Donner. When Gordon becomes clever, he understands this and wants to reveal his secret. The relationship between Gimpy and the protagonist is simple to…

  • Cat’s Cradle Essays

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    Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, which was published in 1963, is amazingly easy and even enjoyable to read. A reader is not made to search through a novel thoroughly to find themes the author dwells upon. These are, as in most Vonnegut’s novels, messages pertaining to death, religion, and apocalypse… 849 words Vonnegut…