Category: Literature

  • The Harlequin

    The Harlequin is a Russian Kurtz follower who was given his name for his amazing clothes made with patches of different colors. That was Marlow who gave him such name. Harlequin is pictured as a clown in the strange motley dress and is served as a court jester for his instructor. The boy should be…

  • Roland Weary

    This character is controversial. Author tries (and successfully did) to show us a man who was so deep lonely that becomes even cruel in this loneliness. We don’t know much about his childhood, just that he was there alone too. Also, later he was captured by Billy. When the war comes, he was even happy…

  • Charles Trask

    Charles is the brother of Adam. Charles is a cruel boy who does not consider the consequences of his actions; although he loves his brother, he beats him badly and tries to kill him once. Charles is the devoted son of his father Cyrus and grows up to become capable, but a lonely farmer. When…

  • Gulliver’s Travels Summary

    The whole novel of Jonathan Swift consists of four chapters, each of which portrays a different approach to the English society: sometimes ironic, sometimes idealistic or, on the contrary, outright sarcastic. We never know if the humanity has really disappointed the author so much, or he still harbors the hope that it will change. Swift…

  • The Great Gatsby Summary

    It could be a love story, but this story is exclusively about money. Historical and Cultural Background of the Events of the Novel It was America of the twenties. In 1918 the First World War ended, and yesterday’s young fighters are looking for their place in the tumultuous life of megacities. From the pre-war era,…

  • Moby-Dick or The Whale Essays

    Between Question and Imperative: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick Herman Melville’s masterpiece, Moby Dick, is a profound, philosophical meditation on life centered on the symbolic hunt for the white whale. The divine connotations of the whale are evident. In Melville’s works, nature is transparent enough to allow a glimpse of the metaphysical reality beyond it… 2…

  • Northanger Abbey Study Guide

    Northanger Abbey Study Guide Author: Jane Austen Original title: Northanger Abbey Jane Austen is one of the most famous figures in English romanticism of the first half of the 19th century. She is still considered to be the “first lady” of English literature. Her “novels of customs” are conquered for the third century by sincerity,…

  • Rebecca Towne Nurse

    We don’t get a lot of information about this character, as well as he doesn’t have a lot of pages inside the book. The only thing we can tell about him, that he is a good man and an excellent husband who dares to stand up to the court and say that the judge and…

  • Lord, what fools these mortals be! A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Lord, what fools these mortals be! Quote Analysis Said to Oberon by Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare in Act 3 Scene 2, this phrase is quite ironic, because the fairies aren’t portrayed as less foolish. Of course, from Puck’s point of view, observing human with their romantic struggles looks like a fun game,…

  • Eliezer’s Father

    So, if saying briefly, Eliezer’s father is very respected within the Jewish community of his hometown. He is a member of the Jewish Council, which is the first group to hear about deportation. He refuses to escape the country. In the concentration camps, he and Eliezer take care of one another. He also spends most…