Category: Study Guides
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Tartuffe Essays
Tartuffe: Double-Dealing in The Era of The Sun King Tartuffe was written in the era of Louis XIV, the Sun King, a time when France was arguably the greatest nation in the Western world and a time when the intellectual and aesthetic development of society was in a stage of development called the Baroque. It…
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Guy Montag
A thirty-year-old fireman, Guy is satisfied with his job which involves burning books and houses where they are illegally kept. For many years he has been an illustration of rationality, professionalism, and ignorance. Yet, he is experiencing a growing discontent which ends in a personal crisis. Guy suddenly realizes that his existence is deprived of…
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The Jungle Summary
Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite, both from Lithuania, begin the setting of the story ‘The Jungle’ with their wedding held in a small town called Packingtown in Chicago. The newly-wed couple along with their relatives have become immigrants from Lithuania and have settled in Packingtown which is known as the place for the Lithuanian migrants.…
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George Shelby
The master and mistress’ son. He is a good example of the proverb – Children doesn’t understand what is it being racists. Even at the beginning of the novel, when he is thirteen years old, he teaches Tom how to read! And that is incredible. Later, he tries to find Tom when he is sold.…
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Bleak House Study Guide
Bleak House Study Guide Author: Charles Dickens Original title: Bleak House “Bleak House” by Charles Dickens isn’t the most famous of his novels, but it is a brilliant satire on the English judicial system. The main plot drive is the two contradictory wills and the following Jarndyce and Jarndyce court case. The tangled family story…
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East of Eden Essays
Villans in East of Eden Villains are what make the stories interesting; they are people who are displaying the worst of human characteristics. In East of Eden, that callous and malicious individual is Cathy. Cathy is devoid of human empathy and shows this many times throughout the novel. Cathy has committed many heinous… 272 words…
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary
Set in the ancient city of Uruk in Sumer, also known as Mesopotamia, the Epic of Gilgamesh is the legend of the priest-king of this ancient city-state. Gilgamesh, the ruler of Uruk was not the perfect, ideal king usually seen in myths and legends; he was bedecked by many ills. Uruk’s architecture was impeccable, and…
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The Misanthrope Study Guide
The Misanthrope Study Guide Author: Molière Original title: Le Misanthrope ou L’Atrabilaire Amoureux The Misanthrope is a comedy of manners by Moliere that, as do his previous works, mocks the habits of the upper-class French society, so bright and magnificent at the first glance and so shallow inside. Because his previous works were already banned…
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Adam Bede Study Guide
Adam Bede Study Guide Author: George Eliot Original title: Adam Bede “Adam Bede” is a novel about rural life and the complicated and tangled relationships between the young people of the imaginary community of Hayslope. With the incredible brilliance the pastoral and heartwarming depiction of the life of countryside is connected with the harsh reality…
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A Clockwork Orange Study Guide
A Clockwork Orange Study Guide Author: Anthony Burgess Original title: A Clockwork Orange Characters: Pete, Alex, Dim, Georgie, Minister of the Interior, F. Alexander, Dr. Brodsky and Dr. Branom, P.R. Deltoid Anthony Burgess published “A Clockwork Orange” in 1962 and his work was later adapted into a legendary Stanley Kubrick movie. The movie was actually…