The three characters of Hemingway’s short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” allow some reflection on the human condition. The old man is quite a blurred character; the hints to dramatic events of his past shed light on his routine search for oblivion until late at night and trigger the conversation...
The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, is about the special bond mothers and daughters share. Despite the annoyance, arguments, and conflicts, they are still able to reach acceptance, peace, and love. Four women leave China for America, hoping to build a better life for their yet unborn children. The...
Introduction The development of the forms of artistic expression by the end of the eighteenth century led to the emergence of such a movement as Romanticism. Its main peculiarity was connected to the change from the classical and neoclassical hopes and optimistic perceptions of the age of reason to the...
The plot of the poem Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti follows the story of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who overhear the sounds of a goblin market. The poem relies on powerful imagery to highlight the journey of two women and their experiences and has an unusually long structure containing...
The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell and the movie A Jury of Her Peers by Robert Florey, which is based on it, tell a story of a woman named Millie Wright, who killed her husband. The significance of these works is conveyed through the main theme they explore, justice for...
Introduction Everyone in the contemporary world knows the word myth. Individuals hear it and learn about it from early childhood when parents tell them stories and educate them concerning various life situations. Once people grow up, they are also faced with myths quite often when getting acquainted with different types...
Analyzing Sammy’s attitudes helps to reveal more about his character and behavior in the story. John Updike tactfully presents a lusty 19-year-old young man as a protagonist and has his act in a way that Updike refers to as “an act of feminist protest” (Porter 1156). The author describes how...
Introduction In the classic gothic horror novel, Dracula, the author, Bram Stalker, employs fluid gender roles to depict excessive and repressed sexuality, thus becoming subject to various interpretations. The gender roles are explored through character development, both male and female. During the Victorian era when the novel was written, the...