Detective fiction

Baldwin’s Relationship with his father The excerpt from the book “Notes of a Native Son” discusses the relationship between Baldwin, and his father. Throughout the story, Baldwin states his honesty in his opinions regarding how he viewed and interacted with his father. In which Baldwin despised the characteristics of his dad and how he inherits unwanting features…

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is one of the best short stories I have ever read. I took it in on so many levels and can interpret it in many ways. The story was written in 1894, so it was written in the late 19th century, which was an era where equality struggled and women did not have rights. The author writes the story along some of the issues that women encountered during this time. Women were looked on as minorities and weren’t treated with proper respect. They were expected to…

Jane Hirshfield and Joy Harjo seem to share different experiences and it’s evident in their writing. Hirshfield was born in New York City and graduated from Princeton University’s first graduating class that included women. On the other hand we have Joy Harjo who was born in Oklahom and is a member of the Mvskoke Nation. Both on what seems to be complete opposite ends of the spectrum. In a divided America, there is a long-standing history between the two and however the injustices are more…

Apple Pie Fourth of July: Picture Book Analysis The picture book Apple Pie 4th of July. Written by Janet S. Wong and illustrated by Margret Chodos-Irivine, is a piece of literary work that presents itself with many important themes that any child may, at one point in their early lives, find themselves struggling with. Wong does a very excellent job of trying openly address the issue that is confliction of identity and of having to conform to societal ideals or in our protagonist’s case the idea…

Power, whether within nature or society, determines one’s possibility of life and death. Geraldine Brooks novel Year of Wonders and Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible similarly explore how in times of crisis, it is those that do not withhold power over others that are deemed to suffer. Both texts reference fear as a driving force for desperation and replicate images of shepparding to emphasise conformity. Those that practice unethical and superstitious trades such as Brooks, Gowdie women, and…

In “Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner intentionally structures the timeline of events to develop a Southern Gothic perverse characterization of Miss Emily. By doing this the author doesn’t just want the reader to view Emily as an insane and disgusting person, but instead intends for them to gain of understanding of why she did those “perverse” things. Faulkner achieves this goal by purposefully changing the order of events, which allows the reader to make sense of her actions. This format was…

English Essay #2 Leaving New York is full of sad goodbyes and lasting memories. Might be a forceful pulling away if someone does not want to go. It seems to the authors to be escaping the insanity. All have a different take on what it means to leave New York and their personal viewpoints on why they left. Whether it was for sanity, love, less hardships, and more money. Between Fitzgerald, Didion, Patcin, and Strayed each had the same idea which is that leaving New York is the best thing they…

Rebecca Skloot, the writer for the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”, has been obsessed with Henrietta since she was sixteen-years old. Skloot tried looking up more information about Henrietta and her family but she couldn’t find any information. That’s when Skloot decided that she wanted to tell Henrietta story by writing a book. With Rebecca trying to get in contact with Henrietta daughter Deborah. Skloot didn’t know that the family would become hostile to the fact that they didn’t…

Chloe Frichtl Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Warning: Spoilers Genre: Fiction Plot Summary: George and Lennie are two migrant workers that dream of having a farm. They are on the run in California because Lennie wanted to touch a girl’s dress (it was soft) and she accused him of harassing her. They go to a ranch and get jobs by telling the boss that Lennie is George’s cousin; he got kicked in the head by a horse when he was young and it’s why he’s so dumb. There, they meet Candy, the handyman…

Title: “The Westing Game” Author: Ellen Raskin Report by: Ethan Keating Warning! Contains Spoilers! Genre: Mystery Plot Summary: Sunset Towers is a 5 stories tall apartment building with 6 apartments. The people in each apartment were specially chosen to get each apartment. They were chosen because they were heirs to Mr. Westing a wealthy man who disappeared after a car accident. Finally on the night of Halloween Turtle, one of the tenants, went into the Westing House on a dare and found the…