False protagonist

The first chapter in How To Read Literature Like A Professor is based on the vital knowledge of how to identify a quest based on a series of given details. The author, Mr. Foster, starts off by telling the reader to picture a young boy running an errand for his mother. He then builds on the plot by giving a few details of his teenage life, such as the girl he likes, the boy he despises, and the dog he escapes from. This misshapen short story seems like it might not go anywhere, but this is when…

Daystar by Rita Dove includes the use of strong diction and a woman’s point of view to describe the monotonous and tiring life of being both a mother and a wife. The diction is strong without the poem and helps to express both emotional feelings and physical sensations, and the woman’s point of view helps the reader to gain an emotional view and their own stand on what society thinks of women. The use of solid diction in Daystar is imperative to portray the emotional feelings and physical…

The short stories “On the sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter and “The end of the Party" by Graham Greene consists of forces that oppose the main character. Such forces that have changed the outcome of the stories, Such forces include the main character himself, weather and other supporting characters. To start with, a force that comes into play in the story “On the sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter is the main character Andy himself. Being in such a renowned gang ‘Royal’ it should have been…

Since 1991 when The Smurfette Principle was written a lot of things have changed; mostly for the better. Movies, shows, politics, and the workforce have become a lot more female centered. However, there is always room for improvement in any area; I feel we are leaps and bounds ahead of how things used to be. Today I will thoroughly explain how things have changed for the better, for the female sex since Katha Pollitt’s essay was written over twenty years ago. As a mother of a preschool-aged…

The play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, was performed on a Proscenium stage. However, it was shown in Cinemark 14 in Denton. Hamlet is a story of a man forced to avenge his father’s death while still combating his dilemmas, which threatens both his sanity and his country. This version of Hamlet took place sometime between the early 1940s into the 1950s. The three problems of Hamlet are his father’s death, his own sanity, and the state of his country. The story begins with the main character,…

Movies-they are almost universally loved around the world. Movies have the power to influence our emotions, make us laugh and cry, and even have the power to change the way we see the real world around us. Since the early 1900s, countless movies have become critically acclaimed box office successes, grossing millions of dollars in profits, winning Academy awards, even retaining popularity through history to become the “cult classics” we all know and love. However, occasionally, there are…

The novel, "The Hunger games" composed by Susanna Collins entertains the reader by displaying powerful and confronting themes throughout the futuristic and barbaric setting, the narrative text of, the main character, Katniss Everdeen 's inner thoughts and feelings. Collins presents significant themes throughout about the challenges tributes face and the struggle to survive, the courage the tributes gain outside and inside the arena as well as the control The Capitol has over Panem and the…

“There is only one story. Ever. One. It’s been going on and it’s everywhere around us and every story you’ve ever read or heard or watched is part of it.” This is what Thomas Foster extolled in his book, How To Read Literature Like A Professor. Foster reveals to the audience that every story anyone has ever known is all part of one larger, more universal story, and this story has several universal concepts that reoccur in each of it’s developments. He explains to us how minor details can…

Mary McCarthy’s short story, “C.Y.E.” thoroughly explores character development. McCarthy’s writing techniques impact the reader in a way that helps them better understand the protagonists’ emotional changes. Allowing this insight through the characters’ development McCarthy gives the reader a connection to her short story. McCarthy demonstrates such impactful character development through the plot, language and narrative of the story. To start off with McCarthy’s narrative revolves around the…

Characters are similar to people in real life in that we all have good and bad qualities. A character without any real personality traits is boring and will not keep an audience hooked. Throughout literature there has been a focus on finding and exposing flaws of characters. A good character is one that has many flaws but many good traits to balance it out. However, how bad should a character be? The myth of Odysseus and the cyclopes from The Odyssey gives insight on Odysseus’ character. While…