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    Jhumpa Lahiri is an accomplished American born, Bengali author who wrote many well-known successful short stories. She began to admire books and writing at a young age, but was not privileged enough to have her own collection. As we explore Jhumpa Lahiri's works, "Trading Stories" and the novel "The Namesake" which is now a motion picture, Lahiri's core values are displayed. Her value of belonging is what drives her to be a writer. This value is displayed in “The Namesake” as Gogol strives to…

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    Amory Blaine

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    fictionalized personal memoir of F. Scott Fitzgerald because of all the similarities between Fitzgerald and protagonist, Amory Blaine, from their privileged childhood to their experiences in Princeton and even some of their romantic relationships. The first novel of one of the leaders of the Lost Generation not only mimics the life of this author, but also mimics the livelihood of the time. This book repeatedly shows the loss and loneliness, confusion and worthlessness that many had felt between…

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    David Harvey Book Review

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    Crises of Capitalism’. I selected to investigate this book for a couple of reasons. Firstly the title of the book arose my curiosity, the word ‘enigma’ meaning ‘a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand’ added curiosity to the novel. Secondly I had never studied Capitalism before, so learning about something new intrigued me. The Quality of the book is backed by the fact that it has been translated into eleven languages. David Harvey is a renowned professor of anthropology,…

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    Dogs Lie, Mirjam Pressler uses new historicism to achieve her objective in the book. Mirjam Pressler uses the historic events to influence the themes, characters, viewpoints, literary tools, and conflicts. The most important themes presented in the novel are as follows: the things that one has done will haunt them later on in life and money does not fix everything. History influenced the theme ‘things that one has done will haunt them later on in life’, by stating how because of Johanna’s…

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    Daisy was not perceived as a fool but simply she was a product of a social environment that to a large extent did not except intelligence. It would appear Daisy conforms to the social standards of American femininity as she was expected to tolerate what would be seen as the social norms in 1920s America. Daisy displays how her daughter should be a ‘beautiful fool’ in order to survive in society. “And I hope she will be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful…

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    “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph” - Thomas Paine. Conflict is what makes most stories exciting and worth reading. Two of the main characters from Ben Mikaelsen’s novel Touching Spirit Bear, Cole Matthews and Peter Driscal, undergo a great deal of internal and external conflict throughout the story. Cole and Peter also handle their conflicts in different ways, positively and negatively, throughout the story. Touching Spirit Bear includes many conflicts that all fall…

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    Path, racism pervaded American society in the early 1940s as the Americans thought the African Americans were not on the same level as the Whites because they were brought to the country to be slaves and they could not accept the equality rights of the black society. This show the dominant of white power as racism has totally pervaded every aspect of life of the society back then. Since the white held the power in social and political subjugation, the fate of the African Americans were held by…

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    Presley The Octopus, a Story of California is a novel from Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr., the American novelist. Apart from this novel, The McTeague (1899) and The Pit (1903) are some of the examples that show his beautiful writing skills. The Octopus, a Story of California is a story of all about conflict among ranchers and the Pacific and Southwestern Railroad (P&SW) for the land purposes. This novel captures a great character of the American life in the settings of endless growth…

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    The Great Gatsby was a thrilling and iconic piece of history that should be kept for the future generations of Hill-Murray students to enjoy. Nick Caraway touches every corner of literary genius with his witty eye for romance, his intellectual dialogue, and the imagery that throws you into the book as if you were watching a movie. Gatsby tells of his mysterious life driven by the missed connection of his true love, Daisy; who belonged to another (successful) man. Money can solve a lot of…

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    Gaining Freedom Through Acceptance in “The Strangers that Came to Town” Charlotte Bronte once wrote in her novel Jane Eyre: “ I am no bird, and no net ensnares me. I am a free human being, with an independent will.” The feeling of a bird no net ensnares or a human being with a respected independent will is freedom. Freedom is never given; it is won with the great sacrifices of many in pursue for it. Literature has always been used as a powerful weapon to fight against bigotry and prejudice in…

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