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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a fictional children’s book that addressed socio-political aspects of war and over coming oppression through allusions to Christian spirituality and historical events. The conveys its messages by exploring the multiplicity of worlds. Lewis connects the fictional world of Narnia to England during World War II. In doing so, he allows the reader to connect to difficult themes on an emotional and spiritual level. In this paper, I shall discuss…

all too real in families today. This sets the scene for Raymond Carver’s short story, “Popular Mechanics.” “Popular Mechanics” opens with the husband of the family packing his suitcase in what appears to be the aftermath of a divorce. It then spirals into a domestic dispute between the wife and mother and father over the custody of their child. Because of Carver’s minimalist style of writing, the story is rather short and to the point. However, that doesn’t mean Carver cannot add symbolic…

Title: The Awakening Author: Kate Chopin Setting: New Orleans, Louisiana and Grand Isle, Louisiana Genre: Drama, Romance (to an extent), Feminist Literature Historical context: Published in 1899. At the time, women’s issues were at the forefront of America. In particular, the setting (Louisiana) was a state that trended towards traditional attitudes (low divorce rate, traditional gender roles). Theme; Gender Roles “If it was not a mother’s place to look after children, whose on earth was it?”…

This essay will deal with the main characters, Ruth from Small Great Things and Thomas from A Walk Across the Sun. Both characters grow and develop throughout their respective novels. Their personal growth and development are due to three factors: family and external parties, watershed events and the justice system. In many ways the character of Ruth and Thomas are very similar, both are hardworking, extremely driven in their careers and enjoy the work they do. The parents of Ruth and Thomas…

In both Paradise Lost and Macbeth, characters are forced to face temptation. The temptation comes from some of the least expected circumstances leading the characters to give in, only to eventually regret their choice. Temptation is something that people face everyday in some form, making it something that will not go away anytime soon. While characters from both Paradise Lost and Macbeth are tempted to do exactly what they know they are not supposed to do, the characters are both affected…

Humans are greedy and selfish by nature. In the novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez follows the various events that surround the murder of the main character, Santiago Nasar. The division of social roles is a key feature that is ingeniously integrated into the passage; specifically, when Bayardo San Roman attempts to persuade Xius, a widower, to sell his house in order to attain Angela Vicario’s hand in marriage. Within this gripping story, filled with…

Helen Dunmore’s “My Polish Teacher’s Tie” is a short story set in England, most probably after the war. Carla Carter is half Polish and she works as a part time catering staff but she isn’t very confident about her job and doesn’t really understand where she considers home. One day the head announced that the school was arranging a teacher exchange program to help Polish teacher’s improve their English and Carla was interested in writing to a Polish teacher, therefore, she went to get an address…

To endure means to suffer patiently, or to just simply exist taking everything that life throws your way without breaking down. “There is only one, only one skill a woman like you and me needs in life, and they don’t teach it in school . . . Only one skill. And it’s this: tahamul. Endure . . . It’s our lot in life, Mariam. Women like us. We endure. It’s all we have.” (Nana pg. 17) . When talking about endurance, Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” comes to mind. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”…

The House on Mango Street is a series of vignettes by Sandra Cisneros that records stories of Esperanza’s life on Mango Street in a chronological order. As she experiences things on Mango Street and matures emotionally and sexually, the vignettes transitioned from innocent childlike observations of the world to sharper reasoning of the cultural and social changes that’s happening in the Mango Street community. Sexuality and freedom are prominent themes throughout the novel. Withe use of symbols…

Journal #1 Part A: Summary Gone Girl is a story by Gillian Flynn. The story is about a drifting marriage between Nick Dunne and Amy Dunne. On the morning of their fifth anniversary, Amy disappears, and there was a break-in scene in their house. By the end of the day, police and press invade Nick's home. The case drew the attention of the media and public, which turned the search into a treasure hunt and put the police under extreme pressure to find the suspect. As it turns out, Amy made up the…