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Who’s hairy? Hey that’s me! My full name is Helen Su. That’s it. No middle name. Only 7 letters. The reason is probably cause my parents were to lazy to make it sound pleasant, perhaps that’s the reason why im extremely lazy. On typical weekends, I would sleep until 3 pm. That’s when my mom gets off work. However, that’s only on weekends, on schools days I am on time, rarely earlier. I would only be on time because I want to do well in school and become successful when I get older. I have to…

Good Country People, by Flannery O’Connor is a short story that describes the relationship between four main characters, who have distinct feeling about the others, from misunderstanding to contempt. From these four characters, Joy (Hulga) and Manley Pointer are the deepest and the ones with the most obvious facades. The bulk of the story takes place between these two characters, Joy and Manley, who begin their relationship in a simple and natural way, but ended up showing their true characters.…

In his article entitled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (2008), Nicholas Carr, a published technology author, argues that the use of the internet has altered the way our mind thinks, the way we communicate, and even the way we read. This affects society in such a way that we are no longer able to focus while reading printed text, let alone online articles with distracting factors such as hyperlinks and flashy pop up ads. Carr provides several sources of anecdotal evidence, case studies, and…

The Formalist Approach Formalism is a type of criticism that allows a reader to review a certain text or piece of literature but you only focus on the literary elements throughout the piece such as: diction, irony, metaphors, symbolism, paradoxes, etc. But like all approaches to literature or anything in life, there are pros and cons. Some good things about formalism is that it gives you an idea of the author’s intent, helps the reader understand figurative language, literary devices, and more…

In The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Chopin details the inner conflict of the protagonist Edna to unveil the inherent struggles individuals face when their own ambitions and views contrast with those expected within the confines of society. Deprived of freedom and individuality, Edna struggles to reconcile the outward semblance of conformity that society demands of her, with her own internal questioning of her desire to remain entrapped in society’s imposed roles upon women. Throughout the novel,…

Kate Chopin began life in a world of women. Following the tragic death of her father, she was raised by her mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Perhaps this upbringing influenced her writing style. The late 1800’s was a boisterous time for the United States. The cultural scene of the country was changing quickly. For the first time, women brought private and personal issues into the public domain. The writer portrays the life of women in a world controlled by male dominance. The Victorian…

“Desiree’s Baby” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. The story is about a girl that is found with unknown origin and is adopted by Monsieur and Madame Valmonde. Since they were not able to conceive a child they accepted her as a gift from God and named her Desiree. Eighteen years later, Armand Aubigny falls in love with Desiree and without investigating her origin, immediately marries her. She later gives birth to a baby boy that brings joy to the couple. At three months old the baby boy’s…

This essay attempts to compare the paralysis and repression of two women with different social statuses in male-domineered societies. The first of which is Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, a short story which takes place in the late 19th century America and follows a repressed Mrs. Mallard who, upon being falsely informed of her husband’s death, sets out to gain a sense of self-assertion. Her short period of rejoice – and her life – are, however, put to an end when her husband returns. The…

Throughout the poem “Alone” by Maya Angelou, the speaker implies that no one can last long in the world with no one on his or her side. The poem starts off as the speaker yearns for a home where she can quench her thirst and where food is always offered, then soon realises that she and everyone who is on their own cannot live with joy for long, since time will soon leave that joy behind. Even the rich, who have all the wealth in the world, cannot survive alone, as happiness is an emotion…

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Death of the Moth by Virginia Woolf can be compared and contrasted in only a few ways, I believe. Although short stories, both dive deep into the big questions of life. More importantly, they both question the significance of life itself. While The Death of the Moth is showing, at first, the playful and less significant side of life, being swept away by forces much greater than the moth which comes off almost as pathetic. The Story of an Hour starts…