Ernest Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain,” uses subtle hints via imagery and character dialog to communicate his thoughts. It is therefore difficult to determine his motivation for writing the story. Many theories exist about what the kitten and maid are. …
Analysis Of Hamlet And Gertrude Relationship In Shakespeare’s Tragedy
Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a well-known example of the inner workings, and portrays Hamlet’s struggle after the death. Hamlet’s conflict was caused by his sudden death, his complicated relationship with his mom, and her subsequent decisions. Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet …
The Moral Lesson Of “The Necklace”, A Short Story By Guy Maupassant
Guy Maupassant’s story, The Necklace, tells the story of a woman who spends her entire life trying to get back something she did not own. Mathilde is the central character in the author’s story. She reveals how greediness, selfishness, and …
Exploration Of Racism In The Heart Of Darkness
The 20th-century English-language literature has long considered Heart of Darkness a success. Its exploration of man’s darkness has long provoked criticism. Chinua Achebe a Nigerian writer and a preeminent scholar of African culture has a completely different opinion. He decried …
How To Tame A Wild Tongue’ Rhetorical Analysis
Gloria E. Anzaldua was born in Texas to Mexican immigrant parents. “We fear what we’ll find there. Pena. Shame. Low self-esteem. Our language is often wronged in childhood. Our self-esteem is diminished by repeated attacks on our native language. These …
The Window Towards The Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse is a lot about the thoughts of her characters. Their thoughts can’t stop external events, but they can and do stop the passage of time through memory. Woolf uses various objects throughout the novel as …
Allegory And Its Starkness In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
“The whole story is allegorical. He doesn’t take you by the throat and tell you to get down to it. That’s all it is. You have to interpret it,” (Basil Bunting On Poetry, p.15).
The poem is not meant to …
Maternal Problematic: The Painful Struggle For Individuality In Three Different Novels
The nine first months of a person’s life is spent in the mother womb. Since birth, we struggle with the idea of “mother”. We love and feel close to our mothers, but we also have to make decisions about how …
Analysis Of Symbolism In The Story Of An Hour By Kate Chopin
One of my favorite stories is Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”. The best thing about this story was its mixture of irony and mystery, which leads to many unanswered question. Her use of symbolism is also outstanding. To …
Emotional State Of The Main Character In The Necklace Short Story
Guy de Maupassant wrote “The Necklace”, a short story about a woman whose desire for a different life seems far away. Although she is blessed with a loving husband, a secure home and comfortable living arrangements, she does not value …