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- 1631: Dimmsdale's Redemption
- Dimmsdale's Redemption The Romantic Period is considered one of the most meaningful turning points in the history of literature. Pearl's first appearance announces her precocious character. High on the scaffold, Pearl made her first appeal to the Reverend. After the lengthy speech has been presented to Hester, Pearl made a "half pleased, half ...
- 1632: The Yellow Wallpaper: Women In Society
- The Yellow Wallpaper: Women In Society Reflecting their role in society, women in literature are often portrayed in a position that is dominated by men. Especially in the nineteenth century, women were repressed and controlled by their husbands as well as other male influences. In "The Yellow Wall-Paper ...
- 1633: All Quiet On The Western Front
- All Quiet On The Western Front "Good literature substitutes for an experience that we have not ourselves lived through" This quote simply means that a well written book can spark someones imagination so much, that they are able to live through events ...
- 1634: Sir Gawain And The Wife Of Bath
- ... pleasures her, makes her richer, adds to her stature. Each tries to dominate her and fails. None manages to dampen her ardor or her bounty. She remains, sui generis, the finest feminine portrait in English literature. Her tale of sex and sovereignty concerns the bounty of Woman, which, like Juliet's is "as boundless as the sea," and perhaps a more practical version of the Biblical dictum: He who would gain ...
- 1635: Beloved: American Experience With Slavery
- Beloved: American Experience With Slavery Beloved is actually a quintessentially American story. Its topic slavery however may not seem to be a traditional one in American literature. The novel written by Toni Morrison is an American survivors tale, which depicts the collective experience of slavery defined by the identity of the black community in America for years. The topic of slavery ...
- 1636: Why The Unicorn Must Lose its Horn
- ... the same time her broke her heart. Yet the unicorn must someday lose its horn to be able to lose its mythical world, and instead live in reality. Works Cited Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 7th ed. New York: Longman, 1999. 1710-1759.
- 1637: The Most Dangerous Game: Foil Character To Contrast The Protagonist
- ... Protagonist An author sometimes uses a foil character to contrast the protagonist of a story in a way that emphasizes their characteristics. In The Most Dangerous Game (reprinted in Laurence Perrine and Thomas R. Arp, Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense, 6th ed. [Fort Worth: Harcourt, 1993]), General Zaroff acted as a foil for Rainsford in the way that he contrasted Rainsford, by making him the hunted instead of the hunter. Rainsford ...
- 1638: The Yellow Wallpaper: Oppression of Women In Society
- The Yellow Wallpaper: Oppression of Women In Society Reflecting their role in society, women in literature are often portrayed in a position that is dominated by men. Especially in the nineteenth century, women were repressed and controlled by their husbands as well as other male influences. In "The Yellow Wall-Paper ...
- 1639: Anne Bradstreet and Sarah Kemble Knight: Writing Styles
- ... sufficient and independent woman. Sarah Kemble Knight and Anne Bradstreet wrote in different styles and formats, and they emerged from different backgrounds as well. It is their common position as pioneers in American womens literature that binds them together. They broke the mold of the Puritan society of the day to pave the way for all female writers since.
- 1640: To Kill a Mockingbird
- ... is presumably the reason that Harper Lee employed them to criticize the various elements of life in Maycomb. It is one of the reasons that make To Kill a Mockingbird such an exceptional piece of literature. Just by itself, the employment of irony and sarcasm is great, but not that great. When combined with a wonderful and meaningful storyline, the use of symbols, and the various other concepts throughout the book ...
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