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… by William Blake, is included in the work Songs of Innocence, published by Blake in 1789. In the poem, the speaker questions a lamb, asking it who made it and brought it to life. The speaker asks the lamb who allows it to eat and drink of the stream,…

… Poe deserves more credit than any other writer for the transformation of the short story from anecdote to art. He virtually created the detective story and perfected the psychological thriller. He also produced some of the most influential literary…

… "An Inspector calls," by J. B. Priestley was written in 1946 and set in 1912. Priestley was a politician and a socialist who believed in equality and equilibrium for all, sex, race and class. Priestley had a long but arduous life, 1894-1984.…

… and answers two questions- What life lessons does Sammy learn? and How does Sammy's experience relate to a personnal experience? A single event can forever change a person's life. In the short story "A & P," by John Updike, a young boy named…

… me is "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. I really enjoyed reading it which is unusual because I usually don't enjoy reading too much. There was something about George and Lennie's friendship that really made me think. Seeing how they were and how…

… me script who also wrote Princess Bride, which is also very exciting and great movie. It is based on Stephen King's novella (which is a thin book) "The Body" The artists purpose is to scare people and to give people a thrill but the book is more scary…

… of Venice" In the Merchant of Venice there are many themes. The main theme within the play is the rivalry between Shylock, a Jewish loan shark, and Antonio, a Venetian merchant. Other themes that are present in the play are the mutual hatred shared…

… of the world. Before hand, Rita believes that summer school is for educated students. This idealistic view is quickly changed when she begins Open University. Willy Russell uses literary devices and cultural references to make the changes in…

… between the two characters involved in the play, Frank and Rita over a time span, of several months. A variety of themes are explored as Rita, a working class Liverpudlian, aspires to a higher social and academic level so that she may have choices,…

… to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find", Flannery O'Connor uses violence as a force of both good and evil to demonstrate how people's attitudes and perspectives of life change when they are faced with a situation…