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… is a tragic play about an aging and struggling salesman, Willy Loman, and his family's misguided perception of success. In Willy's mind, being well liked is more important than anything else, and is the means to achieving success. He teaches…

… there is only one major character named Gordon. Gordon is seventeen, six feet tall, and has the beginning of a beard. The main setting is in a forest-filled valley that is a mile from Gordon's home. The story does not give a specific date but the…

… lots of research Imagery is writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses. Imagery is frequently written using similes, metaphors or personification. Many writers use imagery to convey a picture without saying directly what the image…

… piece of literature to display the way that the book Night by Elie Wiesel makes a statement on how people become numbed to various environmental factors when they are surrounded by them on a daily basis, most especially those that are horrendous. In…

… Scarlet Letter is truly a romantic. - Letters from the Heart         I'm lonely. Being alone makes me feel like I'm lost, an outcast that doesn't deserve to stay here with the ones I love. They all ignore me now, they all treat me like…

… are one of the most important things in the world. Without a positive mother and father figure, adolescents can grow up to be chaotic and muddled, which is seen between the three boys in John Goldman's The Lion in Winter. Written in 1968, The Lion…

… part of life when it comes to succeeding. They will be the ones who will always be by your side when you need help through tough times in your life. Throughout my life, I have always had two particular people in mind when I come across tough situations.…

… In stressful situations, many people spend more time bickering then they do trying to think out and solve the issue. In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding addresses the human nature of bickering while under stress. In this book, a group of…

… today? To many the death penalty does have its place in society. Imagine that someone kidnapped your child and then killed them. What would you want to do to that person? Most people would answer to kill them. In fact in 2000, fifty-eight percent of…

… Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with the effects of sin in different ways. Of these characters, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayal …