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… you had everything going for you and then everything just fell apart? This is what happens to the main character Okonkwo, when he becomes successful and prosperous. In Achebe's novel which is ironically titled Things Fall Apart, a tribe called Umuofia…

… in utopian literature, using The Beach, by Alex Garland, and The Lord of The Flies by William Golding The word 'Utopia' was first used by Sir Thomas More in 1516, and is now generally thought of as an imagined perfect place or state. A popular…

… Aristotle claimed "The tragic hero evokes our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil but a mixture of both. The tragic hero evokes our pity because he is not evil and his misfortune is greater than he deserves, and…

… One of the most important parts of a book is its title. Some authors like to put a meaning in their title that can only be understood once the book has been read. John Steinbeck, the author of The Grapes of Wrath is no exception. This title…

… literary instruction in foreign language depart-ments, the most recurring ones stem from the specific status and the role of literature, and its relationship to the teaching of language. In this country, as well as elsewhere, there has been an increasing…

… death"(7). This sounds like something from a horror or a murder novel or definitely from something intended for a mature audience right? Wrong, this is a quote from none other than the children's story "Snow White". This fairy tale intended for childre…

… uses widespread use of imagery to convey the caustic influence of drugs on an individual. The deep, dark imagery in this poem greatly contributes to the overall shady feeling of this poem. The imagery begins instantaneously in the first sentence.…

… lifetime you've heard someone say this statement or one like it. Also, chances are that you've consoled them by informing them of the exact opposite. Many people use these negative descriptions towards themselves in return for an expected compliment.…

… against classes cease to exist and everyone works hard toward the common good. George Orwell delineates a farm run by animals who attempt to establish one such society in his novel, Animal Farm. In the beginning of this political satire, the…

… "The Great Gatsby", Nick's the narrator reassigns he loyalties as he learns more about the other characters. He starts to see them through different perspectives, and realizes who is true and who has good or bad morals. Not only do his loyalties change…