Category: Book Review

Close interpersonal relationships play a major role in coping with cancer effectively. Neelam Kumar’s husband passed away when she was in her thirties, and hence couldn’t be a part of her journey with cancer. There is a common element of guilt experienced by the other two authors, wherein Paul’s wife Lucy, and Anup’s wife Amrita,…

Table of contents Impact of Stereotypes Search for Identity Cultural Awareness and Understanding Conclusion: Breaking the Myth In “The Myth of the Latin Woman,” an essay by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the author delves into the complexities of identity, stereotypes, and cultural experienced by Latin women in the United States. This analysis explores the main themes…

In our day to day life, our education is what helps us thrive and survive. The same can be said for Aminata, the main character of The Book Of Negroes. Through her, the novel shows how slavery affected black people. Her intelligence is what helped her become free, she was vital to the abolitionist movement…

Billy Collins’ poem “The Names” is a powerful and deeply moving piece that reflects on the tragedy of the September 11th attacks in the United States. In this essay, I will provide a summary of the poem and analyze its and literary devices, as well as discuss the emotional impact it has on the reader.…

How Does Nabakov Use This Chapter to Develop the Reader’s Understanding of Humbert Humbert’s Character? Nabakov unveils in chapter 13, Humbert Humbert as the devious predator, a paedophile convinced of his own cunning genius. Through his narrative voice can we, the reader, be both sickened by his perverse insanity and perplexed by our own advocacy…

“Drawn to Aberration: Why Deviance in Crime Fiction Fascinates the Reader” There are many reasons to why crime fiction is appealing to those who read it. One of these key reason is the deviance of a character in a novel. A deviant character is one who does a certain thing against the standards of his…

During the late 19th Century after the end of the Reconstruction Era many citizens of the United States began to explore the frontier of the country and moved west in large numbers. This was predominately caused by the need for resources for growing industry and because of seemingly promising chances of economic prosperity in the…

It seems that cynicism is all around us. The nightly news, daily internet articles, and social media always present with a new cynical outlook on just about any world event. Loeb tackles cynicism in chapter four of Soul of a Citizen by detailing the main reason behind why we take a cynical view at the…

In Sandra Cisneros` “The House on Mango Street” and Ernest Hemingway`s “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’’, the authors display their feelings towards the setting in strikingly similar ways. In Cisneros` short story, the narrator, Esperanza, discusses the many places her family has lived in her lifetime. In Hemingway`s short story, two waiters at a café are…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a powerful and thought-provoking piece of literature that has sparked much discussion and analysis since its publication in 1892. The story follows a woman who is suffering from a and is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper, which becomes a symbol of her oppression and eventual descent…