Literature

If you were getting something you earned taken from you, what should you do? That's exactly what the main character, Martha, was thinking in the short story "The Scholarship Jacket." Through the use o…

Manipulative, pain, and betrayal, these three ingredients made the perfect villain, but the author added a secret ingredient to the concoction, deception. And there our villain Montresor is born seeki…

Routine is a schedule, a pattern that people set up to manage the chaos of their everyday lives and to make life simpler, more predictable. Regardless of the variables that may interfere with their da…

People usually follow a trend, and how someone dresses or acts, to fit in with a group. The word used for this is deindividuation. Deindividuation is when someone feels or does something they wouldn't…

Women went through many struggles, as displayed in Feminist literature. Feminist literature addresses womens issues in areas such as marrage, race, religion and polotics. Reading this allows the audie…

Why do relationships often end? According to Psychology Today, many relationships end because of gradual decline in connection, intimacy, and affection. In the short story "Bluffing" by Gail Helgason,…

As stories, The Machine Stops and All Summer in a Day have very different perspectives and settings, but they both share a similar theme of being judged by others and experiencing new things. Perspec…

Personal choice is like a steering wheel it steers the direction of one's life. Everyday choices are made by people from birth to death. Life is a windy road, and the choices you make can be positive …

The most difficult aspect of growing up is letting go of what you're used to and moving on to something new. Growing up may be a wonderful experience. Growing up may be a frightening experience. It's …

How is happiness measured? Is it measured day to day or over time, by power or success? Throughout Greek mythology, a central pessimistic theme emerges that no one of the living can be happy. However,…