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When Tessie Hutchinson hears that her husband, Bill, has drawn the slip of paper that means someone in his family will be sacrificed in the next round of the drawing, Tessie protests to the...
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Situational irony takes place when actions have an opposite effect from what was originally intended. In "The Necklace" Mathilde, despite her relatively lowly station in life thinks herself so much...
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For a thorough exploration of this question, it might be helpful to consult the two-volume work, The Enlightenment by the late historian Peter Gay. Gay's thesis hinges on the notion that the...
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Throughout Animal Farm, Orwell condemns the misuse of power by depicting how Napoleon tyrannically rules the farm. Napoleon requires the animals to work long hours, barely feeds them, and...
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This poem is written in a meter called iambic tetrameter, and this means that there are four (tetra-) metrical feet per line. The metrical foot is called an iamb (where we get "iambic"), and this...
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In "Richard Cory," the title character is admired by the townspeople. They envy him and wish to be him. The way Robinson establishes this main idea in the first three stanzas makes the ironic...
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Freedom is generally defined as the right and ability to act, speak, and think however one wants without fear of restraint or harm. Most societies offer varying degrees of freedom. Some societies,...
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As Wordsworth did not write a poem called "Seven," I will answer this question on the assumption that it refers to Wordsworth's "We Are Seven," and to Leopardi's "To Sylvia". Both these poems are...
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The garden inside the Ndume School's compound symbolizes Nancy and Michael's dream of reforming the old school by making it modern and beautiful. Achebe writes that Nancy's "dream-garden" had...
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Henry V takes place against the backdrop of The Hundred Years' War, which, as the name suggests, was a long, drawn-out conflict—a particularly brutal one at that—between England and France. The...
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Link, like a lot of Southern white children at the time, was raised by a black nanny. In his case, it was Nana Healey. Nana is a kind, caring, considerate lady who takes very good care of Link. He...
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Imagist poetry is rather distinct from Symbolist poetry. The former developed in England and the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century as an alternative to Romantic and...
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In this story, we see how the narrator's health rather rapidly declines as a result of her husband's (who is a doctor) treatment of her mental illness. He essentially confines her in a house that...
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The "meaning" of the play, according to the definition of the term "meaning" in literature, would be, in the words of Professor Jon Lye, In the conventions, traditions, cultural codes which have...
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Irony plays a significant role in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. There are several instances of dramatic irony, an example of irony often used in plays because it enables the audience to know...
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There are a number of themes in Oliver Twist but here are two of the most important: The evils of the workhouse system—Workhouses were established in early nineteenth century Britain as a means...
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There were a variety of literary forms at play during the Medieval Era. Many were religious, including confessions, revelations, and prayers. Confessions, like those of St. Augustine, are stories...
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Though not every character in Oliver Optic's Rich and Humble has an age given, certain characters -- including the titular Bertha -- do. Bertha is 13 years old during the events of the book. Bertha...
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Joseph Stalin was a Soviet political leader when he delivered his speech at the Red Army parade. He used rhetorical devices like anaphora, metaphor, allusion, and hypophora to connect with his...
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Julie Hess wrote a literary analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado" in 2005 entitled "Poe’s Use of Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado” in which she offers two translations of Montresor's name....
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One of the most important themes in Lord of the Flies is that man will inevitably descend into savagery in the absence of a structured civilization. In Chapter 4, "Painted Faces and Long Hair,"...
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The narrative voice in Rich and Humble: Or The Mission of Bertha Grant by William Taylor Adams writing as Oliver Optic is an all-knowing narrator who observes Bertha's life and details it to the...
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There are a number of characters in Rich and Humble, including Bertha, Richard, Mr. Grant, Mr. Grayle, and Mr. Sherwood. Each of them has an impact on Bertha at some point during the story. Bertha...
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While class does play a role in Rich and Humble, race and class aren't addressed by William Taylor Adams (Oliver Opic's real name) in the book. There are no struggles or scenes devoted to gender...
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The work of John Milton represents the ultimate synthesis of the two foundational elements of Western culture: Greco-Roman civilization and Christianity. It is in his sublimely skillful fusion of...
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There are no slaves explicitly mentioned in Rich and Humble, Or, The Mission of Bertha Grant: A Story for Young People by Oliver Optic. Considering the book was published in 1863 and is set in New...
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Napoleon and Snowball have a radically different understanding of what the pigs' control of the farm should mean. Snowball is more idealistic; he genuinely believes in the political principle of...
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While there does not appear to be any substantial analysis online about Rich and Humble: Or The Mission of Bertha Grant by William Taylor Adams writing as Oliver Optic, at least one book has...
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Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" and Shelley's "Ozymandias" deal with different subjects, yet use a similar conceit to convey their themes. "Sonnet 130" is a romantic ode, and the subject is the beauty...
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One of the reasons Night is so searing is its use of imagery. Weisel uses images to make the horrors of the Holocaust vivid in the minds of readers who never experienced it. Consider one of the...
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Metaphors are nonliteral comparisons used to describe something by comparing its qualities to something not normally comparable. They are among the most common tools in authors' toolboxes for...
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In Wordsworth's "Lines Written In Early Spring," most of the poem is focused on natural phenomena. The narrator begins "in a grove," surrounded by birds, flowers, and plants, and he finds peace and...
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In Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Ichabod Crane can be seen as a comical character first because of his appearance: He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms...
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The setting—both the time period and physical place—are crucial to Arthur Miller's plot in The Crucible. The events of the play could not have happened in this way in any other place. However,...
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In Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 43," identified by literary critics as addressing the poet's husband, Robert Browning, the speaker begins the poem by expressing metaphorically how she seeks...
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This poem is a reference to Walter Raleigh's poem "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" (which is a reply in turn to Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"). In Marlowe's pastoral poem,...
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After the dramatic events of Act IV, Miller closes the play with Proctor choosing to be put to death in order to preserve his good name. The Puritan judges have forced Proctor into an impossible...
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To read actively is to read with focus and determination to understand and evaluate a text. Many consider "active reading" to be a synonym of "studying." Here are some examples of what active...
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A possible theme would be that the struggle between good and evil often results in a Pyrrhic victory. The word "Pyrrhic" refers to the results of the conflict, where the victor's losses are almost...
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The relationship between Victor's inner state and his surrounding is an example of juxtaposition. Juxtaposition is a literary device in which two disparate ideas are placed side by side to enhance...
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From the very outset of the story, Oates implies that women are expected to adhere to traditional gender roles. In the first paragraph, she indicates that Connie meets society’s expectations for...
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To answer this question, take a look at this quote from Winston in part two, chapter seven, when Winston and Julia are discussing the concept of betrayal: Confession is not betrayal. What you say...
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For Winnie Foster, the woods represent a rare taste of freedom. She is an only child and feels like she is constantly being monitored by her parents. She feels stifled, and she wants nothing more...
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What really stands out in this quote from Part Two, Chapter Seven is a sense of powerlessness. For the individual in Oceania, there is no escape from the Party's intrusive surveillance. The...
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In the story, Greg's thoughts and actions greatly influence how we perceive Lemon Brown. Through Greg's perspective, we get the idea that Lemon Brown is a harmless, old man with an interesting...
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Macbeth did not have to kill Duncan and, in fact, struggles with the moral issues of killing a good king, one who has been personally generous to him. However, Macbeth can be seen as a coward for...
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In order to discuss the relevance of Aristotle's definition of tragedy, we should first review that definition and break it down into its key parts: Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action...
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The rising action of the story begins when Sheila agrees to go with the narrator on his canoe to Dixford. He knows that this is his golden opportunity to impress her. Quite meticulously, he spends...
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To show how Fitzgerald emphasizes the theme of class distinction through setting, compare the description of East Egg with that of the Valley of Ashes. East Egg, for example, is described in...
