Amy Lepore
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Born in Bowling Green, KY. Graduated high school from Hopkinsville High in 1986; University of Central Florida with B.S. in 1991; and Murray State University with M.A. in 1996. Taught in Kentucky, South Korea, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Mississippi on both high school and college/university levels. Freelance author. Married with two sons.
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Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
You have one excellent answer. Miss Emily is an icon in the town...at least what she stands for is the icon--last surviving antebellum lady, daughter of a Civil War hero and affluent family.... -
Answered a Question in The Secret Sharer
The narrator is referring to Leggatt as his alter ego--everything he wishes he could be but is not. The captain is only 27-years old, a young man to be in charge of men who are older and much... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
In addition, it is important to note that both Emily and Toby have only known the role assigned to them--she is the aristocratic and priviledged southern lady who is accustomed to servants. ... -
Answered a Question in Battle Royal; or, The Invisible Man
The grandfather tells the narrator that he has felt like a traitor and a spy his entire life and should have never given up his gun after Reconstruction. He advises the narrator to... -
Answered a Question in Gulliver's Travels
If you can call a king who would refer to Gulliver and his people as "the most odious vermin who ever crawled on the face of the earth" sympathetic, then I guess he is. THe Brobdingnagian... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
Miss Emily Grierson was born into an affluent aristocratic southern family. Tradition and ladylike behavior were imperative. Reputation is everything, and a lady's good name... -
Answered a Question in Iliad
Balius and Xanthus. In Greek mythology, Balius ("Dappled") and Xanthus ("Blonde") were two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyros (lat. Zephyrus);... -
Answered a Question in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
What a great question! The Victorian and Puritan Eras have much in common. They want to appear one way, but often the opposite behavior is found and the ugly side of human nature... -
Answered a Question in The Most Dangerous Game
The most compelling lesson to be learned here is caution. Not all people can be trusted. Unfortunately, given today's news programs, that lesson is even more evident than when this... -
Answered a Question in Everyman
Everyman is an allegorical piece where every character represents himself and something larger than just that one person/entity. God is angry that humanity (Everyman) have been repeatedly... -
Answered a Question in Through the Tunnel
Hey there! I have not read this story, but I can give you examples of these three types of irony, and perhaps you can go back through the book and locate them for yourself. Irony is basically... -
Answered a Question in The Canterbury Tales
The doctor diagnoses people by their horoscopes (aren't you glad our doctors today go by more definitive means?). Once diagnosed, he sends them to the pharmacist with whom he is in... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
The condition of the box is important--it's neglected, needs to be reexamined and fixed, but no one takes the time to do it--but also of importance is the color. The box is black. Black... -
Answered a Question in Beowulf
All of these are great possible answers. At this point in the poem, however, Beowulf is going mainly for justice/revenge. The men had celebrated heartily after Grendel had been killed... -
Answered a Question in A Jury of Her Peers
"Trifles" means small things, insignificant details. While it is these "trifles" that give away Minnie's guilt, the women are the only ones who pick up on them. They put themselves in... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
In addition to this, it's part of the "hook". Whenever you write a memoir or personal piece of writing, you must make the reader care about it. By beginning in the middle of the action... -
Answered a Question in General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
I have always read it as Chaucer, the traveler (he was well-traveled and educated). In addition to the other excellent answers you have received, the prologue serves to introduce the theme of... -
Answered a Question in Beowulf
The poem also mentions various and sundry other undesirables such as giants and monsters, but Cain is the most ominous ancestor. This is ancestor is chosen to make more clear the Anglo-Saxon... -
Answered a Question in The Seafarer
This is an excellent question. The seafarer isn't quite like other Anglo-Saxon literature like Beowulf where there is a definite king and a warrior willing to give his life to protect the... -
Answered a Question in The Seafarer
I love this poem! The Seafarer does indeed relay all the hardships in your former answer, but he also relates how he is heartsick when he is not at sea. It is a longing within his... -
Answered a Question in A Jury of Her Peers
This is a good question...consider who her "peers" are. In this time period, women were expected to be at home, keeping quietly busy with the household dynamics and child rearing. When... -
Answered a Question in 1984
O'Brien also mentions that reality is in your head. He tells Winston that he could float off the floor like a soap bubble, but because the Party does not wish it, he doesn't. Reality is... -
Answered a Question in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
The poem was written in the classical style, but has elements of the Romantic poets who relished in the power of the individual, the beauty of nature, and the supernatural among other... -
Answered a Question in Beowulf
Hrothgar is the King. His people are "retained" through loyalty and love. In Anglo-Saxon times, loyalty and family ties meant everything. Hence, Grendel is such a monster... -
Answered a Question in Night
Elie also finds himself repulsive when he does things and witnesses things without offering his help as he would have when circumstances were different. For instance, he runs away from his... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Fire, in this novel and many others, is symbolic of life. Without it, you don't survive, and in LOF they will never be rescued if they don't keep the signal fire burning. Ironically, it... -
Answered a Question in 1984
Throughout the novel, Winston has been looking forward to "the place where there is no darkness" as a refuge from the distortion, hatred and suspicion under which everyone lives in Oceania. It is... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
It might be fun to create some hobbies and/or professional organizations (real or fabricated) of which Macbeth might be a member. The National Rifle Association, or Power Hungry Folks... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
I agree that the climax--the point of highest interest and suspense--is the moment the townspeople herd into Miss Emily's house after years of only her manservant having access. They finally... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
Keep in mind, too, that Faulkner may have titled this story as a way to pay homage and tribute to all that Miss Emily Grierson stood for in her life. Think about it...SHE WON. It is the... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
John Proctor is a man of honor and of his word. He is the epitome of the perfect Puritan...hard work, honest, true to his word. His only weakness is Abigail. The only thing he had is his good name... -
Answered a Question in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The most obvious way that Huck matures emotionally is through his relationship with Jim. Huck, being a southerner, grew up "knowing" that black people were slaves and worthy only of such menial... -
Answered a Question in Sonnet 130
In addition, be aware that Shakespeare is parodying the already hackneyed views of "beauty" as defined by society and the outlandish metaphors used to describe the beauty of the person to whom the... -
Answered a Question in The Taming of the Shrew
The first answer you've received covers much of what I would say; however, in the movie, Kate is the victim of a bet--pure and simple. She is "shrewish" because she's been burned before and when... -
Answered a Question in Siddhartha
The novel of Siddhartha is divided into two parts, each part divided into four and then eight parts. The reason for this is to parallel the Eastern beliefs of Hinduuism and Buddhism. Part 1 is the... -
Answered a Question in To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
This poem also belongs to a category of poetry which was renowned in this era called "Carpe Diem," or Sieze the Day poetry. The general message was to hurry up do something--live life to the... -
Answered a Question in Elizabeth the Great
Elizabeth encouraged her troops with a notable speech, known as the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, in which she famously declared, "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I...
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