Denise Long

When attempting to persuade a reader with emotion, you want to elicit a response from them by appealing to their feelings. You can do so by attempting to present a universality to your message. For...

The previous response to this question seems to have taken for granted that when you asked about "the characters" in these two novels, you meant the married couples. I think, however, that this...

John Cheever's short story "The Swimmer" was published in 1964. The setting of the story is the American suburbs, which flourished following the end of World War II. While no definitive date is...

Atticus was an effective parent because he lead by example. Where many parents can "tell" their children how to behave and to treat others equally, Atticus "practiced what he preached." He was a...