Hollis Sanders
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I currently pursue journalistic and fiction writing full time while working as a freelancer and as an educator for a nonprofit organization that works to educate young people and combat the effects of poverty on literacy. In college, I studied writing with strong focuses on literature, criticism, and poetry. I am an amateur poet with work featured in a handful of publications.
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Answered a Question in Sonnet 43
At the beginning of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 43," the speaker states that her soul can reach "the ends of being and ideal grace." She is saying that her soul can stretch into some kind... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
When she attends a service at the First Purchase church, Scout begins to notice that there is a strong similarity in the faiths of the black and white communities in Maycomb. While the church is... -
Answered a Question in The Playboy of the Western World
The title refers to the line at the end of the play spoken by Pegeen, "I've lost the only playboy of the Western World!" She says this after Christy reconciles with his father and decides to travel... -
Answered a Question in Oedipus Rex
Before the play's events begin to unfold, Oedipus's primary motivation is to distance himself from the prophecy of the Oracle of Delphi that states that he shall kill his own father and marry his... -
Answered a Question in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
From the beginning of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, it is very obvious that Bruno's father is a career man first, being far more preoccupied with his new position of Commandant of Auschwitz, a... -
Answered a Question in Malcolm X
I believe that, overall, Malcolm X was good for the black community. Despite embracing some pretty radical beliefs in the 1950s such as black nationalism and black supremacy, I believe that Malcolm... -
Answered a Question in History
The 1500s marked the century during which Europe was at long last beginning to emerge from the long darkness of the medieval period. It was a time of great and unprecedented change on every social... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
The speaker of the poem is reacting to their lover the way that one would react to a decaying corpse as they compare the ending of a relationship to death. The speaker says that the time for pity... -
Answered a Question in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
The primary setting of Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass is Baltimore, Maryland. The setting is incredibly important, as we learn that the life of an urban slave is often very different... -
Answered a Question in Spoon River Anthology
This poem serves as a cautionary tale for young men who take pride in many conquests. It revolves around a young man named Lucius Atherton who recalls that in his younger days he spent all of his... -
Answered a Question in Paradise Lost
Quite simply, this is a fragment of a prayer. Milton is going to tell a story to which he is afraid that he may not do justice. Milton considers here that the holy spirit itself is his muse, and he... -
Answered a Question in Old Man at the Bridge
Quite simply, a pontoon bridge is a bridge that floats on water. It utilizes small barges or boats to stay afloat. The design of the pontoon bridge is reflective of its temporary nature. Pontoon... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a well-known and often-quoted line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that is found in act 2, scene 2. While Romeo is standing... -
Answered a Question in To His Coy Mistress
Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" is a perfect example of a poem that exemplifies the meaning of carpe diem simply because the speaker of the poem is imploring the audience to seize the... -
Answered a Question in European Exploration of America
There are quite a few misconceptions about Christopher Columbus. A common one is that Columbus set out to prove that the earth was round. However, the ancient Greeks had already proved this roughly... -
Answered a Question in A Psalm of Life
In "A Psalm of Life," Henry Wadsworth Longfellow advises us to live actively and not to embrace a cynical or nihilistic outlook on life. He specifically seems to rebuke the idea that death itself... -
Answered a Question in The Guest
Daru reflects the plight of France in the colonial conflict in Algeria by being swept up in a situation in which he wants no part. When the gendarme Balducci brings the Arab to Daru's school, he... -
Answered a Question in James Baldwin
In Baldwin's famous letter to his nephew, he speaks against the situation that the black American finds himself in Baldwin's day. He says that the black man is put in a ghetto and expected to die... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle
In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, the wedding scene opens the novel and serves a few important functions in regard to starting the narrative. Firstly, it displays the growing "Americanization" of... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
The theme is demonstrated largely through Gatsby's attempt to appear as lavishly wealthy as possible because he is, of course, obsessed with the prospect of Daisy coming back to him. Since the... -
Answered a Question in Dante's Inferno
In canto XXXIV of Inferno, Dante and Virgil have at long last reached the very bottom of hell, known as Judecca. This level of hell is reserved for people who have betrayed their benefactors, and... -
Answered a Question in Out of the Dust
There are many problems in Out of the Dust, but all of them seem to stem from two particularly big problems. The first is, of course, the dust storms. The dust storms have made farming for wheat... -
Answered a Question in Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
A lesson to take away from this story may be the folly of youth. Before the experiment is conducted, Dr. Heidegger implores his subjects to, with their newly restored youth, act with the wisdom of... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
It was Steinbeck himself that originally remarked that Lennie was meant to represent the "inarticulate and powerful yearning of all men." In the context of the setting, it is clear that Lennie... -
Answered a Question in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a novel by Philip K. Dick and the basis for the popular film Bladerunner. The primary question in the novel is one of the existential significance of... -
Answered a Question in A Midsummer Night's Dream
It could be argued that the initial relationship between Hermia and Lysander allows for the development of the theme of love. Hermia escapes from Theseus and her father because she is resistant to... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is essentially a story of society distilled down to its most primal and revealing state. Because of this, the general mood of the book is one of unease. Ralph, who most closely... -
Answered a Question in Literature
A post-war novel is exactly what it sounds like, which is a novel written after a war. In regard to the modern literary world, the term is most commonly associated with the respective aftermath of... -
Answered a Question in Monster
As a result of the trial, James King is found to be guilty and sentenced to twenty-five years to life in prison. After a moment of incredibly heavy tension, it is announced that Steve Harmon has... -
Answered a Question in My Dungeon Shook
Before Baldwin begins to make his points on acceptance and integration, he paints a brutal picture of racism for his nephew. He tells him that he is placed in a ghetto where it is intended and... -
Answered a Question in Heart of Darkness
Kurtz is defined heavily by his obsession with collecting ivory. His expressions are often defined as being on an "ivory face," simply meaning that he was very pale. He is also described as being... -
Answered a Question in Mark Twain
It would be more semantically correct to say that Mark Twain contributed to American Literature than English, even though the term "English literature" is sometimes used to encompass all... -
Answered a Question in Ceremony
In Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony, the writer uses symbolism through color to great effect. In particular, the colors of the sky are used to establish the feeling and meaning of scenes.... -
Answered a Question in Medieval Europe
In regard to medieval feudalism, trade and commercial endeavors were highly discouraged in order to maintain the status quo. Serfs were particularly confined to their fates, destined to work for... -
Answered a Question in American Born Chinese
Shoes represent the Monkey King's insecurity about being a monkey in the face of other gods. As the sovereign ruler of flower-fruit mountain, the Monkey King has no need for shoes. He climbs and... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
I am going to assume that you are asking about the animals's initial revolt against Mr. Jones, the farmer. The underlying reason for this revolt consisted of many years of building abuse, neglect,... -
Answered a Question in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In her moments of dying, Granny tells Cornelia that she wants to send a message to George or would like to see him. She wants to prove to him that, even though he jilted her, she was able to move... -
Answered a Question in The Cold War
The strategy of the United States in regard to the threat of communism was that of containment. This policy involved simply stopping or slowing as much as possible the spread of communism. This was... -
Answered a Question in The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery in which the true culprit is the man you would least expect, in this case, a member of the police dispatched to help the Ralstons in the first place. However, like... -
Answered a Question in Moby-Dick
The story of Moby Dick is filled to the brim with biblical references, from the names of the characters to Ishmael's habit of ruminating on various biblical figures. The most glaring of all of... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
The commandment that is broken in chapter 7 is "no animal shall kill another animal." Napoleon, in an attempt to maintain control of the animals and to account for any problem that has occurred on... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Romeo learns of Juliet's love for him by overhearing her profess it to herself. In act 2, scene 2, Romeo is standing in the garden feeling bitter about Mercutio's jokes when suddenly Juliet appears... -
Answered a Question in Heart of Darkness
I am inclined to agree with you, as are most literary scholars who have studied the work. The climax begins to build when Marlow finds Kurtz. The tension builds a slow panic within the reader at... -
Answered a Question in The Constitutional Convention
The main argument between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was one of monumental importance, whether or not the Constitution of the United States was to be ratified. A large bone of contention... -
Answered a Question in Everyday Use
This is a difficult question, as we can see the valid points of both characters. Dee wants to hang the quilts, and if Mrs. Johnson were to give them to Maggie, everyone knows that she would use... -
Answered a Question in Hunters in the Snow
Both stories focus largely on the folly of a character whose defining trait seems to be his predatory behavior toward his fellow man. For Zaroff, this is an obvious trait. He literally takes... -
Answered a Question in King Lear
In act 3 of King Lear, Lear rushes away from the fight he was just having with his daughters to a raging storm on the heath. Each individual part of the storm is significant as it relates to the... -
Answered a Question in Sandra Cisneros
The story "Barbie-Q" reads almost like a prose poem because of the way it throws huge bursts of imagery at the reader, completely immersing them in the moment and putting them in the mind of the... -
Answered a Question in The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is largely concerned with two dynamic characters who undergo incredible transformations through the power of love and nurturing. Mary and Colin represent profound change through... -
Answered a Question in Robinson Crusoe
The theme of colonialism is everywhere in Robinson Crusoe. In fact, one might say that Crusoe himself represents colonialism completely. Crusoe immediately thinks of the island as his with no...
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