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My name is Jackie. I'm a 21 year old college senior who's working towards a BA in English and Creative Writing with concentrations in both fiction writing and screenwriting. Although I'm knowledgeable in many different subjects, my personal favorites are English, literature, psychology, sociology, and philosophy.
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Answered a Question in If—
This is a great question! Rudyard Kipling's famous poem, If, was inspired by Leander Starr Jameson, a military leader who led a failed raid on the Transvaal Republic in 1895. The poem... -
Answered a Question in The Slave's Dream
The main theme in Longfellow's The Slave's Dream is the nature of freedom. This is evident in the way the slave is free whilst dreaming but not when he's actually awake. To keep things organized,... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Family: Hamlet is the prince of Denmark. He is the son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude. His uncle, Claudius, secretly murders his father (Claudius' brother), marries Gertrude, and becomes... -
Answered a Question in The Hunger Games
In Suzanne Collins' novel, The Hunger Games, the central conflict revolves around the theme of "man vs. society." While the story's protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, must fight to survive... -
Answered a Question in The One and Only Ivan
There are a number of different themes in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan, including, but not limited to, man vs. nature, identity, and freedom vs. confinement. Because the novel... -
Answered a Question in If—
Rudyard Kipling's If is a poem he wrote in 1895. It is said to be inspired by Leander Starr Jameson, the man who led the failed Jameson Raid, which took place about 15 years before the poem's... -
Answered a Question in Seedfolks
Amir tells the story of a Polish woman he met, who did time in a concentration camp, in order to illustrate the point that you should not judge a book by its cover and/or reinforce stereotypes. You... -
Answered a Question in The Possibility of Evil
While it may seem ironic due to Miss Strangeworth's hurtful behavior, both righteousness and purity are values she regards with utmost importance. Even though the things she writes to... -
Answered a Question in The Possibility of Evil
While Miss Strangeworth is viewed as a sweet and elderly woman by the people in her community, she's actually anything but. If anything, Miss Strangeworth is bitter, judgemental, and... -
Answered a Question in Stargirl
Because Stargirl is eccentric and refuses to conform to the status quo of Mica Area High School, a lot of the more "popular" girls, like Hillari Kimble, don't like her and attempt to put her... -
Answered a Question in The Chaser
The quote you're referencing is a line in John Collier's short story, The Chaser. The story is about a young man named Alan who meets with a mysterious old man in order to buy a love... -
Answered a Question in Literature
There are numerous resources available online that you can utilize in order to help you learn how to create in-text citations in both MLA and APA format. One such example is Purdue... -
Answered a Question in Junot Diaz
Junot Diaz's essay The Dreamer is about Diaz's mother's desire to get an education as a young girl. Diaz uses the first part of the essay to describe his mother. He mentions that... -
Answered a Question in The Hunger Games
In Suzanne Collins' novel The Hunger Games, the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, undergoes a number of changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the novel, Katniss... -
Answered a Question in The Hunger Games
Here are 10 words you could use to describe Peeta from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games: 1) Kind - Peeta is a gentleman; when he and Katniss are outside together before the Games... -
Answered a Question in Night
In Elie Wiesel's Night, he struggles with his faith in God as his situation worsens. Towards the beginning of the memoir, Wiesel's relationship with God is strong. He talks about how he... -
Answered a Question in Flowers for Algernon
In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie refuses to make up stories about the people pictured in some photographs provided to him by his doctor because he equates it with lying. He is unable to distinguish...