Jennifer Westfallen

Poe uses punctuation and repetition to develop the mood of horror and to build suspense. In the first paragraph, he uses three question marks in a row. The effect is an anxious and demanding tone,...

Everyone in A Raisin in the Sun dreams. As we meet the Younger family, we meet their dreams. While Beneatha and Walter strive for far-reaching plans, Mama wraps her arms around her family and...

Meg sees both her father and Calvin as strong, capable, caring, and thoughtful. She also feels connected to them both. They protect her and believe in her. One similarity she notes is physical. Meg...

Calvin is full of questions! When first meeting Meg, he asks her questions about her father, which are important to show he cares about her as a person and important because her father's absence...

Juliet's inner conflict is amplified by her thoughtfulness and desire to make the right decision despite outside pressures. Juliet's inner conflict arises in the scene where we meet her. Her mother...

Throughout the novel, Atticus is revealed through the eyes of Scout, his young daughter; Scout, the narrator, is telling the story from much later, though. That perspective affects how readers gain...