Jamie Wheeler, Ph.D.
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I hold a Ph.D. in American Literature, specifically John Steinbeck's female characters. I teach Freshman and Sophomore literature at the college level for 10+ years.
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Answered a Question in Close to Shore
Michael Capuzzo's novel Close to Shore is set in 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the novel begins, Charles Vansant, a recent college graduate, has died from a shark attack while... -
Answered a Question in Bernard Shaw
Begin with understanding the symbolism of the protagonist's name. Candida = Candid = Open, Honest, and so she is, although such openness and honesty does not come easily. Candida... -
Answered a Question in Literature and Censorship
The theme of Nancy Garden's novel is that repression of both biological impulses and prevetion of social dissent will not work. Jamie, the protagonist, is the editor of the school... -
Answered a Question in Adam Bede
I wouldn't say there is a "psychological theme" to Adam Bede so much as there is a psychological mindset that infuses the themes of work ethic, personal integrity, and the power of love. As for... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In Chapter 5, there is a passage in which Janie is told by Jody to "mind the store." Here we can see several aspects of African American culture in the 1920s: the mercantile, the... -
Answered a Question in Jayber Crow
There are three central characters in Berry's pastoral novel: Jayber Crow: the protagonist, who has returned to his hometown of Port William, Kentucky after many years away. In... -
Answered a Question in Viktor Shklovsky
Freud defines the "uncanny" as the sensation that something is simulatenously familiar and strange at once, resulting in a feeling of unpleasant discomfort. Shklovsky's concept of defamiliarizaton... -
Answered a Question in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
There are, of course, many symbols in Hugo's novels, but two of the most important are the Notre Dame Cathedral and Esmeralda's red baby shoes. The cathedral serves as a symbol of France,... -
Answered a Question in Aeneid
There are, of course, many literary devices employed in the epic. Here are a few to consider: Similies: Similies compare two similar things, often using "like" or "as". The... -
Answered a Question in In the Time of the Butterflies
Alvarez does not frequently use rhyme, but she does often employ alliteration. She often combines alliterative sounds with clever metaphors, such as Dede who lives life in "little sips... -
Answered a Question in The Tell-Tale Heart
Although we never get a true physical image of the narrator through direct images (ie, a pointed chin, a high forehead, etc.) the reader nonetheless has some sort of picture of the man constructed...