Jacquelyn Gilles

“Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame” (2). “Kerosene is nothing but perfume to me” (4). “A fountain of books sprang down upon Montag as he climbed shuddering...

One of the most striking similarities between the Misfit and the grandmother is their hypocrisy. The Misfit is clearly a criminal, yet declares that he calls himself “The Misfit” because he “can’t...

In Achebe’s novel No Longer at Ease, Obi is not a competitor in a power struggle, but rather is a victim of the struggle caused by colonialism. Ezeulu’s power struggle highlights the dangers...

Beginning the movie with a black and white picture is an aesthetic ploy to create a feeling of nostalgia in spite of the beginning of the movie being only the end of the story. Some years have...

Though a reader’s first instinct may lead them to interpret Fahrenheit 451 through the lens of censorship, the ambiguous nature of Beatty’s character shows that Bradbury had a larger theme he was...

“Son, after I’m gone I want you to keep up the good fight. I never told you but our life is a war and I have been a traitor all my born days, a spy in the enemy’s country ever since I give up my...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a transcendentalist meaning that he believed humans were inherently good, and that society and its institutions corrupted this purity. By nonconformity, Emerson meant to...

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, overall, is a fictional symbolic representation of how oppressive a patriarchal system is specifically towards disabled females. Gilman's short...

A mock-epic can be considered as a form of satire, except that it specifically critiques classical stereotypes of heroes or heroic literature. For example, a foolish character may in fact be the...

“I feel heat creeping up my neck and know my skin’s probably going red and splotchy. It does this whenever I’m embarrassed” (14). “Here are my good traits: big green eyes, straight white teeth,...

Parallelism is defined as using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter. For example, referring to Brooke’s poem: “That there’s some...

Firstly, I think you will find an anecdote much easier if you understand what exactly that is. An anecdote is usually an interesting short story, sometimes humorous, about a person or incident. It...