Kale Emmerich, M.B.A.
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The Wife of Bath's story obviously reveals her own personality and her desire for sex. She is obviously a very lustful woman who has a preoccupation with sex. In that time period, a woman showing... -
Answered a Question in The Lucky Chance, Or An Alderman's Bargain
Behn's play The Lucky Chance is a romance and marital comedy that is aggressively lewd and bawdy but with plenty of thinly veiled social criticisms factored in. Two young women, Lady Leticia and... -
Answered a Question in Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
The water is extremely important for Edward, the main character in the novel. The title of the novel references the common phrase "big fish in a little pond," which represents the idea that one is... -
Answered a Question in The Revolutionary War
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Answered a Question in Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin took this opportunity for a speech to express both his support for and reservations about the Constitution, which they were in the process of drafting. He begins by admitting... -
Answered a Question in Ngugi wa Thiong'o
The work "The Quest for Relevance" is a unique one, and it is explicitly stated in that title. Thiong'o wished to bring relevance back to African language and culture—pulling the focus off of the... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
Lennie is the ideal example of a gentle giant—and represents the dual nature of gentility and kindness in contrast with strength and destruction. Lennie is incredibly important to the story and is,... -
Answered a Question in Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris's collection of his writings, Me Talk Pretty One Day is inherently a collection of tales about acceptance and a sense of belonging. The title of the collection comes from his... -
Answered a Question in The French and Indian War (The Seven Years' War)
Native Americans played a significant role in the formative years of the United States' history. During the mid-18th century, the Native Americans aligned themselves with the French settlers, who... -
Answered a Question in The Passion
The interesting dynamic in the book The Passion is that there are two narrators who go back and forth in their storytelling. The two main characters tell one another stories of their lives and... -
Answered a Question in Oedipus Rex
This is an excellent question because it gets to the heart of the story. Oedipus is challenged throughout the play to confront his own pride and humble himself to realize the evil he has done. His... -
Answered a Question in Lamb to the Slaughter
Patrick Maloney is the essence of a consistent individual. Every day, he returns home at the same time and goes through the exact same routine—asking his wife for a drink and consuming it, never... -
Answered a Question in Reindeer Moon
The novel Reindeer Moon tells the story of prehistoric people struggling to survive in a world before civilization. There are some common issues that the people in the novel face that reflect what... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Each year, since 1986, a collection of the best English essays is compiled into an anthology titled, appropriately "The Best American Essays" of that year. The 2017 edition in question was edited... -
Answered a Question in Globalization and Technological Advancements
Globalization has many aspects that can be used for good or for harm. Obviously, the distribution of cheaper options both for manufacturing and purchasing has certainly helped people around the... -
Answered a Question in Secession and Civil War
The Civil War caused a lot of rightful bitterness on the part of the Native Americans toward the US government for a variety of reasons. Because of the land grabbing acts of the federal government,... -
Answered a Question in Between the World and Me
Unfortunately, black Americans have faced prejudice and discrimination ever since they came to America. Because of that, modern black Americans have to deal with a lot of ingrained fear: both their... -
Answered a Question in The Things They Carried
The novel The Things They Carried is a chilling look at the life of soldiers on the battlefront, especially in one of the most controversial and destructive wars in modern American history. The... -
Answered a Question in A Lie of the Mind
Sally is a responsible and mature girl, especially for her youth and the fact that she has to act as a guardian for her older brother, the main character, Jake, most of the time. She protects him... -
Answered a Question in Much Ado About Nothing
This is all a matter of opinion obviously, but in general, the works of Shakespeare were meant to be acted out as plays in front of a live audience. The play is clearly the intent and it was... -
Answered a Question in Civil Peace
Achebe's Civil Peace is an allegory for the colonization of Nigeria and the change it has undergone due to colonial influence. Achebe argues through this metaphor that Nigeria is not lost to the... -
Answered a Question in The Man to Send Rain Clouds
Though the two religions in the book present a stark contrast of ideals and culture, they maintain a cold reverence for one another. The indigenous Pueblo group shows respect towards the Catholic... -
Answered a Question in A Mercy
This final quotation serves to symbolize the rest of the work as a whole and is a deep and meaningful quote. The idea of dominion or rule over another is explored in it, and the different meanings... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Noda is a sweet niece, showing love and affection for her uncle. She describes an incident with him in California as he is trying to harvest his sweet potatoes. The harvest is his life's work, and... -
Answered a Question in Seedfolks
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Answered a Question in Battle Royal
The opening battle in the novel The Invisible Man is extremely significant, as it sets up the thematic setting of the rest of the story. The main character is persecuted, punished, and oppressed in... -
Answered a Question in The Road
There are many major, significant events throughout the book The Road. I believe one of the most significant events is the illness of the boy. After trying to survive and escape from marauding... -
Answered a Question in World War I
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Answered a Question in Captains Courageous
After arrogant and spoiled Harvey Cheyne is taken in by a group of fisherman, he has to acclimate to life on the sea and grow in resilience and perseverance. The novel builds to a peak with... -
Answered a Question in European Colonization of North America
Ostensibly, religion was the foremost cause for colonization. Often times, the reason that was explicitly shared with royalty and members of the nations was that it was an evangelistic effort—to... -
Answered a Question in After Twenty Years
When Jimmy encounters Bobby after their lives have diverged for 20 years, Jimmy is in perfect position to apprehend his friend for the crimes he had committed over the years. Unfortunately, he is... -
Answered a Question in The Spirit of the Laws
In Montesquieu’s opinion, the best government is a mixed one, with layers that can counterbalance one another. He relates most of his ideas to the British Parliament and governmental system, of... -
Answered a Question in Outliers: The Story of Success
The main argument of the book is the idea that successful people are made, not born. Gladwell analyzes the lives and habits of numerous successful individuals from different fields and professions... -
Answered a Question in An American Childhood
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Answered a Question in Dante's Inferno
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Answered a Question in All Quiet on the Western Front
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Answered a Question in After Twenty Years
The overall tone and feeling of O. Henry’s “After Twenty Years” is somewhat somber and reminiscent. It follows the two men, Jim and Bob, whose lives have vastly diverged over time, and it... -
Answered a Question in Easter 1916
Humorously, while pontificating on the Easter Rebellion, Yeats comments negatively about his own country, but he does so in a manner that seems resigned to its lackluster charms. Yeats calls his... -
Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Alliteration is the repetition of the sounds at the beginning of words. It is frequently used to add weight and strength to certain words and emphasize thoughts and feelings. The use of repeated... -
Answered a Question in Life of Pi
Since Pi’s name in the story is derived from a famous swimming pool in which his champion swimmer uncle practiced, it makes sense that swimming is vital to the story. Much of the early exposition... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in Sonnet 106
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 106” is one of the many sonnets he wrote about a “fair youth”—a certain young man who had quite captivated Shakespeare’s affections. In the sonnet, he addresses the unnamed... -
Answered a Question in The Diary of Anne Frank
Early in the play version of Anne Frank’s diary, Peter and Anne are shown growing very close and playing with one another. Their relationship will eventually grow from playful to romantic as they... -
Answered a Question in The Grievances of the Colonists
The American colonists had many grievances against the British government, but the straw that broke the camel's back fact that they were having laws made about their own lives without any... -
Answered a Question in World War I
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Answered a Question in The Outsiders
In Two-Bit's eyes, Ponyboy and Johnny are the most innocent and promising of the kids in the book. All of them have come from rough upbringings without much family to speak of. Johnny is just a bit... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Oral literature is any piece of work that, instead of being written down, is passed from generation to generation orally. Historically, all stories were passed down in this manner prior to the... -
Answered a Question in The Odyssey
Odysseus is depicted as cunning and wise, but in many ways he is certainly foolish. While he performs many feats of cunning—such as outwitting Polyphemus, the giant Cyclops; earning the favor of... -
Answered a Question in Jane Kenyon
The first stanza details light coming through the slats in a barn and filling up the space with waning sun, traveling across the items inside while the sun slowly descends. As the poem continues,... -
Answered a Question in Antigone
Antigone shows a deep commitment both to family and to traditions in the play. After her brother’s death, she is fiercely dedicated to him, arguing vocally for a proper burial and ceremony. Her...
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