Danielle Lyrette

A Modest Proposal is one of the wittiest and well-written satirical texts ever. In this text, the speaker is arguing that Ireland's impoverished citizens can better themselves financially by...

After Zero runs away the Warden decides not to notify anyone. Because Zero is a ward of the state, and has no legal guardians, she assumes no one will come looking for him if he dies out in the...

As Bromden is looking out the window he is reflecting on his place in society. He has been hiding in the fog, but because of McMurphy, he is beginning to come out of it. Bromden is reflecting on...

Fundamentally, Dorian is narcissistic, vain, and selfish. He is obsessed with beauty, and sensual experience to the point that he has no balance in his life. He is so focused on fulfilling his...

I remember the real clear way that that hand looked: there was carbon under the fingernails where he'd worked once in a garage; there was a dirty Band-Aid on the middle knuckle, peeling up at the...

Pohnpei397 is spot on, however I think when looking at this question it is also important to consider how Helmholtz reacts to this banishment.  "Whereas, if [Bernard] had the smallest...

Speak's structure is heavily based on internal monologue. Because Melinda feels like no one will listen to her, most her emotions are expressed to us through her thoughts. Some of the book's most...

Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's phony. I could puke every time I hear it. Holden is disgusted by Mr. Spencer's use of the word "grand" because he believes it is a very phony statement. It...

I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. After stating this, Pi goes on to explain that while people may...

In order to answer your question we must first consider what you mean by "true", since Martel plays with the premise throughout the entire novel. It depends if you are interested in "dry, yeastless...

The climax of this novel occurs when the men are hunting for Lennie after he has killed Curley's wife. As George and Lennie converse, there is a lot of tension because we if the men find Lennie...

Hi Sean, I'll get you started, but I think you're fully capable of getting a few yourself. Just to make sure you understand what you're looking for, within the context of OMAM, is that America...

When we meet David at the beginning of the book he is an innocent boy still trying to understand the world. While he has been taught Nicholson's Repentances and this community's interpretation of...

Michael's primary reason for staying back to retrieve Rachel is that they love each other. While it is a secondary plot line, the romantic relationships between David/Rosalind and Michael/Rachel...

Unorthodoxy of behaviour still strikes at the heart of our society. While those of us who live in democratic societies have the freedom to self-construct our identities (unlike those in the World...