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• Answered a Question in Out of the Dust

  As we follow the trials and struggles of Billie Jo Kelby in Karen Hesse's poetic novel Out of the Dust, we might well decide...

• Answered a Question in Strange Meeting

  The first speaker in Wilfred Owen's poem “Strange Meeting” finds himself escaping from battle down “some profound dull tunnel” (line...

• Answered a Question in Valley Song

  Let's talk about the various parts of Athol Fugard's play Valley Song. An exposition provides an introduction to the setting,...

• Answered a Question in W. P. Kinsella

  In his short story “Truth,” W. P. Kinsella sets up a humorous conflict between two hockey teams. One, the Hobbema Wagonburners, is...

• Answered a Question in Literature

  Other readers might have different thoughts about this, but in my opinion, the central idea of Christopher Miner's short story “Rhonda...

• Answered a Question in Literature

  Christopher Miner's short story “Rhonda and Her Children” is told from the point of view of Walter's friend Gene. Walter stays at...

• Answered a Question in History

  Chapter 21 of John Burrow's History of Histories focuses on the historical writing that follows from the philosophy of the...

• Answered a Question in A History of Histories

  Chapter 16 of John Burrow's History of Histories focuses on the historical writings of medieval England, particularly the...

• Answered a Question in The Lumber Room

  In Saki's short story “The Lumber Room,” young Nicholas is being punished for refusing to eat his breakfast of “wholesome...

• Answered a Question in Summa Contra Gentiles

  Let's begin by looking at the first nine chapters of Thomas Aquinas' Summa Contra Gentiles. In his usual organized, logical...