Often, the action that a character takes defines who they are. This statement is also fitting in Ishmael Chamber's case. Ishmael kissed Hatsue at fourteen and discussed the controversy of their kiss could cause among the community inside a hollow tree. At this point in time Ishmael feels their...

In Zora Neale Hurston’s short story, Sweat, Delia finds herself stuck in an unbearable marriage. Her husband, Sykes, mistreats her, leaves all work to her, and is unfaithful. After being married to Sykes for 15 years, Delia has lost all hope in the marriage. The countless beatings and pain...

In Zora Neale Hurston's short story, Sweat, Delia finds herself stuck in an unbearable marriage. Her husband, Sykes, mistreats her, leaves all work to her, and is unfaithful. After being married to Sykes for 15 years, Delia has lost all hope in the marriage. The countless beatings and pain...

Ethan Frome let his heart guide his mind. Zeena came into the life of Ethan Frome while caring for his ailing mother. She later became his bride and years later grew increasingly detached from him. He subsequently fell in love with her cousin Mattie, who had been called upon to relieve her of her...

What relationship is not a "Love-Hate" relationship? As we grow older and mature, we harden like a rock and have to suffer the realization that perfection is a mirage on the horizon. Sylvia Plath makes this clear in the undercurrents of her poem, Daddy. Plath reflects on her suffering, ...

How do we see love? Is love something that is to transcend everything, even death? Does love makes one suffer depths of despair that the only release is death? Does love make us forget everything else and focus only on the object of affection? Does love force us to do everything possible, and beyond...

Happily Ever After? People say when you marry someone you don't just marry that one person, but you marry that person's whole family. Every family has its dysfunction's. Every family has members that are often times difficult to deal with, but that's what family is al...