John D. MacDonald's short story "End of the Tiger" tells the tale of how a goose affected the life of one family. The author describes Gretchen, the goose in the story, in a positive way. By using various methods of characterization, John D. MacDonald is able to portray Gretchen as a...

"Amy Tan's special accomplishment in this novel is not her ability to show us how mothers and daughters hurt each other, but how they love and ultimately forgive each other. If the book has a plot, it is her characters' slow progress from confusion to understanding." ("Tiger...

1. The Good Earth 2. Pearl S. Buck 1931 3. ChinaUSA 4. Characters: Wang Lung: Wang Lung is a farmer who is at first very humble and content in his home then later becomes a proud, wealthy man who is always troubled in his home. In the beginning of the story he seems happy living...

Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, these amazing plays all originated from the single mind of William Shakespeare. The plays in which Shakespeare wrote, he wrote out of a very small educated mind a distinct love for the bible and of course, an imagination. The plays in which Shakespeare wrote were a...

The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, presents us with daughters who are striving to find their true identity and become individuals despite the control of their strong mothers. Throughout the novel mothers and daughters struggle to bridge the gap in their relationship. The following ...