Often times a persons actions do not reflect their true feelings and thoughts. This is seen throughout the novel Crime and Punishment, by Fydor Dostoyevsky. There are many times when Raskolnikov's inner life contradicts that of his external life. Dostoyevsky wrote the book in this style s...

Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Cat in the Rain" is, on the surface, a simple tale of an American couple in Italy. However, the reader soon realizes that this uncomplicated tale illuminates much deeper meanings. Of significant important is the author's attitude toward the...

In "Salvation" by Langston Hughes, Langston was the main character that influenced everyone with his feelings towards religion. He had a caring personality, and believed in elderly, but he was also naive as well. At a young age Langston learned something about himself and religion. He w...

1. Identify two main characters in the novel you read and describe them. Point out something significant about each one that symbolizes who they are, what they are, what they think and feel, or what they do in the novel. 2. Identify all major conflicts in the novel. Tell which of the fou...

The Cripple of Inishmaan The story of The Cripple of Inishmaan is a very intriguing one, as it seeks to break down a few conventional assumptions and expectations that we, the readers, might have. This is especially evident in the way McDonagh treats Billy as a character who is the protagoni...

The main character is Matilda, a fun, nice, loving girl. Then there is Mr. And Mrs. Wormwood, the mean parents of Matilda. Then my personal favorite Miss Honey, a nice, beautiful teacher of Matilda. There is one more character the Trunchbull, a cold hearted, head mistress of Crunchem Hall. The pl...

Robert Frost's "Home Burial" is a narrative poem that speaks of life's tragedies. Robert Frost's writing style is very straight-forward and direct. In "Home Burial" the setting appears to be the background of a tragedy that centers around the death of a child. It is important for the reader to rec...

HEDDA GABLER The more I read and look into Hedda Gabler the more I like it and appreciate Ibsen's efforts. It is kind of a pre-modernistic soap opera. Each character exhibits a complex set of traits, some good and some wicked. All the traits play off of one another and create depth an...

Death of a Salesman Plot Summary This play is about Willy Loman who is the main character. Willy has spent his whole life "way out there in the blue, riding a smile and a shoeshine," proud of his ability to sell anything to anyone and to provide for his family. Now he finds himself at the end of...