Protagonist: The Crucible By: In the Crucible, Arthur Miller is not clear about whom he intended to be true protagonist of the story. When reading the story, one comes across two major characters who are able to fit this role, John Proctor, and Reverend Hale. However if one truly comprehends ea...

Culture Clash The two short stories, "The Tenant" by Mukherjee and "The Red Sweater" by Ng bear many similarities as well as differences. The authors of these two stories go about conveying basically the same message, however, with a slight variety. In these short stori...

"Hands," by Sherwood Anderson, is a story that seems to be stripped of sentimentality, yet conveys emotion. Anderson tells the somber story of a misunderstood and wrongfully accused man. The protagonist, Wing Biddlebaum, failed to communicate his true self. His inner desires were repressed...