The opening scene of ‘Behind the Beautiful Forevers,’ introduces Abdul as he sorts through trash in the India slum Annawadi. Abdul is hiding because he fears being arrested for lighting his neighbor Fatima’s (One Leg) fire. In 2008, Abdul was …
Scout and Skeeter both gain knowledge about people from outside their racial community, but for different reasons. Skeeter is interviewed by black maids for her book in The Help. Skeeter has a burning desire to interview black women to gain …
The fall of the House of Usher is a story that uses a phantasmagoric background to give the reader hints about the mystery of the characters. Poe uses personification in his description to represent the mental state the Usher family …
The Rise and Fall Little Voice is, in many respects, a play that has been ‘la bien faite’. This structure consists of four points: an introduction; a complexification; and a final climax. The exposition is the first scene in which …
If you’re a book-lover, you probably noticed that the writing style of an author can reveal a great deal about him. Some books have a great deal of emotion that makes us want to read them again and again.
John …
In Act 4 Scene II from William Shakespeare’s Richard II he says, “My grief is within. These external ways of lamenting are merely shadows. The unseen sadness / that swells up in silence / In the tortured spirit; There is …
Shakespeare adds many layers to the character Prospero. He is a loving father who protects his daughter. His enemies find him hardhearted, while his allies see him as manipulative. Directors have spent a lot of time pondering how to portray …
Jay Feldman authored When the Mississippi Run Backwards : Empire, intrigue, murder, and New Madrid Earthquakes. Feldman is a Brooklyn native who played in a rock band while attending Brooklyn College. This was around 1963. Feldman moved to California after …
We tend to view the world differently as children than we do as adults. Children tend to see the world in a more positive light than adults. Thomas portrays a child exploring the natural world on a family farm. The …
It’s hard to remember a time when people were not treated differently in our society because of their race or social status. The Help tries to separate blacks and whites in any way it can, which was very similar to …