David Sedaris’ essay titled “Me Talk Pretty One Day” recounts his experiences in France while learning French. He often tells funny stories. Sedaris describes how his French teacher made him feel terrible and how it affected his learning as well …
When I first read Emma Zunz’s beginning, I felt the shock or the disaster instantly. The first paragraph was focused on her father’s sudden death. The subtle hint of writing “by an unknown fein o flain”, which means someone who …
Oscar Wilde frames “The Importantness of Being Earnest” around the paradoxical Epigram. This is a metaphor that mocks the central theme of the play, the division of truth/identity. It also hint at a homosexual subtext. Wilde’s absurdly funny, but still …
Holden, the Catcher in Rye feels isolated because he lives within a small circle. He is surrounded by privileged, wealthy kids who have narrow worldviews. However, it’s ironic that he’s too wealthy and privileged to make friends with people not …
Beowulf is indeed an action-packed poem. It’s heavy on speeches. Heaney’s interpretations and translations of the Anglo-Saxon speeches provide insight into the relationship between speech & characters. The story of Beowulf is illuminating for the reader as it explains the …
Beowulf could be considered a pagan text with Christian references or paganism. Beowulf’s author is unknown. Dream of the Rood however, was clearly influenced by Christians. “The poem shows how Old English heroic poems like Beowulf can be transformed into …
Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road reflects the Beat Generation. A movement that rejected conformity to seek deeper meaning, it is Jack Kerouac’s most iconic story. This quest is the catalyst for most of the action in the story. Sal …
The best-known medieval English literature works are “Everyman” and the “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. These stories represent the best of the Christian themes, such as salvation, death, truth, that are found throughout the genre. This is why Death …
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has three distinct narratives that are interconnected but remain separate. Walton’s letters addressed to Margaret are the outer frame of this narrative. As Victor tells Victor’s story, Walton relays it to Walton in Victor’s words. Victor tells …
Langston Hughes, a classic American author, is perhaps best known for his flexible writing style. Langston Hughes is the only writer who can alternate between prose poetry and prose. He is also a master of both. In order to emphasize …