Analysis of "Summer Solstice" by Nick Joaquin
“Summer Solstice”, also known as Tatarin, is a short story that has garnered much attention since its publish date in 1972. It was made …
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Literary Criticism: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey
What happens when we stop seeing people and start seeing symbols? When humans become avatars for good and evil, what gets lost or ignored? These …
Continue ReadingPoetry Analysis: “Home Burial“ by Robert Frost
“Home Burial“ by Robert Frost is a dramatic lyric that verges on despair through discord, and discord through despair. A dramatic lyric deals with a …
Continue Reading"A Farewell to Arms": A Critical Look at the Role of the Geographical Setting in the Novel
If you’re like many readers, you may be wondering why it was that Hemingway chose the setting he did for the novel. Part of his reasoning was …
Continue Reading"The Glass Castle" Book Review: Should You Pick This Book Up?
Jeannette Walls turned her life story into a memoir that has touched millions. What would you do if your parents chose to be homeless even though it …
Continue ReadingA Very Tasty Chocolate War Analysis: Summary, Themes, Symbolism & More About Cormier's Novel
If you’re having a difficult time ascertaining the significance of The Chocolate War, look no further. In addition to finding a summary of this …
Continue ReadingClassics: Poetry Analysis of William Butler Yeats's "A Prayer for my Daughter"
Yeats’ “A Prayer for my Daughter” was written in 1919, and published in the collection Michael Robartes and the Dancer. The poet …
Continue ReadingClassics: Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth: A Literary Critique for Students
William Wordsworth was the quintessential Romantic who rendered the natural, supernatural. “Upon Westminster Bridge” presents a different …
Continue ReadingNeil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book": A Chapter-by-Chapter Summary
This is a delightful young adult novel about an orphan who is raised in the graveyard by ghosts. The story of Nobody Owens is told in a series of …
Continue ReadingSummary and Book Review of "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini
The darkest of the Inheritance books by far, “Brisingr” opens three days after the grim ending of Eldest. Swordless and facing his brother …
Continue Reading"A Child Called It" Summary To Help in Your Study of this Disturbing Novel
Discover how the parenting skills of one mother ran amuck. A timeline of the book, A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer, recounts the mental and physical …
Continue ReadingFun Facts about Literature: F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
Reading The Great Gatsby plunges you into a time when America was all about flappers, Prohibition, and trying to achieve success. While the story …
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