… The Longest Memory however, the author has used a great many other characters whose stories also stand-alone. Why has D’Aguiar structured his novel in this way and how does it lead the reader to an understanding of the impacts of slavery? D’Aguiar’s…

… hundreds of meanings, stereotypes, speculations, and other such ideas. In his sonnets, specifically Sonnets XVIII, XXIX, XXX, LXV, and LXXIII, Shakespeare talks of love and time. He expresses ideas of the powers of beauty, time, and love and how…

… gain a better understanding of the message in his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the literary tool symbolism. He uses this tool liberally in two important areas, those being objects and people. This novel incorporates countless symbols,…

… enter the Carolina Military Institute as freshmen leave the school as graduates. Set in South Carolina, this is a story seen through the eyes of Will McLean, a sensitive, yet rebellious young boy, who aspires to be an "institiute man". He is an intelli…

… Michael Crichton the author shows what could happen if science was to progress to such a high height. A few scientists go looking for an island where supposedly these are live dinosaurs. Once on the island the adventurers find out that…

… the exposition of a character who is infamous to Crichton’s work, Ian Malcom. The entire introduction and prologue is about Malcom and his scientific views and theories. In a section of the book called “Hypothesis”, Malcom discusses a theory of “lost…

… in the back of every reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson’s mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson’s feelings concerning traditional…

… in which the citizens gather for a yearly lottery. Unlike the "typical" lottery, this is not one you would want to win. Throughout "The Lottery," Jackson focuses on families from the village in order to demonstrate the role of separation of genders.…

… that takes place in a small town of approximately three hundred residents. Every year on June 27th the townspeople congregate in a giant mass in the middle of town, where the “lottery” takes place. This lottery is a ceremony in which each family…

… Jackson’s "The Lottery" is an excellent example of an allegorical short story. In this story, the reader learns of a town’s "lottery" that takes place once a year, every year. It has been a tradition in this small rural town for many years and the…