… books as a child? Or better still, did you have someone read them to you? Perhaps you discovered them as an adult or, forbid the thought, maybe you haven't discovered them at all! Those who have journeyed Through the Looking Glass generally…

… was baptized at the Stratford Parish Church. No one knows for certain when his birthday was. It was thought that young Shakespeare began attending school at the age 7, in Stratford. Before Shakespeare reached the age of 13, his family endured hardships.…

… place at the end of 16th century in Sicily, better in the Castle of Ferdinando Mazzini: "a man. His first wife, Louisa Bernini, died after giving him two daughters, Julia and Emilia, and a son, Ferdinand. After the death of his first wife, he committed…

… Theme In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Shakespeare uses his characters, as well as plot to convey theme. The characters of Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena all portray the theme of love in different ways. Hermia is a very loyal person but…

… play, Waiting for Godot, are both great literary works but has many differences and similarities that distinguish the two. These characters are very different from their society and in that same way the are very similar. To understand in what…

… finding its origins in the folklore of our earliest civilizations. In more recent years, however, symbolism has taken on a new role, forming the skeleton upon which the storyteller builds the tales of his or hers thoughts and adventures. Knowing the…

… , written in 1932 presents a horrifying view of a possible future in which society has become a prisoner of the very technology it hoped would save us. In -Brave New World Huxley's distortion of technology, religion, and family values, is…

… many different qualities. You can almost think you know him, and then he might do something unexpected, like later in the book. I can not give his physical description, because the book does not go into great detail about his appearance. He approaches…

… much more than the identity and story of its title character. A diverse group of people collect around the idyllic paradise of the villa, and boundaries of race and culture blur and fade. However, Ondaatje's obsession with identity and coming to terms…

… less as a narrative story than as a long character study. The main character of Stevens, the butler of Darlington Hall, acts not only as the narrator of the story but the focal point. Through him we learn about the strictly-regimented life of the…