… Shirley Jackson`s numerous work. Many critics had much to say about Jackson`s most famous short story, "The Lottery". Her insights and observations about man and society are disturbing; and in the case of "The Lottery," they are shocking. "The themes…

… is a story designed to arouse pity or fear in the audience so that upon hearing it, they are cleansed of unsettling emotions which are portrayed in the story. This catharsis is often brought on by hearing of a tragic hero in the story, or a person…

… vicious deceit, and stinging vengeance develops Hamlet as a main character. These specific traits are carried out in the play by the character Hamlet himself. Procrastination is one of Hamlet's undesirable characteristics. Hamlet seeks revenge…

… theme of the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald is life in the city. The last book that he wrote is The Last Tycoon, which he actually never completed because he died in the writing process. This novel accurately depicts the alluring lifestyle of Hollywood…

… Lee attempted to balance benevolence with malevolence, and courage with the lack of decorum, found all too often in society. Courage, innocence, and benevolence were displayed by the characters as the major themes incorporated into the intertwined…

… pragmatic routine of reality into uncharted depths fashioned by the mind. In "Kubla Khan", Samuel Taylor Coleridge envisions a metaphorical journey through Xanadu, a majestic and mystical utopia. He begins the poem with inverted syntax; "in Xanadu…

… Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is a completely unromantic and realistic story about a boy's psychological turmoil as he experiences warfare. Stephen Crane's attitude towards war is a distraught understanding of the irrational effects…

… a clear moral lesson in which the characters are animals acting like human beings. A fable is intended to provide moral instruction and its characters and scenes are drawn to suit this purpose. William Golding has referred to his novel, Lord of…

… whole island seems changed. A new race of beings must have sprung up, leaving only you and me as past relics. How many ages ago did Madame Antoine and Tonie die? And when did our people from Grand Isle disappear from the earth?" (Chapter XIII) <T…

… and compare it to Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film version of the same. One of the key themes in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' is human arrogance. Frankenstein's curiosity leads him to play the role of God. In a way Frankenstein is responsible…