… in this story about spending a lifetime completely unnoticed by society. The Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison traces one African-American man’s constant struggle to be “seen” by his Caucasian peers. It describes the drawbacks and benefits of…

… ideals of chivalry and the Arthurian legend still exist and are interwoven into life as we know it today. Not only do we have a Broadway musical entitled Camelot but the morals and beliefs of chivalry still thrive in the present day world. Chivalry…

… can be identified that touches on the premises of finding and identifying one’s dual personalities in order to establish one’s character. Conrad’s novel explores the possibility that everyone has a binary personality and that to really be true to one’s…

… what is light and what is dark. These contrasts work within the reality of what is considered civilized and uncivilized, the light representing civilization or the civilized side of the world, and the dark representing the uncivilized or savage side…

… of the most important themes is about friendship growing through conflict. This theme also includes friends resolving differences, giving forgiveness, and accepting the strengths and weaknesses of each other. The two main characters go through all…

… mankind has known evil. In most circumstances, the sin only becomes a problem when it is kept within and manifests into something larger than it was in the first place. Keeping secrets is a detriment to one’s life, which in a larger picture affects…

… hysteria taken place during the Salem witch trials – the mass hysteria that caused people to turn against one another, making false claims of associating with the Devil, killing innocent babies, and practicing witchcraft. However, that isn’t the only…

… seem as if any similarities between the wealthy, dainty Daisy Buchanan, the object of Gatsby's worship, and Myrtle Wilson, the bawdy, mechanic's wife who was having an affair with Daisy's husband. In fact, it was felt that there was no comparison at…

… Their Eyes Were Watching God, was an unusually independent woman as compared to the women of her time. The main plot of Janie's story comes from her life, which is permeated by her men. Though she evolved into an independent woman, Janie was…

… McRae There are always people who, in a group, come out with better qualities as a leader than others. The strongest people however, become the greater influences, which the others decide to follow. However, sometimes the strongest person is…