… USA; New York. Reissued Edition (Oct. 1992). 619 Pages. The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farming families of America during the 1930's lived,…

… between people that result in either a negative or positive influence on a person, shaping how they form new relationships with others. Throughout D.H. Lawrence’s classic novel Son’s and Lovers, the character of Paul Morel is developed through…

… and the angel in the house” (Claire Kahane, 5), all rolled into one. This same Victorian woman “captured the complicated effects of the era’s attempt to control the representation of women’s nature” (5). In the 1880’s, this “angel in the house” (5),…

… attempts to illustrate whether there is a “universal understanding” through her experience of sharing Hamlet with the Tiv in West Africa. Throughout the story the Tiv object to some of its details, however, overall they are able to understand Hamlet,…

… would you want the culprit to live the rest of their life in a cell, or be forced to meet the same fate your innocent loved one did? This is the question that former New York City mayor, Edward I. Koch, addresses in his 1985 article, “Death and Justice”,…

… Lee's first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, displays the life of a small southern family struggling through the depression in Maycomb, Alabama. Similar to any other southern town, the prejudiced whites look down upon the Negroes. The family overcomes many…

… field of study known as Human Development is the committed scientific evaluation of the changes involved in a human lifespan from birth to death. There are several differing behavioral perspectives advanced by leaders in the field, but they are…

… stories are ironic, and can be read on a number of levels; Soldier's Home is no exception. Our first impression, having read the title only, is that this story will be about a old soldier living out the remainder of his life in an institution where…

… immediately establishes a theme of time. Time is one of Faulkner?s key elements in allowing and making this story work. From the details of the town and how it has aged to very descriptive terms in describing Miss Emily, Faulkner establishes time as…

… There Were None by Agatha Christie, was about ten people chosen to go on an Island vacation. Their host (or hostess) is unknown. AKA U.N. Owen. One by one the guests die off in ordinance with the poem about the ten little Indians. After searching…