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Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue titled Porphyria’s lover, shows the frustrations of a love-stricken speaker. His passionate, annihilating response towards society’s sexism. Browning cleverly juxtaposes Porphyria’s innocence and her sexual transgressions. He successfully demonstrates society’s contradictions regarding morality and its rejection of pleasure. Warm comfort and …

This Is Water is the author’s unique creation of persona through repetition of keywords and mantras. He uses this to communicate the personal responsibility our society must face to “our lives”, “our bodies and minds.” In his commencement speech, Foster Wallace tells a story about …

There are two ways to define language. The primary meaning, which is literal, is the object’s physical reality. The secondary meaning, which is symbolic, is the object’s representation. As an object exists in physical reality, its literal meaning cannot be changed. The symbolism, however, can …

Wordsworth’s “Asleep Did My Spirit Seal” poem is short and powerful. It focuses on the death of a close person. The poem is comprised of four lines. Each line follows a simple ABAB rhyme system and is based on the abstract concept of death. The …

Junior in Salvage the Bones only 10 years of age, but his character adds complexity and complexity to Ward’s story. Mama died after Junior was born, leaving his family without a father and forced to live in the Pit alone. The youngest Bastiste brother, Junior, …

Washington Irving Washington Irving, the creator and father of the American short-story, wrote symbolically about American society through his characters, themes, and stories. His contribution to Dark Romantic literature is acknowledged. Irving draws on elements of Dark Romantic writing in his early works to highlight …

Jay, Madison, Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers to persuade the states to ratify and defend the U.S. Constitution. Many times, the Founding Fathers’ words echoed the 17th-century authors Thomas Hobbes or John Locke. Federalist #10-51 and #78 all bear a similarity to one or both …

George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm tells the story of Joseph Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union. His writing was controversial because he narrated the story in real life. Animal Farm still holds true today, despite modern events that mirror the story. The conflict and resolutions …

“As your life becomes simpler, the laws of nature will become more simple; solitude will no longer be lonely, poverty will not exist, nor weakness weakness.” This quote is from Walden. It was written by Henry David Thoreau, an American writer and philosopher who spent …

Edgar Allan Poe was a giant in Gothic Literature. His dark, spooky plots and characters set the bar for Gothic Literature. Edgar Allen Poe was a Boston native, born January 18, 1809. Poe’s parents, actors, divorced when he was young. Two years after his parents …