… a book gives the reader a brief foreshadowing on the book. What did Frances Scott Fitzgerald mean when he titled his book The Great Gatsby? On one level, Jay Gatsby seems great because of his immense wealth, but on another level, his greatness comes…

… way they look or how people perceive them that they can’t even focus on reality? This sums up the way the grandma in a “Good Man Is Hard To Find” is in a nutshell. Superficial would also be a good word to describe the way in which Grandma lived…

… SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK AND PREDULES. DISCUSS HOW T.S. ELIOT CONVEYS MOOD AND THEMES. Both Prufrock and Preludes are based in the same rootless world of sordid tedium. In Prufrock Eliot is conveying a theme a strong theme and is based heavily…

… it matter who is speaking? These questions posed by Michel Foucault lead the reader of his essay in many directions and to multitudes of questions. The ideas presented in T.S. Eliot’s essay “From Poe to Valery” illustrate three different ways of…

… most phenomenal piece of literature that I have ever read. There is not an adjective vibrant enough to explain how unbelievingly inspiring this bestseller is to read. Mitch Albom's Tuesday visits with his old professor, Morrie Scwartz, made me…

… Turn of the Screw" initially appears to be a typical ghost story, progression of the novel exposes the narrator's ignorance and unfamiliarity of her position as the narrator moves towards a nervous breakdown. "The Turn of the Screw", by Henry James,…

… Turn of the Screw" initially appears to be a typical ghost story, progression of the novel exposes the narrator's ignorance and unfamiliarity of her position as the narrator moves towards a nervous breakdown. "The Turn of the Screw", by Henry James,…

… “The Turn of the Screw”, by Henry James, I was left with many unanswered questions. The two main questions are, are the ghosts in the story real, or are they just figments of the narrator’s imagination? When I read though the essays of criticism, I…

… York City on April 15,1843. He was the second son to Henry James, Sr., an independently wealthy intellectual, and Mary Robertson James. From 1843 to 1845, James took his first trip to Europe. He lived in New York City with his family at 58 West…

… Twain's ending to Huckleberry Finn. I would agree. The last several chapters show an expensive change in the tone and message of the book. They also seem to diminish the growth of Huck's character. I also feel that the backdrop of the Phelps'…