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The following is from The Explicator, a subscription journal available through Herrick’s research databases:Jane Austen’s irony is endlessly challenging to those of us who like to grasp just how an author achieves distinctiveness and who then want to tell others what we think we have found. No slight part of her ironic effect stems from…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”, a story of innoncence betrayed, leaves the reader wondering if Brown made any kind of jounrney at all. Was Brown tired when he left his home and Faith, so much so that maybe he fell asleep in the forest at the begining of his journey? Hawthorne’s use of allegory and…

CriticalThe Catcher In the Rye: First Person Narration is CriticalIn J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the first person narrationis critical in helping the reader to know and understand the main character,Holden Caulfield. Holden, in his narration, relates a flashback of asignificant period of his life, three days and nights on his own…

Character Sketch of Chaucer’s KnightGeoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, writtenin approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories ostensiblytold by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to CanterburyCathedral from London, England. Prior to the actual tales, however, Chauceroffers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of what herefers to as…

August Wilson’s FencesAugust Wilson”s 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Fences” thoughtfully examines the escalating racial tensions in America during the 1950s. The playwright deftly handles such complex social issues as racism and adultery without smug commentary. The subtle discussion of black America offers more insight than lecture, which heightens the dramatic impact upon the audience. Wilson…

: “Inferno” Dante’s “Inferno” was a great epic poem of the early Renaissance. It was known for its astute commentary on political and religious levels, both deeply woven into the work through allegory. “Inferno,” written in 1314 by Dante Alighieri, was the first canticle of the “Divine Comedy. ” Dante called it a comedy both…

The Great Gatsby – Chapter 7 SummaryChapter 7 was another important chapter in this book, it started off with Gatsby deciding to call off his parties, which he had held primarily to lure Daisy. He has also fired his servants to prevent gossip, and replaced them with connections of Meyer Wolfsheim. On the hottest day…

Beowulf vs. Grendel Beowulf and Grendel are two tales. They share subject matter. They share plot. They share setting and tell of the exact same events, but Beowulf and Grendel have two entirely different themes. Beowulf is an epic poem about the honesty, bravery, and humility that defined the ideal Dane. John Gardner’s Grendel, a…

I decided to read Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. This book is about the Japanese internment camps that were set up in America during World War II and how they affected this particular family. It tells the story of the separation of family members, hardships, and hatred that they…

Macbeth and Oedipus Rex AnalysisOedipus Rex and Macbeth are both tragic plays. They have many similarities anddifferences. Some of them are in the role of fate, the characters, and the setting and themood. The role of fate plays a major role in both Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. Without theprophecies their would be no story. In…