Day: April 20, 2023

D.H. Lawrence is the author of The Horse Seller's Girl, a short piece. This story is about a girl struggling with the inner-self. Mabel Pervin lives with her brothers. She lost both her parents when she was fourteen. She was in debt when her father died. She is depressed following the loss of her parents. Her relationship with her brother's will fade. She was treated with disrespect. She drowned...

The Times magazine published its August 1 issue this year. They avoided many of the most important economic and political issues and chose instead to focus on the ancient Ibn Battuta. The cover story was an attempt to understand the evolution of Islam in this age. He was from Morocco, which is in the Arab region. Battuta is a great example of a Western European traveler. Ibn Battuta's name is...

Richard Rodriguez is both writer and reader as he responds to Richard Hoggart’s book The Uses of Literacy. Rodriguez sees parallels between his life and that of the "scholarship boys" described by Hoggart. The scholarship boys are children from working-class families who feel they "cannot pay respect to their parents...so, they concentrate on the benefits education will provide for them."...

He sings, "Just as every cop is a criminal / And all the sinners, Saints / As heads are tails, / Just call me Lucifer..." He sings "Just like all cops are criminals / And sinners and Saints alike / As heads and tails is, / Please call me Lucifer ..." Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, however, does not explicitly reveal its identity. The novel is mostly narrated by the narrator in multiple...

Blanche has a personality that is shaped by her social background. Unhappy, she cannot or will not change her situation. She is unable or unwilling to change her life. She would rather retreat into fantasy and illusion, creating multiple facades that represent who she is to those she interacts. She was taught how to be a Southern lady - beautiful, shy and flirtatious at times, yet always chaste....

Students can learn many writing techniques and styles in Literature classes. Edgar Allan Poe’s style is often overlooked in English Curriculum. Edgar Allan Poe, an American poet, writer, literary critic, and editor, lived between January 19, 1809, and October 7, 1849. Poe's writing is known for its Gothic fiction and other elements. Edgar Allan Poe is a great addition to English Literature. Poe...

Women may shake their heads at the behavior of Kate, who has changed for the sake of her husband. The opposite view is revealed by a more detailed reading of Petruchio's methods for taming Kate. Does Petruchio have a choice in how he treats Kate? What other approaches could he have taken to Kate's temper? Kate's demands are evidently reflected in his method, which is tailored to be unique. The...