Writers Essays

Writing For some, writing an average essay is as simple as sitting down at their computer and beginning to type, but a lot more planning goes into knowing how to write an essay successfully. If you have never written an essay before or if you struggle with writing and want …

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain mainly takes place on and along the Mississippi River in about 1840. Mark Twain puts the main character, Huckleberry Finn, in many situations that cause him to reflect back on himself and his character in order to make his decisions. Many …

Jane Austen writing tends to be witty and romantic. Though her name never appeared on her published books during her life, Austin’s works rose to fame after her death in 1817. In fact, her popular books, such as Pride and Prejudice, have never gone out of print. She is now …

Literary Terms 1. John Proctor is the protagonist in the novel, “The Crucible.” 2. Luzhin is the antagonist in the novel, “Crime and Punishment.” 3. Round character 4. Flat character 5. The setting of “The Crucible” is Salem, a small town in Massachusetts in 1692. 6. The tone of “The …

Macbeth Probably composed in late 1606 or early 1607, Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies, the others being Hamlet, King Lear and Othello. It is a relatively short play without a major subplot, and it is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeare’s darkest work. Lear is …

Samual Longhorne Clemon well known as “Mark Twain” was born on November 30, 1895 in Florida, Missouri. He was the sixth of seventh children of John and Jane Clemons. The family later moved to a small town Hannibal, Missouri where his father died of pneumania which prompted him to leave …

Shakespeare on Religious Dehumanization: Bringing Awareness, Not Change Discrimination and hatred across religions can be often become a normal part of everyday life, and can be difficult to eradicate and extinguish. In William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, the idea of the “normality” of everyday prejudices comes across in interactions and …

Even before Gregor, the main character of The Metamorphosis transforms into a hideous bug, he was already alienated from his family. His alienation from the family was a long process. As a traveling salesman he had to take care of the whole family with profound weight on his shoulders. Gregor’s …

Flight by Sherman Alexie was an empowering novel about a boy, named Zit, who in my opinion never experienced true love. He learned how to shut down and not feel any type of emotion. He learned that if you don’t love anybody then they wouldn’t be able to hurt you, …

In this passage taken from ‘Of Mice and Men’, Steinbeck illustrates how people from different walks of life can share a similar dream. The three characters, Lennie, Crooks and and Candy have all been damaged and bruised by life, yet still aim to have something small to call their own. …