Books
Introduction The death of a loved one, better yet a spouse, can be devastating. This time can be very critical to the person depending on the type of support system one has. The amazing artistic abilities of Kate Chopin, also known as Katherine O’Flaherty, focused on feminism; the women in her works often evoked sexuality…
Introduction In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, “The Kite Runner”, Hosseini displays how conservative Afghan society views women as being innately inferior to their male counterparts throughout the novel. He displays the lack of female agency in many ways. Hosseini uses the character of Sanabur; Hassan’s mom , Khanum; General Taheri’s wife and Soraya; Amir’s wife to…
Introduction The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, follows the narrator, Amir, and his memories from when he was a boy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The time of the novel is placed around the fall of the monarchy and ends around 2001 when the Taliban Regime collapsed. The story begins in 2001 with the narrator recalling…
Chapter Summaries Each summary must have at 4-5 sentences. Chapter 1: In chapter 1 in the giver we learn about what jonas’s life is like in the community. We learn that there are a lot of rules. Like you can’t fly a plane over the community and if you disobey the rules then you get…
Introduction The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, is a story that reflects on not only the emotional, but the physical weight of combat, and the devastating effects of the Vietnam War. The book tells the story of O’Brien and his platoon soldiers’ experiences before, during, and after the war. The soldiers of Alpha Platoon…
Introduction Charles Dickens wrote his enduringly popular novel, Great Expectations, between December 1860 and September 1861. As was usual for this most prolific of novelists, the book was first published in serial form, and the instalments would be as eagerly awaited as the ‘soap operas’ of today. This novel, however, contains an interesting and informative…
Introduction Frankenstein, the novel, is Mary Shelley’s work that was published in the year 1818. It is also the title of a film directed by Kenneth Branagh in 1994, which was based on Shelley’s book. It is usually expected that a film that is dedicated from a story, whether a legend, fictional novel, or even…
Introduction I chose to read Charlotte’s Web because it has always been one of my favorite stories. I instantly knew this would be the perfect story to write about human and animal interrelationships. There are many different relationships between the people and the animals throughout this book. Along with those relationships, there are also…
Introduction The character Creon in Sophocles’ play Antigone was an extremely controversial character. To truly and fully understand king Creon, it is important that we understand politics and the role of monarchy. In the beginning of the play, Creon is seen as a self-dignified, prideful and immutable human being that does not focus on the…
Introduction In James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues,” an unnamed narrator recounts his family’s struggle with death and addiction. The titular character, Sonny, is the brother of the aforementioned narrator and the focal point of the events that take place in the story. The narrator promised to always look out for his brother’s well-being to…
