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July 05, 2025
Lancelot, Guinevere, and the Fair Maiden of Ascolot in Le Morte Darthur
As this essay on “Le Morte Darthur” seeks to point out, it does not seem to be a mere coincidence that the chapter in “Le Morte Darthur” by Sir Thomas Mallory that deals with Guinevere and Lancelot’s spats also presents →
Identity, Alienation, and Science Fiction: Neuromancer and The Left Hand of Darkness
When identity cannot be ascertained against the standard measures and “guarantees” such as personality or gender, substitute means must be employed to create a new way of perceiving and processing identity. Without such tactics, life would descend into chaos as →
Analysis and Summary of “Is This the Promised End” by Joyce Carol Oates
In her essay about “King Lear” by William Shakespeare, “Is This the Promised End” Joyce Carol Oates discusses the almost reformation of King Lear after coming to terms with his goddess-like exiled daughter as a result of her grace. His →
Character Analysis of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch is one of the most steadfastly honest and moral characters in “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and his character remains, for the most part, unchanged throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird”. As any character analysis of Atticus Finch →
“Overcome ‘em With Yeses”: Advice and Self-Realization in Ellison’s Invisible Man
Throughout Ralph Ellison’s novel, “Invisible Man”, the words of advice given to the narrator by his grandfather frequently reemerge, either in direct or indirect form. His suggestion that he “agree ‘em to death” however, becomes the flawed and self-denying philosophy that →
Masculinity and The Warrior Culture of The Iliad by Homer
Throughout The Iliad by Homer, one of the most important aspects of society is warfare. In fact, not only are the ongoing wars at the center of the plot and action in the text, but warfare itself is one of the strongest →
A Realistic Utopia in Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swifts
Aside from the more overt satire on English society, much of “Gulliver’s Travels” is devoted to exploring potential utopias. Although there are obvious examples of utopias in the text, most notably represented by the Houyhnhnms, many do not seem realistically →
The Role of Women and Magic in “The Golden Ass” by Apuleius
Magic has long been a device used to attempt an explanation of the inexplicable. It has always been believed by some that there are powers at work we cannot understand. In “The Golden Ass” by Apuleius, magic plays a prominent role →
The Tragic Figure of Laura in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The plot of “The Glass Menagerie” as well as the detailed stage directions in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams contributes to the reader’s perceptions of Laura as a tragic figure. While the reader of “The Glass Menagerie” knows explicitly that she suffers a →
