George Orwell?s novel Burmese Days is set in 1920?s Burma under British colonialism. It focuses on the imperialism of the British and its effects on the relationships between the British, the British and Indians, and between the Indians themselves. The novel concentrates on the town of Kyauktada in Upper Burma. Kyauktada is described as ho...
The lady that appears after the first 100 pages of the book turns out to be Vivian, Grant?s secret lover. Grant and Vivian take a walk and after their walk they visit Grant?s aunt, aunt Emma. Aunt Emma and her friends are very fond of Vivian and they give her many compliments. Aunt Emma, and the reverend go to visit Jefferson and they find t...
During the 1920s Jay Gatsby had been living out what Fitzgerald calls the American Dream. Fitzgerald?s American Dream through the views of Gatsby was to be very wealthy, have a sense of class, infinite capacity of hope, and wonder. Gatsby had sense of style that made him fit in to the upper class of society which again is part of the American...
The Use of Parallels and Imagery in My Antonia by: D.P.(AKiN) My Antonia, by Willa Cather, is a book tracing the story of a young man, Jim Burden, and his relationship with a young woman, Antonia Shimerda. Jim narrates the entire story in first person, relating accounts and memories of his childhood with Antonia. He traces his coming to...
?Controversy and Conflict Hits the Lottery? The short story ?The Lottery? by Shirley Jackson is very well known because of the tradition of the village. Tradition is a big point issued to the people throughout their lives. The title ?The Lottery? sounds as if something good is being given away. As you know after reading the story, that...